Alabama Prison Strike Solidarity Weekend Action Roundup

From Support Prisoner Resistance 

The weekend of May 7-8 saw solidarity actions with the Free Alabama Movement’s May Day strike in at least three cities across the US. Making this work stoppage a national issue, raising public awareness of prison slavery, and shaming the state of Alabama and ADOC for their abysmal practices are good ways to support the actions on the inside. Please consider organizing an event, a rally, or workshop in your town. If you do, let us know at [email protected]. Thank you.

• May 7th, Holman Prison, Alabama

About a dozen protesters from Mothers and Families (MAF) of the Free Alabama Movement (FAM) marched on Holman prison on Saturday, shouting Free Alabama! and Incarcerated Lives Matter! Check out video here.

• May 9th, Austin, Texas

Austin Anarchist Black Cross wrote: “Good morning Austin! We held our banner in solidarity with the Texas and Alabama strikers at St. John’s and I 35 during the morning rush until Officer Friendly started giving us a hard time. ‪#‎endprisonslavery‬ ‪#‎ftp‬ ‪#‎iwoc‬ ‪#‎fam‬.” They also handed out flyers for an upcoming educational event on 5/15.

• May 7th, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

People gathered for a discussion of prison slavery and it’s impact on communities and a wide variety of issues, then a small group marched to the nearby McDonalds to protest their practices and raise awareness about their connection to prison labor.

Are we missing anything? Were there solidarity actions or events this weekend in other places we didn’t hear about. Please let us know: [email protected].