I wrote this after the April 13th bombing of Afghanistan with what was referred to as "the mother of all bombs," reflecting on the stories I har as a child about the bombing of Spain during the Spanish Civil War, which gave rise to Picasso's Guernica and the first poem I ever translated, by Pablo Neruda.  I also talk about the real mothers of the world, who work to keep all our children whole.

Letters from Earth

Mothers

Letters from Earth: Mothers

In Reports from the Prisoner Resistance Movement, released on the anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison rebellion, we reflect on the intensifying political struggles behind bars by examining two extraordinary flashpoints: Amerika’s nationwide September 9, 2016, prisoner strike, and the August 19, 2017, Millions for Prisoners march. 

Ben Turk of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee of the Industrial Workers of the World and Firehawk of Unstoppable discuss strategies developing within the contemporary prisoner resistance movement, while Krystal Rountree of the iamWe Prison Advocacy Network explains the organizing efforts inside and outside that made the August 19 Millions for Prisoners March possible. We close the episode with D, an incarcerated organizer with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak who tells us about what went down inside in the wake of August 19 -- and what’s next.

For more reporting on the prisoner resistance movement, check out Michigan's Kinross Prison Strike: Reflections from Inside, an exclusive audio archive we’ve created with the help of correspondents behind bars and MAPS: Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity. You can find links to the archive on our website.

Reports from the Prisoner Resistance Movement

anarchy (1)......... jesus

CW: Graphic violence, police brutality, mention of sexual harassment
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Note from Nov. 2020: It's hard to listen to how traumatized I am, but amazing to hear in real time the effects of experiencing police brutality first hand for the first time. I had had a number of bad experiences with cops in the past and had seen brutality at protests prior to this, but as (weirdly casually) mentioned, that day cops had tried to run over my friends, had assaulted clergy, and had clearly wanted to kill me in a way I had not personally experienced up to that point. Even for someone who was dedicated to nonviolence with ample mental and martial arts training, it was a lot to deal with. After much thought I left in moments of rage because people should hear what happens when cops act the way they do.
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I spoke to Molly from Charlottesville DSA about the protest last weekend in Knoxville against Matthew Heimbach and the Tradworkers appearance on campus. We got into how much cops suck and why you should yell at them, what exactly it is that antifa do, keeping tabs on fascists (with shout outs to Chris Cantwell "The Crying Nazi", Jason Kessler, and others) diversity of tactics, and a lot more!

Notes:
-It's Traditionalist Worker Party, I obviously knew that, don't look at me. 

-There are a lot of different approaches to antifascism and I am not speaking for all antifascists, just from my own experience and how I understand the work. 

-A big shout out to my new patrons! Thank you so much for your support. You can donate to keep this show running at www.patreon.com/friendlyanarchism :)

-I'm now part of the Critical Mediations podcast network! They have a great line up of leftist podcasts including RevLeftRadio, my friends at the Magnificast, Season Of The Bitch, and more! You can check them out at www.critmediations.com 

References:
A full report back: https://enoughisenough14.org/2018/02/23/knoxville-report-back-counter-protests-against-fascist-traditionalist-workers-party/

Anti-Kettling
http://anarchish.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-win-at-kettling-guide-for-non.html

S1E30 No Nazis In Knox, Police Violence, and Mental Fortitude with Molly

ATTENTION: Due to a miscalculation, this week’s program is only 45:48 in length. We apologize for any difficulty this may cause.

Black Agenda Radio for Week of April 9, 2018
Every Murdered Black Person Deserves Protest
“We should hear about these killings every day, because they happen every day,” said Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist (“Freedom Rider”) for Black Agenda Report. Kimberley is encouraged by the response to Stephon Clark’s death-by-cops in Sacramento, California, but the scale of protest is dwarfed by the crimes. “Every day, an average of three people are killed by police, and one of these people will be a Black person,” said Kimberley. “These protests should be constant.
Black Missouri Senate Candidate Endorses 19-Point Self-Determination Agenda
“I’m running against 20 rich white folks,” veteran activist Coffee Wright told the crowd at the Black Is Back Coalition’s national Electoral School, in St. Louis, Missouri. “I’m definitely supporting” the 19 points of the National Black Political Agenda for Self-Determination, formulated by the Coalition. “It’s on my flyers, it’s on my posters, it’s on my web site, and I ain’t scared to say it,” said Ms. Wright, who is running as a Democrat.
Cops CAN be Convicted of Murder, If Prosecutors Follow the Law
Stephanie Morales, Portsmouth, Virginia’s 34 year-old top prosecutor, succeeded in sending a cop to prison for two and a half years for shooting an unarmed suspected Black shoplifter. She does not accept the conventional wisdom: that it’s near-impossible to prosecute killer cops. Prosecutors should stop excusing their own inaction pr blaming defects in the law. “We cannot say, we want to do this, but the law doesn’t allow it; otherwise, I would not have been able to” get a voluntary manslaughter conviction against the officer. 
Let Herman Bell’s Parole Stand!
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have been pressuring the state parole board to reverse its pending release of Herman Bell, the former Black Panther imprisoned since 1973 in the death of a cop. The two Democrats’ campaign against Bell “should end their political careers; they ought to be marked ‘done’ in the Black community,” said Ralph Poynter, of the New Abolitionist Movement, husband of the late people’s lawyer and political prisoner, Lynne Stewart. 
Mumia Bids Goodbye to Winnie
In a commentary on Prison Radio, Mumia Abu Jamal, the nation’s best known political prisoner, bid farewell to Winnie Mandela, South African heroine and widow of the man who was once the world’s most famous political prisoner. Winnie Mandela, who died at age 81, was a “lifelong revolutionary” who “labored under the white state’s total surveillance while she raised their children,” said Abu Jamal. When the “marriage ended, she remained a powerful presence in South Africa, loved by the nation’s poor and dispossessed.”
Black Caucus Punks on Israel Every Time
Israeli Army sniper fire killed 17 Palestinians and wounded as many as a 1,000, but such massacres do not seem to bother the Congressional Black Caucus, said BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon. “You will search in vain for statements condemning this or previous Israeli massacres in Gaza from the Congressional Black Caucus,” said Dixon. “As in Ferguson and Sacramento, the settler state’s enforcers enjoy immunity and impunity.”
Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network is hosted by Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey. A new edition of the program airs every Monday at 11:am ET on PRN. Length: one hour.

Black Agenda Radio, Week of April 9, 2018

The new podcast series Changing On The Fly hits the ice October 3, 2018! Here's just a small taste of what you'll hear :)

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This is the fifth edition of the Free City Radio podcast, it includes interviews, as well as audio sent from friends in different parts of the world. 

First we hear from community activist and community radio host Mostafa Henaway (@mostafa-henaway) from the Immigrant Workers Centre, who speaks on opposing bank bailouts and activist responses to this moment. 

Also we hear from Paris based microbiologist and activist Dror Warschawski who shares audio from the nightly balcony rallies to support public healthcare workers.

Artist Amanda Ruiz speaks on the activist response in Mexico City and some critical points around public testing in Mexico, as well as how the pandemic has impacted informal workers in the country.

Vocalist Ziad Qoulaii from the duo De.Ville  (https://devillemtl.bandcamp.com) and many other projects sent us a vocal free style.

Finally filmmaker Jesse Freeston shares reflections on the role of Cuban doctors around the world, having just returned from Cuba in the last weeks.

This edition includes music from Brazilian artist Sessa with the track Tanto, also we hear Mohammad Reza Shajarian, in duet with Kayhan Kalhor on Kamancheh, thank you to my Samin Abhar for this suggestion. Also we hear a trio track with Nick Kuepfer on guitar, Eric Craven on drums and Kristina Koropecki on cello, playing at a @howlarts show.

Free City Radio is hosted by Stefan @spirodon Christoff, please post share and give us a good rating if you enjoy ! take care.

5. Mostafa Henaway on rejecting bank bailouts and reflections from artist Amanda Ruiz in Mexico

Ashanti Alston is an anarchist, a prison abolitionist, and a former member of the Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army. He was a political prisoner for over a decade and continues to work with the Jericho Movement for the freedom of all political prisoners. We talked with Ashanti about his life, his political work, state repression, prison abolition, and his thoughts on the current political moment.
Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/07/28/47-ashanti-alston

Treyf Podcast

47 Ashanti Alston

Treyf is an anarchist Jewish podcast recorded in occupied Tio'tia:ke (Montreal), Kanien’kehá:ka territory. The show features discussions about radical leftist politics and history, highlighting perspectives often excluded from mainstream Jewish spaces.

47 Ashanti Alston

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