[IMC] Political Prisoners' Birthdays In September

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Hello Friends and Comrades,

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Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for September. As always,
please post this poster publicly and/or use it to start a card writing
night of your own. http://zinelibrary.info/files/sept.pdf

There are a lot of updates this month.

Firstly, there is a call for a day of action against mass incarceration on
September 21st on the anniversary of the execution of Troy Davis. Find out
more info
here:http://prisonbooks.info/2012/08/27/call-for-a-day-of-action-against-mass-incarceration-on-september-21st

Also coming up, on September 12th, immediately before the one-year
anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the crimethinc. ex-workers collective
will meet Chris Hedges in New York City for a public debate about
diversity of tactics. This debate will be free and open to the public, and
livestreamed for those who can’t attend. More info and a link to the
livestream can be found
here:www.crimethinc.com/blog/2012/08/16/crimethinc-to-debate-chris-hedges-in-nyc/

New evidence points to the “Abuse of State Power” and revengeful
retaliation by the Greensboro Police in the RICO case against Latin King
Jorge Cornell and other NC Latin Kings. Their trial has been set for
October 15th. Jorge Cornell's birthday is this month, so be sure to send
him some words of encouragement. More info here:
http://prisonbooks.info/2012/08/16/evidence-points-to-the-abuse-of-state-power-and-revengeful-retaliation-by-the-greensboro-police/

It certainly hurts to have to relay the news that once again Sundiata
Acoli has been denied parole. His case has been referred to a panel of
three people to determine the amount of time he will have to serve before
becoming eligible for another hearing. Sundiata is now 74 years old and
has served nearly 40 of those years in federal prison. Please take a
moment to write him a card or letter.

(Sundiata Acoli) Clark Squire #39794-066
FCI Cumberland
Post Office Box 1000
Cumberland, Maryland 21501-1000

On August 4th it was announced that prisoners at Central in Raleigh voted
to end their hunger strike, started on July 16th in protest of conditions
on Unit 1. We have not heard from prisoners at Bertie or Scotland. Small
groups of prisoners at Foothills CI and Tabor CI have also said they have
joined the protest. More info
here:http://prisonbooks.info/2012/08/04/central-prisoners-vote-to-end-hunger-strike/
 Information on reprisals against alleged organizers can be found here:
http://prisonbooks.info/2012/08/09/strong-8-given-six-more-months-of-solitary-as-an-example/

A prisoner at Polk CI in Butner, NC recently published a new account of
life in solitary (specifically, HCON). Titled Voices from the Tombs of
H-CON, it functions as an expose of the torturous conditions of solitary
confinement in America. You can view the text in full here:
http://prisonbookscollective.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/hcontorture.pdf

The latest edition of Earth First! Newsletter  is out. This issue includes
recent dispatches from the eco-wars, an updated directory of environmental
action groups, prisoner support listing, events calendar, and a clever new
tip for ol’ Ned Ludd. This is a great resource for your distro table or
infoshop. You can find a photo-copyable pdf of it here:
http://earthfirstnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/litha_2012.pdf

Lastly, here is a link to the latest Political Prisoner/Prisoner Of War
every-other week update by the  NYC-Anarchist Black Cross. There are lots
of good updates on many political prisoners.
http://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/updates-14-aug-2012.pdf

Until Every Cage Is Empty,

The Chapel Hill Prison Books Collective
http://prisonbooks.info