2012 birthday

A TEXT POST

Happy Birthday to William Phillips Africa, Political Prisoner

William is one of the people who make up the MOVE 9.  THere are currently eight MOVE activists in prison, each serving 100 years after being framed for the murder ofa  cop in 1979.  MOVE is an eco-revolutionary group dedicated to liberation struggles.

Phil

Write to Phil at:

William Phillips Africa #AM 4984; Delbert Orr Africa #AM 4985
1000 Follies Rd.
Dallas, PA. 18612 

onamove.com

Poster of May birthdays for political prisoners

http://zinelibrary.info/files/pbooksabolishoutlines.pdf

Thanks to:

Internationalist Prison Books Collective

http://prisonbooks.info/

A TEXT POST

2am: @UNEF #M22M #JCR #Cler #MAU #UJCml meet at École #NormaleSup’. Maoists leave movement, wanting more control. 2 events decided for #May6

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83 cops, 100 demonstrators injured. 574 arrests including 179 children, 45 women, 58 foreigners.

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11pm: Students arrested in the afternoon begin to be released. Midnight: organizers released.

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“…We must condemn totalitarian communism. We must find a new path, a new method of participation.” As well as future PM @edouardballadur.

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Among arrested, de Gaulle’s left-Gaullist writer friend’s son, who said, “We must condemn capitalism and capitalist society. Explicitly…”

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10pm: secrétaire générale Alain Geismar of #SNES-Sup Secondary Ed teacher’s union proposes #GeneralStrike without consulting National Office

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8:25pm: Henri Vacquin, former #UECommunistes leader calls youths shaking cop car, “Crazy”. They respond, “Shut up old fart, you don’t know.”

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#FER activist atop a car weakly tells rioters, “This is madness, comrades. Fall back! Don’t follow the provocateurs!”

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Groups of ‘leftist activists’ struggle with and often overwhelm National Guard, overturning cars in #LatinQuarter.

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8:05pm: First barricades erected with tree grates and billboards.

2012 birthday

A TEXT POST

Happy Birthday to Daniel McGowan, Political Prisoner

Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist from New York City. He was charged in federal court on counts of arson, property destruction and conspiracy, all relating to two actions in Oregon in 2001.

Daniel McGowan’s arrest had come in the context of a well-coordinated, multi-state sweep of over 15 activists by the federal government who have charged the individuals with practically every earth and animal liberation action in the Pacific Northwest left unsolved. Many have considered this round up indicative of the government’s ‘Green Scare’ focus which has activists being arrested and threatened with life in prison while way more serious crimes go ignored. Many of the charges, including Daniel’s, were for crimes whose statute of limitations were about to expire. 

Daniel

Write to Daniel at:
Daniel McGowan
#63794-053
FCI Terre Haute - CMU
P.O. Box 33
Terre Haute, IN 47808

supportdaniel.org

Poster of May birthdays for political prisoners

http://zinelibrary.info/files/pbooksabolishoutlines.pdf

Thanks to:

Internationalist Prison Books Collective

http://prisonbooks.info/

1968 columbia unversity

A VIDEO

After eight days of occupation with support of the students growing and a perceived threat of Harlem residents joining, Columbia President Kirk requested police intervention.  New York Mayor Lindsay was told by Yale President Brewster, “The very future of the American university depended on punishing the strikers”

Between 2:30-5:30am 1000 New York City police officers remove 1200 students from occupied buildings at Columbia and clear the campus with 712 arrests and 148 injuries. 

1968 broadway

A PHOTO

Hair debuts on Broadway.

1968 columbia university

A VIDEO

The “Majority Coalition”, primarily well-groomed, tie-wearing undergraduate students and referred to as “the jocks” by many, began a cordon around Low Library at Columbia University to prevent food and supplies to getting in to demonstrators.

The protests at Columbia University began in March of 1967 when SDS activist Bob Feldman discovered ties between the school and the US Department of Defense.  When “The IDA Six” were put on academic probation following a March 27 demonstration at Low Library.  On April 23 students began occupying buildings at Columbia with the SDS staying in Low Library.

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