The Ex-Worker

As we go to press, hundreds of squatters and eco-rebels are battling against cops at La ZAD in France. We interview someone there, as well as a participant in The Syrian Revolution about the no-state-solution to the Syrian government’s ongoing attacks on rebel areas. The treesits in West Virginia against the Mountain Valley Pipeline are expanding. Anarchist prisoner Sean Swain needs support. {April 11, 2018}

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• Table of Contents:
  • Introduction {0:00}
  • Headlines {1:30}
  • Rebellion across France {5:07}
  • Interview about Douma, Syria and the Syria Revolution {17:54}
  • Repression Roundup {25:40}
  • Next Week’s News {33:53}
• Download 29:30 minutes long version
• J20 support resources:
  • POSTER: The J20 Prosecution—Trumped up Charges
  • J20 Legal Defense Fund
  • Twitter
  • Fed book
  • An Open Letter to Former J20 Defendants, with useful “do”s and “don’t”s 
  • Teen Vogue: The J20 Arrests and Trials, Explained
  • Tell the prosecutor’s boss to drop the charges by calling (202) 252–7566
• Enough is Enough has live updates in English from the resistance to the eviction of la ZAD.
• Check out the Anarchy in Action page about the Syrian Revolution for more anarchist perspectives on it.
• Please donate to help The Tower anarchist social center in Hamilton, Ontario recover from a fascist attack on their space.
• Other shows mentioned on this Hotwire:
  • End of the Line, an ongoing podcast about the pipeline struggles in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic.
  • The Fucking News from Sub.Media
  • The Final Straw: Charlotte Uprising: Repression and Resistance Go On
  • Episode 50 of The Ex-Worker has an interview with about the Lucasville prison uprising and how it informs contemporary prison rebellion and organizing
  • Get inspired to do something AWESOME for May Day by listening to the very first episode of The Ex-Worker, which is all about Haymarket.
• Anarchist texts mentioned in this Hotwire:
  • We Don’t Need Gun Control, We Need To Take Control
  • June 11: The History of a Day of Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity
  • The May Days: Snapshots from the History of May Day
  • La ZAD: Another End of the World Is Possible
• The Southeast Trans and/or Women Action Camp, taking place April 26–29 in Western North Carolina, has had their donation page shut down twice, so if you have some bucks to spare you can donate at PayPal.me/setwac2018.
• Mutual Aid Disaster Relief tour
  • April 11 at 6:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church 510 W Ottawa St Lansing, MI 48933: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness
  • April 13 at 6 PM at The Boiling Point 143 Burr Oak Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism
  • April 14 at 12 PM at The Boiling Point 143 Burr Oak Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness
  • April 15 at 6 PM at Girls, Inc 1108 W 8th St Bloomington, IN 47404: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism
  • April 16 at 3 PM at Girls, Inc 1108 W 8th St Bloomington, IN 47404: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness
  • April 17 at 6 PM at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee 2200 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, WI 53211: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism
  • April 18 at 6 PM at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee 2200 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, WI 53211: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness  
• Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write birthday greetings to political prisoners Janet Holloway Africa and Walter Bond.
  • Janet Holloway Africa #006308
    SCI Cambridge Springs
    451 Fullerton Avenue
    Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania 16403
    {Birthday: April 13}
  • Walter Bond #37096–013
    FCI Terre Haute - CMU
    Post Office Box 33
    Terre Haute, Indiana 47808
    {Birthday: April 16}
• Herman Bell still needs help to secure his release from prison:
  1) CALL New York State Governor Cuomo’s Office NOW: 518–474–8390
  2) EMAIL New York State Governor Cuomo’s Office
  3) TWEET at Governor Cuomo: use the following sample tweet: “@NYGovCuomo: stand by the Parole Board’s lawful & just decision to release Herman Bell. At 70 years old and after more than 40 years of incarceration, his release is overdue. #BringHermanHome.” 

  Use this script for phone calls and emails:  “Governor Cuomo, my name is __________and I am a resident of [New York State/other state/other country]. I support the Parole Board’s decision to release Herman Bell and urge you and the Board to stand by the decision. I also support the recent appointment of new Parole Board Commissioners, and the direction of the new parole regulations, which base release decisions more on who a person is today than on the nature of their crime committed years ago. Returning Herman to his friends and family will help heal the many harms caused by crime and decades of incarceration. The Board’s decision was just, merciful and lawful, and it will benefit our communities and New York State as a whole.” 

• Start gearing up for a summer of anarchy in Quebec!
  • The anarchist film festival (May 17–20 in Montreal)
  • The Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival (May 22–23 in Montreal)
  • The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 26–27 in Montreal)
  • The North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference (June 1–3 in Montreal)
  • Anti-G7 mobilization (June 7–9 in Quebec City)