In this episode Moss, Loon, Simone, and De La Noche talk about solitary confinement, the prison industrial complex, and the confines of life under settler-cololnial-capitalism-patriarchy.

PSWG Flyover Infoshop
214 N. Washington st.
Carbondale, IL 62901


Garden work days 10-4pm
Composting workshop 3-5pm
All ladies event, tuesday March 1st 8:30-10pm

We will be reading The Broken Teapot-

a collection of five essays that explore the limitations of current anarchist models of “accountability” in situations of rape and abuse. The zine raises a number of important questions regarding the “accountability processes” that have been developed over the past ten or so years to deal with these issues within the anarchist space. It’s an important piece to consider when thinking about how “broken” we all are. It's also a great zine to induce motivation and courage to examine trauma/toxicity that embeds itself within a person who has been raped and provides strategy to move from being a victim, into being a survivor.

Some of you may have heard about the "Pro-rape Rally" that was scheduled to occur this past Saturday (Feb. 6th) in Chicago but was canceled by the misogynist asshole leader (Roosh), who felt that the counter-protest/rally would pose a safety threat to his heterosexual male followers. You can read about the Return of Kings group on their website, here:

http://www.returnofkings.com/about

The fact that these men were able to propose 43 rally's in 43 different countries, with several men who have the intention of joining their brutality brigade, points to something very scary––patriarchy still exists. Everyone on this listserv is fully aware of this fact but what can we do in a small place like Carbondale, to shift the amount of power (brutality) patriarchy has into a force that is weak and nonsensical to participate in? To help women and men realized that patriarchy is conducive to capitalism, the state, the police etc. and that it is only oppressing us and furthering us away from liberation. I feel that rape-culture is actually something we can put an end to, at least in this small town of Carbondale. Or perhaps that is too optimistic but rape has happened and will happen in our friends group, music scenes, bars, within blood family, chosen family etc.––the point is, that most rape occurs in interpersonal relationships and we have the power to change that reality. 

READ SEAN'S Essay on Solitary confinement

http://solitarywatch.com/2014/01/05/voices-solitary/

PLEASE WRITE TO SEAN!!! He needs our support, he's rotting away.

Warren Correctional Institution, not content with merely restricting Sean’s communications with the outside world, has now assigned a lieutenant to read through all printed materials sent to Sean.

Please take a minute to send Sean some reading material. That stack of zines in the bathroom? That one book you’ve had for years but will never read? All those fancy new publications you designed? Send them all! Let’s help Sean (and the fuckweasels who intercept his mail) something to pass the time.

Send reading material to:
Sean Swain #243-205
Warren CI
P.O. Box 120
Lebanon, Ohio 45036

Discussion around this Lisa Guenther's book:
Solitary Confinement: Social death and its after life


Play list:
The Coup- What the Po Po's Hate
Television Personalities- Salvador Dali's Garden Party
Fugazi- Cashout
Los Crudos- Asesinos





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