Oct 3, 2016
I wanted to do some announcements regarding the prison strike,
but honestly so many amazing things have been going on it would be
impossible to do them justice in the time we have for this segment.
In brief, at Holman Prison in Atmore Alabama, where many rebels are
part of the Free Alabama Movement, it was reported a few days ago
that most if not all of the prison guards there had quit their
jobs, either giving their notice or walking off entirely, in
solidarity with the strikers. This is a huge piece of news, and I
am not aware of it ever having happened before on such a large
scale. It was also announced the other day that prisoners
in the strike and refused to let guards lock them up
and refused to go to their jobs. This is also a tremendous piece of
news, it is clear that the prison strike is still going strong
though it should come as no surprise that it is being quelled in
mass media, which have even reported that it has fizzled out. The
opposite is true. Keep your eyes on It's Going Down, Support
Prisoner Resistance, Mask Magazine, and the Portland Anarchist
Black Cross among other anarchist news sources for more real
updates. You can also help by writing to those who have been
targeted in this strike, you can find a list of prison rebels on
the IWOC page.
In this episode we are presenting two segments, firstly is a
conversation recorded with Keith from ATL Antifa about the fast
approaching occurrence of Hammerfest, which is a far right music
festival, which is suspected to be taking place in Drake Town,
Georgia about an hour outside of Atlanta. In this interview, we
speak about how ATL Antifa got started, whether or not Trump's
presence on the political stage has emboldened far right / white
supremacist activity, some vague tactical advice for dealing with
suspected far right activity, police ties with the KKK, some
history about and advice about dealing with Hammerskins, some other
struggles that are going on in Atlanta and the surrounding towns
and much more. To get in touch with them, visit
https://afainatl.wordpress.com/
or you can get super current updates on their twitter @afainatl
The second segment is a short interview with a member of the
organizing committee for the upcoming Anarchist Black Cross
conference. In this conversation we talk about the history of the
ABC, how the prison strike is informing this years conference and
much more.