Podcast appearances and mentions of russell maroon shoatz

In this conversation we talk with Garrett Felber about their latest book A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre.  In discussing this new political biography, we cover Sostre's ideological and political journey, history as a jailhouse lawyer, his forms of organizing practice, and the ways that people supported his campaign for freedom from political imprisonment. We talk about the influence of Great Depression era Harlem, Black and Puerto Rican Nationalism, Marxism-Leninism, national liberation movements, armed struggle, Women's Liberation, and Anarchism on Sostre's political thought and practice. Although much of what we know about Martin Sostre has to do with political letters and writings during the time of his incarceration, Felber also shares insights that few know about Sostre's life, community organizing, and institution building on the outside. Garrett Felber is an educator, writer, and organizer. They are the author of Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State, and coauthor of The Portable Malcolm X Reader, with Manning Marable. Felber is a cofounder of the abolitionist collective Study and Struggle and is currently building a radical mobile library, the Free Society People's Library, in Portland, Oregon. Yesterday we hosted Garrett Felber along with Russell Shoatz III on a livestream where we talked about some of the resonances between Martin Sostre's life, political thought, and approaches to political prisoner defense work and that of Russell “Maroon” Shoatz and we also discussed CURBfest which is expanding to the West Coast for the first time this year.  Tomorrow Thursday the 29th we will host a livestream on Sundiata Jawanza's Freedom Campaign including a quickly approaching parole hearing. We encourage all of you to go to the website and send letters of support for his release. The website says that letters were due on May 19th, but there is still just a little time if you can get a letter in the mail today or at least submit one electronically or contribute to the legal support fund that would be great.  There are a number of other initiatives we want to share related to this episode, the campaign to free the Mississippi 5 which Garrett Felber mentions in this episode and the exoneration effort for Martin Sostre and his codefendant who is still with Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer. Links for that are in the show description. If you like the work that we do, please contribute to our patreon or BuyMeACoffee accounts. These episodes each take hours of preparation, recording time, and production time and listeners like you are the only means of support for that work. Over the last month we've seen a 10% decline in recurring support. We know people are under financial strain right now, but if more of you who listen are able to contribute even a dollar a month it helps make this show possible and sustainable. Thank you for your support! Links:  Martin Sostre and Geraldine (Robinson) Pointer's names should have been cleared after they were framed. By signing and adding your name, you're supporting our effort to make what's been delayed for far too long a reality for these two transformational former political prisoners (Petition / for more information) Sundiata Jawanza (livestream, legal support fund, website, Jericho Movement page) Free the Mississippi 5 Garrett Felber along with Russell Shoatz III on a (MAKC) livestream Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State (MAKC episode) A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre (version for people outside the walls/ incarcerated readers edition) Martin Sostre - Letters From Prison Orisanmi Burton episode on the Rx Program       

Kanya D'Almeida joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about how her life changed when a manuscript by Russell "Maroon" Shoatz, a former member of the Black Panther Party and soldier in the Black Liberation Army showed up in an envelope on her doorstep in 2011, the decades he spent in the Pennsylvania prison system, how their experiences with political violence and civil war intersected, becoming his biographer and building comradeship across the bars, Sri Lanka's history of conflict, channeling complicated feelings into dedication for writing a book, violence as the only language America knows how to speak, and her new book I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner.    Ronit's upcoming memoir course: https://www.pce.uw.edu/courses/memoir-writing-finding-your-story    Also in this episode: -being a diasporic writer  -being a multi-genre author -the role of self-criticism   Books mentioned in this episode: On a Move by Mike Africa Jr. Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur    Russell "Maroon" Shoatz was a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party, and soldier in the Black Liberation Army. Kanya D'Almeida won the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, becoming the first Sri Lankan and only the second Asian writer to hold the honor. She was awarded the Society of Authors' annual short story award in 2022. Her journalism has appeared in Al Jazeera, TruthOut, and The Margins, and her fiction has appeared in Granta. She holds an MFA from Columbia University, where she studied under Victor LaValle.   Connect with Kanya: https://twitter.com/kanyadalmeida https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/russell-shoatz/i-am-maroon/9781645030492/?lens=bold-type-books   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

When Shakaboona and Sergio were in prison, the reputations of revolutionary leaders Russell Maroon Shoatz and Joseph Joe-Joe Bowen loomed large. Our hosts recount the influence these mentors had on their revolutionary development, and they explain the namesake of this podcast “The Hydra” - a model for imagining leadership in liberatory movements. 

Meet this season's hosts: Shakaboona Marshall and Sergio Hyland. In this episode, they discuss how revolutionary leaders, like Russell Maroon Shoatz, turned the state's heinous tool of oppression solitary confinement, or The Hole, into a transformative classroom. You will learn a bit about Shakaboona and Serge as they recount their processes of becoming politicially conscious while serving their 33 years and 22 in prison respectively. 

Anita reconnects with the woman who changed her thinking on incarceration: her beloved college thesis adviser Ashley Lucas. Ashley reflects on her father's 20-year prison sentence and the untold stories of families navigating incarceration from the outside. Journalist Sylvia A. Harvey also shares how losing her mother to asthma and her father to a life sentence in prison before she was 6 years old led her to investigate the carceral system as a whole.Meet the guests:- Ashley Lucas, professor of theatre and drama at the University of Michigan, talks about how her experience growing up with an incarcerated father informs her research and led to her play "Doin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass"- Sylvia A. Harvey, a journalist and author, examines the intersection of the carceral, education and child welfare systems and investigates some of the larger forces shaping the experiences of families with an incarcerated loved oneRead the transcript | Review the podcastFollow Embodied on X and Instagram Leave us a message for an upcoming episode here!Dive deeper:My Dad Went to Prison When I Was 5. Now I Write About Families Like Mine by Sylvia A. HarveyResources from SAHAn article Ashley wrote about Russell Maroon Shoatz, who served 49 years in Pennsylvania prisons and was the father of seven childrenAn interview Ashley did with Maroon's son, Russell III, “Tell a Tale of Two Fathers”A virtual panel featuring Ashley called “What Prison Does to Children”

In this conversation we welcome home Safear Ness. Safear is a formerly incarcerated organizer, a founder of In The Mix Prisoner Podcast, a writer, and a Revolutionary Abolitionist.  In this conversation we discuss Safear's recent piece “Phone Resistance” from the Study & Struggle blog. We also talk about a zine he adapted from Dan Berger and Toussaint Losier's book Rethinking the American Prison Movement entitled Revolution: The Prison Rebellion Years, 1968-1972 (artwork by Paul Lacombe). We also get his reflections on organizing, social media, and the abolition movement as someone who became a prison abolitionist inside Pennsylvania prisons. Safear also reflects on organizing inside, on Russell “Maroon” Shoatz concept of The Hydra, and other aspects of prison life including censorship  There is a discussion of phone zaps as well and we get into Stevie Wilson's current situation facing repression in PADOC. The phone campaign for that is currently taking a break, but may start-up again soon. Stay in touch by following Stevie's twitter account operated by comrades outside the walls, and by following Dreaming Freedom, Practicing Abolition.  For this month we will be sending copies of Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook for Sovereignty and Survival into our incarcerated readers. Thanks to PM Press for donating those copies and to Massive Bookshop and Prisons Kill for facilitating that project as always. You can support that project here. We won't be plugging our patreon this week. But definitely would encourage folks to support projects like In The Mix and In The Belly where incarcerated people are developing their own podcast and journal projects.  Links:  In The Mix Prisoner Podcast In The Belly Journal Imam Jamil Action Network The Jericho Movement Campaign Against Prison Censorship and Book Banning Martin Sostre Institute Study & Struggle Dan Berger & Toussaint Losier on the American Prisoner Movement  

December 17th marked two years since the passing of Russell Maroon Shoatz. He was a founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. After twice escaping from prison, and twice being recaptured, Shoatz was held in solitary confinement for more …

In this episode we once again get the opportunity to sit-down with Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army veteran Jalil Muntaqim. Muntaqim was a political prisoner of the United States for 49 years due to his involvement in the Black liberation struggle. He was released from prison in October of 2020 after eleven parole denials. He is the author of We Are Our Own Liberators, and Escaping The Prism… Fade to Black, which we discuss parts of in this episode. This is the second conversation we've had with Jalil Muntaqim and if you missed the first you will want to also check that out to get more information about Jalil's personal history and what led to the Spirit of Mandela Tribunal this past October. In this episode we caught up with Jalil on December 13th to talk about the outcomes of the Spirit of Mandela Tribunal and next steps for the conveners of this historic event.  In this conversation Jalil Muntaqim discusses the legal outline of why the conduct of the United States of America constitutes genocide against Black and Indigenous people. Jalil talks about the relationship between white supremacy, capitalism and US imperialism. Muntaqim shares thoughts on the life of his Jericho Amnesty Movement co-founder Safiya Bukhari. We talk about recent releases of David Gilbert, Jaan Laaman, and Russell “Maroon” Shoatz. Maroon passed away 4 days after this episode was recorded, we send our condolences to his family, loved ones and comrades, and our own gratitude to him and his spirit for a life engaged in unrelenting struggle. We also talk about the current struggles for freedom of several political prisoners, including Kamau Sadiki, Leonard Peltier, Veronza Bowers, Dr. Mutulu Shakur and Sundiata Acoli among others. We discuss Mumia Abu Jamal's struggle for freedom after the recent passing of the 40th anniversary of his capture. And we talk about Larry Hoover and why he is recognized by the Jericho Amnesty Movement. We will include several links in the show notes to the episode on how people can get involved and support these and other political prisoners. We also talk to Muntaqim more about Arm The Spirit the first national newspaper created and written by prisoners, which he was central to organizing. Muntaqim offers several recommendations for prisoner solidarity and prison abolition organizers. And we get Muntaqim to share a story of cadre and mass based organizing that he was involved in while inside. Jalil also shares his thoughts on resisting political imprisonment, and how to handle political imprisonment if you are incarcerated for your political activities. A couple more final notes, we will link to ways people can stay informed and get involved in the ongoing work of the Spirit of Mandela campaign, as they look to move their findings forward into a legal case and a broader international movement. We also want to again plug the Mutual Aid Fund For Veteran Black Panther Party Members.  Every month this fund brings in money and those funds are distributed to elders from the Black Panther Party, we contribute to this fund and we encourage others to do the same. There are links throughout this to support individual political prisoners and organizations. Below are some organizations & related efforts: Spirit of Mandela Jericho Amnesty Movement Northeast Political Prisoner Coalition Anarchist Black Cross Warchest Program  

This week, we honor the late Russell Maroon Shoatz. On December 17th, Russell Maroon Shoatz passed away. In 1970, Shoatz was convicted for the murder of a police officer in Pennsylvania and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On February 20, 2014, Shoatz was returned to the prison's general population after …

An "angry critique" from Troy T. Thomas aka Asar Imhotep Amen, PhD, "What working poor Black folks need to realize as we protest for better conditions in Amerika;" Tribute to Russell Maroon Shoatz, we hear a 2011 interview and read a statement about his joining the ancestors December 17, 2021 by Abolitionist Law Center.

#BlackCapitalism #Reparations #RussellMaroonShoatz Dedrick Asante-Muhammad has been a long time thought leader focused on racial economic inequality. He started his work as the first Racial Wealth Divide Coordinator at United For A Fair Economy. He then went on to work with Chuck Collins at Institute for Policy Studies Inequality and Common Good Program. Dedrick then went on to become the Senior Director of the Economic Department for the NAACP and currently is the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. https://ips-dc.org/ips-authors/dedrick-muhammad/ Jared A. Ball is a Professor of Communication and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power (Palgrave, 2020). Ball is also host of the podcast “iMiXWHATiLiKE!”, co-founder of Black Power Media which can be found at BlackPowerMedia.org, and his decades of journalism, media, writing, and political work can be found at http://www.imixwhatilike.org ____________________________________ Follow BPM: JOIN - Click the "JOIN," Subscribe, and Like buttons! WEBSITE - http://www.blackpowermedia.org TWITTER - https://twitter.com/BlackPowerMedi1 INSTAGRAM - http://www.instagram.com/black.power.media FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Blackpowermedia ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 19, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing efforts by the Ethiopian government to defend the country against imperialist threats from the United States; Sudanese youth and workers demonstrated in the thousands against the military regime which is consolidating its authority since the coup earlier this year; the World Health Organization (WHO) is still pointing out the vaccine inequality prevailing internationally surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso has gone into quarantine after possibly being exposed to the coronavirus. In the second hour we look again at the issues involving political prisoners in the U.S. in the aftermath of the recent transition of Russell Maroon Shoatz. This episode focuses on the ongoing struggle to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. Finally, we review some of the important questions involving Africa and the world.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 18, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Turkey amid efforts to contain a rebel insurgency attacking the Horn of Africa state; Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) were tear gassed at their first public meeting held since the recent military coup; Zimbabwe has issued directives on new identity documents including passports; and two French nationals have been arrested in connection with an attempted coup in Madagascar. In the second hour we look at the life, times and contributions of recently transitioned political prisoner and revolutionary activist Russell Maroon Shoatz through excerpts of a book he published several years ago. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and the world.

We are sad to report that Russell Maroon Shoatz, who was recently granted compassionate release after his decades in prison, has passed away. This week, we return to the final part of our conversation about carceral non-profits with Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan. Kurti is a professor of criminology and Criminal Justice at Loyola University …

Do you know what today is? It's our anniversary! [+1 Tony! Toni! Toné] We've been Ona Move for a whole year now and man has this jawn been a wild ride! In this episode Mike recounts not only the events of this year but the conversations and rooms he's been in that he hasn't shared on the podcast. What stuck out over the year? The good, the bad, the hopeful, and the ugly. Mike recounts it all! Plus if you joined us later in the year, now's a good time to listen to the people and episodes that left an impact on Mike.What was your favorite episode of year one? Let us know over on Instagram @mikeafricajr @onamovepodcast and if you want to support the journey to free Mumia Abu Jamal check out Mike's PatreonMake sure you're following the podcast on your favorite platform to be the first to find out when we're back in the new year! 

TONIGHT'S TOPIC: Black Fighting formations- A Treatise from Russell Maroon Shoatz

After spending nearly half a century in prison, leftist revolutionaries and political prisoners David Gilbert and Russell Maroon Shoatz (who also spent 22 years in solitary confinement) were released earlier this year. In this episode of Rattling the Bars, TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway speaks with Charles Hopkins, better known as Mansa Musa, about the historic occasion of Gilbert and Shoatz's release and the reasons for their imprisonment. Conway and Hopkins are both former Black Panthers and longtime political prisoners who engaged in radical organizing and education programs while locked up. While reflecting on the historical climate in which they, Gilbert, Shoatz, and a generation of radicals were killed or imprisoned in the 1960s and ‘70s, Hopkins and Conway also offer advice to today's social justice activists on the imperatives of community organizing and the continuing threat posed by the draconian apparatus of state repression.Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/this-is-cointelpro-2021Pre-Production/Studio/Post Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-rtbSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-rtbGet Rattling the Bars updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-rtbLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

After spending nearly half a century in prison, leftist revolutionaries and political prisoners David Gilbert and Russell Maroon Shoatz (who also spent 22 years in solitary confinement) were released earlier this year. In this episode of Rattling the Bars, TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway speaks with Charles Hopkins, better known as Mansa Musa, about the historic occasion of Gilbert and Shoatz's release and the reasons for their imprisonment. Conway and Hopkins are both former Black Panthers and longtime political prisoners who engaged in radical organizing and education programs while locked up. While reflecting on the historical climate in which they, Gilbert, Shoatz, and a generation of radicals were killed or imprisoned in the 1960s and ‘70s, Hopkins and Conway also offer advice to today's social justice activists on the imperatives of community organizing and the continuing threat posed by the draconian apparatus of state repression.Pre-Production/Studio/Post Production: Cameron GranadinoHelp us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-rtbSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-rtbGet Rattling the Bars updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-rtbLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Ashley Lucas on the story of Russell Maroon Shoatz, a former Black Panther who spent three decades in solitary confinement, and the reckoning with violence past and present. Read it here: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/social-justice/criminal-justice/the-end-of-rage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peace to the people! Today Mike Africa Jr. sits down with his friend and brother in the struggle, Russell Shoatz III. The two discuss the compassionate release of Russell's pops , Russell Maroon Shoatz, the struggle of freeing all political prisoners and how each of them counted on each other while their parents were in prison.  Mike and Russell chop it up about the next stages of activism not only in Philly, but globally and how their parents freedom only further motivates them.Keep up with what Russell is up to by following him @russellshoatz3rd  and if you're in the Philly area check out and support the Annual  Prisoners' Families Brunch at the One Art Community Center on 11/14/21 and donations can be sent via Cash App via $russellshoatzIf you liked what you heard drop a ✊

In this week's State of Criminal Justice, we'll cover a stunning update in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, how policing targets Black children, and a group of dads taking community matters into their own hands. And in our New Ground segment, we'll discuss the release of a longtime political prisoner, Russell Maroon Shoatz.PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take matters into our own hands, especially when it comes to protecting our communities. As a nonprofit, we rely on small donations from subscribers like you. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions. Most people do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work.  Donate Here: https://stateofcriminaljustice.com Those Killed By Kyle Rittenhouse Not ‘Victims,' Court SaysAn absurd decision highlights the bias of the criminal legal system.Children Terrorized By Policing Black children bear the brunt of policing and its brutality. Dads Take Matters Into Their Own HandsParents and community members made a change after 23 arrests at a school.New Ground: Russell Maroon Shoatz Is FreeThe longtime revolutionary is finally free after years of torture.

Asheville Survival Program is an autonomous mutual aid network formed in early 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in so-called Asheville, NC. They are building mutual aid with oppressed communities, promoting solidarity and sharing outside the bounds of State structure through their street-side camping gear, food and solidarity distro and their “Until We're All Free” Store, holding a distribution space open a few days a week walk-up visits and delivering groceries through a network of drivers. For the hour, I spoke with Fern and Ducky, two members of ASP affiliated with the Free Store, about the history of the group, challenges its faced, challenging charity dynamics and working to reach outside of subculture and across racial and cultural lines. You can reach ASP on Instagram at @AvlSurvival, on fedbook via @ASPDonate, find more links, including how to donate, at https://linktr.ee/avlsurvival. You can also reach them at their email if you have further questions at ashevillesurvivalprogram@gmail.com. And here's the segment that Sean Swain references the FBI emailing VADOC about from April 11th, 2021 Announcements KPCA-LP Now Broadcasting TFSR! We're excited to say that starting on the evening of Halloween, Sunday October 31st 2021 we'll be airing on KPCA-LP, community access radio in Petaluma, CA! If you're on occupied Coastal Miwok and Pomo territories of southern Sonoma County and looking for a 10pm political radio show, tune in to 103.3 FM! Check out https://TFSR.WTF/Radio to see our other radio broadcasts around the so-called US as well as ways to get us on your local airwaves and spread the anarchy! BRABC Prisoner Letter Writing for November If you're in the Asheville area, check out the Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross letter writing night on Sunday, November 7th from 5-7pm at West Asheville Park at 198 Vermont Ave. More details on the BRABC instagram, fedbook or their website at BRABC.BlackBlogs.Org. No letter writing experience required, they provide stationary, names and addresses of prisoners with upcoming birthdays or facing repression. New Website to Support 2020 Uprising Prisoners Comrades have started up UprisingSupport.Org to help track prisoners who went in last year after the murder by police of George Floyd and other instances of racist, police violence in the so-called US. If you're involved in supporting someone facing charges or in prison, get in touch with the site to get your friend listed. If you and your crew want to support folks, check it out and get involved! And now a couple of prisoner-related updates: Bo Brown, Presente! Revolutionary anarcho-communist, urban guerrilla member of the George Jackson Brigade, white working class butch dyke lesbian anti-authoritarian, anti-imperialist, ex-political prisoner passed recently after a long battle with Lewd Body Dementia. She will be remembered by her many comrades, including in the prison abolitionist communities of Oakland, CA, where she was active in her later life. To see a beautiful poster designed by Josh MacPhee of Just Seeds collective, downloadable and printable for free: https://justseeds.org/graphic/bo-brown-rest-in-power/ Bo's loved ones are raising funds to help cover her funeral expenses via a Go Fund Me entitled “Show Up For Bo Brown”: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pfspu-show-up-for-bo-brown Russell Maroon Shoatz Is Out! Dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party and soldier in the Black Liberation Army and now-former political prisoner, Russell “Maroon” Shoatz has been given “compassionate release” after years of medical neglect in the Pennsylvania prison system. Maroon has been released to an outside hospital to coordinate palliative and likely hospice care as he's in stage 4 of colorectal cancer. While it's great that Maroon gets to be near his family, this is 49 years too late and the victory rings a bit hollow to receive this fighter back into our midst after such mistreatment. There is a fundraiser at Go Fund Me entitled “homegoing Service For Richard Shoates”: https://www.gofundme.com/f/homegoing-service-for-richard-shoates And you can learn more about Maroon at https://russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com/ David Gilbert Paroled! Finally, some really good news. After decades of pressure, notably by Releasing Aging People in Prison (RAPP), former Weather Underground & May 19th Communist Organization political prisoner David Gilbert is expected to be released in November of 2021. He was granted partial communtation by outgoing NY Governor Cuomo, and the parole board announced that it was granting him parole. David was arrested after the Brinks armored car robbery in 1981, led by a Black Liberation Army unit. Free Them All! . ... . .. Featured Track: Σιγά Μην Κλάψω by Giannis Aggelakas Σιγά μην κλάψω, σιγά μη φοβηθώ by Killah P from Ni Oubli Ni Pardon Vol. 1 (Action Antifasciste Paris-Banlieue

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Phil Wilayto, Editor of the Virginia Defender newspaper and co-founder of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality to discuss the upcoming gubernatorial election in Virginia between Glenn Youngkin and Terry Mcauliffe, Youngkin's reactionary program aimed at suburban voters and Terry Mcauliffe's corporatism, and progressive third candidate Princess Blanding.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent journalist, writer and researcher Denis Rogatyuk to discuss recent protests in Ecuador against rising prices of goods and fuel and against Guillermo Lasso's presidency, the neoliberal policies that the rise in prices represents, the broader neoliberal policies instituted under Guillermo Lasso, and the repression of these recent protests.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss the 1994 film “Blue Chips,” its whitewashing of college sports and the neoliberal themes in the film, its flipping the script on the power dynamic between athletes, their families, and the college athletic system, and the Chicago Blackhawks' cover-up of the sexual assault of player Kyle Beach by the team's video coach.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Netfa Freeman, Coordinating Committee member with the Black Alliance for Peace, organizer with Pan-African Community Action, and host of Voices with Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM to discuss the gutting of Biden's Build Back Better bill and the race to the bottom that is reformism, the United States involvement in Sudan through AFRICOM, so-called humanitarian aid, and more, the release of Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, and the knowledge that political prisoners share with us.

Peace to the people! Upon hearing the news that Russell Maroon Shoatz was granted compassionate release from prison, Mike and his parents Mike Sr (aka Big Mike) and Debbie find themselves reflecting on hope. The hope they all experienced while Mike Sr and Debbie were in prison, and the hopes that they have for the future. How did hope keep them going? Is hope enough to make it through the trying times or is there more to it? As always you can connect with Mike @mikeafricajr or send a message to @onamovepodcast

Today we have Ashley Lucas on to talk about her essay "The End of Rage" about a man named Russell "Maroon" Shoatz. He was a Black Panther and political radical in the 1970s who ended up in prison for killing a police officer, despite a lack of any direct evidence he was the culprit, and later served over 22 years in solitary confinement after attempting to escape. He is now old and has terminal cancer, and after recording the episode he was (remarkably enough, by American standards at least) released into hospice care. Check out Maroon's book of essays here, and a piece on the horrid conditions in Riker's Island here.

This is the week of the Tribunal taking place Oct. 22-25. We hear witness testimony from former political prisoner Seku Odinga; witness testimony from former youth prisoner Saleem Holbrook, Executive Director of Abolitionist Law Center; we learn that political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz has been given compassionate release after 49 years!; political prisoner David Gilbert has been given parole after 40+ years!; Nube reads the Iternational Jurors' Executive Summary of the verdict- GUILTY on all five counts! And acts of GENOCIDE have indeed been committed by the US government and it's agencies!

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss the right wing elements in the Democratic Party whittling down the budget reconciliation bill, Joe Biden's hiding behind Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema in the broader selling out of the working class be the Democratic Party, and its connections to issues like Striketober and impending evictions.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Mohammed Nurhussein, retired professor of Medicine at the State University of New York - Brooklyn and the Chairman of the United African Congress to discuss the recent coup in Sudan and the protests against it, the history proceeding and context surrounding civilian power and the current political situation, and how imperialist forces like AFRICOM and Saudi Arabia play into the military coup's survival.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Patricia Gorky, technology and security analyst to discuss revelations that Facebook failed to prevent human trafficking on its platforms, Facebook's impact on the mental health of children and its fueling of addcition to its platforms, and its maximization fo profit over wellbeing.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie discuss the freedom of Russell “Maroon” Shoatz and the contradictions of the existence of political prisoners in a country that claims to be free, how this fits into the history and current reality of Black resistance against capitalism and imperialism, the jailing of Black children in Tennessee by Judge Donna Scott Davenport on made-up charges, and a report detailing that White House and Congressional staff took part in meetings with organizers of the rally that resulted in the Capitol insurrection .

Beyond Borders, Part 4: In 1972, Russell Maroon Shoatz went to prison for the murder of a police officer. He spent 29 years in solitary confinement. Ashley Lucas, whose own father was imprisoned when she was growing up, reported and wrote a deep-dive piece on Shoatz's life, his ongoing activism on behalf of Black liberation, and his relationship with his family. Pete and Susannah speak with Ashley about the process of writing the piece, and about the various issues that Shoatz's life and story bring up. Can we acknowledge the wrongness of the murder, the pain of the murdered man's family, and at the same time see the man behind the convict? The episode also features Russell's son, Russell III. He tells the story of the two fathers in his life: the imprisoned former Black Panther, and the police officer/minister who adopted him. Read the transcript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Black August, we began by honoring the legacy of Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz and that's how we hope to end this month as well. Shoatz is a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party, and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. He is serving multiple life sentences as a US-held political prisoner/prisoner of war. This is Part Two of our Audio Essay of 'Autonomous Resistance to Slavery and Colonization' by Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz. In addition to our scheduled interviews with community members and comrades, we will begin releasing audio essays to expand the scope of our political education work.  As always, support our podcast by leaving a review, rating, and sharing with a friend! To support the work we do in the field consider becoming a monthly sustainer on Patreon! PDF of Text: https://azinelibrary.org/zines/Autonomous-Resistance-to-Slavery-and-Colonization   How to Support Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz: https://russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com/ How to support other POWs in so-called, America: https://thejerichomovement.com/prisoners Music: Kozmic Force - 'Shine On' 

Veronza Bowers, Jr: 47 Years of Justice Denied This week, we're airing a conversation recorded by Eda Levinson on September 12th, 2002, with political prisoner Veronza Bowers, Jr. It originally aired on Youth Speaks Out on KZYX in Modesto County, California, and we re-air this with permission of Veronza and the current producer of the Youth Speaks Out. The show continues to produce youth focused and progressive content available at YouthSpeaksOut.net. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) For the hour, you'll hear former Black Panther Party member Veronza describe to the audience in his own words his upbringing, his experiences of racism, his time in prison, his case, his views on the burgeoning War on Terror, and the situation of political prisoners in the US. You'll also hear some recordings of Veronza playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute. Veronza was convicted of the death of a US Park Ranger on the word of two prison informants who were paid and received reduced sentences. Veronza continues to claim his innocence and he has been illegally held beyond his mandatory release date of June 21, 2005, based on political pressure by GW Bush appointed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales apparently on behalf of the Association of National Park Rangers, the widow of the dead ranger and the Fraternal Order of Police. The conversation is very much a product of it's time, for instance the discussion of the implications of the one year anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Sadly there is a timelessness in their discussion of the brutal war against the people of Afghanistan as well as the continued incarceration of Veronza, Mumia Abu-Jamal and Leonard Peltier, alongside many other long term, leftist and liberation political prisoners held by the US government. Currently, the Biden administration is discussing some sort of pull out of US troops from Afghanistan on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in the last year we've seen the deaths due to medical neglect and decades of incarceration for political prisoners like Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald, deaths right after release like Delbert Africa, and the endangering of aging political prisoners in their 70's and 80's who've had bouts with covid and cancers inside like Sundiata Acoli, Dr Mutulu Shakur and Russell “Maroon” Shoatz. Veronza was successfully treated for lymphoma and pneumonia in 2017 and 2018, having hip surgery in 2019 but his death by incarceration only looms a larger possibility day by day. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) He is currently being held at FCI Butner in North Carolina and can be written at: Veronza Bowers, Jr. ##35316-136 FCI Butner Medium II P.O. Box 1500 Butner, NC 27509 You can learn more about his case as well as see pictures of Veronza and loved ones, read his writings, poetry and interviews at Veronza.Org. Some of this is also available by viewing his page on PrisonerSolidarity.Com and you can read many articles about his situation on the SFBayView.com. Other Veronza Audio Recordings These are a collection of audio recordings of spoken word and musical pieces featuring Veronza Bowers, Jr, political prisoner since 1974 and former Black Panther Party member in the US. These are being posted with the permission of Veronza and we hope to have them more available for streaming in the future. Healing Heart is performed by Jah Roots (a band of imprisoned musicians featuring Veronza on shatuhachi bamboo flute) Birthing Song is performed by Veronza Bowers, Jr, on shatuhachi flute with overlaid ocean sounds Song for Alexis is performed by Jah Roots (a band of imprisoned musicians featuring Veronza on shatuhachi bamboo flute) To Touch the Spirit is performed by Jah Roots (a band of imprisoned musicians featuring Veronza on shatuhachi bamboo flute) Eulogy was recorded by Veronza "Butch" Bowers, Jr, in memory of his Mama's passing. As Veronza was unable to participate in his mothers funeral so with the allowance of the then-Warden at USP Coleman, alongside comrades Rev. "One Love" and another comrade,Siakatame "Mountain Heart" Hafoka, the three speak their goodbyes to Dorothy Woodruff and Veronza performs poetry and music in his mother's memory and family. Sean Swain talks about the FBI [01:05:16] :D Announcements BadNews #44 Out! The A-Radio Network has released the 44th monthly episode of our Angry Voices From Around The World, English-language podcast. Check it out! Updates from Bristol & the wider UK, Mare Liberum about resisting deadly anti-refugee practices in the Mediterranean, hunger striking anarchists and prisoners of the Uprising in Chile, interview with a Myanmar Food Not Bombs activist, the student movement and trial of the anarchist Vaggelis Stathopoulos from Greece, anti-dam resistance in Aragon (Spain), and notes on repression and struggle against the state in Greece! All Out for Mumia's Birthday It's notable also, that Mumia Abu-Jamal, prolific author and journalist, former Black Panther and political prisoner in Pennsylvania is in grave danger. He's been in prison since conviction for the 1981 death of a cop in Philly based on flimsy evidence and perjured testimony. From a blood infusion, he contracted hepatitis-c which was eventually treated and cured due to his struggle on behalf of so many other prisoners, that condition gave Mumia cirrhosis of the liver and damaged eye sight. He developed congestive heart disease from his time inside and this year Mumia has contracted covid-19 and is fighting for his life in an emergency heart surgery. The white supremacist police state failed at assassinating Mumia, they failed at executing him and now they're killing him by medical malfeasance and mistreatment. It is long past time for Mumia to be free. You can join Mumia's friends and family for his 67th birthday on April 24th by taking to the streets to exert pressure to releaes Mumia so he can get the medical treatment he needs and end this charade of injustice. There are events popping up around the world for the 23rd through the 25th. You can find some info at FreeMumia.Com New bilingual website for Fidencio Aldama Pérez There is a now a bilingual support site for Fidencio Aldama Pérez, a Yaqui de-colonial activist in so-called Mexico who is serving a bullshit 15.5 year sentence on a murder he did not commit. You can hear a little in our Mexico interview from last year, there's a brief intro post at IGD about the case and the site, and you can learn more at FidencioAldama.org/en/ . ... . .. Featured tracks: To Touch The Spirit by Jah Roots (featuring Veronza Bowers, Jr. on shakuhachi flute) [01:02:42] Song For Alexis by Jah Roots (featuring Veronza Bowers, Jr. on shakuhachi flute) [00:22:50] Healing Heart by Jah Roots (featuring Veronza Bowers, Jr. on shakuhachi flute) [00:37:59]

This is the conclusion (part 2) of our conversation w. Writer & Agitator Vicky Osterweil, Author of 'In Defense of Looting'. In our conclusion we discuss how several prominent academics have tried to wield the violence of the state as a force of liberation, and why this is a dead-end for abolition. Turing to the future we end by looking at the visions of Russell Maroon Shoatz & Achille Mbembe and their frameworks of Maroonage & Black Lives in the Anthropocene as ways forward for scholarship and revolution. For more w. Vicky, please follow her on Twitter @Vicky_ACAB And please buy her book from any non- Amazon platform, such as Bookshop:https://bookshop.org/books/in-defense-of-looting-a-riotous-history-of-uncivil-action/9781645036692 Music by Gold Steak Beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq8OovnOuKE Photo from Russell Maroon Shoatz's Website: https://russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com/about/

This is two-part conversation with Writer & Agitator Vicky Osterweil. In part 1, we discuss the numerous bad faith attacks against her book 'In Defense of Looting', how the 'police' reconstitute themselves within Abolitionist movements and how the Capitalism' of figures like Barack Obama or Killer Mike are used to co-opt freedom struggles like Black Lives Matter or the George Floyd Uprising. In part 2 we discuss the work of Russell Maroon Shoatz on Maroonage and Achille Mbembe on Black death and fascism in the Anthropocene. For more w. Vicky, you can find her twitter at : @VickyACAB . And you can find her book, 'In Defense of Looting' on Bookshop and other Non-Amazon platforms: https://bookshop.org/books/in-defense-of-looting-a-riotous-history-of-uncivil-action/9781645036692 Music is 'Ankle Deep' - by Golden Steak Beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWVH3Puc314 Articles mentioned or used for research in this episode: https://illwilleditions.com/imaginary-enemies/ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/nipsey-killer-mike-race-economics/ https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/warning/ https://www.newframe.com/combat-breathing-the-spirit-of-rebellion-in-the-usa/

Across the United States, COVID-19 is once again on the uptick, infecting and killing many who are the most vulnerable. More than 16 million cases have been confirmed in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The U.S. is now counting more than 100,000 cases a day as the virus surges across the country. Overall, there have been more than 307,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the United States. One sector of society that is getting hit hard by COVID-19 and is not getting much attention is the U.S. prison population. Imprisoned people, along with frontline workers and communities of color, are extremely vulnerable to the deadly virus and are being severely impacted by it. The United States currently has the largest incarcerated population in the world, with about 2.3 million people in jails and prisons across the country, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. More than half of them (nearly 1.3 million inmates) do not have the ability to socially distance or take the sanitary measures needed to slow the spread of the virus. The effects of cramped and unsanitary cells have been disastrous across the country. One incarcerated person who is fighting for their life is Russell Maroon Shoatz. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, We Are Maroon! A Teach In for Russell Maroon Shoatz. The webinar, which was dedicated to showing solidarity with Russell, featured a wide range of speakers. They include: Kempis Ghani Songster of the Amistad Law Project, Mike Africa Sr. of the MOVE Organization, Dr. Jean Schneider, Robert Saleem Holbrook of the Abolitionist Law Center, and Lavinia Vee, a human rights activist and counselor.

Across the United States, COVID-19 is once again on the uptick, infecting and killing many who are the most vulnerable. More than 16 million cases have been confirmed in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The U.S. is now counting more than 100,000 cases a day as the virus surges across the country. Overall, there have been more than 307,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the United States. One sector of society that is getting hit hard by COVID-19 and is not getting much attention is the U.S. prison population. Imprisoned people, along with frontline workers and communities of color, are extremely vulnerable to the deadly virus and are being severely impacted by it. The United States currently has the largest incarcerated population in the world, with about 2.3 million people in jails and prisons across the country, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. More than half of them (nearly 1.3 million inmates) do not have the ability to socially distance or take the sanitary measures needed to slow the spread of the virus. The effects of cramped and unsanitary cells have been disastrous across the country. One incarcerated person who is fighting for their life is Russell Maroon Shoatz. Today on Sojourner Truth, we bring you audio from a recent webinar entitled, We Are Maroon! A Teach In for Russell Maroon Shoatz. The webinar, which was dedicated to showing solidarity with Russell, featured a wide range of speakers. They include: Kempis Ghani Songster of the Amistad Law Project, Mike Africa Sr. of the MOVE Organization, Dr. Jean Schneider, Robert Saleem Holbrook of the Abolitionist Law Center, and Lavinia Vee, a human rights activist and counselor.

Today on Sojourner Truth: During the week of November 17, there were 13,657 new COVID-19 infections reported across state and federal prison systems. This, according to the Marshall Project, which has been tracking these numbers since March. The previous week also saw an uptick in cases. These are by far the highest weekly totals since the pandemic began. COVID-19 case rates among prisoners are four times as high as the general population, according to The New York Times, and the death rate is twice as high. Today, we speak with Theresa and her brother, Russell, about their father, Russell Maroon Shoatz. He is an elder who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is in prison in Pennsylvania. Also, on Wednesday, November 11, the world lost Juan Gomez Quinones, a well-respected Chicano scholar, historian, poet and campaigner. He taught at UCLA for more than 40 years and for decades, he dedicated his life to uplift the voice of his people through his scholarship, mentorship, political actions and artistic poetry. Our guests are Ali Ahmadpour and Dr. Theresa Montano.

Today on Sojourner Truth: During the week of November 17, there were 13,657 new COVID-19 infections reported across state and federal prison systems. This, according to the Marshall Project, which has been tracking these numbers since March. The previous week also saw an uptick in cases. These are by far the highest weekly totals since the pandemic began. COVID-19 case rates among prisoners are four times as high as the general population, according to The New York Times, and the death rate is twice as high. Today, we speak with Theresa and her brother, Russell, about their father, Russell Maroon Shoatz. He is an elder who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is in prison in Pennsylvania. Also, on Wednesday, November 11, the world lost Juan Gomez Quinones, a well-respected Chicano scholar, historian, poet and campaigner. He taught at UCLA for more than 40 years and for decades, he dedicated his life to uplift the voice of his people through his scholarship, mentorship, political actions and artistic poetry. Our guests are Ali Ahmadpour and Dr. Theresa Montano.

Today on Sojourner Truth: During the week of November 17, there were 13,657 new COVID-19 infections reported across state and federal prison systems. This, according to the Marshall Project, which has been tracking these numbers since March. The previous week also saw an uptick in cases. These are by far the highest weekly totals since the pandemic began. COVID-19 case rates among prisoners are four times as high as the general population, according to The New York Times, and the death rate is twice as high. Today, we speak with Theresa and her brother, Russell, about their father, Russell Maroon Shoatz. He is an elder who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is in prison in Pennsylvania. Also, on Wednesday, November 11, the world lost Juan Gomez Quinones, a well-respected Chicano scholar, historian, poet and campaigner. He taught at UCLA for more than 40 years and for decades, he dedicated his life to uplift the voice of his people through his scholarship, mentorship, political actions and artistic poetry. Our guests are Ali Ahmadpour and Dr. Theresa Montano.

Today on Sojourner Truth: During the week of November 17, there were 13,657 new COVID-19 infections reported across state and federal prison systems. This, according to the Marshall Project, which has been tracking these numbers since March. The previous week also saw an uptick in cases. These are by far the highest weekly totals since the pandemic began. COVID-19 case rates among prisoners are four times as high as the general population, according to The New York Times, and the death rate is twice as high. Today, we speak with Theresa and her brother, Russell, about their father, Russell Maroon Shoatz. He is an elder who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is in prison in Pennsylvania. Also, on Wednesday, November 11, the world lost Juan Gomez Quinones, a well-respected Chicano scholar, historian, poet and campaigner. He taught at UCLA for more than 40 years and for decades, he dedicated his life to uplift the voice of his people through his scholarship, mentorship, political actions and artistic poetry. Our guests are Ali Ahmadpour and Dr. Theresa Montano.

Belarus is continuing to experience a revolt against the 26 year dictatorship of the post-Soviet dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. The situation came to a boil, fueled by yet another election rife with administration corruption, the creation of mutual aid infrastructure in the face of a government that abandoned public health measures in the face of the corona virus pandemic, decreased economic quality of life… people found each other and the state turned on them. In response to the police violence, regular folks came out into the streets to oppose the dictatorship and the system threatened collapse. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? For the hour, we speak with Ivan, a Belarusian anarchist living in Germany, about the uprising, doxing cops, the part that anarchists have played, the distinctions between pro-Democracy and anti-dictatorship activity, the upcoming week of solidarity with anarchist and anti-fascists of Belarus from November 23-30th, 2020 and how comrades from abroad can support not only those repressed but the activist efforts to sustain the resistance to the Belarusian dictatorship. You can learn more about the week of solidarity, including where to send solidarity funds and communiques at ABC-Belarus.Org. You can support wider protest infrastructure by donating at FireFund.Net/Belarus. A great news source that Ivan mentions to keep up on anarchist perspectives from Belarus (sometimes in English) is: Pramen.io/EN/Main/ Ivan also mentions, when talking about international solidarity, US corporations that are supporting the Belarusian dictatorship during this repression. They include: Apple has attempted to pressure Telegram to close the channels where protesters in Belarus have been sharing details on the police Sandvine (founded in Canada, funded in part from the US) was providing equipment that Belarus used to block access to Twitter, Facebook and international news sites. The country has a pretty bad history ala likely use by the governments of Egypt, Turkey and Syria to repress the populations of those countries, but in this instance (and pressure from the US Gov and Human Rights Watch) they appear to have canceled their contract with Belarus in September. Skype (owned by Microsoft) has been providing court infrastructure, as the trials of those arrested during the uprising is taking place over the video conferencing platform. Announcements Russell “Maroon” Shoatz Black liberation fighter Russell “Maroon” Shoatz has tested positive for COVID-19. Maroon, a former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, is a political prisoner/prisoner of war held by the state of Pennsylvania. Maroon has been imprisoned since 1972, when he was given a life sentence for an attack on a police station, He was held in solitary confinement from 1991 to 2014, when he was allowed to return to the general population. Maroon is already being treated for stage-four cancer and is forced to live in inhumane prison conditions. Given his positive COVID-19 diagnosis and his already compromised health, we demand his immediate release and the release of all elderly prisoners. From a Facebook post on the page of Russell Shoatz III: Maroon “is a political prisoner enslaved for his efforts to liberate our people. He is the father of my dear friend, Russell Shoatz III. In addition to Covid-19, Maroon is also suffering from stage 4 colon cancer. He is living in tremendous pain, in unhygienic conditions where 30 inmates are being held in one room sharing one toilet. It is a violation of their human rights and Maroon's agreement with the state. Maroon is asking that all supporters call the office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and demand his immediate, unconditional release, as well as that of ALL elderly prisoners infected with COVID-19. Please call (717) 787-2500 beginning the morning of Monday, November 16, and keep the pressure on!” Free Russell “Maroon” Shoatz and all political prisoners!” More, including a call script, at https://kersplebedeb.com/posts/urgent-take-action-for-russell-maroon-shoatz/   Jeremy Hammond Anarchist and Anonymous hacker, Jeremy Hammond has been released to a half-way house in his hometown of Chicago after over 10 years in prison, resisting a grand jury alongside Chelsae Manning and two bouts with Covid-19. Welcome home, Jeremy! Not sure when their next episode is due out, but Jeremy and his brother Jason both produce a podcast called “Twin Trouble”, a member of the Channel Zero Network and you can hear an interview that we did with Jeremy for June 11th this year. . … . .. Featured tracks: Gun (Instrumental Slow) by Chuck Berry from Have Mercy: His Complete Chess Recordings 1969 To 1974 Наш выбор – свобода! (“Freedom Is Our Choice”) by ЭлектропартиZаны (ElectropartyZans) Стены (“The Walls”) by Группа Аркадий Коц (Arkadiy Kots band) [rec 2012 original version L'Estaca, by Luis Llach (1968), translated into Russian by Kirill Medvedev, arranged by Arkady Kots band]

On this episode, BSA members Demetrius, Shenell and Glen discuss the failures and dangers of hierarchical organizing in Leftist movements. Recorded on 10-17-20. Show Notes #ENDSARS protests (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54575219) U.S. Marshalls killing Michael Reinoehl (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/michael-reinoehl-antifa-portland-shooting.html) Covid-19 child labor (https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-mexico-india-united-nations-ab80ad40160b0b255e3dc68d11360b44) Covid-19 and masculinity (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/us/politics/trump-biden-masks-masculinity.html) BSA Field Marshall Donald Cox tweet (https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1316808155104509952) The Dragon and the Hydra: A Historical Study of Organizational Methods by Russell Maroon Shoatz (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/russell-maroon-shoats-the-dragon-and-the-hydra)

Download PodcastOn tonight's program we will share updates on Russell Maroon Shoatz who is a community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party, soldier in the Black Liberation Army, and current political prisoner sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer by a implicitly biased jury not of his peers. He is 72 years old and had been held in solitary confinement for over 22 years. He is a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and recovering radiation treatment of prostate cancer. Considering that many of the current political prisoners who struggled against the same systemic racist polices including police terrorism and that current activists face a similar fate for their activities today, it is essential that the current movement make freeing political prisoners part of any policy demands. Political Prisoner Birthdays:  Monday, Aug 31, 2015 Ronald Reed #2195311 Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights 5329 Osgood Avenue North Stillwater, Minnesota 55082-1117 Saturday, Sep 5, 2015 Brian Vaillancourt M42889 Robinson Correctional Center 13423 East 1150th Avenue Robinson, Illinois 62454 Fund Independent Black Media, Make A Donation Today!

Download PodcastTune in for an hour of news, information and commentary on the issue of political prisoners being held by the USA. Tonight our guest speaker will be attorney, activist and radio broadcaster Efia Nwangaza who will be joining us to discuss the need to keep pressure on the United States government to release COINTELPRO political prisoners particularly those formations like the Black Panther Party which was specifically named and targeted by the FBI because of their their political and social activities in the black community. According to the political prisoner human rights group Jericho Movement, COINTELPRO represents a part of American history that we would all like to forget. However, to forget is to repeat. Unfortunately, dozens of women and men are still incarcerated upwards of 40 years as a direct result of this heinous program. Not only did COINTELPRO seek to defame, neutralize, discredit, and destroy the more militant organizations of that day, viz. the Black Panther Party, Republic of New Afrika, Nation of Islam, American Indian Movement, anti-war, socialist and communist organizations; but it also targeted anyone who stood up against racism and oppression, and who challenged federal and state government to correct these ills and change its policies. Read more and sign petition to release victims of COINTELPRO. Political Prisoner BirthdaysSunday, Aug 23, 2015Maliki Shakur Latine #81-A-4469 Shawangunk Correctional Facility Post Office Box 700 Wallkill, New York 12589   Sunday, Aug 23, 2015Russell Maroon Shoatz #AF-3855 SCI Graterford Post Office Box 244 Graterford , Pennsylvania 19426 Fund Independent Black Media, Make A Donation Today!

Our first guest isAundre The Wonder Woman. She is featured tonight at BRAVA THEATRE, in San Francisco along with other funny women (smile). Visit brava.org Brava Theater Center is located at 2781 24th Street, San Francisco.Call (415) 647-2822. She began her comedy career at Steve harvey's Comedy House in Dallas, TX. Steve described the defense attorney as “A new comic with a funny way of saying things." Since that time, she has been named Oakland's Funniest Comic on the Strip, the Funniest Woman in Half Moon Bay. . . In 2008, she received the "Stand-up for Justice" Award from Death Penalty Focus, for her work against the death penalty. Guest: Theresa Shoatz, daughter of Russell "Maroon" Shoatz, who has a new book out on PM Press early 2013. Ms. Shoatz has been a community organizer for over 20 years. Donating her time to the Human Rights Coalition of Philadelphia (HRC FED UP!), Decarcerate Pennsylvania and Scientific Soul Sessions, she has fought tirelessly for her father's freedom during his two decades in solitary confinement. She has been a pillar of support to the families of incarcerated men and women in her community, organizing and executing trips to prisons for relatives to meet their loved ones and exercising an “open-door” policy in order to counsel community members on the traumas brought about by mass incarceration. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Graterford Prison Chapter recently honored her dedication to families and communities throughout Philadelphia. More at: www.russellmaroonshoatz.wordpress.com