> (JAI: Comrades, come out and support the work that RAC-LA has been doing > amongst the undocumented, low income, jobless and homeless of the MacArthur > Park area for almost 6 years; and assist the comradely actions and > activities of the ABCF (Los Angeles) and their continuing efforts to > provide aid to the all-to-many all-too-forgotten freedom fighters still > incarcerated under inhumane conditions.) > > *LA-ABCF’s Annual * > > *Running Down The Walls 5K Run/Walk/Bike* > > *www.abcf.net/la* > > On *Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at 10 a.m*., the Los Angeles Anarchist > Black Cross will host a 5K Run/Walk/Bike around MacArthur Park. This Run is > designed to raise much-needed funds for the Anarchist Black Cross > Federation's Warchest program and for Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, > Los Angeles (RAC-LA). > > We are attempting to reach the goal of $3,000 with the run. Funds will be > divided between the two programs: > > *ABCF Warchest: * > > The ABCF Warchest program was created in November of 1994. Its purpose is > to send monthly financial support to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of > War (PP/POWs). The Warchest funds are divided and distributed through > monthly stipends to political prisoners who receive little or no financial > aid. Prisoners use this money to cover the basic necessities of everyday > living. These funds have been used by prisoners to pay for stamps, shoes, > clothes, as well as assisting their families with what little they can. > > *Revolutionary Autonomous Communities-Los Angeles (RAC-LA):* > > In the aftermath of the May Day 2007 police riot targeting migrant workers > who dared stand up for our human rights, members of the MacArthur Park area > and others joined together to support those with no papers and those with > no means. RAC-LA came forward to aid the community in self-organizing such > that with the help of each other we might make an inhuman way of living a > bit more bearable while at same time acquiring the means to one day > transform this system into an image of our own humanity. > > *Solidarity Runs:* > > Every year, prisoners and supporters of political prisoners organize > solidarity runs with Running Down the Walls. In Sync with each other, we > will collectively pound the pavement with our feet and bike tires as we > exhibit our strength and stamina as examples of our tireless effort to free > our imprisoned comrades. In past years we had runs in: Albuquerque (NM), > Arcata (CA), Ashland, (OR), Bellefonte (PA), Boston (MA), Connecticut > River, Dannemora (NY), Denver, (CO), Detroit (MI), Elmore (AL), Guelph > (CAN), Inez (KY), Los Angeles (CA), Marion (IL), Mexico City (MEX), New > York City (NY), USP. Navosta (TX), Pelican Bay (CA), Phoenix (AZ), Sandstone > (MN), Tucson (AZ), USP Tucson (AZ), and Toronto (CAN). > > *-This year’s Running Down the Walls solidarity runs will be held on the > Sunday, September 1st, 2013, with the exception of Los Angeles and Vermont, > these events are scheduled for Sunday, September 8**th* > > *Support the Struggle:* > > We must remember that many of those arrested in the past or present are > not far from us. Many of them were and are community and labor activists, > queer, and environmental activists; people who decided to speak out against > various forms of oppression and paid the price of their freedom for their > actions. We must remember that anyone of these people could have at one > time stood beside us in a demonstration, at a speak-out, or even at an > organizing meeting. At any given moment it could be us who finds ourselves > in this situation, so it is imperative that we ensure that a strong enough > community of support exists for these people as well as ourselves. The > strength of our movement is determined by how much we support our fallen > comrades. As Anarchist and former POW Ojore Lutalo says, "Any Movement that > does not support its political internees, is a sham movement." So please > help us, help them! Help us help you! > > *We encourage people to participate in helping us raise funds for the > Warchest, which can be done in the following ways:* > > *Be a runner:* > > We are asking people or groups who are running to collect as many sponsor > for the run as possible. Remember the money received is going to help > imprisoned comrades who need your help. The person who collects the most > amount of funds will be given a prize for their involvement and dedication > to helping our fallen comrades. > > *Sponsor a runner:* > > This can be done through a flat donation to the runner of your choice, > each flyer is a sponsor sheet. We ask from those who wish not to run to > actively support those who are running in hopes of collecting as much for > our comrades as possible. > > *Sponsor Running Down the Walls: * > > Any amount helps. Contact the Los Angeles Anarchist Black Cross if you > wish to simply donate money to the cause. > > *Donate to:* > > *-The Warchest:* > > Send funds directly to the Los Angeles ABCF (PO Box 11223, Whittier, CA > 90603) or to the Philadelphia ABCF (PO Box 42129, Philadelphia, PA 19101) > make checks or money orders out only to Tim Fasnacht. > > *-Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, Los Angeles (RAC-LA): ** > http://revolutionaryautonomouscommunities.blogspot.com/* > > *https://www.facebook.com/raclosangeles* > > Contact: John A Imani [email protected]* > * > > *Get involved in the planning of Running Down the Walls: * > > We always need help with organizing the event and we encourage people to > contact us if they would like to get involved. You can do this by > contacting the LA Anarchist Black Cross, *www.abcf.net/la*, *[email protected]* > > > -Jaan Laaman, UFF Political Prisoner Statement of Solidarity > > October 19th 2002 My Brothers, > > "Thank you for running at this special event that means so much to many of > us all over the world, both free and imprisoned. In a relative way, we are > all political prisoners because it is the politics of this system of things > that is exploiting, crushing, imprisoning, and destroying the masses all > over the world and the earth itself. Then there are those who know this and > take actions against those who seek to deny us our rightful place on earth > as common human brethren. Those are the ones we run for and seek to help... > whom sacrificed their family, freedom and lives, so that our lives may be > better! The fact that you ran with us is a sign that when the red-hour > comes, you will not be caught asleep. You are conscious and you too are > willing to represent. The potential in you is great. Thank you for running > for the cause!" > > "As we ran we were thinking and talking about all the runners in Los > Angeles and how we'd love to be out there running with them. We also spoke > about the other political prisoners who were running with us in at least > some other prisons." > > *Running Down the Walls 2013* > > When: Sunday, September 8th, 2013, 10 am - 2 pm > > Where: MacArthur Park, (West corner), 2230 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA > 90057 > > Registration fees:$15, preregistration $12 (Make checks out to Tim > Fasnacht) > > Or for paypal: > > *Log in to your PayPal account <http://www.paypal.com/>* and send your > donation online to the email address "[email protected]" (Tim Fasnacht). > Make sure to add in the notes section that your donation is for RDTW 2013. > If you'd prefer to stay anonymous or are donating in the name of an > organization, let us know. > > For more information contact the Los Angeles Branch Group of the Anarchist > Black Cross Federation > > PO BOX 11223 > > Whitier, Ca 90603 > > http://www.abcf.net/la/laabcf.asp?page=la/rdtw > > www.abcf.net/la > > [email protected] > > > -- > JAI > RAC-LA > > > > -- > JAI > RAC-LA >
-- JAI RAC-LA
