6/24: CONFERENCE ON RAZA PRISONERS AND COLONIALISM

Annual Chicano Mexicano Prison Project (CMPP) Conference On Raza Prisoners and
Colonialism.

Bulletin No. 1, May 10, 2006



JUSTICIA Y LIBERTAD PARA TODOS: CONFERENCE ON RAZA PRISONERS AND COLONIALISM

The yearly conferences are part of
the CMPP's work to build the prisoner rights movement-network and expose the role
that prisons and repressive laws play in the oppression and colonization of the
Mexicano-Raza community.


The CMPP believes that prisons are tools of oppression used by the forces of
capitalism-imperialism to keep us colonized and living in fear, thus keeping our
communities from developing the capability of organizing and struggling for our
rights. We understand that without the existence of these institutions the
exploitative and racist system known as capitalism would not exist.

The reality is that most Raza who today find themselves in prison were convicted as
a result racist juries, judges, D.A.s, and incompetent Public Defenders. Therefore,
those of us who consider ourselves social activists or believe in the creation of a
just and peaceful society, must work actively to free those who were unjustly
convicted and to end the brutality and terror inflicted upon many of those who are
doing time in prison.

All socially conscious people must understand that the struggle to end the mass
incarceration of Raza and to repeal all unjust laws (3 strikes, gang injunctions,
etc.), is part of the overall struggle for justice and self-determination. This is
why we call on activists to unite and struggle to build an advanced, organized, and
disciplined organization which will end the imprisonment of the workers and poor and
lead us to national liberation.

This year's conference will consist of speakers, round table discussions, and
serious dialogue. The primary objective will be informing ourselves and creating the
strategies and tactics that will enable us deal with a question that affects, in one
way or another, the great majority of La Raza. We invite you to share your
knowledge, learn from others, and join us on June 24.

Venceremos

For more information on the question of prisons and our struggle today, please read:
Repressive Laws, Mass Incarceration, And Imperialism If We Do Not Destroy It -It
Will Destroy Us!

Check out:

http://uniondelbarrio.org/cmpp/