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Assange, Palestine, and Other Freedom Struggles
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Assange, Palestine, and Other Freedom Struggles. Julian Assange, a journalist and publisher for the internet agency known as WikiLeaks, faces a frightening regime of U.S. torture if he’s extradited to America on false espionage charges.… Full Transcript
A Welcome To The Oppressed
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“A welcome to the oppressed. Dear friends, I greet you all at the People’s Forum in New York City. As we reason and reflect on the plight of Palestine, let us not forget the recent… Full Transcript
When The Oppressed Support The Oppressed
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“When the oppressed support the oppressed.” In recent weeks, prominent black leaders have been labeled quite unjustly with a tag of anti-Semitism. The best known is perhaps the iconic radical figure Dr. Angela Yvonne Davis… Full Transcript
Palestinian Prisoners: Your Hunger is Resistance
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Palestinian Prisoners Day, April 17th, was marked by 1500 Palestinian prisoners beginning an open hunger strike in a movement for what is called the struggle of freedom and dignity within Israeli prisons. The hunger strike… Full Transcript
President Trump Will Not Reach Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
In a press meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, president Donald Trump expressed to the world he will cut a great deal with the Israelis to bring peace by getting the Israelis… Full Transcript
![Prison Radio is sharing an abbreviated version of a press release covering recent racist incidents at SCI Rockview in PA and the organizing to demand accountability. We are reaching out to people incarcerated at Rockview as well as recently transferred folks, inviting them to call, in hopes of hearing commentaries from them.
Benner Township, PA.-
On November 24th, 2023, imprisoned people at SCI Rockview found two nooses hanging in the CO’s office, displayed visibly for many prisoners to see. When the prisoners asked the staff why the nooses were hung, they were told it was a joke.
By December 4th, prisoners filed a grievance to document what they saw, noting that the hanging of the nooses was “unethical, racially motivated, hateful, [a] deliberate debasement of black inmates" and “unsafe for inmates, staff, [and] the whole prison in general.” In the grievance, they demanded that Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard be fired and investigated for a hate crime, and for CO Kirchner to get therapy. Captain Andrews, the head of security, denied the grievance.
The sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions...
As of March 10th, prisoners have reached out to Pennsylvania officials at the Dept. of Corrections in a letter campaign, sending 100 copies of the grievance. Copies of the letter also were mailed to Governor Shapiro, Senator Fetterman, Senator Street, and various advocacy groups. The demands for relief in the original grievance have now become the platform of demands for this campaign. About 20 of the 100 letters were withheld by the prison.
Activists on the outside are joining forces with prisoners to elevate their demands, flooding the phone lines of DOC offices, assisting with outreach to media, and circulating the stories of prisoners who have found unity in opposition to the facility's virulent institutional racism.
In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent's assistant and "grievance coordinator" informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong.
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Hello, America. Greetings Fellow Travelers. This is the Royal Nations Hour. This is Faluch Bigsby. Well, it’s the New Year, and I’ve made my New Year’s resolution, I think I’m going to work out a… Full Transcript