In this Hotwire we bring you two interviews: one from an anarchist organizer involved in indigenous-led anti-pipeline struggles in Canada about the recent announcement that construction will be halted on the Trans Mountain Pipeline; and we speak with an anti-fascist who was on the streets of Chemnitz, Germany on Saturday when anti-fascists blocked the latest Nazi mobilization there. We also ruminate on common sense anti-racism, whether political campaigns figure into anarchist strategy, and an anarchist approach to school dress code policies. There are plenty of updates from the #PrisonStrike and LOTS of announcements for action in September, so listen until the end! Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {September 5, 2018}
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- Table of Contents:
- Introduction {0:00}
- Headlines {0:50}
- Antifa block Nazis in Chemnitz {14:05}
- Trans Mountain Pipeline on pause {20:20}
- Still tearing down the Confederacy in Chapel Hill and Charlottesville {26:00}
- Anarchists, stop running for office! {30:25}
- Repression roundup {34:50}
- Next Week’s News {36:20}
- Download 29:30 minutes long version.
- The 2018 #PrisonStrike is ongoing! Check out the Incarcerated Workers website for more information, resources, and the list of prisoner’s demands. This episode of the excellent podcast Kite Line features statements from two prisoners in South Carolina about the #PrisonStrike, and don’t forget to check out episode #50 of The Ex-Worker, which is all about the 2016 national #PrisonStrike.
- Upcoming #PrisonStrike related events:
- September 7, Seattle, 7 PM: noise demo at the youth jail
- September 8, Columbia, SC, 1:30 PM: rally for prison reform
- September 8, Albuquerque, NM, 4 PM: prison strike solidarity rally
- September 9, Seattle, 3 PM: prisoner letter-writing
- September 9, Vancouver, British Columbia, 6 PM: a benefit screening of From Prisons to Prisons
- September 21, Minneapolis, MN, 6 PM: letter-writing night
- Other relevant Ex-Worker and Hotwire episodes:
- Hotwire #24 has an interview with an anarchist sex worker about the FOSTA-SESTA law.
- The Ex-Worker #51: Anarchism, Voting, and Direct Action: An Audio Zine
- Hotwire 3 includes our rant about Labor Day, and its attempt to detract from the real workers holiday, May Day, which is covered by the very first episode of The Ex-Worker.
- Video of activists shutting down Canadian Border Services in Montreal, from sub.Media.
- Donate here to support Jeff Winder in paying his $1 fine for punching neo-Nazi Jason Kessler.
- Check out the following links and social media to keep up with pipeline resistance in Canada:
- If you’re in Europe, make your way to the Hambach Forest in Germany to help defend it, and the radical Ewok village of forest defenders who live there. Also, check out our audio documentary about the forest and the defense campaign to stop the cutting.
- Upcoming anarchist book fairs:
- September 15: The Eastern Connecticut Workers Bookfair in Parade Plaza, New London, Connecticut
- September 15: The 23rd annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair in Oakland, California
- Upcoming anti-fascist action:
- September 15: Stop the League of the South from disrupting TriPride in Johnson City, TN
- September 29: Oppose the League of the South’s rally in Elizabethton, TN. Stay tuned to @HollerNetwork and @knoxradical for updates.
- Pre-sales are OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year’s calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10!
- Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write Brian Vaillancourt Alex Irwin, and Dion Ortiz.
Brian Vaillancourt M42889 Robinson Correctional Center 13423 East 1150th Avenue Robinson, Illinois 62454 Birthday: September 5
Alexander Irwin #1318275 ERDCC 2727 Highway K Bonne Terre, MO 63628 Birthday: September 5
Dion Ortiz Burleigh County Detention Center Post Office Box 2499 Bismarck, North Dakota 58502 Birthday: September 10
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