This week, two segments. The full version, with slightly more from Bernard Jemison plus Sean Swain’s segment can be found at our website.

Don Bosco Park Defense in Bologna

First up, an interview submitted by audio comrades in Italy about the struggle against the cementization of the city of Bologna and the defense of Don Bosco park from the expansion of a university, highways… the whole urban landscape without the input of the residents so the city can move a school rather than renovate it. This struggle, including the occupation and defense of the park, represents an innovation in urban struggles in Italy which consciously takes inspiration from the struggle to Stop Cop City in so-called Atlanta and the activities of the park defenders has forced the left-leaning municipal government and mayor to temporarily suspend the cutting of trees.

Bernard Jemison on Conditions and Resistance in AL Prisons

Then, you’ll hear Bernard Jemison, an incarcerated activist held in Holman prison in Alabama talking about conditions inside the ADOC recent calls for prisoner strikes in the state by the Free Alabama Movement and their outside supporters, as well as his views on the demands being made.

The demands that we mention are the following:

1. BILL TO REPEAL THE HABITUAL OFFENDER ACT ON THE TABLE
2. CIVIL CLASS ACTION LITIGATION FOR PAROLE ALREADY FILED. EVERYONE NEEDS TO SIGN UP.
3. PAROLE BILL ON THE TABLE
4. WE NEED TO ABOLISH LWOP AND CREATE AN AVENUE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
5. NO MORE NITROGEN GAS EXECUTIONS..
6. STOP SELLING OUR ORGANS.

A few articles on the subjects worth reading include:

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/death-rate-alabama-prisons-five-091450767.html
• https://www.alabamasmartjustice.org/reports/hfoa
• https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2024/03/alabama-legislature-seeks-to-solve-missing-organ-issue.html
• https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2024/03/15/death-rate-in-alabama-prisons-is-five-times-the-us-average/72936145007/
• Statement of support by CCR for a strike called for by Free Alabama Movement: https://ccrjustice.org/home/press-center/press-releases/center-constitutional-rights-stands-solidarity-mass-prison-strike

Social media accounts Bernard thinks are doing a good job covering these issues:

• @Hopedealersprisonreform is Bernard on TikTok
• @truthbehindbars is a private facebook Bernard contributes to
• @prison_toks on TikTok

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• On Point (instrumental) by House of Pain

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Hani Almadhoun on Conditions in Gaza

First up, a conversation with Hani Almadhoun, a Palestinian-American journalist from Gaza and living in Virginia. Mr Almadhoun is also Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA, an independent charity to support the UN organization by the same name. In the chat, he speaks about conditions generally and for his family specifically in Gaza as well as the soup kitchen that his brother founded in north Gaza (https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-in-gaza-daily , on Instagram at @GazaSoupKitchen ).

Hani Almadoun on:

• Instagram: @myhanitizer
• Facebook: @alkabeer.alhani

Jay Ward Struggles To Be Released

Then, you’ll hear from James “Jay” Ward, a long-time abolitionist who has been incarcerated in Ohio for over half his life, since he was 15. Over the years, he has participated in the national prison strike of 2018, various hunger strikes, and other movements against the abuse and mistreatment of incarcerated people.

One of his major political goals is to educate the public about the struggles he and other prisoners face to create systemic change. Without a sentence reduction, Jay will likely spend the next 25 years in prison as well. Jay is currently raising funds to pursue post-conviction relief so that he can reunite with friends and family and begin a new life on the outside. Despite Jay’s best efforts, he was not able to visit his mother before she died of an illness in 2022. He would like the chance to spend time with his father, who is also in poor health, before he passes.

Jay’s links:

• GoFundMe link is here: https://gofund.me/60f1291b
• His ID # is A517461 for those who want to connect via GettingOut.
• Twitter / X: @DecarcerateUS

His mailing address is:

James Ward
A571461
P.O. Box 788
Mansfield, OH 44901

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This week, we’re featuring four segments. To hear the full podcast, check out our website.

First up, you’ll hear a chat with organizers of the 2024 Heart of the Valley Anticapitalist Bookfair which ran its first iteration in Corvallis, Oregon from January 19-21st.  A zine of their experiences will appear on that blog soon.

Then, you’ll hear a brief segment updating listeners on the conspiracy case against six anarchists and antifascists in Russia known as the Tyumen case (for where it initiated). The six anarchists, some of whom barely knew each other, were tortured into confessions of conspiracy to further anarchist ideology and damage the Russian war machine. This interview was conducted via encrypted messages and the guest’s portion is being read by an unrelated volunteer.

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Finally, we spoke with Aster, a European anarchist involved in the counter-surveillance and anti-repression project known as the No Trace Project which works to share information about known methods and cases of state surveillance. The project does this in order to improve and expand our collective knowledge, tools and abilities at evading state crackdowns as we organize and act. This interview was conducted via encrypted messages and Aster’s portion is being read by an unrelated volunteer.

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If you plan to visit their site, we suggest at least running a VPN (riseup.net has a free one) and using an anonymized browser. One method is to download the tor browser (find your device/operating system at ssd.eff.org for some tips) and visit the NoTrace Project tor address. Their website can also be found at https://NoTrace.How

Tyumen Links

• Tyumen Case Support Crew’s Russian-language Telegram: https://t.me/tumenskoedelo
• Articles on the case and individuals on Avtonom: https://avtonom.org/en/taxonomy/term/1761
• Music by some of the imprisoned men appear in a compilation to fundraise for their legal funds: https://blackploshad.bandcamp.com/album/music-of-antifascist-prisoners-tortured-by-the-police-tyumen-case

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Featured Tracks:

• День дизертира ( Deserter’s Day) by Rasputin
• Меланхолия (Melancholy) by Rocker Balboa

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