solidarity

Hunger Strike, Day 1

Hunger Strike, Day 1

From Mongoose Distro by Dan Baker, March 21, 2023

Dear Mongoose and Comrades,

Today I started my hunger strike. Yesterday I was attacked by a white Christian Nationalist trump supporter, who was put in my SHU cell in spite of my protests. Despite my injuries I am full of determination, bloodied but unbroken. But, this is a small amount of suffering compared to friends like Gultan Kisanak, a Kurdish woman and political prisoner. I drew her portrait and wrote some of her quotes. Every day of my hunger strike I will draw a Kurdish woman who is a political prisoner and send her inspiring words to different friends. I ask that you all post them all online for me to raise awareness.

Coffee with Comrades: Episode 188

From Coffee with Comrades

“The Future is Black & Red” ft. Michael Löwy and David Campbell

This week, I sat down with Michael Löwy and David Campbell to talk about the book Michael co-wrote and David recently translated into English, Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity.

Ireland Solidarity with Italian Anarchist on Hunger Strike: Alfredo Cospito

Ireland Solidarity with Italian Anarchist Prisoner on Hunger Strike: Alfredo Cospito

From Derry Anarchists blogspot, March 24th

This week has witnessed a number of actions across the country with Italian anarchist, Alfredo Cospito, who has been on hunger strike for the last 155 days.

End the white torture: Freedom for Alfredo Cospito!

End the white torture: Freedom for Alfredo Cospito!

From Freedom News UK

Analysis, Mar 23rd. The anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito has now been on hunger strike for 154 days to protest against the solitary confinement conditions under Italian Article 41bis. In the meantime, his health has deteriorated massively and yesterday an acute heart crisis was reported. The Italian state deliberately prefers to let the political prisoner die rather than relax the inhuman prison conditions.

Illuminating Anarchist Perspectives on Restorative Justice & Transformative Justice

Illuminating Anarchist Perspectives on Restorative Justice & Transformative Justice

From Anarchist Agency, Press Brief

Agency, an anarchist PR project, provides key talking points and a resource list for media on why anarchists support restorative justice and transformative justice practices

Italian anarchist in solitary confinement warns of his death

Italian anarchist in solitary confinement warns of his death

From Al Jazeera, By Michela Moscufo, published on 21 Mar 2023

Alfredo Cospito’s hunger strike began last October in protest against a harsh and controversial prison regime known as 41-bis.

Rome, Italy – Thousands across Italy have been protesting against the harsh conditions of Alfredo Cospito’s imprisonment, as fears for the 55-year-old anarchist’s health grow with his hunger strike extending 150 days.

Alfredo Cospito: "I am ready to die"

Alfredo Cospito: "I am ready to die"

From Organise Magazine

Although we have had political and tactical disagreements with him, we extend our solidarity to Cospito and any other anarchists languishing under such inhuman conditions. Here we publish his latest letter from prison.

Fire Ant: Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity #15

write an anarchist prisoner today!

From Bloomington Anarchist Black Cross

Fire Ant is a quarterly publication focused on spreading the words of anarchist prisoners and generating material solidarity for our imprisoned friends. Begun as a collaboration between anarchist prisoners and anarchists in Maine, Fire Ant seeks to raise material aid for anarchist prisoners while fostering communication between anarchists on both sides of the walls.

Vandalism at the Italian Cultural Center in London

From Act for Freedom Now!

It appears that on 24th February, something unfortunate happened to the Italian Cultural Institute in London. [...W]e can be sure that the impulses behind such an act can only contribute to the general atmosphere of indignation and lack of dialogue with power that Alfredo Cospito’s struggle, against the terms of life and death set by authority, seems to have enflamed everywhere.

Demo in solidarity w/ Alfredo Cospito

From athens.indymedia

[ΕΝ] Feedback from the solidarity meeting with comrade hunger striker Alfredo Cospito, at the Italian Embassy in Athens (Greece) [16/2] Sempre con l’anarchia!

On Thursday 16 February, a solidarity meeting was held with the anarchist hunger striker from 20/10 against 41-bis and perpetual life imprisonment, Alfredo Cospito, as a signal of internationalist solidarity from Athens. The rally crossed the sidewalk of the Italian embassy, although the cops told us to stay on the opposite sidewalk. We then left in an assembled fashion and opened banners at Syntagma, opposite the parliament, before leaving.

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