We’ll be doing letter writing at Firestorm today from 1:00-3:00PM. Check out https://uprisingsupport.org/ for information on people who are awaiting trail or serving prison sentences from the 2020 uprisings. Here’s a birthday list for this month: ===Cinque Magee=== Birthday: March 17 Mailing Address: Ruchell Magee #A92051 T 115 California Medical Facility Post Office…
The Anti-Repression 101:
– What to expect when you are arrested – emotionally and logistically
– Processing at jail, and how bail & bond work
– Post-arrest logistics including talking to family
– Finding lawyers and proceeding with your case
– How to talk about your charges
Other Resources
Tilted Scales Guide to Being a Defendant (online PDF or Order physical Copy)
Digital Security:
– How to secure phones, computers, and communications from falling into the wrong hands
– Tues Feb 15th at 7pm
– https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__ACzJRGGSpKS3rDeQnJ9ZQ
Content will be shared after workshop
Advance Directives:
– How to make a crisis plan when facing state repression
– Tues February 22nd 7pm
– https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xfv4e443QyS9Ht5ihsQ5Uw
Content will be shared after workshop
Join BRABC at West Asheville Park from 3-5pm on Sunday, December 5th for political prisoner letter writing.
We’ll bring envelopes, paper, pens, names & addresses of political prisoners & prison rebels facing repression or with upcoming birthdays.
We’ll also have 2022 Certain Days Freedom For Political Prisoners Calendars for sale, plus t-shirts for sale, free stickers and zines!
If you’re in the Asheville area, check out the Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross letter writing night on Sunday, November 7th from 5-7pm at West Asheville Park at 198 Vermont Ave. No letter writing experience required, they provide stationary, names and addresses of prisoners with upcoming birthdays or facing repression.
As stated before, letters are a great show of support for folks facing repression, as well as a great way to build new relationships with the person you write as well as a to make friends with others interested in offering support to incarcerated comrades. Contact is so important, especially in these isolating times.
We’ll also be bringing t-shirts, buttons and stickers for purchase, great gifts that support our prisoner support efforts.
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This month’s political prisoner letter writing event will be outdoors, socially distanced at the West Asheville park from 5-7pm on Sunday, October 3rd! We’ll provide addresses of and info about political prisoners with upcoming birthdays or prison rebels currently facing repression in the so-called US. We’ll share stamps, envelopes and other stationary and are happy to help whether you are a novice letter writer or seasoned pro.
A letter to a prisoner can mean a new relationship, it shows the prison staff and other prisoners that outside eyes are on this person, a break from monotonous and/or harsh circumstances, an escape of the imagination.
Join us on September 5th from 5-7pm at West Asheville Park (11 Vermont Ave, Asheville) for our monthly, socially distanced letter writing events. We’ll provide materials, names of prisoners with upcoming birthdays or facing repression who could use a kind word, potential friends and comrades. Or just come by with your own writing project for…
Come out to our monthly political prisoner letter writing event in Asheville, held at West Asheville Park since the pandemic to allow for social distancing. We can provide the names and addresses of long term prisoners with upcoming birthdays and recent political and politicized prisoners facing repression behind bars and needing some friendly words sent…
Join us on July 4th from 5-7pm at West Asheville Park (Vermont Ave, Asheville) for our monthly, socially distanced letter writing events. We’ll provide materials, names of prisoners with upcoming birthdays or facing repression who could use a kind word, potential friends and comrades. Letters not only bridge connection through the bars, they provide a…
Join BRABC and others at West Asheville Park (11 Vermont Ave) on June 6th, 2021 from 5-7pm for our monthly political prisoner letter writing event. We’ll provide names and addresses of prisoners facing repression or with upcoming birthdays and info about their cases and struggles. We’ll bring stationary & stamps, hang out and chat or…
Join us on May 2nd from 5-7pm at West Asheville Park (Vermont Ave, Asheville) for our monthly, socially distanced letter writing events. We’ll provide materials, names of prisoners with upcoming birthdays or facing repression who could use a kind word, potential friends and comrades. Letters not only bridge connection through the bars, they provide a…
