[IMC] July Political Prisoner Birthday Poster

[ppbirthday at riseup.net]

Hello Friends and Comrades,

1) Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for July. As always,
please post this poster publicly and/or use it to start a card writing
night of your own.
http://prisonbookscollective.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/july.pdf

2) Worth checking out is the latest installment of the Crimethinc.
Ex-Worker's Collective's bimonthly podcast, they discuss the current US
prison system and its roots in the state itself, before turning their
attention to movements for the abolition and/or destruction of prisons.
Their special guests include a comrade from supermax lock up and Midwest
Pages to Prisoners Zine Distro.
http://www.crimethinc.com/podcast/4/

3) Two campaigns against medical neglect of political prisoners have just
made significant progress. Oso Blanco and Tom Manning have both reported
recent concessions in their struggles to get needed medical attention. But
don’t forget about these other crucial ongoing campaigns against medical
neglect of political prisoners:

-Mutulu Shakur
http://mutulushakur.com/site/

-Herman Wallace
http://prisonbooks.info/2013/06/30/angola-3%E2%80%B2s-herman-wallace-gravely-ill-still-held-in-isolation/#more-2870

-And Lynne Stewart
http://lynnestewart.org/

4) July 6 is a Day of Solidarity with Russell Maroon Shoatz. Political
Prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz has spent over thirty years in solitary
confinement as a result of his history of resistance to white supremacy
and mass incarceration. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has
told Maroon supporters repeatedly that they transferred him to SCI Mahonoy
for the purpose of releasing him into general population and that it will
take up to 90 days.

If his captors keep their word, won by the pressure of his family and his
allies like you, he will soon be released from solitary and July 6th will
be a great victory celebration.

If his captors break their word and continue to keep our movement elder in
solitary confinement and sensory deprivation, your July 6th gathering will
be an opportunity for everyone to write hundreds of letters of protest to
flood Secretary Wetzel’s office. More info here:
http://prisonbooks.info/2013/06/24/july-6-day-of-solidarity-with-maroon/

5) 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/2013/06/updates-25-jun-2013.pdf

Until Every Cage Is Empty,

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