Lyndon LaRouche

Matthew N Lyons

This week, we’re sharing an interview with Matthew N Lyons of Three Way Fight blog about the political legacy of Lyndon LaRouche, cultic leftist turned fascist US political figure from the 1970’s through his death in 2019. For the hour, Matthew and I talk about the network of organizations and publications of the LaRouche movement, some of their approaches toward peeling adherents from the left, antisemitic conspiracy theories he innovated, methods his movement used to control followers and some of the ripples of LaRouche you can find today. We also speak briefly about the Three Way Fight book due out in the spring via  Kersplebedeb and PM Press. Our past interview with Matthew on Christian Nationalism(s):  https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2022/11/20/matthew-lyons-on-christian-nationalisms/ Lyons articles on LaRouche (in addition to the chapter in Insurgence Supremacists on the movement):  "The LaRouche Network's Russia Connection" (July 2015) -http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-larouche-networks-russia-connection.html "Meditations on a Dead Fascist" (March 2019) -  http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2019/03/meditations-on-dead-fascist.html  Books critiquing LaRouche from an antifascist position:  Dennis King’s Lydon Larouche and the New American Fascism:  https://web.archive.org/web/20160307091850/http://lyndonlarouche.org/newamericanfascism.htm Kevin Coogan’s (as Hylozoic Hedgehog) Smiling Man From A Dead Planet: The Mystery of Lyndon LaRouche:  https://archive.org/details/smiling-man-from-a-dead-planet-the-mystery-of-lyndon-la-rouche-by-hylozoic-hedge  Some current political figures appearing to relate to the legacy of LaRouche’s red-brown politics:  Jackson Hinkle: https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Hinkle showing how he publishes with EIR, a LaRouchite journal: https://twitter.com/MaupinAFA/status/1537791876106952705 Caleb Maupin: https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patriotic_Socialists  Related:  A longer study of red-brown politics on LibCom:  https://libcom.org/article/investigation-red-brown-alliances-third-positionism-russia-ukraine-syria-and-western-left Sophie From Mars on “left” conspiracy theories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZyIjBxxpTY Sophie speaking on I Don’t Speak German podcast about this topic:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/idontspeakgerman/IDSG_Ep120_Caleb_Maupin_and_the_Conspiracy_Left_with_Sophie_From_Mars.mp3 brief write-up about the Rage Against The War Machine rally from IGD:  https://itsgoingdown.org/dungeons-dugin-red-brown-alliance-interview/ The Right Podcast talking about RATWM rally:  https://audioboom.com/posts/8249669-rage-against-the-war-machine-explained Vice covering the idea of #MAGACommunism:  https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qk4b/what-the-hell-is-magacommunism  . … . .. Bursts O'Goodness (co-host, producer) Ian (co-host)  The Final Straw Radio Archives, current  Audioport  and Podcast. Sampling and remixing with attribution encouraged.  twitter: @StrawFinal Mastadon: @thefinalstrawradio@chaos.social  fedbook: @TheFinalStrawRadio Tumblr: The Final Straw Blog IG: @TheFinalStrawRadio youtube: Final Straw Channel  The Final Straw Radio P.O. Box 6004 Asheville, NC 28816, USA

This week, we’re sharing an interview with <a href="https://matthewnlyons.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew N Lyons</a> of <a href="https://threewayfight.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three Way Fight blog</a> about the political legacy of Lyndon LaRouche, cultic leftist turned fascist US political figure from the 1970’s through his death in 2019. For the hour, Matthew and I talk about the network of organizations and publications of the LaRouche movement, some of their approaches toward peeling adherents from the left, antisemitic conspiracy theories he innovated, methods his movement used to control followers and some of the ripples of LaRouche you can find today. We also speak briefly about the Three Way Fight book due out in the spring via <a href="https://leftwingbooks.net/en-us/products/three-way-fight-revolutionary-politics-and-antifascism?_pos=1&amp;_sid=8afdc494b&amp;_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kersplebede</a>b and <a href="https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=1586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PM Press</a>. Our past interview with Matthew on Christian Nationalism(s): <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2022/11/20/matthew-lyons-on-christian-nationalisms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2022/11/20/matthew-lyons-on-christian-nationalisms/</a> Lyons articles on LaRouche (in addition to the chapter in Insurgence Supremacists on the movement): <ul> <li>"The LaRouche Network's Russia Connection" (July 2015) -<a href="http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-larouche-networks-russia-connection.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-larouche-networks-russia-connection.html</a></li> <li>"Meditations on a Dead Fascist" (March 2019) - <a href="http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2019/03/meditations-on-dead-fascist.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2019/03/meditations-on-dead-fascist.html</a></li> </ul> Books critiquing LaRouche from an antifascist position: <ul> <li>Dennis King’s Lydon Larouche and the New American Fascism: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160307091850/http://lyndonlarouche.org/newamericanfascism.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://web.archive.org/web/20160307091850/http://lyndonlarouche.org/newamericanfascism.htm</a></li> <li>Kevin Coogan’s (as Hylozoic Hedgehog) Smiling Man From A Dead Planet: The Mystery of Lyndon LaRouche: <a href="https://archive.org/details/smiling-man-from-a-dead-planet-the-mystery-of-lyndon-la-rouche-by-hylozoic-hedge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/smiling-man-from-a-dead-planet-the-mystery-of-lyndon-la-rouche-by-hylozoic-hedge</a></li> </ul> Some current political figures appearing to relate to the legacy of LaRouche’s red-brown politics: <ul> <li>Jackson Hinkle: <a href="https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Hinkle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Hinkle</a></li> <li>showing how he publishes with EIR, a LaRouchite journal: <a href="https://twitter.com/MaupinAFA/status/1537791876106952705" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MaupinAFA/status/1537791876106952705</a></li> <li>Caleb Maupin: <a href="https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patriotic_Socialists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patriotic_Socialists</a></li> </ul> Related: <ul> <li>A longer study of red-brown politics on LibCom: <a href="https://libcom.org/article/investigation-red-brown-alliances-third-positionism-russia-ukraine-syria-and-western-left" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://libcom.org/article/investigation-red-brown-alliances-third-positionism-russia-ukraine-syria-and-western-left</a></li> <li>Sophie From Mars on “left” conspiracy theories: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZyIjBxxpTY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZyIjBxxpTY</a></li> <li>Sophie speaking on I Don’t Speak German podcast about this topic: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/idontspeakgerman/IDSG_Ep120_Caleb_Maupin_and_the_Conspiracy_Left_with_Sophie_From_Mars.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/idontspeakgerman/IDSG_Ep120_Caleb_Maupin_and_the_Conspiracy_Left_with_Sophie_From_Mars.mp3</a></li> <li>brief write-up about the Rage Against The War Machine rally from IGD: <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/dungeons-dugin-red-brown-alliance-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://itsgoingdown.org/dungeons-dugin-red-brown-alliance-interview/</a></li> <li>The Right Podcast talking about RATWM rally: <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/8249669-rage-against-the-war-machine-explained" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://audioboom.com/posts/8249669-rage-against-the-war-machine-explained</a></li> <li>Vice covering the idea of #MAGACommunism: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qk4b/what-the-hell-is-magacommunism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qk4b/what-the-hell-is-magacommunism</a></li> </ul> . … . .. 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The Political Legacy of Lyndon LaRouche (w/ Matthew N Lyons)

This week, we feature two segments First up, former co-host on the show Scott talks about the upcoming Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair happening the weekend of August 11 – 13th, some of the content and notes on access, as well as mentioning some new projects their involved with. You can learn more about the bookfair by visiting ACABookfair.noblogs.org , the project’s instagram, facebook or mastodon.  https://traffic.libsyn.com/thefinalstrawradio/tfsrpodcast-20230806-ACABookfairWOS.mp3 Then, Fern from the International Anarchist Defense Fund (AFund.Info) talks about the upcoming International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners from August 23-30th, taking place wherever you make it happen. You can find the call-out, materials, supported prisoners, some anti-repression groups involved and info on past actions and events at https://Solidarity.International . Announcement Black Anarchist Hybachi Lamar Support Hybachi Lamar, an incarcerated Black, Kemetic anarchist being held at the Cook County Jail talks about the conditions in the jail in an audio message that is shared alongside links to his writings and info on how to help South Chicago Anarchist Black Cross support him. All of this can be found at https://southchicagoabc.org/helpcompa/ . ... . .. Featured Track:  Everything In Its Right Place (by Radiohead) by The String Quartet from Strung Out On Kid A - The String Quartet Tribute To Radiohead 

This week, we feature two segments First up, former co-host on the show Scott talks about the upcoming Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair happening the weekend of August 11 – 13th, some of the content and notes on access, as well as mentioning some new projects their involved with. You can learn more about the bookfair by visiting <a href="https://acabookfair.noblogs.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ACABookfair.noblogs.org</a> , the project’s <a href="https://instagram.com/acabookfair" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/@acabookfair" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@acabookfaire" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mastodon</a>. <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/thefinalstrawradio/tfsrpodcast-20230806-ACABookfairWOS.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://traffic.libsyn.com/thefinalstrawradio/tfsrpodcast-20230806-ACABookfairWOS.mp3</a> Then, Fern from the <a href="https://afund.info/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">International Anarchist Defense Fund</a> (<a href="http://AFund.Info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AFund.Info</a>) talks about the upcoming <a href="https://solidarity.international/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners</a> from August 23-30th, taking place wherever you make it happen. You can find the call-out, materials, supported prisoners, some anti-repression groups involved and info on past actions and events at https://Solidarity.International . Announcement Black Anarchist Hybachi Lamar Support Hybachi Lamar, an incarcerated Black, Kemetic anarchist being held at the Cook County Jail talks about the conditions in the jail in an audio message that is shared alongside links to his writings and info on how to help South Chicago Anarchist Black Cross support him. All of this can be found at <a href="https://southchicagoabc.org/helpcompa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://southchicagoabc.org/helpcompa/</a> . ... . .. Featured Track: <ul> <li>Everything In Its Right Place (by Radiohead) by The String Quartet from Strung Out On Kid A - The String Quartet Tribute To Radiohead</li> </ul>

ACABookfair 2023 + Intl Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners

Mwalimu Shakur

Josh MacPhee &amp; Alec Dunn on Signal 08 First up, Ian interviews Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn, co-editors of Signal, about the recently published eighth volume of the Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture. They discuss their motivations and experiences producing Signal for over a decade, designing print media in the digital age, and their work as part of Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, long-running, geographically dispersed artist collective dedicated to the production of radical art for grassroots movements. [ 00:05:33 - 00:44:37] Mwalimu Shakur on Abolition, Organizing and Education Then, you’ll hear most of a conversation with imprisoned New Afrikan revolutionary socialist, Mwalimu Shakur currently incarcerated in Corcoran Prison in CA, about abolition, political education and the hunger strikes of 2013 in which he participated. [00:45:14 - 01:12:37]  Mwalimu's Instagram Past interview with Mwalimu Mwalimu's writing on KnockLA and SFBayView (1, 2) Interviews about CA Hunger Strikes in 2013 with Ed Mead of CA Prison Focus (1, 2)  You can get in touch with Mwalimu: Terrence White #AG8738 CSP Corcoran PO Box 3461 Corcoran, CA 93212 Sean Swain Sean's segment [01:12:40 - 01:20:01] Announcements BRABC Letter Writing Join Blue Ridge ABC on the first Sunday of each month, next up being August 6th from 3-5pm at the NEW Firestorm spot at 1022 Haywood Road, in West Asheville. And swing by our table at the ACABookfair August 12-13 at Different Wrld to get involved, get a poster for the upcoming International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners and check out the other awesome stuff. ACABookfair If you're nearby, consider a visit to the 3 days of event around the Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville from August 11-13 with tons of speakers, publishers, music and more. https://acabookfair.noblogs.org Dr. Mutulu Shakur, ¡Presenté! New Afrikan revolutionary elder, accupuncturist and revolutionary Dr. Mutulu Shakur joined the ancestors at the age of 72. He was released by the state after 36 years in prison, organizing, healing, educating and inspiring despite having developed a virulent bone cancer. Dr. Shakur spent the last year on this planet continuing his work, speaking and attending events, surrounded by loved ones. Rest in power. Ruchell "Cinque" Magee Will Be free! Politicized prisoner and jailhouse lawyer, Ruchell “Cinque” Magee, is slated to be released after 67 years in the California prison system. Cinque is 84 years old, arrested on an indeterminate sentence around a marijuana charge from 1963, he joined the attempted jailbreak during the Marin County Courthouse shootout in which Jonathan Jackson attempted to free William A. Christmas and James McClain. Ruchell was the sole survivor and was a co-defendant of Angela Davis until their cases were split. There is a fundraiser to support Cinque’s post-release needs as an elder: https://fundrazr.com/82E6S2 Rashid's Treatment Resumes, Thanks To Support! As an update to past announcements from Kevin “Rashid” Johnson of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, the public pressure from calls &amp; emails apparently had the desired results and as of a few days ago he was receiving the medical treatment he needs for his prostate cancer, though he hasn’t received all of his papers so he can continue to pursue his lawsuits against the Virginia DOC since they were confiscated by prisoncrats, but he’s super thankful for public engagement to defend his health. More updates on his case can be found at rashidmod.com . ... . .. Featured Tracks:  Don't Play Around (Instrumental) by DJ Nu-Mark from Broken Sunlight Series 6 Black Hole by The Bulletproof Space Travelers from Urban Revolutions - The Future Primitive Sound Collective 

Josh MacPhee &amp; Alec Dunn on Signal 08 First up, Ian interviews Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn, co-editors of <a href="https://firestorm.coop/products/19531-signal.html?referral=finalstraw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Signal</a>, about the recently published eighth volume of the Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture. They discuss their motivations and experiences producing Signal for over a decade, designing print media in the digital age, and their work as part of <a href="https://justseeds.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Justseeds Artists' Cooperative</a>, long-running, geographically dispersed artist collective dedicated to the production of radical art for grassroots movements. [ 00:05:33 - 00:44:37] Mwalimu Shakur on Abolition, Organizing and Education Then, you’ll hear most of a conversation with imprisoned New Afrikan revolutionary socialist, Mwalimu Shakur currently incarcerated in Corcoran Prison in CA, about abolition, political education and the hunger strikes of 2013 in which he participated. [00:45:14 - 01:12:37] <ul> <li>Mwalimu's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/newafrikanrevolutionary/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2021/08/15/unity-and-struggle-through-the-bars-with-mwalimu-shakur/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Past interview</a> with Mwalimu</li> <li>Mwalimu's writing on <a href="https://knock-la.com/author/mwalimu-shakur/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KnockLA</a> and SFBayView (<a href="https://sfbayview.com/tag/mwalimu-s-shakur/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://sfbayview.com/tag/mwalimu-siri-shakur/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2</a>)</li> <li>Interviews about CA Hunger Strikes in 2013 with Ed Mead of CA Prison Focus (<a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2013/07/15/west-coast-prisoner-strikes-of-july-8-and-eco-resistance-in-northern-wisconsin-july-7-2013/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2013/10/14/ca-prisoner-hunger-strike-roundup-with-ed-mead/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2</a>)</li> </ul> You can get in touch with Mwalimu: Terrence White #AG8738 CSP Corcoran PO Box 3461 Corcoran, CA 93212 Sean Swain <a href="https://seanswain.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sean</a>'s segment [01:12:40 - 01:20:01] Announcements BRABC Letter Writing Join Blue Ridge ABC on the first Sunday of each month, next up being August 6th from 3-5pm at the NEW Firestorm spot at 1022 Haywood Road, in West Asheville. And swing by our table at the ACABookfair August 12-13 at Different Wrld to get involved, get a poster for the upcoming International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners and check out the other awesome stuff. ACABookfair If you're nearby, consider a visit to the 3 days of event around the Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville from August 11-13 with tons of speakers, publishers, music and more. <a href="https://acabookfair.noblogs.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://acabookfair.noblogs.org</a> Dr. Mutulu Shakur, ¡Presenté! New Afrikan revolutionary elder, accupuncturist and revolutionary Dr. Mutulu Shakur joined the ancestors at the age of 72. He was released by the state after 36 years in prison, organizing, healing, educating and inspiring despite having developed a virulent bone cancer. Dr. Shakur spent the last year on this planet continuing his work, speaking and attending events, surrounded by loved ones. Rest in power. Ruchell "Cinque" Magee Will Be free! Politicized prisoner and jailhouse lawyer, <a href="https://www.freeruchellmagee.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ruchell “Cinque” Magee</a>, is slated to be released after 67 years in the California prison system. Cinque is 84 years old, arrested on an indeterminate sentence around a marijuana charge from 1963, he joined the attempted jailbreak during the Marin County Courthouse shootout in which Jonathan Jackson attempted to free William A. Christmas and James McClain. Ruchell was the sole survivor and was a co-defendant of Angela Davis until their cases were split. There is a fundraiser to support Cinque’s post-release needs as an elder: <a href="https://fundrazr.com/82E6S2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://fundrazr.com/82E6S2</a> Rashid's Treatment Resumes, Thanks To Support! As an update to past announcements from Kevin “Rashid” Johnson of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, the public pressure from calls &amp; emails apparently had the desired results and as of a few days ago he was receiving the medical treatment he needs for his prostate cancer, though he hasn’t received all of his papers so he can continue to pursue his lawsuits against the Virginia DOC since they were confiscated by prisoncrats, but he’s super thankful for public engagement to defend his health. More updates on his case can be found at <a href="https://rashidmod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rashidmod.com</a> . ... . .. Featured Tracks: <ul> <li>Don't Play Around (Instrumental) by DJ Nu-Mark from Broken Sunlight Series 6</li> <li>Black Hole by The Bulletproof Space Travelers from Urban Revolutions - The Future Primitive Sound Collective</li> </ul>

Revolutionary Arts with Signal Journal + Abolition with Mwalimu Shakur

On The Work of Sex Work with Matilda Bickers We’re happy to share our recent chat with Matilda Bickers, co-editor and contributor to the recent PM Press collection Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex. For the hour we talk about labor organizing in the erotic industries, Matilda’s past experiences in publishing, hangups around sex work in radical communities and related topics.  Transcript PDF (Unimposed)] Zine (Imposed PDF)  Harm Reduction and Advocacy  Green Light Project, Seattle  Twitter: @GLPsea Facebook: @GreenLightProjectSea Cashapp: $GreenLightProject or Paypal donations   Bay Area Worker Support  website: BayAreaWorkersSupport.org/   Dancers Resource on Instagram StrollPDX (instagram) We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival anthology StripperWeb forum archive  Strip Club Unionization  Stripper Strike NoHo  Twitter and LinkTree   Magic Tavern Dancers  Instagram @MagicTavernDancers Organizing Fundraiser on GoFundMe    Updates from Chiapas Then, Črna luknja shares an interview with a comrade who's been living and active in solidarity with the Zapatista communities in Chiapas, so-called Mexico, about increasing violence and fears of civil war. This segment appeared in the June 2023, the 69th episode of BAD News from the A-Radio Network.  [ 00:43:02 - 01:01:56]  Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed)  You can hear some live audio this week starting on July 19th and until July 23rd from the St-Imier anarchist and anti-authoritarian gathering in Switzerland, including audio from the A-Radio Network. More info on that at https://anarchy2023.org/en/radio Sean Swain's segment Following this is Sean Swain's segment [ 01:01:56 - 01:09:54] . … . .. Featured Track:  Patricia’s Moving Picture by The Go! Team from Proof of Youth 

On The Work of Sex Work with Matilda Bickers We’re happy to share our recent chat with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strollpdx/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Matilda Bickers</a>, co-editor and contributor to the recent PM Press collection <a href="https://firestorm.coop/products/19579-working-it.html?referral=finalstraw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex</a>. For the hour we talk about labor organizing in the erotic industries, Matilda’s past experiences in publishing, hangups around sex work in radical communities and related topics. <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/07/16/on-the-work-of-sex-work-with-matilda-bickers/#WorkingIt" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230716-WorkingIt/working-it.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PDF (Unimposed)]</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230716-WorkingIt/working-it-zine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zine (Imposed PDF)</a></li> </ul> Harm Reduction and Advocacy <ul> <li>Green Light Project, Seattle <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/GLPsea" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@GLPsea</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreenLightProjectSea/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@GreenLightProjectSea</a></li> <li>Cashapp: <a href="https://cash.app/$GreenLightProject" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">$GreenLightProject</a> or <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=U8K9V2NR9PTAC&amp;source=url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Paypal</a> donations</li> </ul> </li> <li>Bay Area Worker Support <ul> <li>website: <a href="https://bayareaworkerssupport.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BayAreaWorkersSupport.org/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Dancers Resource on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedancersresource/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li>StrollPDX (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/strollpdx/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://firestorm.coop/products/16048-we-too.html?referral=FinalStraw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival</a> anthology</li> <li>StripperWeb forum <a href="https://www.stripperresource.com/forum/the-lounge/archive-of-valuable-stripperweb-threads" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">archive</a></li> </ul> Strip Club Unionization <ul> <li>Stripper Strike NoHo <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/stripstrikenoho" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/stripperstrikenoho" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkTree</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Magic Tavern Dancers <ul> <li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/magictaverndancers/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@MagicTavernDancers</a></li> <li>Organizing Fundraiser on <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-magic-tavern-dancers" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Updates from Chiapas Then, <a href="https://hide.espiv.net/?http://radiostudent.si/druzba/crna-luknja" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Črna luknja</a> shares an interview with a comrade who's been living and active in solidarity with the Zapatista communities in Chiapas, so-called Mexico, about increasing violence and fears of civil war. This segment appeared in the June 2023, the 69th episode of <a href="https://www.a-radio-network.org/bad-news-angry-voices-from-around-the-world/episode-69-06-2023/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BAD News</a> from the A-Radio Network.  [ 00:43:02 - 01:01:56] <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/07/16/on-the-work-of-sex-work-with-matilda-bickers/#ZapatistaUpdate" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230709-MVPRestarts/zapatistas-facing-attacks.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PDF (Unimposed)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230709-MVPRestarts/zapatistas-facing-attacks-zine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zine (Imposed)</a></li> </ul> You can hear some live audio this week starting on July 19th and until July 23rd from the St-Imier anarchist and anti-authoritarian gathering in Switzerland, including audio from the A-Radio Network. More info on that at <a href="https://anarchy2023.org/en/radio" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://anarchy2023.org/en/radio</a> Sean Swain's segment Following this is Sean Swain's segment [ 01:01:56 - 01:09:54] . … . .. Featured Track: <ul> <li>Patricia’s Moving Picture by The Go! Team from Proof of Youth</li> </ul>

Matilda Bickers on Sex Work + Updates from Chiapas

This week, we’re sharing a conversation with Rose and Crystal, two comrades involved in the struggle against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 304 mile, 41 inch in diameter liquified so-called natural gas pipeline with a possible 75 mile extension crossing many delicate waterways, slopes and communities across Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. This project has been off and on under construction since 2018 and was recently forced through at a Federal level as part of the debt ceiling deal by the Biden administration and Democrats. For the hour we talk about the project, the land and water it threatens, the history of resistance and how to get involved in stopping this mess.  Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF)  Just a headsup, there are some audio quality issues throughout the conversation with both guests, so if you have trouble hearing consider checking out the upcoming transcript or meanwhile watching on youtube with the subtitles on. You can find more from the folks resisting the MVP by searching Appalachians Against Pipelines on various social media platforms or check the links in our show notes, where you can also find links to our various interviews with folks from this initiative from the last 5 years. Links Appalachains Agianst Pipelines (Facebook) (Twitter) (Instagram):  AppalachiansAgainstPipelines (at) protonmail.com Volunteer intake form  Donation site Videos of note on their FB  Woodie Guthrie's "Tear the Fascists Down  rewrite by Acre and Wren, the Yellow Finch treesitters extracted by the blockade "System's Gonna Burn" rewrite by Acre and Wren “When You Think MVP” rewrite by folks living at Yellow Finch Camp  Drone war    Announcements Sean Swain Featured in YouTube Documentary Series The channel called Political Prisoners on youtube, linked in our show notes, has begun a series of short documentaries about Sean, the first of which you can find entitled “Part One: A Visitation Dispute”. Check it out! Disability Pride Art Show The Disability Pride Art Show aims to celebrate the rights of disabled individuals through the power of art. This one-day event will take place on July 30 at the vibrant venue, Different Wrld, located in 801 Haywood Rd. The show embraces the core values of acceptance and inclusivity, emphasizing the inherent worth and talents of disabled individuals. Presented by DIYabled, a local nonprofit organization, and with This Body is Worthy. Featuring a diverse lineup of 25 talented artists, writers, video artists, and dancers, the Disability Pride Art Show promises to captivate audiences with a rich variety of artistic expressions. Attendees will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the thought-provoking documentary "Disability on the Spectrum," created by local artist Priya Ray. The film sheds light on the experiences and perspectives of disabled individuals, fostering greater understanding and empathy within our community. Rashid’s Continued Denial of Cancer Treatment Check our show notes for Rashid’s message, but as noted last week, incarcerated revolutionary of the Intercommunal Black Panther Party, Kevin Rashid Johnson, is continuing to be denied his rounds of cancert treatment for prostate cancer and has been shoved in a solitary confinement cell without working lights. In the show notes and at our website you’ll also find contacts for prison officials in Virginia who need pressure applied to get Rashid the medical treatment he needs, outside of the dungeon they’ve stuck him in. Comrades: This is Rashid. I need all possible SUSTAINED and immediate support. Here is a statement of my situation. OFFICIALS DEVISE TO STOP MY CANCER TREATMENT AND BLOCK MY COURT ACCESS (2023) By Kevin "Rashid" Johnson I have been going out daily since early April 2023 for radiation treatment at the Medical College of Virginia - a total of 40 treatments - which is ongoing. On 6-29-23 upon returning to the prison from the hospital I was thrown in solitary confinement without explanation, where I remain, without any property including all my legal property. I was put in cells without working lights, where I remain. After constant complaints all I'm being told is I am under investigation, but not by prison investigators. I spoke with a prison investigator, a Lieutenant Spencer, on July 1 when she delivered me legal mail, asking about my status and access to my legal property. She informed me, while her body camera was recording, that I am under investigation by other state prison investigators and the prison was not withholding my legal property. She said any supervisor could get my property for me which was in the property department. Despite this everyone refuses to deliver my belongings and I have been kept in an empty cell ever since. This despite that the VDOC is under court orders to not interfere with my access to and use of my legal property and I have numerous court deadlines and a pending federal civil trial in one of my lawsuits. On 6-30-23 officials refused to allow me to attend my cancer treatment. My numerous written emergency complaints about this went unanswered and unprocessed. On 7-3-23 after days in an empty cell without my things I declined to go for my treatment that one day to try and call the courts to explain and seek intervention. Officials including the warden and assistant warden refused me a legal call and are now refusing all my future cancer treatments. The entire claim to have me under investigation is facially invalid and illegal. As any legal authority recognizes, law enforcement officials must perform investigations consistent with the search and seizure provisions of the 4th Amendment. And any "unlawful search or seizures" renders any evidence gathered therefrom illegal. Both the seizures and searches of me and my property have been unlawful from the outset. My belongings, my legal property in particular was taken and searched outside my presence, which is illegal. Prison officials may only open our legal mail and search our legal property in our presence. That is constitutional law. Here in Virginia we may only be removed from General population and put in solitary if written notice is given within 24 hours. I received no such notice. People to contact: CLARKE, HAROLD W(804) 887-8080 HAROLD.CLARKE@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION (DOC/CA, 701) ROBINSON, DAVID N (276) 524-3685 DAVID.N.ROBINSON@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV WALLENS RIDGE STATE PRISON (WRSP, 735) CABELL, BETH E(804) 834-1327. BETH.CABELL@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONS (DOC/DI, 756) *SMITH, RUTH H(434) 767-5543. Email- RUTH.SMITH@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV , NOTTOWAY CORRECTIONAL CENTER (NCC, 745) HERRICK, STEPHEN M (804) 887-8118 Email~ STEVE.HERRICK@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONS (DOC/DI) . ... . .. Featured Tracks:  Cumberland Blues by Fiddlin' Doc Roberts from Mountain Blues: Blues, Ballads and String Bands System's Gonna Burn by Wren &amp; Acre (based on Woody Guthrie's "Fascists Bound To Lose") When You Think MVP by Yellow Finch residents 

This week, we’re sharing a conversation with Rose and Crystal, two comrades involved in the struggle against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 304 mile, 41 inch in diameter liquified so-called natural gas pipeline with a possible 75 mile extension crossing many delicate waterways, slopes and communities across Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. This project has been off and on under construction since 2018 and was recently forced through at a Federal level as part of the debt ceiling deal by the Biden administration and Democrats. For the hour we talk about the project, the land and water it threatens, the history of resistance and how to get involved in stopping this mess. <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/07/08/continuing-struggle-against-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/#MVPJuly2023" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230709-MVPRestarts/mvp-struggle.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PDF (Unimposed)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230709-MVPRestarts/mvp-struggle-zine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zine (Imposed PDF)</a></li> </ul> Just a headsup, there are some audio quality issues throughout the conversation with both guests, so if you have trouble hearing consider checking out the upcoming transcript or meanwhile watching on youtube with the subtitles on. You can find more from the folks resisting the MVP by searching Appalachians Against Pipelines on various social media platforms or check the links in our show notes, where you can also find links to our various interviews with folks from this initiative from the last 5 years. Links Appalachains Agianst Pipelines (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>) (<a href="https://twitter.com/stopthemvp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>) (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>): <ul> <li><a href="appalachiansagainstpipelines.protonmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AppalachiansAgainstPipelines (at) protonmail.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://form.jotform.com/81488608084163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Volunteer intake form</a></li> <li><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/donate-now-to-support-the-fight-against-the-mountain-valley-pipeline?source=direct_link#01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Donation site</a></li> <li>Videos of note on their FB <ul> <li>Woodie Guthrie's "Tear the Fascists Down <a href="https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/videos/1052780721898008" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> rewrite by Acre and Wren</a>, the Yellow Finch treesitters extracted by the blockade</li> <li>"<a href="https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/videos/753941738829229" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">System's Gonna Burn</a>" rewrite by Acre and Wren</li> <li>“<a href="https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/videos/381379945908757" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When You Think MVP</a>” rewrite by folks living at Yellow Finch Camp</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/videos/2463494283919377" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Drone war</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Announcements Sean Swain Featured in YouTube Documentary Series The channel called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@politicalprisoners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Political Prisoners</a> on youtube, linked in our show notes, has begun a series of short documentaries about Sean, the first of which you can find entitled “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYud4Np5EEk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part One: A Visitation Dispute</a>”. Check it out! Disability Pride Art Show The Disability Pride Art Show aims to celebrate the rights of disabled individuals through the power of art. This one-day event will take place on July 30 at the vibrant venue, Different Wrld, located in 801 Haywood Rd. The show embraces the core values of acceptance and inclusivity, emphasizing the inherent worth and talents of disabled individuals. Presented by DIYabled, a local nonprofit organization, and with This Body is Worthy. Featuring a diverse lineup of 25 talented artists, writers, video artists, and dancers, the Disability Pride Art Show promises to captivate audiences with a rich variety of artistic expressions. Attendees will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the thought-provoking documentary "Disability on the Spectrum," created by local artist Priya Ray. The film sheds light on the experiences and perspectives of disabled individuals, fostering greater understanding and empathy within our community. Rashid’s Continued Denial of Cancer Treatment Check our show notes for Rashid’s message, but as noted last week, incarcerated revolutionary of the Intercommunal Black Panther Party, Kevin Rashid Johnson, is continuing to be denied his rounds of cancert treatment for prostate cancer and has been shoved in a solitary confinement cell without working lights. In the show notes and at our website you’ll also find contacts for prison officials in Virginia who need pressure applied to get Rashid the medical treatment he needs, outside of the dungeon they’ve stuck him in. Comrades: This is Rashid. I need all possible SUSTAINED and immediate support. Here is a statement of my situation. OFFICIALS DEVISE TO STOP MY CANCER TREATMENT AND BLOCK MY COURT ACCESS (2023) By Kevin "Rashid" Johnson I have been going out daily since early April 2023 for radiation treatment at the Medical College of Virginia - a total of 40 treatments - which is ongoing. On 6-29-23 upon returning to the prison from the hospital I was thrown in solitary confinement without explanation, where I remain, without any property including all my legal property. I was put in cells without working lights, where I remain. After constant complaints all I'm being told is I am under investigation, but not by prison investigators. I spoke with a prison investigator, a Lieutenant Spencer, on July 1 when she delivered me legal mail, asking about my status and access to my legal property. She informed me, while her body camera was recording, that I am under investigation by other state prison investigators and the prison was not withholding my legal property. She said any supervisor could get my property for me which was in the property department. Despite this everyone refuses to deliver my belongings and I have been kept in an empty cell ever since. This despite that the VDOC is under court orders to not interfere with my access to and use of my legal property and I have numerous court deadlines and a pending federal civil trial in one of my lawsuits. On 6-30-23 officials refused to allow me to attend my cancer treatment. My numerous written emergency complaints about this went unanswered and unprocessed. On 7-3-23 after days in an empty cell without my things I declined to go for my treatment that one day to try and call the courts to explain and seek intervention. Officials including the warden and assistant warden refused me a legal call and are now refusing all my future cancer treatments. The entire claim to have me under investigation is facially invalid and illegal. As any legal authority recognizes, law enforcement officials must perform investigations consistent with the search and seizure provisions of the 4th Amendment. And any "unlawful search or seizures" renders any evidence gathered therefrom illegal. Both the seizures and searches of me and my property have been unlawful from the outset. My belongings, my legal property in particular was taken and searched outside my presence, which is illegal. Prison officials may only open our legal mail and search our legal property in our presence. That is constitutional law. Here in Virginia we may only be removed from General population and put in solitary if written notice is given within 24 hours. I received no such notice. People to contact: CLARKE, HAROLD W(804) 887-8080 HAROLD.CLARKE@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION (DOC/CA, 701) ROBINSON, DAVID N (276) 524-3685 DAVID.N.ROBINSON@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV WALLENS RIDGE STATE PRISON (WRSP, 735) CABELL, BETH E(804) 834-1327. BETH.CABELL@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONS (DOC/DI, 756) *SMITH, RUTH H(434) 767-5543. Email- RUTH.SMITH@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV , NOTTOWAY CORRECTIONAL CENTER (NCC, 745) HERRICK, STEPHEN M (804) 887-8118 Email~ STEVE.HERRICK@VADOC.VIRGINIA.GOV CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONS (DOC/DI) . ... . .. Featured Tracks: <ul> <li>Cumberland Blues by Fiddlin' Doc Roberts from Mountain Blues: Blues, Ballads and String Bands</li> <li>System's Gonna Burn by Wren &amp; Acre (based on Woody Guthrie's "Fascists Bound To Lose")</li> <li>When You Think MVP by Yellow Finch residents</li> </ul>

Continuing Struggle Against The Mountain Valley Pipeline

Co-Envisioning Worlds in Penumbra City Here we are presenting Ian’s interview with members of Strangers In a Tangled Wilderness, a collectively run publisher of radical podcasts, fiction, zines, games, and much more. We discuss the kickstarter fundraiser the group just launched to fund their tabletop RPG, Penumbra City, their history with games and with each other, world building, the value of goal-free play, and how it might be applied to projects and organizing. You can watch a playthrough of the game on youtube.  Transcript PDF (Unimposed) – pending Zine (Imposed PDF) – pending  Penumbra City links:  Kickstarter Instagram @PenumbraCity  STW links:  Website Patreon Instagram @tangled_wilderness Twitter @TangledWild  STW Podcasts:  Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness Live Like The World Is Dying Anarcho-Geek Power Hour  Inmn online:  Instagram @ShadowTailArtificiery  Robin online:  Instagram @MissRobinSavage  Margaret online:  Linktr.ee Twitter @MagpieKilljoy Instagram @MargaretKilljoy  . ... . .. Featured Track:  Spellwork by Austra from Feel It Break 

Co-Envisioning Worlds in Penumbra City Here we are presenting Ian’s interview with members of <a href="https://www.tangledwilderness.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Strangers In a Tangled Wilderness</a>, a collectively run publisher of radical podcasts, fiction, zines, games, and much more. We discuss the kickstarter fundraiser the group just launched to fund their tabletop RPG, <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Penumbra City</a>, their history with games and with each other, world building, the value of goal-free play, and how it might be applied to projects and organizing. You can watch a playthrough of the game on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5nCPHWzBc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtube</a>. <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/06/21/co-envisioning-worlds-in-penumbra-city/#PenumbraCity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li> <li>PDF (Unimposed) – pending</li> <li>Zine (Imposed PDF) – pending</li> </ul> Penumbra City links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a></li> <li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/penumbracity/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@PenumbraCity</a></li> </ul> STW links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tangledwilderness.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwildernes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a></li> <li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tangled_wilderness/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tangled_wilderness</a></li> <li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TangledWild" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TangledWild</a></li> </ul> STW Podcasts: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tangledwilderness.org/strangers-podcast" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tangledwilderness.org/live-like-the-world-is-dying" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Live Like The World Is Dying</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tangledwilderness.org/anarcho-geek-power-hour" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Anarcho-Geek Power Hour</a></li> </ul> Inmn online: <ul> <li>Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/shadowtail.artificery" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ShadowTailArtificiery</a></li> </ul> Robin online: <ul> <li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missrobinsavage/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MissRobinSavage</a></li> </ul> Margaret online: <ul> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/margaretkilljoy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Linktr.ee</a></li> <li>Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/magpiekilljoy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MagpieKilljoy</a></li> <li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/margaretkilljoy/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MargaretKilljoy</a></li> </ul> . ... . .. Featured Track: <ul> <li>Spellwork by Austra from Feel It Break</li> </ul>

Co-Envisioning Worlds in Penumbra City

This week, you'll hear an interview with Matthew Scott, a journalist with ACPC in Atlanta to talk about recent developments with the struggle against Cop City, the building of a giant police training facility with a simulated cityscape for urban counter insurgency training for law enforcement from around the USA &amp; around the world in a forest in Atlanta, Georgia. You can read Matthews work at ATLPressCollective.Com. We review the development of the project and the organizing against it, touch on the current situation for the 41 people facing domestic terrorism charges from the state of Georgia, talk about the SWAT raid and financial crime charges against the Atlanta Solidarity bail fund, the vote by city council to move forward with tens of millions of dollars of funding despite 15 hours of public comment against and take a look at where the project is now that clearcutting has happened.  Transcript  ACPC on StopCopCity Balkan Anarchist Bookfair &amp; St-Imier   PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF)  Other Sites of Interest  Atlanta Solidarity Fund StopCopCitySolidarity.Org (info on the Week of Action, June 24-July 1, 2023) Donations to Tortuguita's family  Balkan Anarchist Bookfair Then, you'll hear a segment by A-Radio Berlin from the May 2023 episode of Bad News about the upcoming Balkan Anarchist Bookfair and the St-Imier 2023 anarchist and anti-authoritarian gathering. . ... . .. Featured Tracks:  4th of July by AGYN from Weelaunee Kaleidoscope (Benefit for ATL Solidarity) Bella Ciao (for Weelaunee Forest) by The Narcissist Cookbook from 

This week, you'll hear an interview with Matthew Scott, a journalist with ACPC in Atlanta to talk about recent developments with the struggle against Cop City, the building of a giant police training facility with a simulated cityscape for urban counter insurgency training for law enforcement from around the USA &amp; around the world in a forest in Atlanta, Georgia. You can read Matthews work at <a href="https://atlpresscollective.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ATLPressCollective.Com</a>. We review the development of the project and the organizing against it, touch on the current situation for the 41 people facing domestic terrorism charges from the state of Georgia, talk about the SWAT raid and financial crime charges against the Atlanta Solidarity bail fund, the vote by city council to move forward with tens of millions of dollars of funding despite 15 hours of public comment against and take a look at where the project is now that clearcutting has happened. <ul> <li>Transcript <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/06/18/updates-on-the-struggle-to-stop-cop-city/#MatthewScott" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ACPC on StopCopCity</a></li> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/06/18/updates-on-the-struggle-to-stop-cop-city/#BAB&amp;St-Imier" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Balkan Anarchist Bookfair &amp; St-Imier</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230618-StopCopCity-BAB/SCC%2ABAB.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PDF (Unimposed)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230618-StopCopCity-BAB/SCC%2ABAB-zine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zine (Imposed PDF)</a></li> </ul> Other Sites of Interest <ul> <li><a href="https://atlsolidarity.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Atlanta Solidarity Fund</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stopcopcitysolidarity.org/mobilize" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">StopCopCitySolidarity.Org</a> (info on the Week of Action, June 24-July 1, 2023)</li> <li>Donations to <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-family-of-manuel-tortuguita-paez-teran" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tortuguita's family</a></li> </ul> Balkan Anarchist Bookfair Then, you'll hear a segment by <a href="https://www.aradio-berlin.org/en/start/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A-Radio Berlin</a> from the <a href="https://www.a-radio-network.org/bad-news-angry-voices-from-around-the-world/episode-68-05-2023/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">May 2023 episode of Bad News</a> about the upcoming <a href="http://bab2023.avtonomija.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Balkan Anarchist Bookfair</a> and the St-Imier 2023 anarchist and anti-authoritarian gathering. . ... . .. Featured Tracks: <ul> <li>4th of July by AGYN from <a href="https://ropebridge.bandcamp.com/album/weelaunee-kaleidoscope-benefit-for-atl-solidarity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Weelaunee Kaleidoscope (Benefit for ATL Solidarity)</a></li> <li><a href="https://thenarcissistcookbook.bandcamp.com/track/bella-ciao-for-weelaunee-forest" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bella Ciao (for Weelaunee Forest)</a> by The Narcissist Cookbook from</li> </ul>

Updates On The Struggle To Stop Cop City + The Balkan Anarchist Bookfair

Shannon Clay

Here’s our interview with Shannon Clay, co-author of We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action. For this episode, Shannon and I walk through the book, covering some of the history of the network, how it evolved, challenges it faced, and invitations to discuss current day anti-fascist and anti-racist organizing on Turtle Island.  Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF)  Shannon also suggests co-authors Kristin Schwartz and Michael Staudenmaier podcast interview on The Brief about Canadian ARA history: http://thebriefpodcast.com/anti-racist-action/ This audio was released earlier to Patreon supporters of $3 or more a month. It’s one of the thank you gifts, alongside tshirts, zines, stickers and updates on the project. If you’d like to support our ongoing transcriptions help to make these conversations more accessible to a wider audience, give yourself that warm and fuzzy feeling by visiting tfsr.wtf/support for a link to ways to support our project with your pocket book. . ... . .. Featured Track:  Let's Face It by The Mighty Mighty BossToneS 

Here’s our interview with <a href="mailto:shannonclay@protonmail.com">Shannon Clay</a>, co-author of <a href="https://firestorm.coop/products/19515-we-go-where-they-go.html?referral=finalstraw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action</a>. For this episode, Shannon and I walk through the book, covering some of the history of the network, how it evolved, challenges it faced, and invitations to discuss current day anti-fascist and anti-racist organizing on Turtle Island. <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/06/14/a-history-of-anti-racist-action-with-shannon-clay/#WeGoWhereTheyGo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsrpodcast-WeGoWhereTheyGo/history-of-ara.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PDF (Unimposed)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsrpodcast-WeGoWhereTheyGo/history-of-ara-zine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zine (Imposed PDF)</a></li> </ul> Shannon also suggests co-authors Kristin Schwartz and Michael Staudenmaier podcast interview on The Brief about Canadian ARA history: <a href="http://thebriefpodcast.com/anti-racist-action/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://thebriefpodcast.com/anti-racist-action/</a> This audio was released earlier to <a href="https://patreon.com/tfsr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporters of $3 or more a month. It’s one of the thank you gifts, alongside tshirts, zines, stickers and updates on the project. If you’d like to support our ongoing transcriptions help to make these conversations more accessible to a wider audience, give yourself that warm and fuzzy feeling by visiting <a href="https://tfsr.wtf/support" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">tfsr.wtf/support</a> for a link to ways to support our project with your pocket book. . ... . .. Featured Track: <ul> <li>Let's Face It by <a href="https://www.bosstonesmusic.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Mighty Mighty BossToneS</a></li> </ul>

A History of Anti-Racist Action with Shannon Clay

This week we chatted with Jasmine, an anthropologist and activist involved in the migrant solidarity and freedom of movement cultural organization called Maldusa which is based in some of the southern most reaches of Italy in Palermo, Sicily, and the island of Lampedusa and in the Mediterranean Sea. We speak for the hour about migration across the sea, what drives and draws people to make the treacherous journey, state, para state and civil institutions on both sides of the sea engaging the issue of crossings and other topics. Maldusa:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Donations  Louise Michel Rescue Boat:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram  SeaWatch:  Website Donation  Alarmphone:  Website Facebook Twitter Donate  Baye Fall Guys:  Facebook  . ... . .. Featured Track:  Set Adrift on Memory Bliss (instrumental radio edition) by PM Dawn 

This week we chatted with Jasmine, an anthropologist and activist involved in the migrant solidarity and freedom of movement cultural organization called Maldusa which is based in some of the southern most reaches of Italy in Palermo, Sicily, and the island of Lampedusa and in the Mediterranean Sea. We speak for the hour about migration across the sea, what drives and draws people to make the treacherous journey, state, para state and civil institutions on both sides of the sea engaging the issue of crossings and other topics. Maldusa: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.maldusa.org/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/MaldusaProject" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Maldusa_Project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maldusa.project/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.maldusa.org/en/contribute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donations</a></li> </ul> Louise Michel Rescue Boat: <ul> <li><a href="https://mvlouisemichel.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://m.facebook.com/louisemichelcrew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mvlouisemichel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/louisemichelcrew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> SeaWatch: <ul> <li><a href="https://sea-watch.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://sea-watch.org/en/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donation</a></li> </ul> Alarmphone: <ul> <li><a href="https://alarmphone.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watchthemed.alarmphone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/alarm_phone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://alarmphone.org/en/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate</a></li> </ul> Baye Fall Guys: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Ragazzi-Bayefall-a-Palermo/100064739090479/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul> . ... . .. Featured Track: <ul> <li>Set Adrift on Memory Bliss (instrumental radio edition) by PM Dawn</li> </ul>

Mediterranean Passages with Maldusa

In this discussion, we talk with two trans organizers in Missouri about the recently withdrawn emergency rule made by the state Attorney General Andrew Bailey. At the time, the emergency rule, which was one of the most far reaching bans on trans access to affirming medical care, had been stayed by the courts and was awaiting further hearing.  Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF)  The Attorney General withdrew the ruling, claiming that it was no longer needed because the Missouri legislature had passed two bills that removed access to trans care for youth. The situation on the ground in Missouri is still dire, but the particular extremity of the rule has at least temporarily been dodged. (Just after, Gov. DeSantis in Florida introduced a flurry of new anti-trans legislation as if to outstrip Missouri in hateful targeting). During this conversation, we discuss the specific details that made this rule significantly threatening, as well as the various reactions and organizing efforts that it provoked. Though the situation has changed in Missouri, the discussion still holds important insight for those of us committed to the struggle against the state’s gender fascism, since this is a coordinated effort by the Republican party across state lines to wield violent power against specific populations deemed disposable. I will also read a statement by the organizers written in the wake of the withdrawal of the rule. You can find the guests soon at Mid Missouri Trans Folks on instagram and venmo.

In this discussion, we talk with two trans organizers in Missouri about the recently withdrawn emergency rule made by the state Attorney General Andrew Bailey. At the time, the emergency rule, which was one of the most far reaching bans on trans access to affirming medical care, had been stayed by the courts and was awaiting further hearing. <ul> <li><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/06/04/mid-mo-trans-folks-on-living-under-emergency/#MidMOTransFolks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230603-MissouriEmergencyRule/midMOemergency.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PDF (Unimposed)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/download/tfsr20230603-MissouriEmergencyRule/midMOemergencyZine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zine (Imposed PDF)</a></li> </ul> The Attorney General withdrew the ruling, claiming that it was no longer needed because the Missouri legislature had passed two bills that removed access to trans care for youth. The situation on the ground in Missouri is still dire, but the particular extremity of the rule has at least temporarily been dodged. (Just after, Gov. DeSantis in Florida introduced a flurry of new anti-trans legislation as if to outstrip Missouri in hateful targeting). During this conversation, we discuss the specific details that made this rule significantly threatening, as well as the various reactions and organizing efforts that it provoked. Though the situation has changed in Missouri, the discussion still holds important insight for those of us committed to the struggle against the state’s gender fascism, since this is a coordinated effort by the Republican party across state lines to wield violent power against specific populations deemed disposable. I will also read a statement by the organizers written in the wake of the withdrawal of the rule. You can find the guests soon at Mid Missouri Trans Folks on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midmotransfolks/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://account.venmo.com/u/midmotransfolks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">venmo</a>.

Mid MO Trans Folks on Living Under Emergency

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Love the show. Sean swain is p obnoxious tho

Great Anarchist analysis from Appalachian and beyond. Keep up the work!

The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network). Check out our past archives and ways to connect with us at <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org</a>

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Nashville Anti Racist Action about the upcoming American Renaissance Conference in Burns, Tennessee from July 28th to 30th, 2017.  AmRen, as it's called, is a yearly conference that sprange from Jared Taylor's suit and tie nazi thinktank journal by the same title and is being held on state land in Tennessee and anti-racists plan to make the "white identitarians" uncomfortable to say the least.  For the hour we talk about anti-racist organizing in the South, about the upcoming "Unite The Right" convergence in Charlottesville, Virginia and more.  Here's the fedbook page for Nashville ARA, and here's another state-wide coalition in Tennessee, TARN.  As an aside, big ups to the crowds that overwhelmed the KKK in Charlottesville on July 8th.  The Klan had to be escorted by State Police to even escape the throngs of counter-demonstrators.  NPR reports 50 Klan showed up, over 1,000 counter protesters and 23 anti-racists arrested, other reports include word of police brutalizations and felony charges.  Here's a fundraising page for those arrested.  One resource we would like to point folks to if they're seeking to get involved with anti-racist and antifa groups over the internet, considering the honeypot and disinformation tactics being taken by the far right is Antifa checker, which vets social media sites for antifa and ARA groups and has social media presences on twitter, facebook and more. Here's an article about last year's AmRen with a history of Jared Taylor and other organizers behind NPI, AmRen, Paleo-Conservatism, "Racial Realism," "Identitarianism," "Racialist," Sam Dickson and more buncombe.  Announces  Interview w/ Your Hosts at It's Going Down If you wanna learn more about your hosts, get a blow by blow of the anarchist radio conference that happened in Greece earlier this year, and hear some A++ trolling, you can hear an interview that we did with members of the anarchist, anti-authoritarian news platform It's Going Down! Tell us what you think by writing to us an email!  Dane Powell sentencing and J20 Solidarity As many of you have probably heard already, the first of the J20 defendants was sentenced recently to 4 months of a 36 month sentence followed by 2 years of supervised probation. From a fundraising support statement: "Dane Powell is a father, veteran, water protector, and active community member, but will now forever be known as the first political prisoner of the Trump era." He is famous for pulling children and elderly folks out of the range of police chemical weapons on January 20th, and was arrested and held for days in DC lockup after having been profiled and dragged from a car on the 21st. You can read and listen to a fabulous interview that he did with the Bloc Party on It's Going Down, in which he talks about his reasons for taking a non cooperating plea deal and how he has been talking about all of this with his children, among many other topics. The interview links to other support sites and articles by co-defendants. You can also see detailed reporting on his sentencing, along with helpful context, on

Nashville Anti Racist Action about the upcoming American Renaissance Conference in Burns, Tennessee from July 28th to 30th, 2017.  AmRen, as it's called, is a yearly conference that sprange from Jared Taylor's suit and tie nazi thinktank journal by the same title and is being held on state land in Tennessee and anti-racists plan to make the "white identitarians" uncomfortable to say the least.  For the hour we talk about anti-racist organizing in the South, about the upcoming "Unite The Right" convergence in Charlottesville, Virginia and more.  Here's the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nashvilleara/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fedbook</a> page for Nashville ARA, and here's another state-wide coalition in Tennessee, <a href="http://notinourstate.weebly.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TARN</a>.  As an aside, big ups to the crowds that overwhelmed the KKK in Charlottesville on July 8th.  The Klan had to be escorted by State Police to even escape the throngs of counter-demonstrators.  NPR <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/09/536248327/protesters-surround-kkk-gathering-in-charlottesville" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">reports</a> 50 Klan showed up, over 1,000 counter protesters and 23 anti-racists arrested, other reports include word of police brutalizations and felony charges.  Here's a <a href="https://fundly.com/solidarity-c-ville-7-8-anti-racist-legal-fund" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fundraising</a> page for those arrested. One resource we would like to point folks to if they're seeking to get involved with anti-racist and antifa groups over the internet, considering the honeypot and disinformation tactics being taken by the far right is <a href="https://antifachecker.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Antifa checker</a>, which vets social media sites for antifa and ARA groups and has social media presences on twitter, facebook and more. Here's an <a href="https://antifascistnews.net/2016/06/07/fascist-chic-inside-american-renaissance-2016/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">article</a> about last year's AmRen with a history of Jared Taylor and other organizers behind NPI, AmRen, Paleo-Conservatism, "Racial Realism," "Identitarianism," "Racialist," Sam Dickson and more buncombe. Announces Interview w/ Your Hosts at It's Going Down If you wanna learn more about your hosts, get a blow by blow of the anarchist radio conference that happened in Greece earlier this year, and hear some A++ trolling, you can hear an <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/la-zad-love/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">interview</a> that we did with members of the anarchist, anti-authoritarian news platform It's Going Down! Tell us what you think by writing to us an <a href="mailto:thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net" rel="noopener">email</a>! Dane Powell sentencing and J20 Solidarity As many of you have probably heard already, the first of the J20 defendants was sentenced recently to 4 months of a 36 month sentence followed by 2 years of supervised probation. From a fundraising support statement: "Dane Powell is a father, veteran, water protector, and active community member, but will now forever be known as the first political prisoner of the Trump era." He is famous for pulling children and elderly folks out of the range of police chemical weapons on January 20th, and was arrested and held for days in DC lockup after having been profiled and dragged from a car on the 21st. You can read and listen to a fabulous interview that he did with the <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/dane-powell-j20-prisoner-interview/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bloc Party</a> on It's Going Down, in which he talks about his reasons for taking a non cooperating plea deal and how he has been talking about all of this with his children, among many other topics. The interview links to other support sites and articles by co-defendants. You can also see detailed reporting on his sentencing, along with helpful context, on

Confronting the suit & tie White Nationalists

This week William got to speak to two people about the anti KKK demo in Charlotesville VA on July 8th, plus about the resistance to a Unite the Right gathering proposed for Charlotesville on August 12th. We speak about what went down on J8, plus things to keep in mind for A12 and who all may be attending the event.  Here is some intro text from our guests that lays the groundwork for some of the things we will speak about:  In the wake of the Charleston Massacre in 2015, the Confederate flag saw a drastic change in social tolerance, and its removal from public institutions sparked widespread reaction from scores of White Southerners, even leading to further terrorizing and violence. Donald Trump's campaign and election saw these fires stoked further, now emboldening the more explicit White Supremacist dialogue that so many had attempted to distance the flag from a year earlier.  In late April of 2017, the city council of Charlottesville, Virginia voted to remove its statues depicting Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, and rename the downtown parks that hosted them as Justice Park and Emancipation Park, respectively. Local Confederate advocates such as the VA Flaggers and politicians like Corey Stewart had already inserted themselves into the dialogue, but they did not stop when the City's decision was cast.  With the assistance of local white activists a court injunction was filed to challenge and halt the removals, and only a few weeks later, White Power figureheads from across the U.S. descended on Charlottesville's parks unannounced for a day of rallies and photo-ops, in a calculated move to insert themselves into the conflict. Since May, the people of Charlottesville have been dogged by intermittent rallies, harassment, stalking, threats, and outright violence from these forces, all the while fighting to resist this fascist creep.  Just two weeks ago, on July 8th, the infamous Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally in Justice Park. Many from the city and across Virginia assembled for a peaceful counter-demonstration that sought to block the Klan from entering the park. This time, the police led a violent and one-sided escalation against those protesting white supremacy that included 23 arrests.  As the far-right and so-called Alt-Right's campaign in Charlottesville continues, August 12th has been set for what they hope to be a culminating event, a rally to "Unite the Right" in Emancipation Park.  With a special guest line-up featuring the worst of the worst, they are counting on even greater numbers of alt-righters, Neo-Nazis, white nationalists, neo-confederates, militia groups, and even biker gangs to converge from all corners of the country, with aims not only of unification but of violent retribution against those who oppose them.  A call to action for A12 resistance and detailed information chronicling this struggle, including how to support those arrested on July 8th, can be found at solidaritycville.com, and you can contact Defend.Cville@protonmail.com for more. Use #DefendCville and #TheNewKKK for news and conversation before, during, and after A12; and most importantly, show up to support Charlottesville and help send these Nazis packing!  To support those who were arrested resisting the KKK on July 8th please visit https://fundly.com/virginia-anti-racist-bail-fund.   98FM podcast coming out soon Keep an ear out for a special podcast segment we’ll release this week about 98Fm, Radiozones Of Subersive Expression in Athens Greece.  This is the squatted pirate radio station we were going on and on about during the interview on Its Going Down.  Well, as you may have heard on B(A)D News: Angry Voices From Around The World #2 last week, they’ve been having some issues with the Telecommunication Ministry, the police, a commercial pirate station and the University where they squat.  So, we chat about it for about 45 minutes and they tell us about what’s going on in Greece these days.  Take a peek at our website mid week for this interview.  Announcements Updates from Comrade Malik Washington Now a quick announcement from the dungeons of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Comrades incarcerated in the "Ad-Seg"--that is, solitary confinement"--block at the Eastham Unit in Texas are reporting that mentally ill prisoners who are unable to care for their own physical health and hygiene are being utterly neglected by prison COs, and even by mental health personnel supposedly tasked with oversight functions at the prison.    Comrade Kado is an occupant of the Ad-Seg unit who has seen this neglect firsthand, related in a recent communication that his concern for one particular individual on the block has become acute.  He writes, "It is known that this man is mentally ill. If engaged directly in conversation, he is able to respond, although only in very short sentences. He knows he is from Nebraska, and that he is here for “trespassing too much”... when asked why he's in solitary, he states “they want me to do work and it's too hard” or “the guards yellin' all the time, I get upset”.    Each time Comrade Kado tried to engage the prison staff about getting some assistance for this man, who had been living for months in his own filth, in a roach-infested cell, he was ignored or told he can't advocate for fellow inmates.  Well-known prison activist and human rights advocate Comrade Malik Washington, who also resides on this unit, similarly tried to speak out on behalf of this person, and he, too, was promptly told to mind his own business.    A major concern is that this man could become ill from the deadly heat people in Texas prison are regularly exposed to; this is a concern for ALL Texas prisoners, but especially those who no longer (or maybe never did) possess the cognitive ability to advocate for themselves.  As Comrade Malik writes, "[This man] lives only 3 cells away from me. He has no fan and really doesn't know or understand how to ask for one, so he suffers more than the normal prisoner in ad seg...And yet from the senior warden all the way down to the lowest-ranking correctional officer, no-one sees the importance or urgency of obtaining a fan for this mentally ill humyn being!"  Officials at Eastham will not succeed in destroying solidarity amongst imprisoned people. Comrades Kado and Malik will continue speaking out for their fellow incarcerated brothers and sisters--and they need our help!!  Take a minute to call Bryan Collier, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, at (512) 463-9988, to tell him that mentally ill prisoners need to be properly cared for.  And if you want to learn more about this pressure campaign and about prisoner advocacy, write to Comrade Kado at:  Noah Coffin #1795167 Eastham Unit 2665 Prison Road #1 Lovelady, TX 75851  Dare to struggle! Dare to win! All power to the people!  J20 Week of Solidarity This is the week of solidarity with the over-200-people arrested during the protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20th, known as the J20 defendants.  Among the ways to get involved, one could thrown a fundraiser, attend a fundraiser, do graffiti, drop a banner, have an info-session to teach people about it, re-socialize your local Fox News outlet and read a statement on the air, plaster your social media, talk to your awkward manarchist uncle Jerry, and otherwise raise awareness that might support the support lawyers in their attempt on July 27th to get the charges against the J20 defendents dismissed.  More info on events ongoing can be found at defendj20resistance.org.  Za in NYC with the Wobs for J20 If you’re in New York and wanna have some pizza about this, the New York City General Defense Committee of the Industrial Workers of the World is organizing a pizza dinner as a benefit of the over 200 people who were arrested in Washington D.C. on Inauguration Day. Here's a fedbook post for the event, and here's where the funds are being collected if you can't make it but wanna give. WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 2017 from 4 P.M. to 4 A.M. WHERE: Rebecca's, 610 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn NY 11206  Fire Inside Zine &amp; Tour From FireInside.noblogs.org, we read an announcement about Firehawk &amp; Ben's upcoming rust-belt tour with a zine compiling the experiences of prisoners of the September 9th #PrisonStrike from last year in the prisoners own words, as well as info about the August 19th Millions for Prisoner Justice march this year.   July 25th day of International Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners From

This week William got to speak to two people about the anti KKK demo in Charlotesville VA on July 8th, plus about the resistance to a Unite the Right gathering proposed for Charlotesville on August 12th. We speak about what went down on J8, plus things to keep in mind for A12 and who all may be attending the event. Here is some intro text from our guests that lays the groundwork for some of the things we will speak about: In the wake of the Charleston Massacre in 2015, the Confederate flag saw a drastic change in social tolerance, and its removal from public institutions sparked widespread reaction from scores of White Southerners, even leading to further terrorizing and violence. Donald Trump's campaign and election saw these fires stoked further, now emboldening the more explicit White Supremacist dialogue that so many had attempted to distance the flag from a year earlier. In late April of 2017, the city council of Charlottesville, Virginia voted to remove its statues depicting Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, and rename the downtown parks that hosted them as Justice Park and Emancipation Park, respectively. Local Confederate advocates such as the VA Flaggers and politicians like Corey Stewart had already inserted themselves into the dialogue, but they did not stop when the City's decision was cast. With the assistance of local white activists a court injunction was filed to challenge and halt the removals, and only a few weeks later, White Power figureheads from across the U.S. descended on Charlottesville's parks unannounced for a day of rallies and photo-ops, in a calculated move to insert themselves into the conflict. Since May, the people of Charlottesville have been dogged by intermittent rallies, harassment, stalking, threats, and outright violence from these forces, all the while fighting to resist this fascist creep. Just two weeks ago, on July 8th, the infamous Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally in Justice Park. Many from the city and across Virginia assembled for a peaceful counter-demonstration that sought to block the Klan from entering the park. This time, the police led a violent and one-sided escalation against those protesting white supremacy that included 23 arrests. As the far-right and so-called Alt-Right's campaign in Charlottesville continues, August 12th has been set for what they hope to be a culminating event, a rally to "Unite the Right" in Emancipation Park. With a special guest line-up featuring the worst of the worst, they are counting on even greater numbers of alt-righters, Neo-Nazis, white nationalists, neo-confederates, militia groups, and even biker gangs to converge from all corners of the country, with aims not only of unification but of violent retribution against those who oppose them. A call to action for A12 resistance and detailed information chronicling this struggle, including how to support those arrested on July 8th, can be found at <a href="https://solidaritycville.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">solidaritycville.com</a>, and you can contact <a href="mailto:Defend.Cville@protonmail.com" rel="noopener">Defend.Cville@protonmail.com</a> for more. Use #DefendCville and #TheNewKKK for news and conversation before, during, and after A12; and most importantly, show up to support Charlottesville and help send these Nazis packing! To support those who were arrested resisting the KKK on July 8th please visit <a href="https://fundly.com/virginia-anti-racist-bail-fund" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://fundly.com/virginia-anti-racist-bail-fund</a>. 98FM podcast coming out soon Keep an ear out for a special podcast segment we’ll release this week about <a href="http://radio98fm.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">98Fm, Radiozones Of Subersive Expression</a> in Athens Greece.  This is the squatted pirate radio station we were going on and on about during the interview on Its Going Down.  Well, as you may have heard on <a href="https://archive.org/details/BadNewsEpisode2_1707_en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">B(A)D News: Angry Voices From Around The World #2</a> last week, they’ve been having some issues with the Telecommunication Ministry, the police, a commercial pirate station and the University where they squat.  So, we chat about it for about 45 minutes and they tell us about what’s going on in Greece these days.  Take a peek at our website mid week for this interview. Announcements Updates from Comrade Malik Washington Now a quick announcement from the dungeons of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Comrades incarcerated in the "Ad-Seg"--that is, solitary confinement"--block at the Eastham Unit in Texas are reporting that mentally ill prisoners who are unable to care for their own physical health and hygiene are being utterly neglected by prison COs, and even by mental health personnel supposedly tasked with oversight functions at the prison.   Comrade Kado is an occupant of the Ad-Seg unit who has seen this neglect firsthand, related in a recent communication that his concern for one particular individual on the block has become acute.  He writes, "It is known that this man is mentally ill. If engaged directly in conversation, he is able to respond, although only in very short sentences. He knows he is from Nebraska, and that he is here for “trespassing too much”... when asked why he's in solitary, he states “they want me to do work and it's too hard” or “the guards yellin' all the time, I get upset”.   Each time Comrade Kado tried to engage the prison staff about getting some assistance for this man, who had been living for months in his own filth, in a roach-infested cell, he was ignored or told he can't advocate for fellow inmates.  Well-known prison activist and human rights advocate Comrade Malik Washington, who also resides on this unit, similarly tried to speak out on behalf of this person, and he, too, was promptly told to mind his own business.   A major concern is that this man could become ill from the deadly heat people in Texas prison are regularly exposed to; this is a concern for ALL Texas prisoners, but especially those who no longer (or maybe never did) possess the cognitive ability to advocate for themselves.  As <a href="https://comrademalik.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Comrade Malik</a> writes, "[This man] lives only 3 cells away from me. He has no fan and really doesn't know or understand how to ask for one, so he suffers more than the normal prisoner in ad seg...And yet from the senior warden all the way down to the lowest-ranking correctional officer, no-one sees the importance or urgency of obtaining a fan for this mentally ill humyn being!" Officials at Eastham will not succeed in destroying solidarity amongst imprisoned people. Comrades Kado and Malik will continue speaking out for their fellow incarcerated brothers and sisters--and they need our help!!  Take a minute to call Bryan Collier, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, at <a href="tel:5124639988" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">(512) 463-9988</a>, to tell him that mentally ill prisoners need to be properly cared for.  And if you want to learn more about this pressure campaign and about prisoner advocacy, write to Comrade Kado at: Noah Coffin #1795167 Eastham Unit 2665 Prison Road #1 Lovelady, TX 75851 Dare to struggle! Dare to win! All power to the people! J20 Week of Solidarity This is the week of solidarity with the over-200-people arrested during the protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20th, known as the J20 defendants.  Among the ways to get involved, one could thrown a fundraiser, attend a fundraiser, do graffiti, drop a banner, have an info-session to teach people about it, re-socialize your local Fox News outlet and read a statement on the air, plaster your social media, talk to your awkward manarchist uncle Jerry, and otherwise raise awareness that might support the support lawyers in their attempt on July 27th to get the charges against the J20 defendents dismissed.  More info on events ongoing can be found at <a href="http://defendj20resistance.org/2017/07/19/week-of-solidarity-starts.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">defendj20resistance.org</a>. Za in NYC with the Wobs for J20 If you’re in New York and wanna have some pizza about this, the New York City General Defense Committee of the Industrial Workers of the World is organizing a pizza dinner as a benefit of the over 200 people who were arrested in Washington D.C. on Inauguration Day. Here's a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/477786439269000/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fedbook</a> post for the event, and <a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/gdc-bail-fund-for-j20?pc=fb-pc-code" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>'s where the funds are being collected if you can't make it but wanna give. WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 2017 from 4 P.M. to 4 A.M. WHERE: Rebecca's, 610 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn NY 11206 Fire Inside Zine &amp; Tour From <a href="https://FireInside.noblogs.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FireInside.noblogs.org</a>, we read an announcement about Firehawk &amp; Ben's upcoming rust-belt tour with a zine compiling the experiences of prisoners of the September 9th #PrisonStrike from last year in the prisoners own words, as well as info about the August 19th Millions for Prisoner Justice march this year.   July 25th day of International Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners From

Shite The Right: Charlottesville (VA) July 8th Report-back Plus August 12th Announcement

In this week's episode we feature two interviews.  In the first, we spoke with Em, a supporter of the mass arrestees from the January 20th inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington DC earlier this year.  We also speak with Jay, who was one of the arrestees. The two share first and secondhand experiences of the arrests, detention, denial of medication, rough rides and arraignment that accompanied those arrested at 12th &amp; L that day.  We also talk about where the court case is now and how to support the over 230 people kettled as Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Kerkhoff and other state agents attempt to give everyone 80 years in prison for alleged property destruction. More info on the effort at https://defendj20resistance.org  To hear some interesting and entertaining musical approaches to resisting the repression of the J20 arrestees, check out https://kerkhophony.bandcamp.com/releases .  Some of these tracks will be featured in the podcast version of this show, up soon at https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org   In the second portion, I chatted with anarchists in Hamburg, Germany about the upcoming protest against the G20 summit that is scheduled there between July 6th and 8th.  The guests speak about the history of resistance in Hamburg, the state ramping up repression, it's impacts on marginalized folks living there and on the planned protests and how to get involved.  More info on this initiative can be found at https://g20tohell.blackblogs.org/2017/02/11/english/  Our blog and podcast will also host links and audio from a few songs in German meant to bring folks out into the streets of Hamburg.  Here's a video for one.  If you're listening still on June 11th, happy day of Solidarity with Long Term Eco &amp; Anarchist Prisoners, Marius Mason and beyond!  Whatever your solidarity looks like, don't get caught. Local events can be found at june11.org.  Don't forget to submit your anonymized and proxied exploits to june11@riseup.net.  Also, check out the awesome series of interviews with prisoners, former prisoners and their supporters done by the June 11th crew that are up at It's Going Down by searching for june 11th.  Announcements Kevin "Rashid" Johnson New Afrikan Black Panther, Kevin "Rashid" Johnson is a long term prison organizer and published author. Rashid is being retaliated against for his prison organizing. According to the blog PAPS Texas, "He had a shank planted on him which was used as an excuse to take away his legal materials and typewriter.  Please call the following numbers.  William Clements Unit (806) 381-7080 – ask to speak to the warden’s office or if unavailable to property open 24/7  Region V Director Phone: 806-296-4500 or FAX 806-296-4521 Ask for Captain Ramirez Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Texas Department of Criminal Justice Ombudman’s office Phone: (936) 437-4927 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m Follow up by emailing: ombudsman@tdcj.texas.gov"  more info, including a script you can borrow from and more in-depth descriptions of what happened to Rashid can be found at http://rashidmod.com  Editorial As in many locations yesterday (June 10th 2017), Raleigh NC saw immense opposition to the Anti-Sharia Law marches, for the most part called for by Act for America which is a far right islamophobic group that alleges that the US is slipping into Sharia Law via whatever wingnut influence they think is going on. Like pretty much everything in this vein, this notion belies an extremely poor understanding of what Sharia is and how it functions, basically transforming it into yet another proxy for islamophobia and "patriotic", white supremacists zealotry in the mouths of racists. Yesterday saw (as I mentioned before) nationwide opposition to this farce, with battles from Seattle and Portland to our very own North Carolina, where the anti-racist crew outnumbered the racists by about 4 to 1, demoralizing them into an early dispersal and hopefully a lowered self esteem. Keep your eyes peeled for updates and report backs on your favorite anarchist news sites, like It's Going Down!  To editorialize for a second, at the start of this Pride month 2017 there were seemingly a lot of LGBTQ people joining the Act for America shindig in the name of protesting the alleged homophobia and misogyny under Sharia. As a gay person myself, I would say to any LGTBTQ individual who joined Act for America yesterday that you need look no further than your own home country to see brutal and systemic attacks against women and queer folks any day of the week without resorting to otherising and racist rhetoric to express your so called rage at homophobia. And before you start crying, wringing your hands, and trying to derail this statement, it's true that patriarchy and homophobia exist everywhere, it would be ridiculous to say otherwise. That's not what I'm talking about tho. What you did yesterday and what you are continuing to do by joining the right is lending them another facet by which they justify their own bigotries (plus I daresay expressing your own as well), and by lending them numbers. What in any case is the point of protesting this phenomenon, which the right neither understands nor knows how to interpret, other than to oppress an already beleaguered demographic of people in the States?  In closing, I'll say that make no mistake that the far right will throw you under the bus at the first opportune moment. They historically always have. So if you like that kind of thing, then knock yourself out. If not, check your shit and examine who is telling you what, why, and at what cost to you.    Playlist

In this week's episode we feature two interviews.  In the first, we spoke with Em, a supporter of the mass arrestees from the January 20th inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington DC earlier this year.  We also speak with Jay, who was one of the arrestees. The two share first and secondhand experiences of the arrests, detention, denial of medication, rough rides and arraignment that accompanied those arrested at 12th &amp; L that day.  We also talk about where the court case is now and how to support the over 230 people kettled as Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Kerkhoff and other state agents attempt to give everyone 80 years in prison for alleged property destruction. More info on the effort at <a href="https://defendj20resistance.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://defendj20resistance.org</a> To hear some interesting and entertaining musical approaches to resisting the repression of the J20 arrestees, check out <a href="https://kerkhophony.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kerkhophony.bandcamp.com/releases</a> .  Some of these tracks will be featured in the podcast version of this show, up soon at <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org</a> In the second portion, I chatted with anarchists in Hamburg, Germany about the upcoming protest against the G20 summit that is scheduled there between July 6th and 8th.  The guests speak about the history of resistance in Hamburg, the state ramping up repression, it's impacts on marginalized folks living there and on the planned protests and how to get involved.  More info on this initiative can be found at <a href="https://g20tohell.blackblogs.org/2017/02/11/english/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://g20tohell.blackblogs.org/2017/02/11/english/</a> Our blog and podcast will also host links and audio from a few songs in German meant to bring folks out into the streets of Hamburg.  Here's a <a href="https://vimeo.com/219283500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video</a> for one. If you're listening still on June 11th, happy day of Solidarity with Long Term Eco &amp; Anarchist Prisoners, Marius Mason and beyond!  Whatever your solidarity looks like, don't get caught. Local events can be found at <a href="http://june11.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">june11.org</a>.  Don't forget to submit your anonymized and proxied exploits to june11@riseup.net.  Also, check out the awesome series of interviews with prisoners, former prisoners and their supporters done by the June 11th crew that are up at <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/author/june-11th/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It's Going Down</a> by searching for june 11th. Announcements Kevin "Rashid" Johnson New Afrikan Black Panther, Kevin "Rashid" Johnson is a long term prison organizer and published author. Rashid is being retaliated against for his prison organizing. According to the blog <a href="https://papstexas.blogspot.com/2017/06/help-rashid-johnson.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PAPS Texas</a>, "He had a shank planted on him which was used as an excuse to take away his legal materials and typewriter. Please call the following numbers. William Clements Unit (806) 381-7080 – ask to speak to the warden’s office or if unavailable to property open 24/7 Region V Director Phone: 806-296-4500 or FAX 806-296-4521 Ask for Captain Ramirez Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Ombudman’s office Phone: (936) 437-4927 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m Follow up by emailing: ombudsman@tdcj.texas.gov" more info, including a script you can borrow from and more in-depth descriptions of what happened to Rashid can be found at <a href="http://rashidmod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://rashidmod.com</a> Editorial As in many locations yesterday (June 10th 2017), Raleigh NC saw immense opposition to the Anti-Sharia Law marches, for the most part called for by Act for America which is a far right islamophobic group that alleges that the US is slipping into Sharia Law via whatever wingnut influence they think is going on. Like pretty much everything in this vein, this notion belies an extremely poor understanding of what Sharia is and how it functions, basically transforming it into yet another proxy for islamophobia and "patriotic", white supremacists zealotry in the mouths of racists. Yesterday saw (as I mentioned before) nationwide opposition to this farce, with battles from Seattle and Portland to our very own North Carolina, where the anti-racist crew outnumbered the racists by about 4 to 1, demoralizing them into an early dispersal and hopefully a lowered self esteem. Keep your eyes peeled for updates and report backs on your favorite anarchist news sites, like It's Going Down! To editorialize for a second, at the start of this Pride month 2017 there were seemingly a lot of LGBTQ people joining the Act for America shindig in the name of protesting the alleged homophobia and misogyny under Sharia. As a gay person myself, I would say to any LGTBTQ individual who joined Act for America yesterday that you need look no further than your own home country to see brutal and systemic attacks against women and queer folks any day of the week without resorting to otherising and racist rhetoric to express your so called rage at homophobia. And before you start crying, wringing your hands, and trying to derail this statement, it's true that patriarchy and homophobia exist everywhere, it would be ridiculous to say otherwise. That's not what I'm talking about tho. What you did yesterday and what you are continuing to do by joining the right is lending them another facet by which they justify their own bigotries (plus I daresay expressing your own as well), and by lending them numbers. What in any case is the point of protesting this phenomenon, which the right neither understands nor knows how to interpret, other than to oppress an already beleaguered demographic of people in the States? In closing, I'll say that make no mistake that the far right will throw you under the bus at the first opportune moment. They historically always have. So if you like that kind of thing, then knock yourself out. If not, check your shit and examine who is telling you what, why, and at what cost to you.   <a href="http://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashevillefm.org%2Fshow%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=38685#here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playlist</a>

Defend J20 Resistance & Hamburg G20 Invite (Welcome To Hell)

Charles Cobb

"You may be nonviolent, but I’m not gonna let these white people kill you”. A presentation with Charles Cobb on This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed.  This week we are very pleased to present a presentation done some months ago at Firestorm Books with Charles E. Cobb, Jr.  Charles Cobb is a journalist, writer, and current senior analyst at allAfrica.com, which is “is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing news and information from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public.” Cobb has had a long career full of landmark moments, for example being the first Africa correspondent for NPR and being the first Black staff writer for National Geographic Magazine, among many other achievements. In this presentation, done on April 2nd 2018, Cobb talks about his 2014 book “This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed”, which details his work from 1962 to 1967 for the SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), the most influential youth and student organization during the Civil Rights Movement. He also fills in a much overlooked gap in the understanding of the Civil Rights Movement, that is, the lived experiences of Black people living in the rural South at this time, gives his insights on embedding in communities for social justice purposes, and draws lessons from those insights as they pertain to the current Movement for Black Lives. In this talk he is being interviewed by Carol, who is a long time comrade and friend. Announcements Week of International Support in Lead Up to Nationwide Prison Strike  A call from a variety of groups to make some noise for the upcoming prison strike, kicking off on August 21st, 2018. This is a challenge to every anarchist, abolitionist, rebel and determined fighter against prison society and white supremacy in Amerikkka: 'Between Monday, July 16 and Saturday, July 21, we're calling on you to help unleash a concerted and spectacular array of solidarity actions before the upcoming prison strikes! Prepare now, bring mayhem everywhere! As you likely know, prisoners will strike from August 21st to September 9th. They anticipate guards and administrators to respond with violent reprisals, media distortions, and extended lockdowns. Defending the strikes from the outside is an essential component of its success. Don't wait; retaliation has already started and as August 21st approaches we expect to see transfers, preemptive lockdowns, and more. Outside support efforts, in collaboration with imprisoned rebels, have already begun. Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, IWOC, and other organizations are building phone trees, publishing call-outs, and mounting pressure campaigns. Another thing outside supporters can do is promote and set a stage for the strike. From July 16-21, we want to make an opening act that warms up the public consciousness and media landscape.  If we're successful, it will also be a loudspeaker for the prisoners' call, blaring it past the censors, the mailroom pigs, and the dense walls of isolation and silence that prevent prisoners from knowing what's cooking in other states or facilities until it's already served up cold. The challenge before us is to do things so spectacular, creative, and unexpected that the mainstream media cannot neglect them. Hashtag: #prisonstrike2018. Use any means necessary to break that media blockade: take the streets, paint the town, disrupt the status quo, hack a site, get things lit, or go ahead and chuck your anarchist purity, resort to wooing celebrity endorsements, buying clever ads, or schmoozing your way into the news. Remember, the radical and independent outlets most likely to cover our activities exist mainly online.  We need to leverage that coverage to force the big old media (the kind that gets into prisons: TV, radio, print editions of newspapers) to report this news due to fear-of-missing-out. The goal: get the phrase "Nationwide Prison Strike: 8/21-9/9" printed or spoken on the largest platform so prisoners can see it and no one outside can ignore it. So get out there and surprise us! Overwhelm amerikkka's hostile media environment and get the word into prisons large and small across the nation. '  For downloadable Sticker and Poster Graphics: https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/nationalprisonstrike2018/   Groups endorsing the 2018 Nationwide Prison Strike: Jailhouse Lawyers Speak Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee The Fire Inside Collective Millions for Prisoners The People's Consortium WNC Prison Strike Info Session If you’re in the Asheville area, Tuesday the 17th from 5-7:30pm at Firestorm, Blue Ridge ABC is holding an info session about the prison strike. There’ll be an introduction workshop to writing to prisoners followed by news about the strike, propaganda to take home and brainstorming on outreach methods we can take to get word flowing on the outside and support those rumblings on the inside. This event is open to anyone who’s interested in uplifting prisoner voices.  Intl Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners In other prison-related news, here’s an announcement about the August 23- 30th 6th Annual Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners. From https://solidarity.intenational/ :  We are coming back with global week of solidarity with anarchist prisoners. Since last year, a lot has changed in our countries, but the general tendency is going in the worse direction with more repressions applied against anarchists not only in Europe but worldwide. With this in mind, we are calling for sixth annual week of solidarity!  Last year lots of people sent us their reports from different parts of the world and we hope that this year the tradition will grow even bigger. We need to support our comrades! Use this week to spread the information about anarchists behind bars. Don’t have prisoners in your country? No worry, support prisoners from other countries in your region or use those days to raise awareness of repression mechanisms and how anarchist communities can fight against them!  Build up security culture, support your local anarchist prisoners and fight back.  Do not hesitate to continue sending your reports to tillallarefree@riseup.net! Nobody is free till all are free!    Intl Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners Also, of note, #J25Antifa is the 4th Annual Day of Soli with Antifascist prisoners. Many of the prisoners that are listed on the NYC Antifa post are within the borders of the Russian Federation and it's a good opportunity to show international solidarity in it's various forms for these good folks facing severe crackdowns.  NYC Anarchist Black Cross is having a letter writing dinner at the Base in Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 17th at 7pm if you're in New York.   Eric King's Partner Needs Help In other anarchist prisoner related topics, the partner of Eric King has just suffered some major tragedies in her life and could use some help. She was recently in a car accident from which she’s recovering but now lacks a vehicle for her day to day work life, the childcare of Eric and her two kids, and her weekly visitations of him in prison. On top of that and her partner serving a sentence on which he has 5 more years, Eric’s partner was also just diagnosed with thyroid cancer. If you have any extra dough you can toss to her, there’s a go fund me page where she’s soliciting donations. This can be found at gofundme.com. Sean Swain update To check in about last week’s ask about Sean Swain’s condition, we have yet to hear anything back from Sean, the prisoner who has for the last 4 years been doing a weekly segment on our radio show. Sean had been missing from the ODRC database of prisoners and not showing up as a transfer to another prison but the day after last week’s episode of our show it was brought to our attention that Sean was now back in the Ohio database’s website. Anyone with clues about Sean’s condition and state of being, please drop us a line at thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net.   The Texas prison system is trying terrorist-jacket politicized prisoner Malik Washington!   Politicized prisoner Malik Washington was cleared for removal from Ad-Seg by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's state classification committee last month.  He has spent the past two years in solitary confinement on a bogus riot charge, which TDCJ has since admitted was not for actual rioting, but for organizing fellow prisoners to engage in work stoppages during the 2016 nationwide prison strike.   But as soon as Malik got to his new unit, he was informed that his clearance had been revoked, and that he was heading back to Ad-Seg.  He was given no explanation of why, but his support network did some digging, and found out that the classification committee is claiming to have "received additional information" from the Fusion Center in Texas, causing a determination that "it was in the best interest of the department that he not be released from Ad-Seg."   Fusion Centers bad news; they are based in the Department of Homeland Security and deal with anti-terrorism intelligence gathering, which, as we know, means manufacturing evidence to label people associated with the anti-authoritarian left, and others, as terrorists.     Fusion Centers are shadowy, unaccountable arms of the repressive state apparatus, and are quickly becoming one of state's new favorite tools.  What just happened to Malik is a signal that TDCJ is upping its repression of anarchist-identified prisoners, Muslims, and those engaged in black liberation struggle.     Please share this info with any media contacts you have; urge them to investigate Fusion Centers, and to ask questions about what kind of information they collect, how it is fact-checked, and how this data collection contributes to political repression--and urge them to dig into Malik's situation!    Write to Malik at:   Keith H. Washington #1487958 McConnell Unit 3001 South Emily Drive Beeville, TX 78102     Red Fawn Fallis sentenced to 57 months in jail from Unicorn Riot:  In May, Michael “Little Feather” Giron was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for actions taken to defend pipeline resistance camps from police assault. Several other water protectors still face federal charges, with potential sentences of decades in prison, stemming from their participation in the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline.Indigenous Water Protector Red Fawn Fallis, a political prisoner arrested during the movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, was sentenced today in federal court by Judge Daniel Hovland. Fallis was sentenced to 57 months (4.75 years) in federal prison. She will receive a credit of 18 months ‘time served’ taken off of her sentence, from time spent in North Dakota jails before trial proceedings began. Fallis is expected to serve a total of 39 months in prison followed by 3 years probation. In January 2018, Fallis entered a non-cooperating plea agreement in which prosecutors agreed to seek a sentence of less than seven years. In exchange, she pleaded guilty to charges of ‘Civil Disorder’ and ‘Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon.’ Red Fawn and her supporters had previously maintained her innocence, and had stated that Fallis accepted the plea deal under the assumption that she would not receive a fair trial due to prosecutors withholding evidence. Judge Hovland had forbidden Fallis’ defense team from mentioning treaty rights or other issues related to her arrest at anti-pipeline protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation border. The case against Red Fawn had centered around allegations she fired a gun during her arrest on October 27, 2016, when a massive police and military raid seized indigenous treaty lands on behalf of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The gun allegedly fired by Fallis was later revealed to have belonged to Heath Harmon, an undercover FBI informant who was romantically involved with Red Fawn at the time of her arrest. Before she was sentenced by Judge Hovland, Red Fawn Fallis told the court, “No matter where I go from here I am going to continue going forward…I wanted to move forward in a positive way away from Heath Harmon and the things he tried to put on me while I was trying to push him away.” – Red Fawn Fallis Sharing Is Caring If you like the podcast, share it with someone. We want to spread these voices and their messages far and wide. Also, you can upvote us in the iTunes library to extend or reach.  You can find our stuff up on twitter, fedbook, instagram, mastadon, youtube and reddit, plus our most recent show is always up on soundcloud.

"You may be nonviolent, but I’m not gonna let these white people kill you”. A presentation with Charles Cobb on This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed. This week we are very pleased to present a presentation done some months ago at Firestorm Books with Charles E. Cobb, Jr.  Charles Cobb is a journalist, writer, and current senior analyst at <a href="http://allafrica.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">allAfrica.com</a>, which is “is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing news and information from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public.” Cobb has had a long career full of landmark moments, for example being the first Africa correspondent for NPR and being the first Black staff writer for National Geographic Magazine, among many other achievements. In this presentation, done on April 2nd 2018, Cobb talks about his 2014 book “This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed”, which details his work from 1962 to 1967 for the SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), the most influential youth and student organization during the Civil Rights Movement. He also fills in a much overlooked gap in the understanding of the Civil Rights Movement, that is, the lived experiences of Black people living in the rural South at this time, gives his insights on embedding in communities for social justice purposes, and draws lessons from those insights as they pertain to the current Movement for Black Lives. In this talk he is being interviewed by Carol, who is a long time comrade and friend. Announcements Week of International Support in Lead Up to Nationwide Prison Strike A call from a variety of groups to make some noise for the upcoming prison strike, kicking off on August 21st, 2018. This is a challenge to every anarchist, abolitionist, rebel and determined fighter against prison society and white supremacy in Amerikkka: 'Between Monday, July 16 and Saturday, July 21, we're calling on you to help unleash a concerted and spectacular array of solidarity actions before the upcoming prison strikes! Prepare now, bring mayhem everywhere! As you likely know, prisoners will strike from August 21st to September 9th. They anticipate guards and administrators to respond with violent reprisals, media distortions, and extended lockdowns. Defending the strikes from the outside is an essential component of its success. Don't wait; retaliation has already started and as August 21st approaches we expect to see transfers, preemptive lockdowns, and more. Outside support efforts, in collaboration with imprisoned rebels, have already begun. Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, IWOC, and other organizations are building phone trees, publishing call-outs, and mounting pressure campaigns. Another thing outside supporters can do is promote and set a stage for the strike. From July 16-21, we want to make an opening act that warms up the public consciousness and media landscape. If we're successful, it will also be a loudspeaker for the prisoners' call, blaring it past the censors, the mailroom pigs, and the dense walls of isolation and silence that prevent prisoners from knowing what's cooking in other states or facilities until it's already served up cold. The challenge before us is to do things so spectacular, creative, and unexpected that the mainstream media cannot neglect them. Hashtag: #prisonstrike2018. Use any means necessary to break that media blockade: take the streets, paint the town, disrupt the status quo, hack a site, get things lit, or go ahead and chuck your anarchist purity, resort to wooing celebrity endorsements, buying clever ads, or schmoozing your way into the news. Remember, the radical and independent outlets most likely to cover our activities exist mainly online. We need to leverage that coverage to force the big old media (the kind that gets into prisons: TV, radio, print editions of newspapers) to report this news due to fear-of-missing-out. The goal: get the phrase "Nationwide Prison Strike: 8/21-9/9" printed or spoken on the largest platform so prisoners can see it and no one outside can ignore it. So get out there and surprise us! Overwhelm amerikkka's hostile media environment and get the word into prisons large and small across the nation. ' For downloadable Sticker and Poster Graphics: <a href="https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/nationalprisonstrike2018/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/nationalprisonstrike2018/</a> Groups endorsing the 2018 Nationwide Prison Strike: Jailhouse Lawyers Speak Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee The Fire Inside Collective Millions for Prisoners The People's Consortium WNC Prison Strike Info Session If you’re in the Asheville area, Tuesday the 17th from 5-7:30pm at Firestorm, Blue Ridge ABC is holding an <a href="https://brabc.blackblogs.org/2018/07/14/asheville-august21-prison-strike-meetup/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">info session</a> about the prison strike. There’ll be an introduction workshop to writing to prisoners followed by news about the strike, propaganda to take home and brainstorming on outreach methods we can take to get word flowing on the outside and support those rumblings on the inside. This event is open to anyone who’s interested in uplifting prisoner voices. Intl Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners In other prison-related news, here’s an announcement about the August 23- 30th 6th Annual Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners. From <a href="https://solidarity.intenational/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://solidarity.intenational/</a> : We are coming back with global week of solidarity with anarchist prisoners. Since last year, a lot has changed in our countries, but the general tendency is going in the worse direction with more repressions applied against anarchists not only in Europe but worldwide. With this in mind, we are calling for sixth annual week of solidarity! Last year lots of people sent us their reports from different parts of the world and we hope that this year the tradition will grow even bigger. We need to support our comrades! Use this week to spread the information about anarchists behind bars. Don’t have prisoners in your country? No worry, support prisoners from other countries in your region or use those days to raise awareness of repression mechanisms and how anarchist communities can fight against them! Build up security culture, support your local anarchist prisoners and fight back. Do not hesitate to continue sending your reports to <a href="mailto:%20tillallarefree@riseup.net" rel="nofollow">tillallarefree@riseup.net</a>! Nobody is free till all are free!   Intl Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners Also, of note, #J25Antifa is the 4th Annual Day of Soli with Antifascist prisoners. Many of the prisoners that are listed on the <a href="https://nycantifa.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/july-25-2018-fourth-annual-international-day-of-solidarity-with-antifascist-prisoners/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">NYC Antifa post</a> are within the borders of the Russian Federation and it's a good opportunity to show international solidarity in it's various forms for these good folks facing severe crackdowns.  NYC Anarchist Black Cross is having a <a href="https://nycabc.wordpress.com/2018/07/13/antifa2018/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">letter writing dinner</a> at the Base in Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 17th at 7pm if you're in New York. Eric King's Partner Needs Help In other anarchist prisoner related topics, the partner of <a href="https://supportericking.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Eric King</a> has just suffered some major tragedies in her life and could use some help. She was recently in a car accident from which she’s recovering but now lacks a vehicle for her day to day work life, the childcare of Eric and her two kids, and her weekly visitations of him in prison. On top of that and her partner serving a sentence on which he has 5 more years, Eric’s partner was also just diagnosed with thyroid cancer. If you have any extra dough you can toss to her, there’s a go fund me page where she’s soliciting donations. This can be found at <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/surviving-cancer-and-a-car-accident" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">gofundme.com</a>. Sean Swain update To check in about last week’s ask about <a href="https://seanswain.noblogs.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Swain</a>’s condition, we have yet to hear anything back from Sean, the prisoner who has for the last 4 years been doing a weekly segment on our radio show. Sean had been missing from the ODRC database of prisoners and not showing up as a transfer to another prison but the day after last week’s episode of our show it was brought to our attention that Sean was now back in the Ohio database’s website. Anyone with clues about Sean’s condition and state of being, please drop us a line at <a href="mailto:thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net">thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net</a>.   The Texas prison system is trying terrorist-jacket politicized prisoner Malik Washington!   Politicized prisoner Malik Washington was cleared for removal from Ad-Seg by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's state classification committee last month.  He has spent the past two years in solitary confinement on a bogus riot charge, which TDCJ has since admitted was not for actual rioting, but for organizing fellow prisoners to engage in work stoppages during the 2016 nationwide prison strike.   But as soon as Malik got to his new unit, he was informed that his clearance had been revoked, and that he was heading back to Ad-Seg.  He was given no explanation of why, but his support network did some digging, and found out that the classification committee is claiming to have "received additional information" from the Fusion Center in Texas, causing a determination that "it was in the best interest of the department that he not be released from Ad-Seg."   Fusion Centers <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/manufacturing-extremism-a-round-table-discussion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bad news</a>; they are based in the Department of Homeland Security and deal with anti-terrorism intelligence gathering, which, as we know, means manufacturing evidence to label people associated with the anti-authoritarian left, and others, as terrorists.     Fusion Centers are shadowy, unaccountable arms of the repressive state apparatus, and are quickly becoming one of state's new favorite tools.  What just happened to Malik is a signal that TDCJ is upping its repression of anarchist-identified prisoners, Muslims, and those engaged in black liberation struggle.     Please share this info with any media contacts you have; urge them to investigate Fusion Centers, and to ask questions about what kind of information they collect, how it is fact-checked, and how this data collection contributes to political repression--and urge them to dig into Malik's situation!    Write to Malik at:   Keith H. Washington #1487958 McConnell Unit 3001 South Emily Drive Beeville, TX 78102     Red Fawn Fallis sentenced to 57 months in jail from <a href="https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2018/red-fawn-fallis-sentenced-to-57-months-in-federal-prison/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Unicorn Riot</a>: In May, Michael “Little Feather” Giron was <a href="https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2018/nodapl-protestor-sentenced-to-by-federal-government/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">sentenced</a> to 36 months in federal prison for actions taken to defend pipeline resistance camps from police assault. Several other water protectors <a href="https://waterprotectorlegal.org/federal-cases/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">still face federal charges</a>, with potential sentences of decades in prison, stemming from their participation in the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline.Indigenous Water Protector Red Fawn Fallis, a political prisoner arrested during the movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, was sentenced today in federal court by Judge Daniel Hovland. Fallis was sentenced to 57 months (4.75 years) in federal prison. She will receive a credit of 18 months ‘time served’ taken off of her sentence, from time spent in North Dakota jails before trial proceedings began. Fallis is expected to serve a total of 39 months in prison followed by 3 years probation. In January 2018, Fallis entered a <a href="https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2018/judge-accepts-red-fawn-fallis-plea-agreement/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">non-cooperating plea agreement</a> in which prosecutors agreed to seek a sentence of less than seven years. In exchange, she pleaded guilty to charges of ‘Civil Disorder’ and ‘Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon.’ Red Fawn and her supporters had previously maintained her innocence, and had stated that Fallis accepted the plea deal under the assumption that she would not receive a fair trial due to prosecutors withholding evidence. Judge Hovland had <a href="https://other98-action-agitpopcommunica.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/01/2018.01.10-Hovland-Order-on-Motions-in-Limine.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">forbidden</a> Fallis’ defense team from mentioning treaty rights or other issues related to her arrest at anti-pipeline protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation border. The case against Red Fawn had centered around allegations she fired a gun during her arrest on <a href="https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2016/police-military-attack-oceti-sakowin-treaty-camp/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">October 27, 2016</a>, when a massive police and military raid seized indigenous treaty lands on behalf of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The gun allegedly fired by Fallis was later <a href="https://theintercept.com/2017/12/11/standing-rock-dakota-access-pipeline-fbi-informant-red-fawn-fallis/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">revealed</a> to have belonged to Heath Harmon, an undercover FBI informant who was romantically involved with Red Fawn at the time of her arrest. Before she was sentenced by Judge Hovland, Red Fawn Fallis told the court, “No matter where I go from here I am going to continue going forward…I wanted to move forward in a positive way away from Heath Harmon and the things he tried to put on me while I was trying to push him away.” – Red Fawn Fallis Sharing Is Caring If you like the podcast, share it with someone. We want to spread these voices and their messages far and wide. Also, you can upvote us in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-straw-radio/id1145532412?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> library to extend or reach. You can find our stuff up on <a href="https://twitter.com/StrawFinal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/TheFinalStrawRadio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fedbook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefinalstrawradio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/@thefinalstrawradio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mastadon</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTe87EmGzsBLPgyNyMi2q7g/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Bursts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">reddit</a>, plus our most recent show is always up on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/final-straw-radio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soundcloud</a>.

Charles Cobb On Armed Self-Defense In The Civil Rights Movement

This Episode Sabal Trail Resistance This week we’re sharing a conversation we had with Karrie and Niko, two folks involved in the initiative called Sabal Trail Resistance.  The immediate goal of Sabal Trail Resistance is to block the Sabal Trail Pipeline, actually a series of 3 pipelines meant to run through Georgia, Alabama and Florida, carrying pressurized natural gas.  We spend about a half an hour of this episode chatting about the route, who’ll be effected, the companies behind the pipeline, environmental racism, decolonization and other related topics.  Coming up, they plan a weekend of action February 23-27, including an action against prisons and in solidarity with longterm Indigenous political prisoner, Leonard Peltier. More on their project can be found at https://sabaltrailresistance.wordpress.com and http://stopsabaltrail.com  AntiPolitika After that, we’re spreading a 10 minute interview between comrades at FrequenzA out of Hamburg, Germany, published in English at the end of January.  From https://frequenza.noblogs.org: “The interview is about the first issue of ‘antipolitika’, released in summer 2016 with the topic antimilitarism. The anarchist newspaper consists of statements and articles from ex-yugoslavia and greece and is dedicated towards a broader public.”  Updates on Sean Swain Before these words from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain, we have a quick update on his dietary situation.  We’ve just gotten word that Sean resumed eating on his 50th day of hunger strike.  He is still not being given a halal diet in line with his practice of Islam, and neither are other Muslim prisoners in Ohio, but he’s said that the administration is considering the move.  He’s achieved the other demands that he was hungerstriking for.  If you’d like to see Sean and other adherents to Islam in Ohio prisons during this age of increasing Islamophobia be able to at least eat according to their faith’s dietary practices, give a call to Ohio Governor, John “JWow” Kasich.  You can call JWow at 614 466 3555, that’s The Honorable Governor of Ohio, John Kasich at 614 466 3555.  You can also write to him via Governor Kasich 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117 And request that Sean Swain, prisoner #243-205 who’s being held at Warren Correctional, be allowed to eat according to his faith. And, now, a word from Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain   Announcements Reporting ICE Raids on Social Media As many of yall are aware, there has been a lot of concern and fear regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (or ICE) checkpoints recently. Given the rising tide of overt xenophobia and racism in this country, these concerns are valid, and there has been a lot in the way of confirmed raids and detentions by ICE. However, the use of social media in these situations is something that can both help and hurt the situation, both being an effective way to broadly communicate an issue and a platform for a whole lot of unsubstantiated claims and rumors.  In an effort to battle this aspect of social media use, I'd like to plug a resource that DRUM put out some time ago. DRUM stands for Desis Rising Up and Moving, and they are a NYC based group which "is a multigenerational, membership led organization of low-wage South Asian immigrant workers and youth in New York City.  Founded in 2000, DRUM has mobilized and built the leadership of thousands of low-income, South Asian immigrants to lead social and policy change that impacts their own lives- from immigrant rights to education reform, civil rights, and worker’s justice.  Our membership of over 2,400 adults, youth, and families is multigenerational and represents the diaspora of the South Asian community – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Guyana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Trinidad."  They have put out a very useful resource entitiled "A Brief Guide for Reporting Raids on Social Media", which we will link to directly in our blog. Basically it cautions against the spreading of unsubstantiated information and provides a step by step guide for what to do if you witness something:  http://www.drumnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ABriefGuideforReportingRaidsonSocialMedia.docx.pdf   To see more about DRUM you can visit http://www.drumnyc.org/   Support Krow From our comrades at http://supportkrow.org:  On February 4, while supporting the No DAPL struggle, Krow (Katie Kloth) was assaulted and arrested by a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer (there is video of the incident below). She was walking on a public road, away from the Sacred Stone camp, when she was chased down by the officer. It is believed that she was specifically targeted because of her ongoing involvement and visibility within the No DAPL resistance, which had resulted in two arrests on misdemeanor charges previous to this incident. Krow was also known at Standing Rock for being an advocate for creating a unified front in fighting the pipeline.  Krow has been charged with violation of felony probation and is being held at Morton County Correctional Center. The probation is from previous charges in Wisconsin stemming from an environmental protest against mining in the Penokee Hills in 2013, for which she served nine months in jail. After a recent bail reduction hearing, Krow was assigned a cash-only bail of $100,000. The stipulations of the judge require that the bail be paid in full. Even if the full bail is paid, it is likely that Morton County would refuse to release Krow. We are currently working with lawyers and legal teams in North Dakota and Wisconsin to figure this out. Donations to support Krow will go towards paying lawyers, commissary, postage, travel for supporters visiting Krow, and/or bail. Krow has stated that she wants the bail paid.  We fear for Krow’s safety and well-being, especially in light of her assault and the severe mistreatment other water protectors have received in this particular facility.  Krow is an activist, artist, forager, sustainable farmer, biologist, and amazing person loved by many within the environmental movement. We need to show her as much solidarity and support as we can at this vital time. In Krow’s own words, “We must negate state repression by protecting ourselves and land-bases therein; we must not give our people up, and recognize that to be in solidarity with one another is more akin to the idea of ‘harmony’ than ‘unity.’ Harmony implies that we can all do different things within the same song, and still find conclusion together.”  Whether you are a direct action environmental activist or simply support the No DAPL struggle and protection of the land and all of its people, join us in supporting Krow, in solidarity with all things wild and free.  Contact Krow’s support team at supportkrow (at)riseup.net You can also donate to Krow's legal fund at http://supportkrow.org/   Resisting Snitching in Berkeley From the Anti Repression Committee in Oakland:  ARC is aware that UC Berkeley PD is circulating images of individuals who they claim are associated with the Berkeley anti-Milo protest on February 1. They are actively seeking information about these individuals, and are asking anyone with information to contact them.  We want to remind everyone NOT to assist UC Berkeley PD in their investigation, EVEN IF it seems like the information you give is harmless. Remember that even minor information, like identifying a “witness,” can be used to increase surveillance of activist communities. Police use this kind of information to map activist networks and harass them. In the current political climate, the state is looking for ways to clamp down on dissent and resistance. Let’s not help them do that.  Remember that you have NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to talk to police or FBI if contacted about the protest. They may try to make you feel intimidated, but you ALWAYS have the right to remain silent. If you are contacted by phone, email, letter, or in person, either ignore the correspondence, or tell the officer that you decline to speak with them.  If you are contacted, immediately call the National Lawyers Guild at 415-285-1041 so that they can give you legal advice, and also so that they can be aware of police/FBI activities.  Finally: DO NOT post or circulate the UC Berkeley PD webpage with pictures of individuals. We do not want to signal boost anything that will increase surveillance and targeting of our communities.  NC J20 Defense As always, you can help support our comrades who got kettled in DC by donating to http://ncj20defense.com/  Playlist: http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/19229

This Episode Sabal Trail Resistance This week we’re sharing a conversation we had with Karrie and Niko, two folks involved in the initiative called Sabal Trail Resistance.  The immediate goal of Sabal Trail Resistance is to block the Sabal Trail Pipeline, actually a series of 3 pipelines meant to run through Georgia, Alabama and Florida, carrying pressurized natural gas.  We spend about a half an hour of this episode chatting about the route, who’ll be effected, the companies behind the pipeline, environmental racism, decolonization and other related topics.  Coming up, they plan a <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8s3rc6zrxRnCNgEcPoOLjU_jXQ2FxEAHvdfpde9zIIC32jw/viewform" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">weekend of action February 23-27</a>, including an action against prisons and in solidarity with longterm Indigenous political prisoner, Leonard Peltier. More on their project can be found at <a href="https://sabaltrailresistance.wordpress.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://sabaltrailresistance.wordpress.com</a> and <a href="http://stopsabaltrail.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://stopsabaltrail.com</a> AntiPolitika After that, we’re spreading a 10 minute interview between comrades at FrequenzA out of Hamburg, Germany, published in English at the end of January.  From <a href="https://frequenza.noblogs.org/post/2017/01/27/interview-about-the-anarchist-newspaper-antipolitika-from-the-balkans/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://frequenza.noblogs.org</a>: “The interview is about the first issue of ‘antipolitika’, released in summer 2016 with the topic antimilitarism. The anarchist newspaper consists of statements and articles from ex-yugoslavia and greece and is dedicated towards a broader public.” Updates on Sean Swain Before these words from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain, we have a quick update on his dietary situation.  We’ve just gotten word that Sean resumed eating on his 50th day of hunger strike.  He is still not being given a halal diet in line with his practice of Islam, and neither are other Muslim prisoners in Ohio, but he’s said that the administration is considering the move.  He’s achieved the other demands that he was hungerstriking for.  If you’d like to see Sean and other adherents to Islam in Ohio prisons during this age of increasing Islamophobia be able to at least eat according to their faith’s dietary practices, give a call to Ohio Governor, John “JWow” Kasich.  You can call JWow at 614 466 3555, that’s The Honorable Governor of Ohio, John Kasich at <a rel="noopener">614 466 3555</a>.  You can also write to him via Governor Kasich 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117 And request that Sean Swain, prisoner #243-205 who’s being held at Warren Correctional, be allowed to eat according to his faith. And, now, a word from Anarchist Prisoner Sean Swain Announcements Reporting ICE Raids on Social Media As many of yall are aware, there has been a lot of concern and fear regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (or ICE) checkpoints recently. Given the rising tide of overt xenophobia and racism in this country, these concerns are valid, and there has been a lot in the way of confirmed raids and detentions by ICE. However, the use of social media in these situations is something that can both help and hurt the situation, both being an effective way to broadly communicate an issue and a platform for a whole lot of unsubstantiated claims and rumors. In an effort to battle this aspect of social media use, I'd like to plug a resource that DRUM put out some time ago. DRUM stands for Desis Rising Up and Moving, and they are a NYC based group which "is a multigenerational, membership led organization of low-wage South Asian immigrant workers and youth in New York City. Founded in 2000, DRUM has mobilized and built the leadership of thousands of low-income, South Asian immigrants to lead social and policy change that impacts their own lives- from immigrant rights to education reform, civil rights, and worker’s justice.  Our membership of over 2,400 adults, youth, and families is multigenerational and represents the diaspora of the South Asian community – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Guyana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Trinidad." They have put out a very useful resource entitiled "A Brief Guide for Reporting Raids on Social Media", which we will link to directly in our blog. Basically it cautions against the spreading of unsubstantiated information and provides a step by step guide for what to do if you witness something: <a href="http://www.drumnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ABriefGuideforReportingRaidsonSocialMedia.docx.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.drumnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ABriefGuideforReportingRaidsonSocialMedia.docx.pdf</a> To see more about DRUM you can visit <a href="http://www.drumnyc.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.drumnyc.org/</a> Support Krow From our comrades at <a href="http://supportkrow.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://supportkrow.org</a>: On February 4, while supporting the No DAPL struggle, Krow (Katie Kloth) was assaulted and arrested by a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer (there is video of the incident below). She was walking on a public road, away from the Sacred Stone camp, when she was chased down by the officer. It is believed that she was specifically targeted because of her ongoing involvement and visibility within the No DAPL resistance, which had resulted in two arrests on misdemeanor charges previous to this incident. Krow was also known at Standing Rock for being an advocate for creating a unified front in fighting the pipeline. Krow has been charged with violation of felony probation and is being held at Morton County Correctional Center. The probation is from previous charges in Wisconsin stemming from an environmental protest against mining in the Penokee Hills in 2013, for which she served nine months in jail. After a recent bail reduction hearing, Krow was assigned a cash-only bail of $100,000. The stipulations of the judge require that the bail be paid in full. Even if the full bail is paid, it is likely that Morton County would refuse to release Krow. We are currently working with lawyers and legal teams in North Dakota and Wisconsin to figure this out. Donations to support Krow will go towards paying lawyers, commissary, postage, travel for supporters visiting Krow, and/or bail. Krow has stated that she wants the bail paid. We fear for Krow’s safety and well-being, especially in light of her assault and the severe mistreatment other water protectors have received in this particular facility. Krow is an activist, artist, forager, sustainable farmer, biologist, and amazing person loved by many within the environmental movement. We need to show her as much solidarity and support as we can at this vital time. In Krow’s own words, “We must negate state repression by protecting ourselves and land-bases therein; we must not give our people up, and recognize that to be in solidarity with one another is more akin to the idea of ‘harmony’ than ‘unity.’ Harmony implies that we can all do different things within the same song, and still find conclusion together.” Whether you are a direct action environmental activist or simply support the No DAPL struggle and protection of the land and all of its people, join us in supporting Krow, in solidarity with all things wild and free. Contact Krow’s support team at <a href="mailto:supportkrow@riseup.net" rel="noopener">supportkrow (at)riseup.net</a> You can also donate to Krow's legal fund at <a href="http://supportkrow.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://supportkrow.org/</a> Resisting Snitching in Berkeley From the Anti Repression Committee in Oakland: ARC is aware that UC Berkeley PD is circulating images of individuals who they claim are associated with the Berkeley anti-Milo protest on February 1. They are actively seeking information about these individuals, and are asking anyone with information to contact them. We want to remind everyone NOT to assist UC Berkeley PD in their investigation, EVEN IF it seems like the information you give is harmless. Remember that even minor information, like identifying a “witness,” can be used to increase surveillance of activist communities. Police use this kind of information to map activist networks and harass them. In the current political climate, the state is looking for ways to clamp down on dissent and resistance. Let’s not help them do that. Remember that you have NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to talk to police or FBI if contacted about the protest. They may try to make you feel intimidated, but you ALWAYS have the right to remain silent. If you are contacted by phone, email, letter, or in person, either ignore the correspondence, or tell the officer that you decline to speak with them. If you are contacted, immediately call the National Lawyers Guild at 415-285-1041 so that they can give you legal advice, and also so that they can be aware of police/FBI activities. Finally: DO NOT post or circulate the UC Berkeley PD webpage with pictures of individuals. We do not want to signal boost anything that will increase surveillance and targeting of our communities. NC J20 Defense As always, you can help support our comrades who got kettled in DC by donating to <a href="http://ncj20defense.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://ncj20defense.com/</a> Playlist: <a href="http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/19229" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/19229</a>

Sabal Trail Pipeline Resistance in FL (USA) and "Antipolitika" newspaper in ex-Yugoslavia

Anarchists In Conflict: Rojava + Yellow Vest Movement (Sean Swain at 6:28, interviews begin at 14:05) This week on The Final Straw, the episode’s theme is anarchist interventions in struggles around the world. We’ll be sharing audios from comrades in the A-Radio Network, which just had it’s 5th Annual Gathering in Zurich, Switzerland. The  A-Radio Network is made up of stations around Europe, plus a smattering in South + North America. We have been a member of the ARN for 4 years now, which over the last year and a half produces the monthly B(A)DNews: Angry Voices From Around The World news podcast in English, made up of contributions by A-Radio member-projects. You can find past episodes at our website. In lieu of this month’s BADNews, the gathering produced an 8 hour radio show last week and elements of this broadcast. We’ll present here two interviews from that broadcast concerning the struggle for autonomy in the social revolutionary region of Rojava, in northern Syria. The first is with a fighter with the Tekosina Anarsist (Anarchist Struggle, starts at 42:49) and the second with Zaher Baher, a member of the Kurdish Anarchist Forum in London (starts at 57:04). well as one from another an interview conducted a week ago with an anarchist in Paris, France, involved with the Yellow Vest (Gilets jaunes) social movement in France for some updates and perspectives. But first, we’ll be airing audio from another member of the A-Radio as well as Channel Zero Network projects, Dissident Island Radio from London in the U.K., with an interview about the geopolitics of Rojava and leadership within the Kurdish struggle with a comrade participating in the annual ‘Long March‘ in solidarity with Abdullah Öcalan (starts at 14:05). We apologize for the audio quality. We invite you to note the differences of opinion between the anarchists who’ve witnessed, lived in, or fought for the Rojava Revolution, as somewhere within and between their perspectives I believe lies some of the truth of the complex situation there. Announcements Happy Birthday Yona Unega (Oso Blanco) From occupied Cherokee territory in so-called western North Carolina, we’d like to wish a happy birthday on February 26th to wolf clan Cherokee/Choctaw political prisoner, Oso Blanco or, in Cherokee, Yona Unega. Oso is in for armed robberies, where he expropriated from U.S. banks and sent funds to Zapatistas communities in the Yucatan in Mexico. You can write to Oso to write him a happy birthday by addressing letters to his state name: Byron Chubbuck #07909051 USP Victorville PO BOX 3900 Adelanto, CA 92301 And more info on Yona Unega’s case and efforts can be found at https://freeosoblanco.blogspot.com Blue Ridge ABC events Friday, March 1st is the first Friday of the month and therefore the Trouble Showing at Firestorm Books and Coffee in Asheville, NC. Episode 18, entitled ACAB (for All Cops Are Bastards) airs at 6:30pm and will be followed by a little over an hour of discussion. Then, on Sunday March 3rd, as the 1st Sunday of the month, BRABC will hold it’s Political Prisoner letter writing event, again at Firestorm. The event begins at 5pm, letter writing materials including stamps, prisoners names and stories, addresses and help in writing. If you’ve never written someone a letter or someone in prison in particular, no worries. It’s a nice social time. The event runs from 5pm to 7:30pm. Finally, on  Saturday, March 16th, Blue Ridge ABC is holding a double-header at Static Age Records in downtown Asheville. First up, from 3-5pm, a Super Smash Brothers benefit tournament, with vegan cheese-steaks and fries available. Double elimination, best 2 out of 3 rounds. For more info, check out https://www.smashprisonssmashbros.eventbrite.com. Then, from 9pm til late at Static Age, get ready for a lineup of anti-fascist metal including Rat Broth, Arid, and Margaret Killjoy’s project Feminazgul, plus more to be announced. More on all of these events can be found at brabc.blackblogs.org . ... . .. Playlist

Anarchists In Conflict: Rojava + Yellow Vest Movement (Sean Swain at 6:28, interviews begin at 14:05) This week on The Final Straw, the episode’s theme is anarchist interventions in struggles around the world. We’ll be sharing audios from comrades in the A-Radio Network, which just had it’s 5th Annual Gathering in Zurich, Switzerland. The <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/a-radio-network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A-Radio Network</a> is made up of stations around Europe, plus a smattering in South + North America. We have been a member of the ARN for 4 years now, which over the last year and a half produces the monthly <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/bad-news/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B(A)DNews: Angry Voices From Around The World</a> news podcast in English, made up of contributions by A-Radio member-projects. You can find past episodes at our website. In lieu of this month’s BADNews, the gathering produced an 8 hour radio show last week and elements of this broadcast. We’ll present here two interviews from that broadcast concerning the struggle for autonomy in the social revolutionary region of Rojava, in northern Syria. The first is with a fighter with the <a href="https://twitter.com/TA_Anarsist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tekosina Anarsist</a> (Anarchist Struggle, starts at 42:49) and the second with Zaher Baher, a member of the <a href="https://libcom.org/tags/kurdistan-anarchist-forum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurdish Anarchist Forum</a> in London (starts at 57:04). well as one from another an interview conducted a week ago with an anarchist in Paris, France, involved with the Yellow Vest (Gilets jaunes) social movement in France for some updates and perspectives. But first, we’ll be airing audio from another member of the A-Radio as well as Channel Zero Network projects, <a href="https://dissidentisland.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dissident Island Radio</a> from London in the U.K., with an interview about the geopolitics of Rojava and leadership within the Kurdish struggle with a comrade participating in the annual ‘<a href="https://kurdishsolidaritynetwork.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/long-march-for-peace-and-democracy-freedom-for-abdullah-ocalan-10-16-february-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Long March</a>‘ in solidarity with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_%C3%96calan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abdullah Öcalan</a> (starts at 14:05). We apologize for the audio quality. We invite you to note the differences of opinion between the anarchists who’ve witnessed, lived in, or fought for the Rojava Revolution, as somewhere within and between their perspectives I believe lies some of the truth of the complex situation there. Announcements Happy Birthday Yona Unega (Oso Blanco) From occupied Cherokee territory in so-called western North Carolina, we’d like to wish a happy birthday on February 26th to wolf clan Cherokee/Choctaw political prisoner, Oso Blanco or, in Cherokee, Yona Unega. Oso is in for armed robberies, where he expropriated from U.S. banks and sent funds to Zapatistas communities in the Yucatan in Mexico. You can write to Oso to write him a happy birthday by addressing letters to his state name: Byron Chubbuck #07909051 USP Victorville PO BOX 3900 Adelanto, CA 92301 And more info on Yona Unega’s case and efforts can be found at <a href="https://freeosoblanco.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://freeosoblanco.blogspot.com</a> Blue Ridge ABC events Friday, March 1st is the first Friday of the month and therefore the Trouble Showing at Firestorm Books and Coffee in Asheville, NC. Episode 18, entitled ACAB (for All Cops Are Bastards) airs at 6:30pm and will be followed by a little over an hour of discussion. Then, on Sunday March 3rd, as the 1st Sunday of the month, BRABC will hold it’s Political Prisoner letter writing event, again at Firestorm. The event begins at 5pm, letter writing materials including stamps, prisoners names and stories, addresses and help in writing. If you’ve never written someone a letter or someone in prison in particular, no worries. It’s a nice social time. The event runs from 5pm to 7:30pm. Finally, on <a href="https://brabc.blackblogs.org/2019/02/24/saturday-march-16-brabc-double-header-at-static-age-records/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Saturday, March 16th</a>, Blue Ridge ABC is holding a double-header at Static Age Records in downtown Asheville. First up, from 3-5pm, a Super Smash Brothers benefit tournament, with vegan cheese-steaks and fries available. Double elimination, best 2 out of 3 rounds. For more info, check out <a href="https://www.smashprisonssmashbros.eventbrite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.smashprisonssmashbros.eventbrite.com</a>. Then, from 9pm til late at Static Age, get ready for a lineup of anti-fascist metal including Rat Broth, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aridchicago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arid</a>, and Margaret Killjoy’s project <a href="http://feminazgul.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feminazgul</a>, plus more to be announced. More on all of these events can be found at <a href="https://brabc.blackblogs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brabc.blackblogs.org</a> . ... . .. <a href="https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=https%3A%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=50935#here" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Playlist</a>

Anarchists In Conflict: Rojava + Yellow Vests

This week, the show features two interviews. Anti-Fascist Organizing in Charlotte Against AntiCom The first is with an antifascist in Charlotte, NC, about the “March Against Communism” event that MIGHT be taking place in that city on Thursday, December 28th.  Anticommunist Action, the  nazi group that originally announced the event had hoped to hold it in Marshall Park but never applied for a permit, got told off by the city and MAYBE cancelled it. This anti-fascist, Soyboy, thinks it might still occur and wants folks to show up. (A) Healthcare Workers Respond to 7 Words Banned at CDC Then, William talked with two anarchist healthcare workers in Asheville, NC  about the Trump administration’s censorship of language regarding the  Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2018 budget proposal  documents. In this short episode we talk about what this means, some recent context for similar censorship, how CDC budget documents affect people’s everyday lives, and recommendations for how to move forward. This chat appeared as a "minisode" in our podcast feed this week. They chat about possible implications of removal of the following terms from the CDC’s budgeting proposals: fetus; transgender; science-based; evidence-based; diversity; vulnerable; &amp; entitlement. Announcement: Asheville NYE Noise Demo On Sunday, 12/31/17 at the downtown Buncombe County jail and courthouse complex in Asheville, a noise demonstration will happen at 7pm to bring outside attention to the jail and let the folks on the inside know that we’re thinking of them. Bring noisemakers, pots, pans, horns, whatever. Here’s a link to the  jpg of the flyer.  Not in Asheville? Organize your own damn thing.  Or check itsgoingdown.org to join with an existing event!  Playlist

This week, the show features two interviews. Anti-Fascist Organizing in Charlotte Against AntiCom The first is with an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AntiFascistsCLT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">antifascist</a> in Charlotte, NC, about the “March Against Communism” event that MIGHT be taking place in that city on Thursday, December 28th. <a href="https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2017/anticom-discord-server-shows-months-neo-nazi-incitement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Anticommunist Action</a>, the <a href="https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2017/discord-logs-show-neo-nazi-agenda-behind-anti-communist-action/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> nazi group</a> that originally announced the event had hoped to hold it in Marshall Park but never applied for a permit, got told off by the city and MAYBE cancelled it. This anti-fascist, Soyboy, thinks it might still occur and wants folks to show up. (A) Healthcare Workers Respond to 7 Words Banned at CDC Then, William talked with two anarchist healthcare workers in Asheville, NC  about the Trump administration’s censorship of language regarding the  Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2018 budget proposal  documents. In this short episode we talk about what this means, some recent context for similar censorship, how CDC budget documents affect people’s everyday lives, and recommendations for how to move forward. This chat appeared as a "minisode" in our podcast feed this week. They chat about possible implications of removal of the following terms from the CDC’s budgeting proposals: fetus; transgender; science-based; evidence-based; diversity; vulnerable; &amp; entitlement. Announcement: Asheville NYE Noise Demo On Sunday, 12/31/17 at the downtown Buncombe County jail and courthouse complex in Asheville, a noise demonstration will happen at 7pm to bring outside attention to the jail and let the folks on the inside know that we’re thinking of them. Bring noisemakers, pots, pans, horns, whatever. Here’s a link to the <a href="https://brabc.blackblogs.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/338/2017/12/noisedemo.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> jpg</a> of the flyer.  Not in Asheville? Organize your own damn thing.  Or check <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">itsgoingdown.org</a> to join with an existing event! <a href="https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashevillefm.org%2Fshow%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=42573#here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Playlist</a>

Resisting Fascists in Charlotte, NC & Some Perspectives on CDC Censorship

Perspectives from Iranian Anarchists This week on The Final Straw we feature a chat with a translator of the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran to share perspectives from membership in Iran and abroad about resistance to the regime from within, solidarity from abroad, the impact of US Sabre-rattling. A transcription of this interview can be found here. A zine formatted version will be available soon. [00:03:58 - 00:59:39] An inspirational movement arose out of the Cold War period among anarchists who found themselves on either side of the international chess-board. In the US this was called Neither East Nor West. The movement published a journal called On Gogol Boulevard, which after 1990, lived as a column in Profane Existence (an anarcho-punk journal), Fifth Estate and other journals. This project seems to have existed for about 15 years, from 1980 to 1994. The Final Straw lost the opportunity a few years ago to interview a New Yorker deeply engaged throughout this project, Bob McGlynn, when he passed away. He was obviously not the only person involved, but sharing his experience and story is a missed opportunity on our part. A  link to an article that McGlynn penned about the project will be linked in our show notes. Today, we find ourselves as anarchists in the USA, 20 years into the so-called War On Terror. This war of destabilization has targeted criminalized populations in within the U.S. borders and has had massively violent and deadly consequences across the globe. What we call a War, for lack of a better word, serves to destroy, enslave, maim and kill animals, human and non-human, around the world. And throughout the whole of this 20 year period a constant boogey-man has been that of the Iranian state, whose people have lived under the varying pressure of US-led sanctions. The US war machine hovers close to shifting from it’s regional proxy wars and an active war with Iran as the Trump regime’s rhetoric and economic policy close around the throats of the Iranian people. In the interest of international solidarity and understanding and the spirit of the Neither East Nor West, we are quite pleased to be having a conversation with people from the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran. In this conversation we’ll be learning about Iranian struggles and what solidarity from the West might look like. We hope that in the future we can talk more about the impact of the 20 years of war on the peoples of Afghanistan perpetrated by the US government and it’s allies and the work of anti-authoritarians on the ground. More information from the Union can be found at https://asranarshism.com/ (posts are mostly in Persian), they can be followed on twitter at @asranarshism, @asranarshism on instagram, on Telegram (also mostly in Persian) and fedbook. . ... . .. Sean Swain's segment is from 00:59:39 - 1:07:29 Announcements [00:00:51 - 00:3:58] Tattoo Benefits for Chilean Arrestees More than 2000 people have been arrested on charges related to the Chilean uprising. To raise funds for arrestees mounting legal fees, comrades in Santiago had the idea to organize an international tattoo party fundraiser to raise money for legal funds and increase the coordination across territories. The date will be February 15th. Currently, events in Santiago and Atlanta GA have signed on and we are waiting for confirmation from Valdivia and Punto Varas. A flyer announcing the international tattoo party is forthcoming with more details on how we can link up the different events. The idea is to cross promote the different events to build a broader network, showcase different tattoo artists, and take advantage of our our shared capacity across territories. Deadline to sign on is February 1st, email tatuajessinfronteras@protonmail.com to get involved   Solidarity w Greek Antifascists  Comrades abroad are doing a campaign for the persecuted antifascists that are charged for the attacks of the offices of the greek fascist party, they will have to gather 30000 until 17/1. Show solidarity support/spread it!   https://www.firefund.net/persecutedantifa   Freedom for Chip Fitzgerald  Check out the support site for Chip Fitzgerald, Black Panther activist in the California prison system for 50 years now.  Chip is an elder who has suffered a stroke inside prison and is sometimes confined to a wheelchair, often uses a cane and is the longest held Black Panther prisoner.  He has served 3 times the usual sentence served for folks convicted of similar crimes and has been denied parole over a dozen times since he became eligible in 1976.  More on his case and how you can help to bring this aging revolutionary home is up at https://www.freedom4chip.org/  . ... . ..  playlist pending  both tracks are from Salome MC

Perspectives from Iranian Anarchists This week on The Final Straw we feature a chat with a translator of the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran to share perspectives from membership in Iran and abroad about resistance to the regime from within, solidarity from abroad, the impact of US Sabre-rattling. A transcription of this interview can be found <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2020/01/12/perspectives-from-iranian-anarchists/#transcription" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. A zine formatted version will be available soon. [00:03:58 - 00:59:39] An inspirational movement arose out of the Cold War period among anarchists who found themselves on either side of the international chess-board. In the US this was called Neither East Nor West. The movement published a journal called On Gogol Boulevard, which after 1990, lived as a column in Profane Existence (an anarcho-punk journal), Fifth Estate and other journals. This project seems to have existed for about 15 years, from 1980 to 1994. The Final Straw lost the opportunity a few years ago to interview a New Yorker deeply engaged throughout this project, Bob McGlynn, when he passed away. He was obviously not the only person involved, but sharing his experience and story is a missed opportunity on our part. A <a href="https://anarchisthistory.noblogs.org/files/2015/01/nenw-history-SCREEN.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> link to an article</a> that McGlynn penned about the project will be linked in our show notes. Today, we find ourselves as anarchists in the USA, 20 years into the so-called War On Terror. This war of destabilization has targeted criminalized populations in within the U.S. borders and has had massively violent and deadly consequences across the globe. What we call a War, for lack of a better word, serves to destroy, enslave, maim and kill animals, human and non-human, around the world. And throughout the whole of this 20 year period a constant boogey-man has been that of the Iranian state, whose people have lived under the varying pressure of US-led sanctions. The US war machine hovers close to shifting from it’s regional proxy wars and an active war with Iran as the Trump regime’s rhetoric and economic policy close around the throats of the Iranian people. In the interest of international solidarity and understanding and the spirit of the Neither East Nor West, we are quite pleased to be having a conversation with people from the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran. In this conversation we’ll be learning about Iranian struggles and what solidarity from the West might look like. We hope that in the future we can talk more about the impact of the 20 years of war on the peoples of Afghanistan perpetrated by the US government and it’s allies and the work of anti-authoritarians on the ground. More information from the Union can be found at <a href="https://asranarshism.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://asranarshism.com/</a> (posts are mostly in Persian), they can be followed on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/asranarshism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@asranarshism</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asranarshism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@asranarshism</a> on instagram, on <a href="https://t.me/asranarshism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telegram</a> (also mostly in Persian) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/asranarshism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fedbook</a>. . ... . .. Sean Swain's segment is from 00:59:39 - 1:07:29 Announcements [00:00:51 - 00:3:58] Tattoo Benefits for Chilean Arrestees More than 2000 people have been arrested on charges related to the Chilean uprising. To raise funds for arrestees mounting legal fees, comrades in Santiago had the idea to organize an international tattoo party fundraiser to raise money for legal funds and increase the coordination across territories. The date will be February 15th. Currently, events in Santiago and Atlanta GA have signed on and we are waiting for confirmation from Valdivia and Punto Varas. A flyer announcing the international tattoo party is forthcoming with more details on how we can link up the different events. The idea is to cross promote the different events to build a broader network, showcase different tattoo artists, and take advantage of our our shared capacity across territories. Deadline to sign on is February 1st, email <a href="mailto:tatuajessinfronteras@protonmail.com">tatuajessinfronteras@protonmail.com</a> to get involved Solidarity w Greek Antifascists Comrades abroad are doing a campaign for the persecuted antifascists that are charged for the attacks of the offices of the greek fascist party, they will have to gather 30000 until 17/1. Show solidarity support/spread it! <a href="https://www.firefund.net/persecutedantifa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.firefund.net/persecutedantifa</a> Freedom for Chip Fitzgerald Check out the support site for Chip Fitzgerald, Black Panther activist in the California prison system for 50 years now.  Chip is an elder who has suffered a stroke inside prison and is sometimes confined to a wheelchair, often uses a cane and is the longest held Black Panther prisoner.  He has served 3 times the usual sentence served for folks convicted of similar crimes and has been denied parole over a dozen times since he became eligible in 1976.  More on his case and how you can help to bring this aging revolutionary home is up at <a href="https://www.freedom4chip.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.freedom4chip.org/</a> . ... . .. playlist pending both tracks are from <a href="https://soundcloud.com/salomemcee" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Salome MC</a>

Perspectives of Iranian Anarchists

Eli Meyerhoff

This week we are presenting a special guest interview, done by Scott who is an anarchist academic and regular listener, with Eli Meyerhoff about his book “Beyond Education: Radical Studying for Another World”. In this book, Meyerhoff “traces how key elements of education emerged from histories of struggles in opposition to alternative modes of study bound up with different modes of world-making. Taking inspiration from Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, and Indigenous resurgence projects, he charts a new course for movements within, against, and beyond the university as we know it.” and this quote is from the University of Minnesota webpage, who also published his book. I found this interview really thought provoking and well crafted, it brought up a lot of issues I hadn’t really thought of in such terms, specifically about the historical and colonial construction of what we think of today as education. In this interview, Scott and Eli talk about his book, the vast terrain that the book covers, experiences in academia when one is operating as politically radical, and some alternatives to education that we can see and experience in the world around us. Eli Meyerhoff can be found at elimeyerhoff.com, the Abolition University at abolition.university, and the Abolition Journal at abolitionjournal.org for more info on the conference happening in may 2020. To read the intro to Beyond Education for free,  head on over to this UM link. If you are a listener and want to submit an interview for broadcast, just get in touch with us by emailing thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net and we can walk you thru the process! . ... . .. Music for this episode by: LSD - School's For Fools Suburban Studs - I Hate School

This week we are presenting a special guest interview, done by Scott who is an anarchist academic and regular listener, with <a href="http://www.elimeyerhoff.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eli Meyerhoff</a> about his book <a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/beyond-education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Beyond Education: Radical Studying for Another World”</a>. In this book, Meyerhoff “traces how key elements of education emerged from histories of struggles in opposition to alternative modes of study bound up with different modes of world-making. Taking inspiration from Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, and Indigenous resurgence projects, he charts a new course for movements within, against, and beyond the university as we know it.” and this quote is from the University of Minnesota webpage, who also published his book. I found this interview really thought provoking and well crafted, it brought up a lot of issues I hadn’t really thought of in such terms, specifically about the historical and colonial construction of what we think of today as education. In this interview, Scott and Eli talk about his book, the vast terrain that the book covers, experiences in academia when one is operating as politically radical, and some alternatives to education that we can see and experience in the world around us. Eli Meyerhoff can be found at <a href="http://elimeyerhoff.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elimeyerhoff.com</a>, the Abolition University at <a href="http://abolition.university/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">abolition.university</a>, and the Abolition Journal at <a href="https://abolitionjournal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">abolitionjournal.org</a> for more info on the conference happening in may 2020. To read the intro to Beyond Education for free, <a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/beyond-education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> head on over to this UM link</a>. If you are a listener and want to submit an interview for broadcast, just get in touch with us by emailing <a href="mailto:thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net">thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net</a> and we can walk you thru the process! . ... . .. Music for this episode by: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEgoOTrM2vo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LSD - School's For Fools</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDqfybNotS4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suburban Studs - I Hate School</a>

Guest Interview: Eli Meyerhoff on his book ‘Beyond Education’, Battling Recuperation, and Operating on the Margins

"We are prepared, motherf**kers!": Greek anarchists on the New Democracy regime This week, we’re sharing a conversation that I had with comrades from Radiozones Of Subversive Expression, an anti-authoritarian pirate radio station based in Athens, Greece. Mike, Sprout and Omar, three anarchists working with ROSE share their perspectives on the change in government in Greece, corruption in the New Democracy party that just came back into power, it’s attacks on immigrants and the anarchist stronghold neighborhood of Exarchia, the status of the social movements of the left and more. You can listen to their streaming radio station with ALL sorts of programming, from live reports from street actions, to comedy shows to music, all up at radio98fm.org. Check our  past interview with folks from ROSE. ROSE is, notably, another member of the A-Radio Network to which we belong, which produces the monthly English-language anarchist news show,  B(A)D News: Angry Voices From Around The World. Other informative interviews conducted by fellow members of the Channel Zero Network on this topic include recent episodes by  IGDcast and The Ex-Worker. Announcement Comrade Malik Phone Zap But first, Comrade Malik Washington could use some help. He’s a politicized anarchist prisoner affiliated with the New Afrikan Black Panther Party who’s been serving time in Texas and been vocal about the mistreatment of himself and other prisoners. Despite his activism on the inside, Malik was recently paroled into Federal custody from Texas state control, and is being held currently at USP Beaumont. It was common knowledge among prisoners that he was in danger at Beaumont because of his activism, and Malik was attacked and is now in solitary. There is a phone zap ongoing to pressure administration to release him from solitary and move him to a federal prison in California, where he can be paroled after his brief stint in the DOJ’s gulags, and Comrade Malik can start working more actively with the SF Bay View National Black Newspaper where he has a spot upon his release. To learn more about his case and details on calling Warden Larry Schultz at USP Beaumont up at comrademalik.com. . … . ..  Playlist

"We are prepared, motherf**kers!": Greek anarchists on the New Democracy regime This week, we’re sharing a conversation that I had with comrades from Radiozones Of Subversive Expression, an anti-authoritarian pirate radio station based in Athens, Greece. Mike, Sprout and Omar, three anarchists working with ROSE share their perspectives on the change in government in Greece, corruption in the New Democracy party that just came back into power, it’s attacks on immigrants and the anarchist stronghold neighborhood of Exarchia, the status of the social movements of the left and more. You can listen to their streaming radio station with ALL sorts of programming, from live reports from street actions, to comedy shows to music, all up at <a href="https://radio98fm.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">radio98fm.org</a>. Check our <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2017/07/25/radio98fm-athens-on-repression/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> past interview</a> with folks from ROSE. ROSE is, notably, another member of the <a href="https://www.a-radio-network.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A-Radio Network</a> to which we belong, which produces the monthly English-language anarchist news show, <a href="https://www.a-radio-network.org/bad-news-angry-voices-from-around-the-world/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> B(A)D News</a>: Angry Voices From Around The World. Other informative interviews conducted by fellow members of the Channel Zero Network on this topic include recent episodes by <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/greek-anarchist-movement-responds-to-assault-on-exarchia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> IGDcast</a> and <a href="https://crimethinc.com/podcasts/the-ex-worker/episodes/65" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ex-Worker</a>. Announcement Comrade Malik Phone Zap But first, Comrade Malik Washington could use some help. He’s a politicized anarchist prisoner affiliated with the New Afrikan Black Panther Party who’s been serving time in Texas and been vocal about the mistreatment of himself and other prisoners. Despite his activism on the inside, Malik was recently paroled into Federal custody from Texas state control, and is being held currently at USP Beaumont. It was common knowledge among prisoners that he was in danger at Beaumont because of his activism, and Malik was attacked and is now in solitary. There is a phone zap ongoing to pressure administration to release him from solitary and move him to a federal prison in California, where he can be paroled after his brief stint in the DOJ’s gulags, and Comrade Malik can start working more actively with the SF Bay View National Black Newspaper where he has a spot upon his release. To learn more about his case and details on calling Warden Larry Schultz at USP Beaumont up at <a href="https://comrademalik.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">comrademalik.com</a>. . … . .. <a href="https://spinitron.com/wsfm/pl/9729083/The-Final-Straw?bodyclass=afmframe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Playlist</a>

"We are prepared, motherf**kers!": Greek anarchists on the New Democracy regime

Kristian Williams

Kristian Williams on George Orwell This week on The Final Straw, Bursts presents a conversation with Kristian Williams about his recently published book, Between The Lie &amp; The Bullet: Essays on Orwell, published by AK Press. Kristian is maybe best known for authoring Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America. For the hour we speak about Kristian's reading of Orwell, the importance of intellectual honesty, weaknesses in modern Anarchist engagements with ideas and facts on the ground and other topics stemming from the book.  A slightly longer version of this conversation will be available in our podcast, which can be downloaded from our website.  More writings &amp; interviews by Kristian can be found at KristianWilliams.com. Hear Bursts prior interviews with Kristian on the writings &amp; anarchism of  Oscar Wilde as well as on Kristian's book,  Our Enemies In Blue. We'd like to apologize for the strange sound during most of Kristian's portions.  This'll be present in upcoming interviews, it's a technical difficulty that hopefully we'll have sorted quite soon.  Thanks for bearing with us!Playlist

Kristian Williams on George Orwell This week on The Final Straw, Bursts presents a conversation with Kristian Williams about his recently published book, Between The Lie &amp; The Bullet: Essays on Orwell, published by <a href="https://www.akpress.org/between-the-bullet-and-the-lie.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AK Press</a>. Kristian is maybe best known for authoring Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America. For the hour we speak about Kristian's reading of Orwell, the importance of intellectual honesty, weaknesses in modern Anarchist engagements with ideas and facts on the ground and other topics stemming from the book.  A slightly longer version of this conversation will be available in our podcast, which can be downloaded from <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website</a>.  More writings &amp; interviews by Kristian can be found at <a href="http://www.kristianwilliams.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KristianWilliams.com</a>. Hear Bursts prior interviews with Kristian on the writings &amp; anarchism of <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2013/04/20/oscar-wilde-an-anarchist-an-interview-with-kristian-williams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Oscar Wilde</a> as well as on Kristian's book, <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2013/03/28/police-abolition-an-interview-with-kristian-williams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Our Enemies In Blue</a>. We'd like to apologize for the strange sound during most of Kristian's portions.  This'll be present in upcoming interviews, it's a technical difficulty that hopefully we'll have sorted quite soon.  Thanks for bearing with us!<a href="https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashevillefm.org%2Fshow%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=43823#here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playlist</a>

"Between The Bullet and The Lie": Kristian Williams on George Orwell

This week, we spoke with Whitney about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline, two pipelines flowing through mid-Appalachian and the mid-Atlantic region on Turtle Island and both connect Transco pipeline in Pennsylvania County, VA. The pipelines are 48 inches in diameter and are made for transporting dangerous compressed and pressurized natural gas through many watersheds, towns and farmlands. In addition to fears of contamination of waterways and soil, through possible leaks and explosions, many people are concerned the pipeline will be carry gas for export , not even for domestic consumption. Whitney is also involved in an upcoming podcast series to inform folks in Virginia about the history and aspects of the pipelines to be released in the run-up to the decisions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on whether or not these projects can move forward. As of now, there is no website address for our guest's podcast, but their podcast's mission statement is as follows: "'End of the Line' is a pre-recorded podcast created by local Richmonders, following the developing story of two proposed pipelines in Virginia - the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Over the past year, the subject of fossil fuel "pipelines" has reached a high point of saturation in the national consciousness. While the nation watched major milestones unfold around the rejection of Keystone XL by President Obama and Standing Rock's struggle to protect water against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, resistance to pipelines in Virginia has been building as well. Residents and landowners in mostly rural parts of the state have taken on an uphill battle to try and stop two high pressure natural gas pipelines from going through their land as well as some of Virginia's most treasured places. Featuring the voices of those directly affected by the proposed infrastructure, this ongoing series will examine every aspect of the local pipeline struggle, episode by episode, starting at the very beginning and working our way to the present. Through voices of those on the frontlines, we will touch on issues such as eminent domain, energy policy, industry influence on local politics, environmental impacts, and the mental health aspect of how residents are coping with this tremendous burden. Our goals are to provide listeners with the stories of Virginians who have been and are currently resisting both proposed natural gas pipelines and build a wider audience of people throughout our region who may not be familiar with all that has occurred since the summer of 2014 when the pipelines were first introduced. The built-in question we will be posing to listeners is the same many landowners are facing, "Are these pipelines a ‘done deal’?" To that end, as our episodes begin to meet up in real time with the decision-making process at state and federal levels, “End of the Line” will continue to report on developments as the pipeline saga unfolds".   We will announce a website for this project as soon as we know! ----------------------- Other, regional upcoming events related to the ACP &amp; MVP pipelines may consider attending include the following: Beyond Extreme Energy will be putting on a convergence in Washington DC from April 26-28th. BXE was a co-sponsor of the walk across NC areas that may be affected by the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. More info on the conference and other stuff by BXE can be found at http://beyondextremeenergy.org Delaware River Keepers have compiled "People's Dossiers" on shortcomings of studies in the economic and environmental harms of the ACP &amp; MVP by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC.  http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/ongoing-issues/peoples-dossier-ferc-abuses-economic-harms Another site of interest worth check out is http://www.apppl.org for the Alliance of People to Protect the Places we Live. If you're in the South East (or wherever), you are cordially invited to attend the 1st Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfaire, also known as ACAB2017 from May 5-May 7th in Asheville, North Carolina. The weekend of events kicks off with an a welcome table at firestorm books at 610 Haywood Rd from 3pm until 6pm with a schedule of events and ways to plug in. There are multiple musical events Friday and Saturday night. Featured speakers include Shon Meckfessel, Jude Ortiz of Tilted Scales Collective, members of the crimethInc collective as well as from the Water Protectors Anti-Repression Crew and a special appearance by author and activist Ward Churchill. Vendors over the weekend will include PM Press, AK Press, Little Black Cart, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, Combustion Books and many more. Consider the daytime events to be all ages. Check out https://acab2017.noblogs.org/ for updates and info.

This week, we spoke with Whitney about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline, two pipelines flowing through mid-Appalachian and the mid-Atlantic region on Turtle Island and both connect Transco pipeline in Pennsylvania County, VA. The pipelines are 48 inches in diameter and are made for transporting dangerous compressed and pressurized natural gas through many watersheds, towns and farmlands. In addition to fears of contamination of waterways and soil, through possible leaks and explosions, many people are concerned the pipeline will be carry gas for export , not even for domestic consumption. Whitney is also involved in an upcoming podcast series to inform folks in Virginia about the history and aspects of the pipelines to be released in the run-up to the decisions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on whether or not these projects can move forward. As of now, there is no website address for our guest's podcast, but their podcast's mission statement is as follows: "'End of the Line' is a pre-recorded podcast created by local Richmonders, following the developing story of two proposed pipelines in Virginia - the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Over the past year, the subject of fossil fuel "pipelines" has reached a high point of saturation in the national consciousness. While the nation watched major milestones unfold around the rejection of Keystone XL by President Obama and Standing Rock's struggle to protect water against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, resistance to pipelines in Virginia has been building as well. Residents and landowners in mostly rural parts of the state have taken on an uphill battle to try and stop two high pressure natural gas pipelines from going through their land as well as some of Virginia's most treasured places. Featuring the voices of those directly affected by the proposed infrastructure, this ongoing series will examine every aspect of the local pipeline struggle, episode by episode, starting at the very beginning and working our way to the present. Through voices of those on the frontlines, we will touch on issues such as eminent domain, energy policy, industry influence on local politics, environmental impacts, and the mental health aspect of how residents are coping with this tremendous burden. Our goals are to provide listeners with the stories of Virginians who have been and are currently resisting both proposed natural gas pipelines and build a wider audience of people throughout our region who may not be familiar with all that has occurred since the summer of 2014 when the pipelines were first introduced. The built-in question we will be posing to listeners is the same many landowners are facing, "Are these pipelines a ‘done deal’?" To that end, as our episodes begin to meet up in real time with the decision-making process at state and federal levels, “End of the Line” will continue to report on developments as the pipeline saga unfolds". We will announce a website for this project as soon as we know! ----------------------- Other, regional upcoming events related to the ACP &amp; MVP pipelines may consider attending include the following: Beyond Extreme Energy will be putting on a convergence in Washington DC from April 26-28th. BXE was a co-sponsor of the walk across NC areas that may be affected by the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. More info on the conference and other stuff by BXE can be found at <a href="http://beyondextremeenergy.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://beyondextremeenergy.org</a> Delaware River Keepers have compiled "People's Dossiers" on shortcomings of studies in the economic and environmental harms of the ACP &amp; MVP by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC. <a href="http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/ongoing-issues/peoples-dossier-ferc-abuses-economic-harms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/ongoing-issues/peoples-dossier-ferc-abuses-economic-harms</a> Another site of interest worth check out is <a href="http://www.apppl.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apppl.org</a> for the Alliance of People to Protect the Places we Live. If you're in the South East (or wherever), you are cordially invited to attend the 1st Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfaire, also known as ACAB2017 from May 5-May 7th in Asheville, North Carolina. The weekend of events kicks off with an a welcome table at firestorm books at 610 Haywood Rd from 3pm until 6pm with a schedule of events and ways to plug in. There are multiple musical events Friday and Saturday night. Featured speakers include Shon Meckfessel, Jude Ortiz of Tilted Scales Collective, members of the crimethInc collective as well as from the Water Protectors Anti-Repression Crew and a special appearance by author and activist Ward Churchill. Vendors over the weekend will include PM Press, AK Press, Little Black Cart, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, Combustion Books and many more. Consider the daytime events to be all ages. Check out <a href="https://acab2017.noblogs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://acab2017.noblogs.org/</a> for updates and info.

Resistance to the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines

Kazi Toure (Burning Books Lecture Series) Here's our second lecture we're excited to share in the Burning Books Lecture Series. We're slowly continuing to release audios recorded at Burning Books in Buffalo, NY, to share inspiring ideas and experiences this bookstore has hosted over the last 7 or so years. This pandemic period should be one where we take account of the situation we find ourselves, hone our skills, learn from our elders and consider how to engage as the disease ravages our communities and the forces of capital and repression make their moves. Kazi Toure spoke on March 25, 2015 on his political development, activity, engagement as a Marxist guerrilla in the USA, his time as a political prisoner, his ideas and organizing. From his bio: Former political prisoner and United Freedom Front member  Kazi Toure was imprisoned for his role in twenty bombings combating Apartheid in South Africa &amp; US Imperialism in Central America. The United Freedom Front has been considered "undoubtedly the most successful of the leftist [guerrilla groups] of the 1970s &amp; 80s," &amp; struck powerful blows to South African Airways, Mobile, IBM, Union Carbide, &amp; various courthouses &amp; US military targets. If you enjoyed this lecture, keep an ear out for more. And check out our first release of this series, Dr Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz speaking on "An Indigenous Peoples History Of The United States". And remember, community spaces are so important, places we can engage new ideas, speakers with this wisdom, future and current comrades and co-conspirators. One way to do this, if you have the dough, is to buy books from spaces like Burning Books or Firestorm Books Coop. If you are looking to read statements by Kazi and his comrades, Leslie from Burning Books suggests checking out  Hauling Up The Morning: Writings and Art by Political Prisoners of War in the U.S. which you can find at burningbooks.com . Another title mentioned, available via Burning Books or Firestorm at firestorm.coop is Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners. A couple of notes about some of the prisoners and projects that Kazi mentions in this 2015 presentation.  Oscar López Rivera was googlereleased in 2017 by Obama. The surviving members of the MOVE 9 were released in the last 2 years. On A Move! Herman Bell was released in 2018 and lives in New York state. 4StruggleMag is no longer producing print editions. The latest post on it's site announces the death from incarceration of Tom Manning, one of Kazi's comrades from the UFF. Posted messages come from the Certain Days Collective, political prisoners Kojo Bomani Sababu, Bill Dunne, Oso Blanco, incarcerated comrade from the UFF Jaan Laaman and former political prisoner from the UFF Ray Luc Levasseur. Jaan Laaman continues to be incarcerated as does BLA prisoner Jalil Muntaqim.  More info on these political prisoners at The National Jericho Movement and NYCABC's websites. Stay healthy, y'all! . ... . .. Featured track on this is Kimochi by Fred Houn and the Afro-Asian Music Ensemble

Kazi Toure (Burning Books Lecture Series) Here's our second lecture we're excited to share in the Burning Books Lecture Series. We're slowly continuing to release audios recorded at Burning Books in Buffalo, NY, to share inspiring ideas and experiences this bookstore has hosted over the last 7 or so years. This pandemic period should be one where we take account of the situation we find ourselves, hone our skills, learn from our elders and consider how to engage as the disease ravages our communities and the forces of capital and repression make their moves. Kazi Toure spoke on March 25, 2015 on his political development, activity, engagement as a Marxist guerrilla in the USA, his time as a political prisoner, his ideas and organizing. From his bio: Former political prisoner and <a href="http://www.abcf.net/abc/pdfs/UFF.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Freedom Front</a> member <a href="http://4strugglemag.org/2010/07/23/one-man%E2%80%99s-terrorist-is-another-man%E2%80%99s-freedom-fighter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kazi Toure</a> was imprisoned for his role in twenty bombings combating Apartheid in South Africa &amp; US Imperialism in Central America. The United Freedom Front has been considered "undoubtedly the most successful of the leftist [guerrilla groups] of the 1970s &amp; 80s," &amp; struck powerful blows to South African Airways, Mobile, IBM, Union Carbide, &amp; various courthouses &amp; US military targets. If you enjoyed this lecture, keep an ear out for more. And check out our first release of this series, Dr Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz speaking on "<a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2020/03/18/bbls-roxanne-dunbar-ortiz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Indigenous Peoples History Of The United States</a>". And remember, community spaces are so important, places we can engage new ideas, speakers with this wisdom, future and current comrades and co-conspirators. One way to do this, if you have the dough, is to buy books from spaces like Burning Books or Firestorm Books Coop. If you are looking to read statements by Kazi and his comrades, Leslie from Burning Books suggests checking out <a href="https://burningbooks.com/products/hauling-up-the-morning-writings-and-art-by-political-prisoners-and-prisoners-of-war-in-the-u-s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hauling Up The Morning: Writings and Art by Political Prisoners of War in the U.S.</a> which you can find at <a href="http://burningbooks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">burningbooks.com</a> . Another title mentioned, available via Burning Books or <a href="https://firestorm.coop/products/1733-let-freedom-ring.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Firestorm</a> at <a href="http://firestorm.coop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">firestorm.coop</a> is Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners. A couple of notes about some of the prisoners and projects that Kazi mentions in this 2015 presentation. <ul> <li>Oscar López Rivera was googlereleased in 2017 by Obama.</li> <li>The surviving members of the MOVE 9 were released in the last 2 years. On A Move!</li> <li>Herman Bell was released in 2018 and lives in New York state.</li> <li><a href="http://4strugglemag.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">4StruggleMag</a> is no longer producing print editions. The latest post on it's site announces the death from incarceration of Tom Manning, one of Kazi's comrades from the UFF. Posted messages come from the Certain Days Collective, political prisoners Kojo Bomani Sababu, Bill Dunne, Oso Blanco, incarcerated comrade from the UFF Jaan Laaman and former political prisoner from the UFF Ray Luc Levasseur.</li> <li><a href="https://www.thejerichomovement.com/profile/laaman-jaan-karl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jaan Laaman</a> continues to be incarcerated as does BLA prisoner <a href="https://thejerichomovement.com/profile/bottom-anthony-jalil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jalil Muntaqim</a>.</li> </ul> More info on these political prisoners at <a href="https://thejerichomovement.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The National Jericho Movement</a> and <a href="https://nycabc.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NYCABC</a>'s websites. Stay healthy, y'all! . ... . .. Featured track on this is Kimochi by Fred Houn and the Afro-Asian Music Ensemble

Kazi Toure (Burning Books Lecture Series)

Sarah Lyons

This week William got to sit down with Sarah Lyons, who is an author, activist, and a practicing witch about her new book  Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism which came out in 2019 from Running Press.   This was a great interview to have for TFS, because this is a topic we haven’t yet presented on this show and we cover a wide range of topics; our guest’s personal history with witchcraft, what is meant by magic, witchcraft, and animism, how anti-racists and anti-imperialists could approach having a magical practice that doesn’t fall into appropriation, and many many more topics! We also discuss her new book at length, what led her to write this book, and what she hopes readers might get from it. . … . .. You can go to sarahlyons.org to see more information by and about our guest, plus upcoming projects. You can also follow her on Instagram @citymystic and on Twitter @_sarah_lyons_.  You can read further articles by our guest at her website or at her Medium page!   Support the Maroon Movement and the Baltimore Free Store!  @MaroonMovement and a coalition of anticapitalist organizers are looking for individuals and organizations that want to assist with a regular Baltimore Free Store that will offer no cost food, gently used clothing, toiletries, books, housing items, &amp; services such as sewing, haircuts, classes, etc.  The are actively fundraising to purchase food, toiletries, rental space, transportation, serving items, storage and other fees needed to launch and make Baltimore Free Store happen. They would appreciate the solidarity. Any amount - $1, $5, $10 etc. - helps to alleviate the real life effects of anti working class budget cuts and poverty that impacts our community! Together the village will win. All Power To The People!  PayPal: https://paypal.me/simarbg (or fcrcollective@gmail.com) Cashapp: https://cash.app/$Simaleerbg Venmo: @Simaleerbg  simalee.bandcamp.com  To donate items, volunteer, or for more info email thebaltimorefreestore@gmail.com  To hear our interview with Sima Lee, one of the founders of the Maroon Movement, you can follow  this link!   . … . ..   Music for this episode by: Feminazgul – The Rot in the Field is Holy off of their as yet unreleased album No Dawn for Men, scheduled for release in June 2020. More from Feminazgul, and related projects, at their bandcamp!   TIMESTAMPS (for podcast version):   00:00:17 Introduction to the show’s main content, Sarah Lyons on Magic, activism, and her new book Revolutionary Witchcraft  00:01:11 Announcement to support the Maroon Movement's Baltimore Free Store! 00:02:31 Words from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain, Sean speaks about his experiences with the Parole Board 00:10:05 “speak about your book and what led you to write it?” 00:15:38 “what would you say to skeptical listeners to hold their attention?” 00:19:59 “describe what you mean by magic and witchcraft” 00:23:21 “could you go into animism a little more?” 00:31:22 “we are taught that the witch trials = six crazy days in Salem that one time. Could you go into the actual scope and some of the context?” 00:40:06 – 00:45:31 Musical Break with Feminazgul’s The Rot in the Field is Holy off of their as yet unreleased album “No Dawn for Men” 00:45:31 “talk about the tension between inspiration and appropriation in a magical practice?” 00:58:40 “how is capitalism trying to incorporate witchcraft and how can people push back against it?” 01:03:50 “is there a spell or practice that you would suggest to listeners, especially those who are interested in incorporating magic into their activism?” 01:07:34 “how can people learn more about you and get in touch?” 01:09:23 closing sentiments.

This week William got to sit down with Sarah Lyons, who is an author, activist, and a practicing witch about her new book <a href="https://www.runningpress.com/titles/sarah-lyons/revolutionary-witchcraft/9780762495726/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism</a> which came out in 2019 from Running Press. This was a great interview to have for TFS, because this is a topic we haven’t yet presented on this show and we cover a wide range of topics; our guest’s personal history with witchcraft, what is meant by magic, witchcraft, and animism, how anti-racists and anti-imperialists could approach having a magical practice that doesn’t fall into appropriation, and many many more topics! We also discuss her new book at length, what led her to write this book, and what she hopes readers might get from it. . … . .. You can go to <a href="https://www.sarahlyons.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sarahlyons.org</a> to see more information by and about our guest, plus upcoming projects. You can also follow her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/citymystic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@citymystic</a> and on Twitter @_sarah_lyons_. You can read further articles by our guest at her <a href="https://www.sarahlyons.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> or at her <a href="https://medium.com/@sarahthelyon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium page</a>! Support the Maroon Movement and the Baltimore Free Store! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaroonMovement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MaroonMovement</a> and a coalition of anticapitalist organizers are looking for individuals and organizations that want to assist with a regular Baltimore Free Store that will offer no cost food, gently used clothing, toiletries, books, housing items, &amp; services such as sewing, haircuts, classes, etc. The are actively fundraising to purchase food, toiletries, rental space, transportation, serving items, storage and other fees needed to launch and make Baltimore Free Store happen. They would appreciate the solidarity. Any amount - $1, $5, $10 etc. - helps to alleviate the real life effects of anti working class budget cuts and poverty that impacts our community! Together the village will win. All Power To The People! PayPal: <a href="https://paypal.me/simarbg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://paypal.me/simarbg</a> (or <a href="mailto:fcrcollective@gmail.com">fcrcollective@gmail.com</a>) Cashapp: <a href="https://cash.app/$Simaleerbg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cash.app/$Simaleerbg</a> Venmo: @Simaleerbg <a href="http://simalee.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">simalee.bandcamp.com</a> To donate items, volunteer, or for more info email <a href="mailto:thebaltimorefreestore@gmail.com">thebaltimorefreestore@gmail.com</a> To hear our interview with Sima Lee, one of the founders of the Maroon Movement, you can follow <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2019/12/08/sima-lee-on-resistance-repression-hip-hop-and-creating-new-worlds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> this link</a>! . … . .. Music for this episode by: <a href="http://feminazgul.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feminazgul</a> – The Rot in the Field is Holy off of their as yet unreleased album No Dawn for Men, scheduled for release in June 2020. More from Feminazgul, and related projects, at their <a href="https://feminazgul.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>! TIMESTAMPS (for podcast version): 00:00:17 Introduction to the show’s main content, Sarah Lyons on Magic, activism, and her new book Revolutionary Witchcraft 00:01:11 Announcement to support the Maroon Movement's Baltimore Free Store! 00:02:31 Words from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain, Sean speaks about his experiences with the Parole Board 00:10:05 “speak about your book and what led you to write it?” 00:15:38 “what would you say to skeptical listeners to hold their attention?” 00:19:59 “describe what you mean by magic and witchcraft” 00:23:21 “could you go into animism a little more?” 00:31:22 “we are taught that the witch trials = six crazy days in Salem that one time. Could you go into the actual scope and some of the context?” 00:40:06 – 00:45:31 Musical Break with Feminazgul’s The Rot in the Field is Holy off of their as yet unreleased album “No Dawn for Men” 00:45:31 “talk about the tension between inspiration and appropriation in a magical practice?” 00:58:40 “how is capitalism trying to incorporate witchcraft and how can people push back against it?” 01:03:50 “is there a spell or practice that you would suggest to listeners, especially those who are interested in incorporating magic into their activism?” 01:07:34 “how can people learn more about you and get in touch?” 01:09:23 closing sentiments.

Revolutionary Witchcraft, Magic, Imagination, and the Weird Left; An Interview with Sarah Lyons

Jalil Muntaqim

This Week's Content First, we air a portion of Ursula K. Le Guin's acceptance speech from the 2014 National Book Awards, where she received the Lifetime Acheivement award.  Ursula K. Le Guin, wrote fantasy and sci-fi for 77 years of her life, contributing many books such as The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Word for World is Forest &amp; The Earthsea Series.  She died on Monday, January 22nd at the age of 88.  Her fiction touched on many themes, including anarchism, taoism, gender, environmentalism, sociology, anthropology and psychology. Her official website is here. The full video this was pulled from, including the introduction by Neil Gaiman can be found here. The third and fourth portion of CKUT's Prison Radio Show interviews with former Black Panther and BLA Political Prisoner of War Jalil Muntaqim. In the third segment, Jalil speak about being incarcerated during the Attica Uprising, the ideas of Intercommunalism, Internationalism and Nationalism, as well as the idea of revolution.  In the final portion, Jalil speaks on spirituality and politics, ISIS and a message to rappers.  More of his writings and info on his case can be found at freejalil.com Support Kevin Rashid Johnson! We are nearing the end of the second week of #OperationPUSH!, which is described in a statement released by participants, as a work stoppage or "laydown" in at least eight prison facilities around the state of Florida. The beginning of this plan coincided with Martin Luther King Jr's birthday on January 15th 2018, in protest of the deplorable conditions in FL prisons. This comes hot on the heels of the September 9th prison strike which took place in 2016 on the 45th anniversary of Attica, and disrupted operations in dozens if not hundreds of prisons across the country. This is being called the largest prison strike in US history, and was followed by several subsequent strikes all over the country. It has been difficult to get information about OperationPUSH!; FL prisons are being predictably recalcitrant and have also been imposing communication blackouts for even suspected participants. However, there has been one major insight into this situation in the form of an article by Kevin Rashid Johnson entitled Florida Prisoners are Laying It Down. In this article, Rashid (who is a prison journalist and self taught paralegal) describes conditions within Florida prisons in detail, including the high cost of goods in the commissary coupled with the fact of forced and unpaid labor, up to and including a culture of abuse and neglect by prison staff. In retaliation, Rashid has been thrown into an unheated cell, with no working toilet and with a window that cannot properly close, making the temperature equal to the subzero environment outside. This is a clear sign of retaliatory torture, and surely is what Rashid calls “a true emergency”. It is urgently requested that people call the prison to advocate for and demand the immediate cessation of this abuse on the part of the prison! Please call: Warden Barry Reddish Florida State Prison Raiford, FL 32083 904-368- 2500 The demands are:  Move Johnson (#158039) to a properly climate controlled cell with working toilet Immediately allow Mr. Johnson to make phone calls to his attorneys Stop retaliating against him for reporting on conditions within your prisons.  You can keep up with this situation by visiting fightoxicprisons.wordpress.com or go to Kevin Rashid Johnson’s support website at rashidmod.com Interview on Afrin from It's Going Down A little heads up about media worth checking out. This week, It's Going Down aired a  podcast interview with an anarchist in the U.S. who's from Turkey about the Turkish assaults on Afrin, one of the cantons of Rojava, the autonomous Kurdish region in Northern Syria. Afrin is administered by the Democratic Confederalist PYD and defended by the YPG &amp; YPJ militias. The interview covers some of the history as relevant to anarchists, some of the developments of Rojava through the Syrian Civil War, their alliance with the United States and Rojava's relationship with Turkey and other states involved in the proxy wars in the region. This interview is well worth a listen, and hopefully can aid you in organizing reading groups, fundraisers or demonstrations in your area in support of Rojava and it's tenuous experiment. An Update from Us! Just a little heads up, too, we're messing with our podcast a little bit, not so much in format but more so in distribution. So, we set up a soundcloud with the three latest episodes and all of the episodes in our podcast stream are now up youtube though the videos only plays our show as you'd hear with the episode image as the background. If those platforms are your deal, swing by and follow us. I'd also like to remind y'all that we're up on  itunes. If you go into that blasted program and rate our content and write reviews, it fucks with the algorithms and will make the show visible to wider audiences. Also, I'd like to reiterate what we say in the introduction to the show, that we have a free edition of the show that's 59 minutes in length and falls within the requirements of the FCC here in the U.S. for radio broadcast. If you have a community or college radio station in your area and you'd like to hear us up on the airwaves, getting into folks' cars, houses, jail cells, work places or whatever by the magical accident of radio science, check out our Radio Broadcasting link at our website, hit us up on social media or email us to get the ball rolling. In addition, we suggest getting some friends together to petition the local radio overlords to get us on their station. Finally, just to remind y'all, we love hearing feedback and show suggestions. Finding a different person or persons every week to fill an hour with interesting content is hard work, and cues from y'all really helps us plug away at this volunteer endeavor. As always, you can email us at thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net  Playlist

This Week's Content First, we air a portion of Ursula K. Le Guin's acceptance speech from the 2014 National Book Awards, where she received the Lifetime Acheivement award.  Ursula K. Le Guin, wrote fantasy and sci-fi for 77 years of her life, contributing many books such as The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Word for World is Forest &amp; The Earthsea Series.  She died on Monday, January 22nd at the age of 88.  Her fiction touched on many themes, including anarchism, taoism, gender, environmentalism, sociology, anthropology and psychology. Her official website is <a href="http://ursulakleguin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The full video this was pulled from, including the introduction by Neil Gaiman can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PI1xwT2-74" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The third and fourth portion of CKUT's <a href="https://prisonradioshow.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prison Radio Show</a> interviews with former Black Panther and BLA Political Prisoner of War Jalil Muntaqim. In the third segment, Jalil speak about being incarcerated during the Attica Uprising, the ideas of Intercommunalism, Internationalism and Nationalism, as well as the idea of revolution.  In the final portion, Jalil speaks on spirituality and politics, ISIS and a message to rappers.  More of his writings and info on his case can be found at <a href="http://freejalil.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freejalil.com</a> Support Kevin Rashid Johnson! We are nearing the end of the second week of #OperationPUSH!, which is described in a statement released by participants, as a work stoppage or "laydown" in at least eight prison facilities around the state of Florida. The beginning of this plan coincided with Martin Luther King Jr's birthday on January 15th 2018, in protest of the deplorable conditions in FL prisons. This comes hot on the heels of the September 9th prison strike which took place in 2016 on the 45th anniversary of Attica, and disrupted operations in dozens if not hundreds of prisons across the country. This is being called the largest prison strike in US history, and was followed by several subsequent strikes all over the country. It has been difficult to get information about OperationPUSH!; FL prisons are being predictably recalcitrant and have also been imposing communication blackouts for even suspected participants. However, there has been one major insight into this situation in the form of an article by Kevin Rashid Johnson entitled Florida Prisoners are Laying It Down. In this article, Rashid (who is a prison journalist and self taught paralegal) describes conditions within Florida prisons in detail, including the high cost of goods in the commissary coupled with the fact of forced and unpaid labor, up to and including a culture of abuse and neglect by prison staff. In retaliation, Rashid has been thrown into an unheated cell, with no working toilet and with a window that cannot properly close, making the temperature equal to the subzero environment outside. This is a clear sign of retaliatory torture, and surely is what Rashid calls “a true emergency”. It is urgently requested that people call the prison to advocate for and demand the immediate cessation of this abuse on the part of the prison! Please call: Warden Barry Reddish Florida State Prison Raiford, FL 32083 <a href="9043682500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">904-368- 2500</a> The demands are: <ul> <li>Move Johnson (#158039) to a properly climate controlled cell with working toilet</li> <li>Immediately allow Mr. Johnson to make phone calls to his attorneys</li> <li>Stop retaliating against him for reporting on conditions within your prisons.</li> </ul> You can keep up with this situation by visiting <a href="https://fighttoxicprisons.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fightoxicprisons.wordpress.com</a> or go to Kevin Rashid Johnson’s support website at <a href="http://rashidmod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rashidmod.com</a> Interview on Afrin from It's Going Down A little heads up about media worth checking out. This week, It's Going Down aired a <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/turkish-invasion-afrin-international-solidarity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> podcast interview</a> with an anarchist in the U.S. who's from Turkey about the Turkish assaults on Afrin, one of the cantons of Rojava, the autonomous Kurdish region in Northern Syria. Afrin is administered by the Democratic Confederalist PYD and defended by the YPG &amp; YPJ militias. The interview covers some of the history as relevant to anarchists, some of the developments of Rojava through the Syrian Civil War, their alliance with the United States and Rojava's relationship with Turkey and other states involved in the proxy wars in the region. This interview is well worth a listen, and hopefully can aid you in organizing reading groups, fundraisers or demonstrations in your area in support of Rojava and it's tenuous experiment. An Update from Us! Just a little heads up, too, we're messing with our podcast a little bit, not so much in format but more so in distribution. So, we set up a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/final-straw-radio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soundcloud</a> with the three latest episodes and all of the episodes in our podcast stream are now up <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTe87EmGzsBLPgyNyMi2q7g/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube</a> though the videos only plays our show as you'd hear with the episode image as the background. If those platforms are your deal, swing by and follow us. I'd also like to remind y'all that we're up on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-straw-radio/id1145532412?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> itunes</a>. If you go into that blasted program and rate our content and write reviews, it fucks with the algorithms and will make the show visible to wider audiences. Also, I'd like to reiterate what we say in the introduction to the show, that we have a free edition of the show that's 59 minutes in length and falls within the requirements of the FCC here in the U.S. for radio broadcast. If you have a community or college radio station in your area and you'd like to hear us up on the airwaves, getting into folks' cars, houses, jail cells, work places or whatever by the magical accident of radio science, check out our <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/radio-broadcasting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radio Broadcasting</a> link at our website, hit us up on <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/kontact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">social media</a> or email us to get the ball rolling. In addition, we suggest getting some friends together to petition the local radio overlords to get us on their station. Finally, just to remind y'all, we love hearing feedback and show suggestions. Finding a different person or persons every week to fill an hour with interesting content is hard work, and cues from y'all really helps us plug away at this volunteer endeavor. As always, you can email us at <a href="mailto:thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net">thefinalstrawradio@riseup.net</a> <a href="https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashevillefm.org%2Fshow%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=43263#here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Playlist</a>

Jalil Muntaqim on Revolution, Spirituality & more + Remembering Le Guin

#A In the first half of this week's show we spoke with Rodney about the upcoming Heartwood Forest Council, one of two yearly meet and greet events by Heartwood. Heartwood "is a regional network that protects forests and supports community activism in the eastern United States through education, advocacy, and citizen empowerment. We are people helping people protect the places they love.  Heartwood was founded in 1991, when concerned citizens from several midwestern states each defending their national forest from logging, mining, roads and ruin, met and began to work together to protect the heartland hardwood forest."  They'll be holding their "Strong Roots", the 27th Forest Council from May 26-29 at Camp Spring Creek, 774 Spring Creek Rd, Bakersville, North Carolina, the heart of the Katuah Bioregion.  Info on the event, how to register yourself to attend, what'll be offered and how to get involved in Heartwood can be found at https://heartwood.org #2 The second half is an interview conducted by Pinda and aired on episode 192 of Dissident Island Radio, an anarchist podcast out every 2 weeks from London and available at https://dissidentisland.org.  In the chat, Pinda spoke with Crossbill, a bird of the Riseup! collective  about the recent FBI gag order ordeal and what this means for users of riseup mail and other services.  Coming Soon Stay tuned to our website, social media &amp; podcast feed for a special podcast release of an interview with the Liverpool based anarchist black metal project Dawn Ray'd. In this interview we speak about the inception of the band, the political situation in Liverpool, and the many ways in which anarchism and black metal can inform and augment each other.  This band is just about to embark on a tour of the U.S., organized by the Milwaukee based label Halo of Flies, with dates in Cincinnati, Detroit, Texas, and in Asheville on June 1st at the Odditorium! You can check out their music for free on bandcamp, and keep in touch with tour dates and new releases by visiting their fedbook page.  Announcement From the Durham Solidarity Center: "Dozens of southern anti-racist activists organized a counter protest today, May 20, 2017, at a so-called "Confederate Memorial Day" rally organized by the white supremacist organization, ACTBAC (Alamance County Taking Back Alamance County). Three were arrested and given serious charges and high bail - the highest was $15,000.  The Alamance County Sheriff is a notorious racist. According to witnesses, Alamance police were seen shaking hands with known Klan members.  We need your support to support these anti-racist fighters."  Playlist

#A In the first half of this week's show we spoke with Rodney about the upcoming Heartwood Forest Council, one of two yearly meet and greet events by Heartwood. Heartwood "is a regional network that protects forests and supports community activism in the eastern United States through education, advocacy, and citizen empowerment. We are people helping people protect the places they love. Heartwood was founded in 1991, when concerned citizens from several midwestern states each defending their national forest from logging, mining, roads and ruin, met and began to work together to protect the heartland hardwood forest." They'll be holding their "Strong Roots", the 27th Forest Council from May 26-29 at Camp Spring Creek, 774 Spring Creek Rd, Bakersville, North Carolina, the heart of the Katuah Bioregion.  Info on the event, how to register yourself to attend, what'll be offered and how to get involved in Heartwood can be found at <a href="https://heartwood.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://heartwood.org</a> #2 The second half is an interview conducted by Pinda and aired on episode 192 of Dissident Island Radio, an anarchist podcast out every 2 weeks from London and available at <a href="https://dissidentisland.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://dissidentisland.org</a>.  In the chat, Pinda spoke with Crossbill, a bird of the <a href="https://riseup.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Riseup!</a> collective  about the recent FBI gag order ordeal and what this means for users of riseup mail and other services. Coming Soon Stay tuned to our website, social media &amp; podcast feed for a special podcast release of an interview with the Liverpool based anarchist black metal project Dawn Ray'd. In this interview we speak about the inception of the band, the political situation in Liverpool, and the many ways in which anarchism and black metal can inform and augment each other. This band is just about to embark on a tour of the U.S., organized by the Milwaukee based label <a href="http://www.halooffliesrecords.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Halo of Flies</a>, with dates in Cincinnati, Detroit, Texas, and in Asheville on June 1st at the Odditorium! You can check out their music for free on <a href="https://dawnrayd.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>, and keep in touch with tour dates and new releases by visiting their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dawnrayd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fedbook</a> page. Announcement From the <a href="http://durhamsolidaritycenter.org/bondfund/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Durham Solidarity Center</a>: "Dozens of southern anti-racist activists organized a counter protest today, May 20, 2017, at a so-called "Confederate Memorial Day" rally organized by the white supremacist organization, ACTBAC (Alamance County Taking Back Alamance County). Three were arrested and given serious charges and high bail - the highest was $15,000.  The Alamance County Sheriff is a notorious racist. According to witnesses, Alamance police were seen shaking hands with known Klan members.  We need your support to support these anti-racist fighters." <a href="http://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashevillefm.org%2Fshow%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=38219" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Playlist</a>

Heartwood Forest Council in NC and Riseup! bird speaks about gag order

This week on Error451, William Budington and Bursts chat about eavesdropping by digital devices.  This conversation happened before the Cambridge Analytica &amp; Facebook scandal, but covers some of the same material.  Do Facebook, Amazon, Google and other big data companies listen through your device to your conversations and target marketing at you based on your choices?  What tools do platforms like those mentioned above have and what are their interests in your real-life movements, the sites you visit, how long you stay on a page and where you go next? In a past episode, we had spoken about Apps tracking us and communicating via mic and speaker in subsonic levels with advertising devices. More on specifically Cambridge Analytica and Facebook is coming to Error451 soon! Check out past episodes of Error451 and hit us up if you have ideas for segments or guests you'd like to hear from.  Check out our contact page! featured track: "Private Eyes" by Hall &amp; Oates

This week on Error451, William Budington and Bursts chat about eavesdropping by digital devices.  This conversation happened before the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cambridge Analytica &amp; Facebook</a> scandal, but covers some of the same material.  Do Facebook, Amazon, Google and other big data companies listen through your device to your conversations and target marketing at you based on your choices?  What tools do platforms like those mentioned above have and what are their interests in your real-life movements, the sites you visit, how long you stay on a page and where you go next? In a <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2017/12/06/error451-05/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">past episode</a>, we had spoken about Apps tracking us and communicating via mic and speaker in subsonic levels with advertising devices. More on specifically Cambridge Analytica and Facebook is coming to Error451 soon! Check out <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/error451/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">past episodes of Error451</a> and hit us up if you have ideas for segments or guests you'd like to hear from.  Check out our <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/kontact/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">contact</a> page! featured track: "Private Eyes" by Hall &amp; Oates

Error451: #08 (Are My Apps Listening To Me?)

Scott Crow

This week we share as our main feature an interview with longtime anarchist, musician, anti-racist &amp; organizer from Texas, scott crow. scott is the author of numerous books, including "Black Flags &amp; Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective" &amp; "Emergency Hearts, Molotov Dreams: A scott crow Reader". At the end of 2017, PM Press published "Setting Sights: Histories and Reflections on Community Armed Self-Defense". Bursts caught up with scott about a month later and they chatted about his experiences of an abusive household, his anti-racist organizing and engagement in community self-defense from white supremacist militia in the Algeirs neighborhood of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. scott also chats about the text, about community armed self-defense, violence, militarism, masculinity, patriarchy, the chilling effect of displayed weapons and more. To find more of scott's writing and other interviews, please check visit scottcrow.org . Announcements Check out the April episode of B(A)DNews from the A-Radio Network, just released! For more of the episode, check www.a-radio-network.org . Support for Those Arrested in Newnan GA! This weekend there were large counter presences to a national socialist movement rally in the small town of Newnan Georgia, about 45 minutes outside of Atlanta. This group, which was formerly known as the American nazi party, has been called one of the most active white supremacist groups in the US, and was gathering to celebrate the birthday of one dead white power a-hole. Despite the protesters outnumbering the wp group by as much as 10 or 20 to 1, militarized police heavily repressed the diverse coalition of anti racist activists by using extreme physical force resulting in over 10 arrests. From the support page: As feared, cops attacked and arrested people with absolutely no justification - particularly people of color and other marginalized individuals. So far, we're aware of up to 13 arrests, some of whom are dealing with serious medical conditions while in jail. We need to get them out as soon as possible, and we need a lot of money to do it. Together we have the power to free them! From an update posted this morning: We have several protesters free already thanks to bail contributions! We have contacted everyone still in jail, and have learned some concerning things: Some protesters are being given trumped up felony charges, despite video evidence showing they did nothing. We believe the charges are intended to make it longer/more expensive to get them out. We have also learned that some protesters have been put in the same cell block as NSM members (a Nazi group). This makes it even more urgent that we get folks out as soon as possible. To donate to those still in custody and for contributing legal support, you can visit  the support webpage here. From the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective in Eugene, Oregon "For this May Day, the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective will be hosting an International Workers' Day Solidarity Share Fair on Tuesday, May 1st!   The event will be at First Christian Church* from 2-6PM.   This free market is a project organized by NAC to provide free goods and services from local organizations and community groups to the unhoused and working class communities in need of these basic necessities, along with food, live music, and a chance to know other folks in the community – and it's all free! The collective is also still accepting donations and volunteers! If you or your group, business, or organization would like to provide goods or services at this event or lend a helping hand, please contact  resources@neighborhoodanarchists.org  to get connected. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Check out our Fedbook event page or our website at neighborhoodanarchists.org for more information.  " For info on May Day events in Santa Rosa, CA &amp; in Asheville, NC, stay tuned for the April 29th , 2018, episode of The Final Straw for interviews with organizers of events in both of those places. Certain Days Calendar For any artists or folks in touch with artists out there, heads up reminder on this: The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar collective is releasing its 18th calendar this coming fall. The theme for 2019 is 'Health/Care,' reflecting on the overlapping topics of health, care/caring, and healthcare. We are looking for 12 works of art and 12 short articles to feature in the calendar, which hangs in more than 3,000 homes, workplaces, prison cells, and community spaces around the world. Deadline is May 18, 2018 (and June 8 for prisoners) and submissions can be sent to info@certaindays.org or check out certaindays.org for more information. ACAB 2018 pushes back it's deadline For anyone interested in giving a presentation or looking to table at the 2018 ACAB, or Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville from Thursday, June 21- Sunday, June 24, 2018, there's been an extension of deadline. Sign up for either or both of those things or find more information at https://acab2018.noblogs.org And now a couple of repression announcements: Herman Bell back on track to parole! In some good news, the lawsuit to block the release of political prisoner Herman Bell, former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army POW in New York State, has been thrown out by a judge, so he should be released on his scheduled parole after nearly 45 years inside. Thanks to everyone who sent letters &amp; emails, made phone calls and spread the word about Herman Bell's case. We wish him a welcome back to the outside. Free Them All! In some not as good news from Hamilton, Ontario, so-called Canada: As some of you may have heard, our beloved friend, Cedar (Peter) Hopperton has been arrested and charged in relation to the property damage that occurred on Locke Street in Hamilton. In the very early morning hours of Friday, April 6th, the Hamilton SWAT team broke down the door of Cedar's house, threw in a flash grenade, and entered with assault riffles drawn. Cedar was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offense (unlawful assembly while masked). While a publication ban is in effect that prohibits us from sharing the details of the crown's flimsy case, we can say that this is clearly a political prosecution: Cedar is being targeted because they are a visible face to anarchist organizing in Hamilton, and because of their self-affirmed and proud anarchist politics. As we learned from the G20 in Toronto, and again more recently with the J20 defendants in the US, conspiracy charges are ambiguous and deeply political. This is no different. On Tuesday, April 10th, having already been in custody for 5 days due to stall tactics used by the crown, Cedar was, devastatingly, denied bail. Despite the fact that they have no history of violence and have never been charged with a violent crime, Cedar will remain indefinitely in jail, a place that is profoundly violen t and leaves lasting trauma. In addition to the routine violence of jail life, Cedar, as a gender nonconforming person, faces additional harm from the institution, the guards, as well as the other prisoners. Please visit https://hamiltonanarchistsupport.noblogs.org/ for more information or to make a donation to Cedar's legal defense fund. Also consider writing Cedar. Keep in mind all correspondence will be screened by guards. Use ink only – no glue, fragrances, glitter, stickers, etc. Sending books is prohibited. Staples are also not allowed. Peter (Cedar) Hopperton c/o Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre 165 Barton St E Hamilton, ON L8L 2W6   ===== Show playlist is  here.

This week we share as our main feature an interview with longtime anarchist, musician, anti-racist &amp; organizer from Texas, scott crow. scott is the author of numerous books, including "<a href="https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=618" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Black Flags &amp; Windmills:</a> <a href="https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=618" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective</a>" &amp; "<a href="https://www.akpress.org/emergency-hearts-molotov-dreams.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Emergency Hearts, Molotov Dreams: A scott crow Reader</a>". At the end of 2017, PM Press published "<a href="https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=886" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Setting Sights: Histories and Reflections on Community Armed Self-Defense</a>". Bursts caught up with scott about a month later and they chatted about his experiences of an abusive household, his anti-racist organizing and engagement in community self-defense from white supremacist militia in the Algeirs neighborhood of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. scott also chats about the text, about community armed self-defense, violence, militarism, masculinity, patriarchy, the chilling effect of displayed weapons and more. To find more of scott's writing and other interviews, please check visit <a href="https://www.scottcrow.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">scottcrow.org</a> . Announcements Check out the April episode of <a href="https://www.a-radio-network.org/bad-news-angry-voices-from-around-the-world/bad-news-episodes/episode-11-04-2018/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">B(A)DNews from the A-Radio Network</a>, just released! For more of the episode, check <a href="http://www.a-radio-network.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.a-radio-network.org</a> . Support for Those Arrested in Newnan GA! This weekend there were large counter presences to a national socialist movement rally in the small town of Newnan Georgia, about 45 minutes outside of Atlanta. This group, which was formerly known as the American nazi party, has been called one of the most active white supremacist groups in the US, and was gathering to celebrate the birthday of one dead white power a-hole. Despite the protesters outnumbering the wp group by as much as 10 or 20 to 1, militarized police heavily repressed the diverse coalition of anti racist activists by using extreme physical force resulting in over 10 arrests. From the support page: As feared, cops attacked and arrested people with absolutely no justification - particularly people of color and other marginalized individuals. So far, we're aware of up to 13 arrests, some of whom are dealing with serious medical conditions while in jail. We need to get them out as soon as possible, and we need a lot of money to do it. Together we have the power to free them! From an update posted this morning: We have several protesters free already thanks to bail contributions! We have contacted everyone still in jail, and have learned some concerning things: Some protesters are being given trumped up felony charges, despite video evidence showing they did nothing. We believe the charges are intended to make it longer/more expensive to get them out. We have also learned that some protesters have been put in the same cell block as NSM members (a Nazi group). This makes it even more urgent that we get folks out as soon as possible. To donate to those still in custody and for contributing legal support, you can visit <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-anti-nazi-protesters-in-newnan-ga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the support webpage here</a>. From the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective in Eugene, Oregon "For this May Day, the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective will be hosting an International Workers' Day Solidarity Share Fair on Tuesday, May 1st!   The event will be at First Christian Church* from 2-6PM.   This free market is a project organized by NAC to provide free goods and services from local organizations and community groups to the unhoused and working class communities in need of these basic necessities, along with food, live music, and a chance to know other folks in the community – and it's all free! The collective is also still accepting donations and volunteers! If you or your group, business, or organization would like to provide goods or services at this event or lend a helping hand, please contact  <a href="mailto:resources@neighborhoodanarchists.org">resources@neighborhoodanarchists.org</a>  to get connected. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Check out our Fedbook event page or our website at <a href="https://neighborhoodanarchists.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">neighborhoodanarchists.org</a> for more information.  " For info on May Day events in Santa Rosa, CA &amp; in Asheville, NC, stay tuned for the April 29th , 2018, episode of The Final Straw for interviews with organizers of events in both of those places. Certain Days Calendar For any artists or folks in touch with artists out there, heads up reminder on this: The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar collective is releasing its 18th calendar this coming fall. The theme for 2019 is 'Health/Care,' reflecting on the overlapping topics of health, care/caring, and healthcare. We are looking for 12 works of art and 12 short articles to feature in the calendar, which hangs in more than 3,000 homes, workplaces, prison cells, and community spaces around the world. Deadline is May 18, 2018 (and June 8 for prisoners) and submissions can be sent to <a href="mailto:info@certaindays.org">info@certaindays.org</a> or check out <a href="http://certaindays.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">certaindays.org</a> for more information. ACAB 2018 pushes back it's deadline For anyone interested in giving a presentation or looking to table at the 2018 ACAB, or Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville from Thursday, June 21- Sunday, June 24, 2018, there's been an extension of deadline. Sign up for either or both of those things or find more information at <a href="https://acab2018.noblogs.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://acab2018.noblogs.org</a> And now a couple of repression announcements: Herman Bell back on track to parole! In some good news, the lawsuit to block the release of political prisoner Herman Bell, former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army POW in New York State, has been thrown out by a judge, so he should be released on his scheduled parole after nearly 45 years inside. Thanks to everyone who sent letters &amp; emails, made phone calls and spread the word about Herman Bell's case. We wish him a welcome back to the outside. Free Them All! In some not as good news from Hamilton, Ontario, so-called Canada: As some of you may have heard, our beloved friend, Cedar (Peter) Hopperton has been arrested and charged in relation to the property damage that occurred on Locke Street in Hamilton. In the very early morning hours of Friday, April 6th, the Hamilton SWAT team broke down the door of Cedar's house, threw in a flash grenade, and entered with assault riffles drawn. Cedar was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offense (unlawful assembly while masked). While a publication ban is in effect that prohibits us from sharing the details of the crown's flimsy case, we can say that this is clearly a political prosecution: Cedar is being targeted because they are a visible face to anarchist organizing in Hamilton, and because of their self-affirmed and proud anarchist politics. As we learned from the G20 in Toronto, and again more recently with the J20 defendants in the US, conspiracy charges are ambiguous and deeply political. This is no different. On Tuesday, April 10th, having already been in custody for 5 days due to stall tactics used by the crown, Cedar was, devastatingly, denied bail. Despite the fact that they have no history of violence and have never been charged with a violent crime, Cedar will remain indefinitely in jail, a place that is profoundly violen t and leaves lasting trauma. In addition to the routine violence of jail life, Cedar, as a gender nonconforming person, faces additional harm from the institution, the guards, as well as the other prisoners. Please visit <a href="https://hamiltonanarchistsupport.noblogs.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://hamiltonanarchistsupport.noblogs.org/</a> for more information or to make a donation to Cedar's legal defense fund. Also consider writing Cedar. Keep in mind all correspondence will be screened by guards. Use ink only – no glue, fragrances, glitter, stickers, etc. Sending books is prohibited. Staples are also not allowed. Peter (Cedar) Hopperton c/o Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre 165 Barton St E Hamilton, ON L8L 2W6  ===== Show playlist is <a href="https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&amp;ifh=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashevillefm.org%2Fshow%2Fspinadjuster.html&amp;ptype=d&amp;css=true&amp;playlist=44845#here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.

scott crow on Liberatory Community Armed-Defense

Mary Ratcliff

Steady Collective + SFBayView Newspaper This week on the show we feature two interviews. The first is with Mary Ratcliff, the editor of 27 years of the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper, with a print distribution of 20,000 copies around the U.S., including thousands behind bars. For the hour, Mary talks about the history of the paper, it’s relationship with prisoners and prison struggles and the difficulties faced by the poor and populations of color in white supremacist capitalism in the so-called U.S. Then I spoke with a volunteer at the Steady Collective, a group that self-describes as “ dedicated to promoting the wellness of people who use drugs through empowerment and respectful collaboration. Our goal is to improve overall community health by reducing the rate of drug overdose and the spread of infectious disease with education, advocacy, and direct services.“ Their ability to operate a harm reduction program around needle exchange and narcan distribution to stop overdoses in the midst of the #opiodCrisis in Appalachia is being threatened by the city of Asheville. Here's the website for 12 Baskets, the food distribution program out of Kairos West. Announcements A12 in D.C., Cville &amp; 8/18 in Boston Last weekend witnessed far right, nazi-affiliated, sexist, homophobe rallies in Portland and Berkeley, which I’m sure folks are aware of. Patriot Prayer and Proud Boy goons schlepped their way out from under rocks in their goofy-ass larping costumes to spit their deranged and hateful screeds and threaten and attack counter-demonstrators where they could. And the police helped by holding back and assaulting the anti-racists at both events with pepper spray, batons, tear gas and rubber bullets, as well as legal charges. Big ups to the brave folks who came out to stem the tide of hate on the West coast, and also a big a thanks to the comrades who came out in Providence, R.I. where they were able to shut that crap down real fast. This weekend the year anniversary of the August 11th Torch Rally and August 12th Unite The Right Rally in Charlottesville approaches. On Sunday, August 12th in Cville there’s a day of events of remembrance and mourning starting at 9am in Washington Park. The police presence has been shown to be huge in the runup to this weekend with Martial Law and States of Emergency declared by local and state officials, leave for police being suspended, and swaths of the city shut down and blockaded. Follow #AllOutCville for updates. In Washington, D.C., haters are trying to put on a second UTR to draw their morons in swastika and Pinochet shirts and confederate bafoons into the streets. Information about what’s happening and how to congregate against it can be found at https://shutitdowndc.org/ . And check out the ItsGoingDown’s “This Is America #24” for voices from the ground in DC &amp; Cville. On August 15th in Boston there is planned a Town Hall Meeting at the Arlington St Church in preparation for the counter-demonstration on August 18th at the MA State House to shut down the far-right hate front group, “Resist Marxism”. More info at http://bit.ly/fight-right-boston Be safe out there, cops and klan go hand in hand. Bring water, watch out for your friends, don’t leave alone. Worker's Assembly Asheville On Monday, August 20th at 6pm and every 3rd Monday of the month, the Asheville IWW is hosting a service industry workers assembly at Kairos West. If you work in food serice, retail, hospitality, breweries, or other service industries and don’t have the right to hire or fire, come by and join the discussion on issues facing your ilk including wages and hours, but also issues such as racism and gendered violence that workers face in and outside of their workplaces. The discussions are aimed at creating direct action solutions and creating class solidarity. To hear about their first Assembly, check out  our interview on the topic. Reminder on upcoming #August21 Prison Strike A few CZN member projects have been producing content specific to supporting and understanding the Nationwide Prison Strike. You can find great, related content to enjoy and share by ItsGoingDown  podcast, Kiteline Radio &amp; Rustbelt Abolition Radio. Links are in our notes to those recent episodes. Also, visit incarceratedworkers.org for the new and very shareable video breaking down IWOC’s role in the strike and reasons to support #August21. Donate! If you appreciate this podcast and the voices that we bring to you each and every week (at least once), please consider a one-time or recurring donation via paypal or liberapay. You can also subscribe to recurring donations to us at patreon.com/tfsr and get some pretty sweet swag. If you want one of the shirts or mixtapes or sticker and button packs we offer to patreon supporters but can’t afford a monthly donation, drop us an email and we’ll work something out.

Steady Collective + SFBayView Newspaper This week on the show we feature two interviews. The first is with Mary Ratcliff, the editor of 27 years of the <a href="http://sfbayview.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper</a>, with a print distribution of 20,000 copies around the U.S., including thousands behind bars. For the hour, Mary talks about the history of the paper, it’s relationship with prisoners and prison struggles and the difficulties faced by the poor and populations of color in white supremacist capitalism in the so-called U.S. Then I spoke with a volunteer at the <a href="http://thesteadycollective.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steady Collective</a>, a group that self-describes as “ dedicated to promoting the wellness of people who use drugs through empowerment and respectful collaboration. Our goal is to improve overall community health by reducing the rate of drug overdose and the spread of infectious disease with education, advocacy, and direct services.“ Their ability to operate a harm reduction program around needle exchange and narcan distribution to stop overdoses in the midst of the #opiodCrisis in Appalachia is being threatened by the city of Asheville. Here's the website for <a href="http://www.ashevillepovertyinitiative.org/new-page-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12 Baskets</a>, the food distribution program out of Kairos West. Announcements A12 in D.C., Cville &amp; 8/18 in Boston Last weekend witnessed far right, nazi-affiliated, sexist, homophobe rallies in Portland and Berkeley, which I’m sure folks are aware of. Patriot Prayer and Proud Boy goons schlepped their way out from under rocks in their goofy-ass larping costumes to spit their deranged and hateful screeds and threaten and attack counter-demonstrators where they could. And the police helped by holding back and assaulting the anti-racists at both events with pepper spray, batons, tear gas and rubber bullets, as well as legal charges. Big ups to the brave folks who came out to stem the tide of hate on the West coast, and also a big a thanks to the comrades who came out in Providence, R.I. where they were able to shut that crap down real fast. This weekend the year anniversary of the August 11th Torch Rally and August 12th Unite The Right Rally in Charlottesville approaches. On Sunday, August 12th in Cville there’s a day of events of remembrance and mourning starting at 9am in Washington Park. The police presence has been shown to be huge in the runup to this weekend with Martial Law and States of Emergency declared by local and state officials, leave for police being suspended, and swaths of the city shut down and blockaded. Follow #AllOutCville for updates. In Washington, D.C., haters are trying to put on a second UTR to draw their morons in swastika and Pinochet shirts and confederate bafoons into the streets. Information about what’s happening and how to congregate against it can be found at <a href="https://shutitdowndc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://</a><a href="https://shutitdowndc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shutitdowndc</a><a href="https://shutitdowndc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.org/</a> . And check out the ItsGoingDown’s “<a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/this-is-america-24-cvile-state-of-emergency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Is America #24</a>” for voices from the ground in DC &amp; Cville. On August 15th in Boston there is planned a Town Hall Meeting at the Arlington St Church in preparation for the counter-demonstration on August 18th at the MA State House to shut down the far-right hate front group, “<a href="https://thinkprogress.org/resist-marxism-front-for-far-right-organizing-9bd959325ae1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resist Marxism</a>”. More info at <a href="http://bit.ly/fight-right-boston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://</a><a href="http://bit.ly/fight-right-boston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/fight-right-boston</a> Be safe out there, cops and klan go hand in hand. Bring water, watch out for your friends, don’t leave alone. Worker's Assembly Asheville On Monday, August 20th at 6pm and every 3rd Monday of the month, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/avl.iww/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asheville IWW</a> is hosting a service industry workers assembly at Kairos West. If you work in food serice, retail, hospitality, breweries, or other service industries and don’t have the right to hire or fire, come by and join the discussion on issues facing your ilk including wages and hours, but also issues such as racism and gendered violence that workers face in and outside of their workplaces. The discussions are aimed at creating direct action solutions and creating class solidarity. To hear about their first Assembly, check out <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2018/06/17/shane-burley-on-fascism-today-ashevilles-service-worker-assembely/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> our interview</a> on the topic. Reminder on upcoming #August21 Prison Strike A few <a href="https://channelzeronetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CZN</a> member projects have been producing content specific to supporting and understanding the Nationwide Prison Strike. You can find great, related content to enjoy and share by ItsGoingDown <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/inside-outside-all-on-the-same-side-prisonstrike-round-table/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> podcast</a>, <a href="http://wfhb.org/category/news/kiteline/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kiteline Radio</a> &amp; <a href="https://rustbeltradio.org/2018/08/08/ep20/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rustbelt Abolition Radio</a>. Links are in our notes to those recent episodes. Also, visit <a href="http://incarceratedworkers.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incarceratedworkers.org</a> for the new and very shareable video breaking down IWOC’s role in the strike and reasons to support #August21. Donate! If you appreciate this podcast and the voices that we bring to you each and every week (at least once), please consider a one-time or recurring <a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donation</a> via paypal or <a href="https://liberapay.com/The-Final-Straw-Radio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">liberapay</a>. You can also subscribe to recurring donations to us at <a href="https://patreon.com/tfsr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/tfsr</a> and get some pretty sweet swag. If you want one of the shirts or mixtapes or sticker and button packs we offer to patreon supporters but can’t afford a monthly donation, drop us an email and we’ll work something out.

SFBay View with Mary Ratcliff; Asheville threatening Harm Reduction;

Interview This week, we’re featuring two segments. Kara Wild The first conversation is with a supporter of Kara Wild. Kara is an anarchist, a trans woman, an artist and is currently incarcerated and awaiting trial in France for participation in the Nuit Debout protests that swept across France in 2016 against changes to labor laws in that country. Kara was arrested on May 16, 2017 and will finally be going to trial Sept 19-22nd and so could use some immediate support. More information on Kara’s case can be found at freekarawild.org.  Here’s a little background on the Aachen robbery case referenced in the interview. And here’s a guide to writing to Lisa of the Aachen Case Solidarity to Aachen from International Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Forces Info about the Kalimero Solidarity Group An article about Damien’s release An article about Damien being beaten Kara retracts her apology that she was weaseled into giving to the judge by her previous lawyer. She really regretted it and after Krem was arrested, she decided to retract her apology.  To write to Kara: BRAULT, David (Kara) #428682, MAH de Fleury, 7 Ave des Peupliers, 91705, Fleury Merogis, Cedex, FRANCE Conflict in Movement Next, we do something a little experimental. We present a conversation with a member of an anti-authoritarian movement in Europe. We don’t say what movement. We talk about conflict internal to their movement, but we don’t name the parties involved. The conversation was conducted from an anti-authoritarian perspective, in the interest of creating heterogeneous communities of struggle. The purpose of this recording is to promote a mental exercise on the part of the listener to plug in their own experiences in movements with many different trajectories inside of it. The anonymous nature of the conversation was in part to not contribute to internal conflict to the movement, conflict is better addressed between parties involved than with an outside party (our radio show) who’s interest may not be the same as the movement. I hope that this conversation is helpful, for all of it’s purposeful vagueness. Announcements Katie Yow If you are in Asheville, there will be a benefit for North Carolina grand jury resister Katie Yow on Tuesday the 29th of August at the Double Crown on Haywood Road in West Asheville. There will be bbq of the vegan and non vegan sorts, plus a great lineup of bands including Margaret Killjoy’s Nomadic War Machine, Snake Musk and Wyatt Yurth and the Gold Standard.  Yow, who is a social worker with a professional past in education, has been an anarchist for over half her life. Her committment to resist this grand jury shows a bravery in the face of the kinds of trauma and isolation that only the state can instill, yet she has named this resistance as “the easiest decision I have ever made”. Stay tuned for an interview with Katie Yow and a supporter on next week’s Final Straw! For more information on Yow, updates on her resistance, and many resources on grand juries and grand jury resistance, you can visit https://ncresiststhegrandjury.com/ Cvill, AVL, and Calls for Solidarity It’s been a week and a day since the events in Charlottesville, and for me it is a bit difficult to know what to say. There have been many excellent report backs – from Solecast, It’s Going Down, CrimethInc Ex Worker, and Radical Underground podcast – definitely check those out for in depth analysis and on the ground perspectives from anarchists and antifascists. Since Cville there have been very well publicised resistances to fascism and ongoing white supremacy in Durham, Boston, and right here in Asheville where four brave community members attempted the removal of a plaque commemorating Robert E. Lee at downtown’s Vance Monument. These four folks put themselves and their safety on the line to fight white supremacy and racist, revisionist history by engaging in this act. If you want to read a statement from these folks or donate to their legal fund, you can visit “Asheville Monument Removal Legal Fund”. Activity seems relentless right now, with elements on both sides galvanized by recent events, marches and calls to action are coming fast and furious. It is important to mobilize, but mobilize wisely, in the spirit of complete honesty about your capacities and energy. We cannot fight longterm unless we fight alongside all our comrades, support those who put themselves or are on the frontlines, and help prioritize all levels of antifascist engagement and accompliceship. With that in mind, I want to say that if you are interested in keeping up with these calls or solidarity keep your eyes on itsgoingdown.org for announcements and updates. One that’d like to mention right now are a call for solidarity in Phoenix AZ. This is a “call for an anti-fascist &amp; anti-colonial contingent against Trump’s rally on Tuesday, August 22 at 6pm at the Phoenix Convention Center. We will converge, in the spirit of solidarity and hostility to the current order, and as a physical body ready to act in self-defense and mutual protection of each other from cops, fascists, and liberal/radical ‘peace police.'” This rally is a reaction to Trump’s suspected decision to pardon former AZ sheriff Joe Arpaio who was recently found guilty of criminal contempt for defying a state judge’s order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants. Those patrols were kept in place by Arpaio for 17 months after the order was issued. This same sherrif rose to infamy for his intentionally cruel and sadistic treatment of incarcerated people. This rally will be held on Tuesday, August 22 at 6pm at the Phoenix Convention Center at 100 N. 3rd St. in downtown Phoenix. It’s recommended that people arrive and look for the black flags. For a complete anti colonial antifascist analysis of this day and the liberal response to it, check out “Phoenix, AZ: Call for an Anarchist Anti-fascist &amp; Anti-colonial Presence Against all Presidents”   Vouched Fundraising Efforts As always, keep vigilant about sources of fundraising! White nationalists are capitalists too, they will coopt anything including revolutionary momentum on the far left. If you are in a position to donate, you can look at the sources below, all of which will directly benefit those who fought and were injured in Cville:  ASH Medical funds: https://fundly.com/defendcville Richmond Medic Collective Funds: https://www.paypal.me/rivercitymedics ASH General: https://fundly.com/ash-general-fund Seven Hills Autonomous Queers gen funds https://fundly.com/help-queers-defend-charlottesville-2 Alexis Noelle and her 14-year-old daughter: https://www.youcaring.com/alexismorrisnoellemorris-903027 Natalie Romero: https://www.gofundme.com/natalie-romero-medical-fund Dre Harris: https://www.gofundme.com/i-was-beaten-by-white-supremacists Star Peterson: https://www.youcaring.com/starpeterson-903042 Two UVA students: https://www.youcaring.com/vayouthinvolved-902691    NYC GDC &amp; MACC benefit for CVille On August 12th in Charlottesville, many IWW and GDC members from across the country were present. Members of Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Committee, or MACC, from New York City also had members present at the vehicular manslaughter that occurred that day. The NYC GDC and MACC stand in solidarity with all those who oppose the growing wave of fascism around the world. Cowardly attacks will only strengthen our resolve to fight back and defend ourselves. An injury to one is an injury to all! To support all those injured by fascist violence in Charlottesville, NYC GDC of the IWW as well as MACC are holding a fundraiser and screening of the latest episode of “Trouble” by SubMedia at Rebecca’s, at 610 Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, August 27th from 8pm to 10pm. “Trouble” is a new monthly documentary series that broadcasts first-hand accounts of struggles for community self-defense. Previous episodes have explored topics like water protectors fighting the construction of the DAPL pipeline at Standing Rock, anti-fascist organizing, solidarity efforts for refugees and resistance to state repression. SubMedia has encouraged groups to host screenings of the show to bring communities together and provoke discussion of tactics, struggles and movement dynamics. The best defense against fascism is a strong and supportive community, based on principles of mutual aid, solidarity and self-defense. Heather Heyer will live in our hearts forever! If you’d like, here’s the fedbook event

Interview This week, we’re featuring two segments. Kara Wild The first conversation is with a supporter of Kara Wild. Kara is an anarchist, a trans woman, an artist and is currently incarcerated and awaiting trial in France for participation in the Nuit Debout protests that swept across France in 2016 against changes to labor laws in that country. Kara was arrested on May 16, 2017 and will finally be going to trial Sept 19-22nd and so could use some immediate support. More information on Kara’s case can be found at <a href="http://freekarawild.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">freekarawild.org</a>. <ul> <li>Here’s a <a href="https://en-contrainfo.espiv.net/2017/07/07/german-prisons-send-lisa-a-letter/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">little background</a> on the Aachen robbery case referenced in the interview.</li> <li>And here’s a <a href="https://325.nostate.net/2017/07/21/write-to-lisa-anarchist-comrade-imprisoned-for-bank-robbery-germany/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">guide to writing</a> to Lisa of the Aachen Case</li> <li>Solidarity to Aachen from <a href="https://insurrectionnewsworldwide.com/2017/06/06/irpgf-solidarity-with-spanish-anarchists-on-trial-in-aachen-rojava-germany/amp/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">International Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Forces</a></li> <li>Info about the <a href="https://borderedbysilence.noblogs.org/post/2017/02/22/cash-for-kalimero-supporting-prisoners-of-the-social-war-in-france/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kalimero Solidarity Group</a></li> <li>An <a href="http://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=27725" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">article</a> about Damien’s release</li> <li>An article about Damien <a href="http://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=27960" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">being beaten</a></li> <li>Kara <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/letter-from-kara-trans-anarchist-incarcerated-since-1-year-near-paris/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">retracts her apology</a> that she was weaseled into giving to the judge by her previous lawyer. She really regretted it and after Krem was arrested, she decided to retract her apology.</li> </ul> To write to Kara: BRAULT, David (Kara) #428682, MAH de Fleury, 7 Ave des Peupliers, 91705, Fleury Merogis, Cedex, FRANCE Conflict in Movement Next, we do something a little experimental. We present a conversation with a member of an anti-authoritarian movement in Europe. We don’t say what movement. We talk about conflict internal to their movement, but we don’t name the parties involved. The conversation was conducted from an anti-authoritarian perspective, in the interest of creating heterogeneous communities of struggle. The purpose of this recording is to promote a mental exercise on the part of the listener to plug in their own experiences in movements with many different trajectories inside of it. The anonymous nature of the conversation was in part to not contribute to internal conflict to the movement, conflict is better addressed between parties involved than with an outside party (our radio show) who’s interest may not be the same as the movement. I hope that this conversation is helpful, for all of it’s purposeful vagueness. Announcements Katie Yow If you are in Asheville, there will be a benefit for North Carolina grand jury resister Katie Yow on Tuesday the 29th of August at the <a href="http://www.thedoublecrown.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Double Crown</a> on Haywood Road in West Asheville. There will be bbq of the vegan and non vegan sorts, plus a great lineup of bands including Margaret Killjoy’s <a href="https://nomadicwarmachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nomadic War Machine</a>, Snake Musk and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wygoldstandard/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wyatt Yurth and the Gold Standard</a>. Yow, who is a social worker with a professional past in education, has been an anarchist for over half her life. Her committment to resist this grand jury shows a bravery in the face of the kinds of trauma and isolation that only the state can instill, yet she has named this resistance as “the easiest decision I have ever made”. Stay tuned for an interview with Katie Yow and a supporter on next week’s Final Straw! For more information on Yow, updates on her resistance, and many resources on grand juries and grand jury resistance, you can visit <a href="https://ncresiststhegrandjury.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://ncresiststhegrandjury.com/</a> Cvill, AVL, and Calls for Solidarity It’s been a week and a day since the events in Charlottesville, and for me it is a bit difficult to know what to say. There have been many excellent report backs – from <a href="http://www.soleone.org/solecast/2017/8/17/solecast-48-report-back-from-charlottesville-w-pat-wendy-of-unicorn-riot" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Solecast</a>, <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/unicorn-riot-neo-nazis-celebrating-planning-violence-unite-right-soft-targets/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">It’s Going Down</a>, CrimethInc <a href="https://crimethinc.com/podcast/56" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ex Worker</a>, and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/radicalunderground/episode-6-report-back-from-charlottesville" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radical Underground podcast</a> – definitely check those out for in depth analysis and on the ground perspectives from anarchists and antifascists. Since Cville there have been very well publicised resistances to fascism and ongoing white supremacy in Durham, Boston, and right here in Asheville where four brave community members attempted the removal of a plaque commemorating Robert E. Lee at downtown’s Vance Monument. These four folks put themselves and their safety on the line to fight white supremacy and racist, revisionist history by engaging in this act. If you want to read a statement from these folks or donate to their legal fund, you can visit “<a href="https://www.youcaring.com/hillbrownamycantrelladriennesigmonnicoletownsend-907367" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Asheville Monument Removal Legal Fund</a>”. Activity seems relentless right now, with elements on both sides galvanized by recent events, marches and calls to action are coming fast and furious. It is important to mobilize, but mobilize wisely, in the spirit of complete honesty about your capacities and energy. We cannot fight longterm unless we fight alongside all our comrades, support those who put themselves or are on the frontlines, and help prioritize all levels of antifascist engagement and accompliceship. With that in mind, I want to say that if you are interested in keeping up with these calls or solidarity keep your eyes on <a href="http://itsgoingdown.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itsgoingdown.org</a> for announcements and updates. One that’d like to mention right now are a call for solidarity in Phoenix AZ. This is a “call for an anti-fascist &amp; anti-colonial contingent against Trump’s rally on Tuesday, August 22 at 6pm at the Phoenix Convention Center. We will converge, in the spirit of solidarity and hostility to the current order, and as a physical body ready to act in self-defense and mutual protection of each other from cops, fascists, and liberal/radical ‘peace police.'” This rally is a reaction to Trump’s suspected decision to pardon former AZ sheriff Joe Arpaio who was recently found guilty of criminal contempt for defying a state judge’s order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants. Those patrols were kept in place by Arpaio for 17 months after the order was issued. This same sherrif rose to infamy for his intentionally cruel and sadistic treatment of incarcerated people. This rally will be held on Tuesday, August 22 at 6pm at the Phoenix Convention Center at 100 N. 3rd St. in downtown Phoenix. It’s recommended that people arrive and look for the black flags. For a complete anti colonial antifascist analysis of this day and the liberal response to it, check out “<a href="https://tucsonmutualaid.org/2017/08/20/call-for-an-anarchist-anti-fascist-and-anti-colonial-presence-against-all-presidents/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Phoenix, AZ: Call for an Anarchist Anti-fascist &amp; Anti-colonial Presence Against all Presidents</a>”   Vouched Fundraising Efforts As always, keep vigilant about sources of fundraising! White nationalists are capitalists too, they will coopt anything including revolutionary momentum on the far left. If you are in a position to donate, you can look at the sources below, all of which will directly benefit those who fought and were injured in Cville: <ul> <li>ASH Medical funds: <a href="https://fundly.com/defendcville" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://fundly.com/defendcville</a></li> <li>Richmond Medic Collective Funds: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/rivercitymedics" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.me/rivercitymedics</a></li> <li>ASH General: <a href="https://fundly.com/ash-general-fund" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://fundly.com/ash-general-fund</a></li> <li>Seven Hills Autonomous Queers gen funds <a href="https://fundly.com/help-queers-defend-charlottesville-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://fundly.com/help-queers-defend-charlottesville-2</a></li> <li>Alexis Noelle and her 14-year-old daughter: <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/alexismorrisnoellemorris-903027" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youcaring.com/alexismorrisnoellemorris-903027</a></li> <li>Natalie Romero: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/i-was-beaten-by-white-supremacists" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/natalie-romero-medical-fund</a></li> <li>Dre Harris: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/i-was-beaten-by-white-supremacists" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/i-was-beaten-by-white-supremacists</a></li> <li>Star Peterson: <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/starpeterson-903042" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youcaring.com/starpeterson-903042</a></li> <li>Two UVA students: <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/vayouthinvolved-902691" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youcaring.com/vayouthinvolved-902691</a></li> </ul> NYC GDC &amp; MACC benefit for CVille On August 12th in Charlottesville, many IWW and GDC members from across the country were present. Members of Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Committee, or MACC, from New York City also had members present at the vehicular manslaughter that occurred that day. The NYC GDC and MACC stand in solidarity with all those who oppose the growing wave of fascism around the world. Cowardly attacks will only strengthen our resolve to fight back and defend ourselves. An injury to one is an injury to all! To support all those injured by fascist violence in Charlottesville, NYC GDC of the IWW as well as MACC are holding a fundraiser and screening of the latest episode of “Trouble” by SubMedia at Rebecca’s, at 610 Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, August 27th from 8pm to 10pm. “Trouble” is a new monthly documentary series that broadcasts first-hand accounts of struggles for community self-defense. Previous episodes have explored topics like water protectors fighting the construction of the DAPL pipeline at Standing Rock, anti-fascist organizing, solidarity efforts for refugees and resistance to state repression. SubMedia has encouraged groups to host screenings of the show to bring communities together and provoke discussion of tactics, struggles and movement dynamics. The best defense against fascism is a strong and supportive community, based on principles of mutual aid, solidarity and self-defense. Heather Heyer will live in our hearts forever! If you’d like, here’s the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1944268889187992" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">fedbook event</a>

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