The Hotwire #36: #PrisonStrike ends—bring back anti-nationalism—economic crisis in Argentina

It’s 17 years and a day after 9/11 and Iraq is still in shambles, so we rip apart liberals for thinking George W. Bush is somehow “cute”. 2001 pops up again when we compare the current economic crisis in Argentina to the wave of worker-led factory takeovers and anarchist media that resisted the last economic meltdown there. We call for anarchists to incorporate a critique of nationalism itself into our anti-fascist strategy and analysis, we include preliminary information for autonomous relief efforts based in mutual aid for #HurricaneFlorence, and we wrap up the National #PrisonStrike with an action report and a bunch of phone-zaps! 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 12, 2018}

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• Table of Contents:
  • Introduction {0:00}
  • George W. Bush is not cute {0:50}
  • The other 9/11 {2:45}
  • Economic collapse in Argentina… again {4:00}
  • Bringing back the anarchist critique of nationalism {5:25}
  • Here come the hurricanes—time for mutual aid {11:00}
  • #PrisonStrike ends {14:55}
  • Repression roundup {20:35}
  • Next Week’s News {27:40}
• Download 29:30 minutes long version.
• Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence
  • You can contact Tidewater IWW in the Norfolk, VA area or Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Crew in North Carolina
  • Fundraiser for grassroots hurricane relief after Florence
  • Hurricane Florence prisoner solidarity phone zap
  • Message regarding Hurricane Florence from our comrades in Mutual Aid Disaster Relief.
• Mutual Aid Disaster Relief will give a brief presentation on September 15th at 10:30am at the Uplift Climate Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Anarchist book fairs this weekend:
  • 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
  • September 28–30: The 12th annual Balkan Anarchist Bookfair in Novi Sad, Serbia
• 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.
• Argentina:
  • The documentary The Take looks at factory takeovers and a little of the abstentionist anti-voting movement in Argentina as a response to the economic crisis of 2001
  • Keep up with resistance news in Argentina through Indymedia Argentina and the excellent anti-authoritarian TV channel Antena Negra
• Other relevant CrimethInc. output:
  • Our take on September 11
  • Learn more about the legacy of the September 11, 1973 coup in Chile through the insurrectionary documentary The Chicago Conspiracy
• Hotwire #3, Hotwire #6, and Hotwire #9 have interviews about mutual aid based, autonomous relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico.
• Some anarchist critiques of nationalism:
  • Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty by Emma Goldman
  • Peace is Patriotic, and That’s the Problem
  • Against Nationalism by Anarchist Federation
• Donate to the legal defense fund for anti-racists and anti-fascists arrested in relation to the Silent Sam confederate monument in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Check out this guide on experiences and reflections dealing with undercover police infiltration in Toronto
• Evictions HAVE BEGUN in the Hambach Forest! 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.
• 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 imprisoned American Indian Movement warrior Leonard Peltier.

  Leonard Peltier #89637–132 USP Coleman I Post Office Box 1033 Coleman, Florida 33521

• Phone zap for Jason Walker

  You can contact the TDCJ Ombudsman at ombudsman@tdcj.texas.gov, as well as the Telford Unit’s management at 903–628–3171 and garth.parker@tdcj.texas.gov. You can speak to the Regional Director’s office at (903) 928–2623, billy.howard@tdcj.texas.gov and carl.mckellar@tdcj.texas.gov. Contact details for TDCJ head office are (936) 295–6371, Bryan.Collier@tdcj.texas.gov and exec.director@tdcj.texas.gov

  Script for phone calls: “Hello, I am contacting you as I have been made aware of a pattern of bogus disciplinary cases being issued by CO Renitia T. Davis. In particular, I wish to request that you bring in an appropriate outside investigator to fully investigate the recent cases issued to inmates Jason Renard Walker #1532092 and Logan Newsome #2163761 with an eye to getting these fraudulent cases overturned and expunged immediately, as well as conducting a full investigation into Officer Davis’ history. Beyond this, I demand that you cease all forms of harassment and retaliation against Jason Walker, including but not limited to the issuing of bogus cases, the censorship of his correspondence, and the denial of access to heat respite. Please investigate and overturn all recent cases and disciplinary measures issued to Mr. Walker by Telford Unit staff, and investigate the conduct of Lieutenant Estrada, Sergeant Gilstrap, Sergeant Sartin, and Lieutenant Ricks, who have all played a role in the campaign of harassment. Thank you”

• Phone zap for Kevin Rashid Johnson

  Monday morning, starting at 9 AM, please phone and email the official in charge of interstate compact: Chief of Corrections Operations David Robinson. You can call the main office number at 804–674–3000 and ask to be transferred to his phone line. Robinson’s email address is david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov When leaving a message or talking to Mr Robinson, refer to Rashid by his legal name Kevin Johnson. Explain that he is better off in Virginia, that he has been subjected to serious human rights abuses during previous transfers.

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