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DESCRIPTION:On Friday, September 9th, on the 45th anniversary of the Attica Uprising in 
 New York, prisoners are calling for a general strike across all prisons in 
 the United States against prison slavery. As the initial call out for the 
 strike stated: \n\n"Slavery is alive and well in the prison system, but by 
 the end of this year, it won’t be anymore. This is a call to end slavery 
 in America. This call goes directly to the slaves themselves. We are not 
 making demands or requests of our captors, we are calling ourselves to 
 action. To every prisoner in every state and federal institution across 
 this land, we call on you to stop being a slave, to let the crops rot in 
 the plantation fields, to go on strike and cease reproducing the 
 institutions of your confinement.\n\nThis is a call for a nation-wide 
 prisoner work stoppage to end prison slavery, starting on September 9th, 
 2016. They cannot run these facilities without us."\n\nThis is not only a 
 strike against bad conditions, for the changing of rules around things like 
 parole, and to actually be paid for their labor which makes billions for 
 multi-national corporations, but against white supremacy itself. \n\nWhen 
 the 13th Amendment was passed in 1865, it in theory banned slavery, except 
 in the form of imprisonment. After the civil war, many former slaves were 
 forced into becoming indentured share croppers, while others were 
 imprisoned for minor offenses and were forced to work for free in the 
 fields. Over the decades, corporations and governments continued to look 
 towards prisons as a major source for free and cheap labor. Today, prison 
 labor generates billions in profits for fossil fuel and energy corporate 
 giants, fast food companies, banks, and other industries, who all grow rich 
 from prison slaves. \n\nOakland IWOC and our friends are planning a mass 
 action and march on Saturday, September 10th, but before hand we want to 
 create a space where those new to the campaign can come and learn more 
 about is happening, and everyone involved in the mobilization can work on 
 making banners and signs. \n\nJoin us on Friday, September 9th at Mosswood 
 Park (look for us by the amphitheater) for a BBQ, banner and sign making 
 party, open discussion on the strike and the mobilization on the 10th, and 
 also watch a film about the Attica Prison Uprising. \n\nOakland IWOC also 
 stands in solidarity with our comrades organizing the Urban Shield protest 
 in Pleasanton the same day as well as the FICPFM Conference. We encourage 
 people to attend these other events and join us later in the day for the 
 BBQ to report back and cross-pollinate. \n\nFore more information check 
 out: \nhttps://itsgoingdown.org/strike-against-white-supremacy/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/08/17/18790215.php
SUMMARY:Prison Strike Solidarity BBQ, Banner Making, and Film Showing
LOCATION:Mosswood Park, MacArthur and Broadway Ave, Oakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/08/17/18790215.php
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