Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
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Largest Prisoner Strike in U.S. History Underway in Georgia!
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 12:04amSunday, December 12, 2010, 10:18 PM
A general strike by prisoners throughout the Georgia prison system has shut down 10 prisons since Thursday.
Elaine Brown, former chairperson of the Black Panther Party, describes it as the biggest prison strike in U.S. history. She's taken the lead on advocating for the prisoners from the outside, and insists the strike was initiated and self-organized by the prisoners themselves. The story finally made it into the NYTimes today, where they report prisoners used contraband cellphones to communicate with one another, and now, to talk to the press.
http://blackagendareport.com/?q=content%2Fga-prison-inmates-stage-1-day-peaceful-strike-today
Prison Slaves in Toxic BP areas
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 3:03pmBP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle
"They're not getting paid, it's part of their sentence"
Author Abe Louise Young: poet, activist, native to New Orleans, lives in Austin, TX
July 21, 2010: In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead exploded, spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, cleanup workers could be seen on Louisiana beaches wearing scarlet pants and white t-shirts with the words "Inmate Labor" printed in large red block letters.
Black Panther & Prisoner Rights Activist, Malik Rahim, at Humboldt State University, April 29th
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 3:59pm
