Please forward to all progressive forces. The Raza is in solidarity with the prison strikers in GA!
Ron Gochez Social Justice Educator/Community Organizer Union del Barrio ---------------- STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE PRISON STRIKE IN GEOGIA PRISONER ABUSE IS TERROR SUPPORTED BY THE U.S. CAPITALIST RULING CLASS Chicano Mexicano Prison Project December 15, 2010 It has come to the attention of the Chicano Mexicano Prison Project (CMPP) that a massive prison strike is presently taking place in many of the prisons in the state of Georgia. The strike, in which the prisoners are refusing to come out of their cells and participate in any activities, began on December 9, 2010 and is now in its 6th day. Called a “Lockdown For Liberty” by the prisoners, the strike's central demand is for all prisoners to be treated as humans and not as slaves or animals. PRISON ABUSE IS THE NORM THROUGHOUT THE BELLY OF THE BEAST Prisoners for years have complained of violence, destruction of personal items, lack of medical attention, unwarranted harassment, illegal denial of privileges, unhealthy meals, cruel punishments (months and years in solidarity confinement), lack of rehabilitation/education programs, and refusal of visits from family –perpetrated and condoned by prison authorities. These conditions are the norm not only in Georgia, but also throughout the belly of the imperialist beast known as the United States. They are conditions of terror-abuse supported by the capitalist ruling class, its politicians, and the mainstream media. The CMPP, founded in 1993 by Unión del Barrio, one of the most consistent groups fighting for the human rights of Mexican-Raza prisoners –is in absolute support of the state-wide prisoner strike occurring in Georgia. We stand on the side of justice and peace, and support all actions that will lead to the end of the mass incarceration of the poor and working class and the oppressed-colonized nations found within the belly of the beast (United States). PRISONS BREED RACISM AND OPPRESS NATIONS Our position has always been a stance that recognizes and exposes the U.S. prison/concentration camp system as one that: • is used to breed racism; a tool to divide the workers, poor people, nationalities, and the various ethnic groups living within the boundaries of the beast • is used to justify the continuing oppression and colonization of Africans, Mexican-Indigenous-Raza, Asians, and Pacific Islanders • is used as a business (Prison Industrial Complex) by the capitalist-pigs to further enrich themselves • is used as institutions for the physical and psychological torture of poor and working class people –with the goal of imposing fear on those, inside and outside prisons, who might have rebellion on their minds In conclusion, the CMPP understands that only the destruction of capitalism-colonialism will put an end to the mass incarceration of workers and oppressed/colonized nations. All Power To The People! Down With Racism/Capitalism/Colonialism! Venceremos For more info on the CMPP see: http://uniondelbarrio.org/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
