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Friday, July 8, 2011

Anticut 3 – Friday « occupy california

Anticut 3 – Friday « occupy california

Anticut 3 – Friday

from Bay of Rage:

Anticut 3: Austerity Is Prison

//July 8th, 6:00 sharp, don’t be late//
//Intersection of Broadway and Telegraph [Oakland]//

against capitalism
against austerity
against prisons
in solidarity with the Pelican Bay hunger strike

6,600 CA Prisoners on Hunger Strike

from PrisonerHungerStrikeSolidarity:

The CDCR’s own figures acknowledge 6,600 prisoners participated in the hunger strike across 13 prisons (out of a total 33) in California this past weekend. While the CDCR claims the number of prisoners participating has dropped to 2,100 people yesterday, we know this hunger strike is strong, and many prisoners are in it for the long haul.

Thousands of prisoners have come together in solidarity with the prisoners at Pelican Bay SHU, while being locked up in brutal conditions themselves. This massive resistance and support is a