This Is America #158: Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail; Police Attack Encampment in Boise; Update on Resistance at Winnemucca

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Welcome, to This Is America, January 27th, 2022.

"At least two dozen prisoners in the Alameda County Jail are continuing a hunger strike which began on January 8, 2022 to protest an increase in the jail’s commissary prices." Prices has risen in some cases by 20%. Report from @OaklandAboSol. https://t.co/1FyXQKHHN1

— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) January 25, 2022

We have a jam packed episode for you this week. First up, we have a special interview with an inmate on hunger strike at the Santa Rita jail in the bay area of California. The strike kicked off earlier this month over rising commissary food prices. We talk about the hunger strike and the tension that led to it and the State’s attempt to bury news of the action. For more information and ways to support, check out Santa Rita Jail Solidarity.

To demand access to housing + an end to police harassment, houseless residents in #Boise have launched an encampment at the capitol. Yesterday, as temperatures dropped into the 30s, police took blankets, heaters + sleeping bags away from protesters + their children. Video thread. pic.twitter.com/YqroDRbdBj

— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) January 25, 2022

We then present a short update on an ongoing protest encampment in so-called Boise, Idaho, where members of the houseless community have launched a tent-city to demand access to housing and an end to police harassment. In recent days, police have launched attacks on the encampment, taking blankets, sleeping bags, and heaters – even from young children.

We then turn to an update from the Winnemucca Indian Colony, where land defenders continue to resist attempted evictions of elders on Native land. We discuss what has happened since we last spoke and how people can support the struggle. To follow the struggle, go here and here.

We then turn to our discussion, where we offer up an analysis the latest news on the January 6th commission, the midterms, and beyond.

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photo: Boise Mutual Aid

Music: Rancho La Chua and Skarp