In support of the Week of Solidarity Against Repression Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross will be hosting a political prisoner letter writing night at Firestorm Books and Coffee. We will be highlighting cases of folks such as Red Fawn Fallis who have been swept up in the recent wave of repression as well as long term political prisoners who are still in need of support. Join us if you can. Donations of envelopes, stamps, and money will be graciously accepted.
The event will begin at 5pm at Firestorm Books and Coffee located at:
610 Haywood Rd. Asheville, NC
Red Fawn
Red Fawn is a human rights advocate, organizer and a community leader within the Oglala Lakota Sioux. She grew up in Colorado and was raised in traditional Lakota ways, grounded with love and a deep connection to the earth and all living things. Her mother Troylynn Yellow Wood, taught her the importance of fighting for social and environmental justice.
On Oct. 27th, the police raided the 1851 Treaty Camp. Grandmothers and grandfathers and youth were pulled out of sacred sweat lodges, old and precious teepees were destroyed, along with holy ceremonial items such as the chanupa, our sacred ceremonial pipe.
More than 140 people were arrested that day. Bail was raised from $200 to $1,500 for each. All have been released except, Red Fawn. Her bail was originally set for $110k. That day, Red Fawn was serving as a trained medic. She was helping injured water protectors who had been sprayed with mace and hit by rubber bullets. As Red Fawn retreated from the front lines, three officers targeted, tackled and threw her to the ground. Police reports allege that one of the officers pulled his weapon and placed it against her back and while she was pinned to the ground, shots were fired.
Red Fawn is being accused of firing a weapon. Eyewitness accounts and video show otherwise.
“Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said he couldn’t confirm any shots were fired by the water protectors on Oct. 27” (Democracy Now) Red Fawn has been behind bars since that day. She is facing 25 plus years in prison.
Learn more at http://www.freeredfawn.com/
Write to Red Fawn at:
Red Fawn Fallis
HACTC
110 Industrial Rd
Rugby, ND 58368
April Prisoner Birthdays:
April 11, 1949
Romaine Fitzgerald
#B27527
Kern Valley State Prison
Post Office Box 5101
Delano, California 93216
*Address card to Chip
https://www.facebook.com/FreeChipFitzgerald/
Chip was a dedicated Panther, who threw himself into his political work, including the Party’s Free Breakfast Program, the tutorial program, selling Panther papers, political education classes and other projects. In 1969, at age 19, he was convicted and sentenced to death for his participation in a police shootout. In 1972 California abolished the death penalty and he was resentenced to life with the possibility of parole. Because of his political beliefs he remains in prison while 98% of the people on death row in California in 1972 have been released. Address envelope to Romaine Fitzgerald.
April 16, 1976
Walter Bond
#37096-013
FCI Greenville
P.O. Box 5000
Greenville, IL 62246
*Address cards to Abdul Haqq
http://supportwalter.org/
Abdul Haqq is an imprisoned Animal Liberation Front operative who was arrested in the summer of 2010 for the A.L.F. Lone Wolf arsons of the Sheepskin Factory in Denver, Colorado, the Tandy Leather Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah and Tiburon Restaurant in Sandy, Utah. Address envelope to Walter Bond.
April 2, 1956
Charles Sims Africa
#AM-4975
SCI Dallas
1000 Follies Road
Dallas, PA 18612
April 2, 1956
Delbert Orr Africa
#AM-4985
SCI Dallas
1000 Follies Road
Dallas, PA 18612
April 13, 1951
Janet Holloway Africa
#006308
SCI Cambridge Springs
451 Fullerton Avenue Cambridge Springs, PA 16403
April 25, 1956
Janine Phillips Africa
#006309
SCI Cambridge Springs
451 Fullerton Avenue Cambridge Springs, PA 16403
http://onamove.com/
Chuck, Delbert, Janet, and Janine Africa are 4 of the people who make up the MOVE 9. There are currently eight MOVE activists in prison, each serving 100 years after been framed for the murder of a cop in 1978. The 9th defendant, Merle Africa, died in prison in 1998. MOVE is an eco-revolutionary group dedicated to liberation struggles.
April 24, 1954
Mumia Abu-Jamal
#AM8335
SCI Mahanoy
301 Morea Road
Frackville, PA 17932
http://www.freemumia.com/
In 1981, Mumia, former Black Panther and vocal supporter of MOVE, was framed for the murder of a cop. In 2013, Mumia’s death sentence was overturned and, with pressure from hundreds of supporters he was released into general population.
April 27th, 1993
Brandon Baxter
#57972-060
FCI Terre Haute
PO Box 33
Terre Haute, IN 47808
http://cleveland4solidarity.org
Brandon and four others were arrested on May 1st, 2012 and accused of plotting a series of bombings, including of an area bridge. The FBI, working with an informant, created the scheme, produced the explosives, and coerced them into participating.
