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This week on the show, we're starting out with an interview with Lo and Meghan, two supporters of Jewish independent journalist, artist and antifascist leftist from Albany, NY, Alex Stokes Contompasis. Alex is serving a 20 year sentence for defending himself and 3 other community members attacked by Proud Boys and Oath Keepers at the New York state capital on January 6th, 2021. For the hour, we speak with Lo and Meghan, two friends and supporters of Alex who talk about Alex's media work, the politically-charged court case and his ongoing appeal. More on his case can be found at FreeAlexStokes.Com, you can order his artwork to support his case there as well. They mentioned getting support & attention from the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund. Transcription PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Then, you'll hear an interview from our comrades at Frequenz-A in so-called Germany with a recent interview of Anya of the grassroots group called Solidarity Zone that offers legal, media and other support to people facing charges for anti-war direct actions inside of Russia to speak about their work and the case of Ruslan Siddiqui, an anarchist who does not deny railway sabotage against the Russian war efforts in Ukraine. This first aired on episode 75 of B(A)D News: Angry Voices From Around The World from the A-Radio Network. Transcription PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Solidarity Zone Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solidarityzone Telegram: https://t.me/solidarity_zone Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/solidarity_zone LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/solidarity_zone Email: solidarity_zone(at )riseup.net Finally, you'll hear Sean Swain reading from an incomplete list of people killed by law enforcement in the USA during the month of April 2023. Announcements Red Onion Hunger Strike Phone Zap The saga at Red Onion continues, with more than 30 participants. Participants are asking supporters to call the Governor and the Virginia Department of Corrections to demand that the Red Onion follows state restrictions on solitary confinement. Kevin "Rashid" Johnson is additionally requesting his treatment for congestive heart failure and prostate cancer that he be moved from Red Onion to a facility like Sussex I or Buckingham that are near to large medical facilities. You can hear a recent interview we had with a comrade of Rashid and see a roundtable of comrades of Rashid on Black Power Media recently talking about his situation. Here's a social media post with all of the pertinent information: https://kolektiva.social/@BlueRidgeABC/111868911724769356 VADOC Central Administration USPS P.O. Box 26963; Richmond, VA 23261 David Robinson Phone: 804-887-8078 Email: david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov VADOC Director, Chadwick S Dotson Phone: 804-674-3081 Email: Chadwick. Dotson@vadoc.virginia.gov VADOC Central Administration Rose L. Durbin Phone: 804-887-7921 Email: Rose. Durbin@vadoc.virgina.gov Beth Cabell, Division of Institutions Phone: 804-834-9967 Email: beth.cabell@vadoc.virginia.gov Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin Phone: 804-786-2211 Email: glenn.youngkin@governor.virginia.gov Sample script: I am calling in support of the hunger strikers at Red Onion State Prison. I am concerned about the serious health effects of long-term solitary confinement and other illegal and brutal methods of confinement including sensory deprivation. Please end the use of these practices. I am also seriously concerned for the health of Kevin 'Rashid' Johnson, as he is being prevented from accessing care for his health conditions. Please move him back to Sussex I or to Buckinghm, near a major medical facility, so that he can resume cancer and cardiac treatment. Thank you. Support Guarani M'Bya in Brazil from FireFund.Net: This campaign aims to support two native land in São Paulo south and also, others in state interior and coastal zones. Our goals is to restore and expand the prayer house (Opy'i) and communal kitchen, plant native trees and subsistence foodsuch as corn, rice, potato and others, distribute water and generate clean energy collected from surrounding rivers, support the cerimonies, and other constructions such as houses and other demands that the comunitie brings to us. Also carry out the construction of ecological bathrooms and support the school located in the land. These are some of the missions and commitments we have to native people here in São Paulo. . ... . .. Featured Tracks: Get It Together (Buck Wild Instrumental) by The Beastie Boys High Water Everywhere, Part 2 by Charlie Patton from Complete Recordings 1929-1934

This week, we're featuring a conversation with Mohammad Hureini (twitter / instagram), a young activist from Masafer Yatta, an area in the hills south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank in Palestine. Mohammad is a member of a non-violent group called Youth of Sumud that struggles to hold on to the sites and lives of Palestinian villages despite displacement by the Israeli military occupation as well as the illegal zionist settlements (like the neighboring Havat Ma'on) and their routine violence and impunity. For the hour, Mohammad speaks about the work of Youth of Sumud, their recent report co-published with The Good Shepherd on increased settler violence entitled Indigenous Erasure: How the zionist movement is using state sanctioned violence to eliminate the Palestinian communities of the West Bank, the South African genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice and other topics. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Al-Addameer's recent publication on prisons and repression of Palestinians since October 7th, 2023: https://addameer.org/media/5262 Organizations Mohammad names doing on the ground support: Defund Racism (https://defundracism.org/): follows NGO connections to settler projects recently published a report on Regavim, a pro-settler organization that pulls funding from the US, Canada and elsewhere to displace Palestinians Operation Dove /Operazione Colomba from Italy (https://www.operazionecolomba.it/) International Solidarity Movement (https://palsolidarity.org/) Community Peacemaker Teams (https://cpt.org/) Recent interviews about the conflict in Palestine Yuval Dag, Israeli anarchist military refuser Joey Ayoub on the War in Gaza Jewish anti-zionist Anarchist in Israel Announcements B(A)D News #75 is out! Check out the January 2024 episode featuring updates on support for antifascists facing charges in Budapest from February 11, 2023; reflections from an Autonomist on the '80s-'90s journal "Radikal"; a portion of our interview with Israeli refuser Yuval Dag; and an interview from Solidarity Zones on the case of accused Russian war sabateur, Ruslan Siddiqui . ... . .. Featured Track: Building Steam with a Grain of Salt by DJ Shadow from Entroducing....

This week on the show, we're featuring three segments. First up, you'll hear an interview with Shupavu wa Kirima, General Secretary of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, comes on to talk to us about the ongoing hunger strike among prisoners at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia protesting the abuse of solitary confinement and the medical status of hunger striker Kevin "Rashid" Johnson. More at https://RashidMod.Com [00:01:18 - 00:25:47] Red Onion Transcript Red Onion PDF (Unimposed) Red Onion Zine (Imposed PDF) Then, Yuval Dag, an Israeli anarchist member of Mesarvot recently imprisoned for publicly refusing conscription, talks about draft refusal, opposing the war on Palestinians and the occupation and undoing zionist ideology. More at https://linktr.ee/meaarvot [00:27:31 - 01:06:13] Yuval Dag Transcript Yuval Dag PDF (Unimposed) Yuval Dag Zine (Imposed PDF) Finally, you'll hear Sean Swain reading the names of people killed by US law enforcement during February 2023 [01:06:15 - 01:12:02] Call-in / Emails For Red Onion Hunger Strikers Who To Contact: VADOC~ Central Administration; USPS— P.O. Box 26963 Richmond, VA 23261 David Robinson Phone~ 804-887-8078, Email: david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov Virginia DOC ~ Director, Chadwick S Dotson, Phone~ (804) 674-3081 Email: Chadwick.Dotson@vadoc.virginia.gov VADOC ~Central Administration Rose L. Durbin, Phone~804-887-7921 Email: Rose.Durbin@vadoc.virgina.gov Beth Cabell, Division of Institutions beth.cabell@vadoc.virginia.gov (804)834-9967 Gov. Glenn Youngkin (804)786-2211 glenn.youngkin@governor.virginia.gov Red Onion Hunger Strike Participants last we heard: Kevin "Rashid" Johnson – #1007485 Jason Barrett – #1092874 Rodney Lester – #1429887 Charles Cousino – #2213403 Eric Thompson – #1208012 Joe Thomas – 1193196 Nguyen Tuan – #1098070 Demetrius Walllace – #1705834 Gregory Binns – #1157265 P. Williams – #2103207 DeQuan Saunders – #1458253 J. Hilliard – #1988319 Ray Galloway – #1407902 Gregory Azeez – #1421616 . ... . .. Featured Track: One Man Army (instrumental) by Rage Against The Machine

Sean Swain is an anarchist prisoner who's serving an indeterminate sentence in Ohio for a self-defense killing. Sean has authored 3 books (one co-authored with Travis Washington) and released an album of his music (with collaboration of a number of artists) while behind bars. Sean is also a dear friend and collaborator on The Final Straw for 10 years, now. We're sharing here a conversation Bursts had with Sean Swain to mark the 10th anniversary of Sean's (mostly) regular segments on the show, You Are The Resistance. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) The show notes will be chock full of links to segments and articles worth checking out, but you can find a full rundown of Sean's audios on the first link labeled "You Are The Resistance", our first interview with him about the Army of the 12 Monkeys linked in the first paragraph and a whole bunch more writings and audio at SeanSwain.Org and at our website. You can find contact info there to reach out to Sean if you want to strike up a conversation. Links to materials as they come up in the conversation: You Are The Resistance Archive Sean's first segment an interview with Ben Turk Sean's writeup about the attempted cell extraction during A12M situation A12M inerview, Sean's first appearance on TFSR A12M writeup on Sean's blog (some broken links) Sean Swain Run for Governor 2014 A statement on 2014 segment by Sean about his Presidential run for 2016 Sean's OSP hungerstrike, one segment The FBI Can Go Fuck Itself Ohio: The Truth Behind Bob's Lanes online book LBC isn't online right now, but apparently a fuller version is in the published edition Ihsan reading a statement by Sean when Sean was incommunicado Some background on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (per A12M as Animal Enterprise) and the Green Scare, our interview with Will Potter Sean Swain's folk punk album, Burning Down Sean Swain's finger getting cut off UNHCR testimony information Swain 2020 election discussion on AnarchistNews.Org Sean's post on losing his father Kevin Rashid Johnson's website Our interview with Rashid in 2018 A more recent interview with a comrade of Rashid about his medical neglect Sean's Opposing Torture book Other Interviews with Sean Swain Political Prisoners channel on YouTube Sean's Guerrilla Litigation and Re-Imagining Outside Support PrisonsKill interview with Sean on 12 Monkeys Celebrities reading Sean Swain's segments: John Zerzan The Stimulator

This week on the show, you'll hear Kazi Toure. Kazi is a former political prisoner from the Ohio 7 case and founding member of the Boston chapter of The National Jericho Movement. For the hour, Kazi and I talk about the history of Jericho Movement, supporting political prisoners and support for post-release and aging prisoners. You can find recent updates from the group at @OfficialJerichoBoston on Instagram. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Kazi's appearances here before: 2015 Former Political Prisoner Panel (pt 1 & pt 2) 2016 Former Political Prisoner Panel (pt 1 & pt 2) Presentation at Burning Books in Buffalo New York Other Interviews Referenced: Dhoruba bin Wahad speaking about Police Unions on BPM / ImixWhatILike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hskjd7MRN_E Part of this episode was inspired by the call by Shaka Shakur in this episode of Millenials Are Killing Capitalism Two interviews Kazi's former co-defendant, Ray Luc Levasseur (pt 1 / pt 2) Then, Sean Swain's segment begins the annual tradition of reading the names of people killed by the police in the USA during the prior year. Stay tuned mid-week for a release of a 10 year anniversary chat with Sean about his life since he began participating in TFSR [00:55:58] Announcements Post-Release Fundraiser for Mwalimu Shakur Formerly incarcerated New Afrikan revolutionary activist Mwalimu Shakur has been released from prison after 20 years, Mwalimu was featured on this show twice talking about his organizing work. If you'd like to contribute to his post-release fund, consider donating to our paypal or venmo linked at our website or via this cashapp with Mwalimu support in the memo. You can find his former appearances on the show here. Hunger Strikes Grow More Dire at Red Onion Prison Several Virginia prisoners began a hunger strike on Tuesday, December 26 at Red Onion State Prison, protesting the continued use of long-term solitary confinement at the institution. Despite critical concern, outcry from the public and prisoner populations in the state, incarcerated people are still subjected to this brutal practice which has been renamed "restorative housing" since July 1, 2023 when measures were passed to limit its use in the state. Leading these prisoners in this effort is longtime prison activist, revolutionary writer and artist, Kevin "Rashid" Johnson. Rashid has stated that no one will take any food at all until demands are met. Some of the strike participants have underlying health concerns that make the undertaking of such a demonstration particularly risky. Rashid, himself, is recovering from multiple rounds of radiation to treat prostate cancer as well as suffering from untreated heart disease/congestive heart failure. This is why the public's support is especially needed. We are asking that calls, emails, and letters be sent to the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) officials as well as Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin's office voicing support for the strikers and condemnation for the inhumane use of long-term solitary confinement/restorative housing. PLEASE EVERY DAY THIS WEEK: call and email the following people demanding that the hunger strikers demands be met (end long term solitary confinement) and Rashid receive the medical care he has been denied for months, and that he be transferred immediately. If the latter is not an option, then demand an interstate compact transfer take place immediately. chadwick.dotson@vadoc.virginia.gov 804-674-3081 glenn.youngkin@governor.virginia.gov 804-786-2211 ** Demand that the Governor intervene on Rashid's behalf and that an internal investigation be conducted immediately that would reveal why there were documents removed from his medical jacket and why his referrals to outside medical care were canceled. Joka Jeupe Mkali, AKA Komrade Shine White, who put out this call to action, said "Death is inevitable, but it mustn't be at the hands of some racist dogs. Rashid walks in shoes that cannot be filled, thus we must keep him walking in them as long as possible." Thank you for all you do to help prison rebels keep walking! Red Onion Hunger Strike Participants: Kevin "Rashid" Johnson – #1007485 Jason Barrett – #1092874 Rodney Lester – #1429887 Charles Cousino – #2213403 Eric Thompson – #1208012 Joe Thomas – 1193196 Nguyen Tuan – #1098070 Demetrius Walllace – #1705834 Gregory Binns – #1157265 P. Williams – #2103207 DeQuan Saunders – #1458253 J. Hilliard – #1988319 Ray Galloway – #1407902 Gregory Azeez – #1421616 Phone Zap for Aaron Isby-Israel at Plainfield CF in Indiana Aaron Isby has been facing increased harassment Plainfield the last few weeks. Details and the support script are available at IDOCWatch. Here's who to contact: Please call Plainfield CF and IDOC HQ, and email the Ombusdan and the Governor and demand that the harassment against Mr. Isby cease immediately and that he be provided full access to the law library in accordance with law and policy! Call IDOC HQ: (317) 232-5711 ext. 0 ext. 1 Call Plainfield CF: (317) 839-2513 ext. 7 ext. 9 Email the Ombudsman Bureau: idoa@ombud.in.gov Call & Email the Governor: https://www.in.gov/gov/ask-eric/ . ... . .. Featured Track: Water Got No Enemy by Fela Kuti from Expensive Shit

We're joined again by podcaster, writer and activist Elia J. Ayoub, who is a Lebanese Palestinian living in Europe, co-hosts a podcast called The Fire These Times which is soon to be a part of the From The Periphery podcast network. For the hour we speak about the Israeli war on Palestinians, US policies in the SWANA region and the possibilities of war expanding to neighboring states, conspiracy thinking in the early days of these massacres, European state approaches to massacres in the Occupied Territories and other subjects. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Other links: Writings by Elia J. Ayoub at joeyayoub.com Podcast via TheFireTheseTimes.com Support the project via patreon.com/thefirethesetimes Keep an eye out for their new podcasting network coming out as From The Periphery (soon at FromThePeriphery.Com). Our past interviews on our show with Joey Announcements Fundraiser for Daryle Lamont Jenkins Supporters of antifascist activist Daryle Lamont Jenkins are raising funds for DLJ after a recent visit to the hospital. You can learn more and kick in some funds at GoFund.Me/e40da8b8 or check the link in our show notes. New Episode of B(A)D News The latest episode of the monthly podcast from the A-Radio Network is available, featuring stories from: Kilavo Seme about Quilombos and struggles in Brazil; A-Radio Berlin on the trials concerning the 2017 G20 protests in Hamburg Flora Radio in so-called Valparaiso, Chile, on recent repression against Mapuche people claiming their lands Hunger Strike At Red Onion Expands The hunger strike that began on December 26th at the infamous Red Onion State Prison in Virginia has doubled in size as of a few days ago with participation of 7 more imprisoned resisters protesting abuse by isolation despite Virginia policy and international human rights law. There is a rundown of the hunger strike and conditions at Red Onion available at RashidMod.Com and supporters are requesting that people call or email VDOC officials to end this cruel and unlawful use of segregation. Newly joined the strike: Nguyen Tuan - #1098070 Demetrius Walllace - #1705834 Gregory Binns - #1157265 P. Williams - #2103207 DeQuan Saunders - #1458253 J. Hilliard - #1988319 Ray Galloway - #1407902 Gregory Azeez - #1421616 Who To Contact: VADOC~ Central Administration; USPS— P.O. Box 26963 Richmond, VA 23261 David Robinson Phone~ 804-887-8078, Email: david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov Virginia DOC ~ Director, Chadwick S Dotson, Phone~ (804) 674-3081 Email: Chadwick.Dotson@vadoc.virginia.gov VADOC ~Central Administration Rose L. Durbin, Phone~804-887-7921 Email: Rose.Durbin@vadoc.virgina.gov Beth Cabell, Division of Institutions beth.cabell@vadoc.virginia.gov (804)834-9967 Gov. Glenn Youngkin (804)786-2211 glenn.youngkin@governor.virginia.gov . ... . .. Featured Track: Splash Waterfalls (remix) (instrumental) by Ludacris feat. Raphael Saadiq

This week on the show, you'll hear part of our conversation with Eric King and Josh Davidson. Josh has been on a few times to talk about collaborative inside-outside projects he works on such as the Certain Days calendar, the greeting cards he helped make of Indigenous political prisoner Oso Blanco's artwork to benefit Zapatista schools in Chiapas, and the Rattling The Cages book that he co-edited with Eric King. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Eric was just released in December 2023 into a halfway house in Colorado after nearly 10 years in Federal prisons across the country. Eric is an anarchist who was incarcerated for an attempt to molotov the office of a Democratic Party official in Kansas City in solidarity with the then-going Ferguson Uprising following the murder of Michael Brown by police there. An antifascist and antiracist, Eric was moved around a lot during the 10 years he was inside and pitted against nazi prisoners in fight scenarios in a few instances, and near the end of his bid he was accused of assaulting an officer and successfully defending himself from a possible 20 year addition to his time inside but suffered intense isolation, insecurity, mail / phone and visitation blocks, moves across the country and physical restraint, ending up at the federal prison system's most intense prison, the supermax ADX in Florence, CO. For the hour, the guests speak about prisoner support, putting the book together, the implications and effects of long term isolation related topics. You can find more of Erics thoughts and updates at SupportEricKing.Org and similarly named social media accounts. Our past chats with Josh Our past interviews with Eric Announcement Hunger Strike at Red Onion State Prison (VA) Prisoners at the Red Onion State Prison in Virginia have been on hunger strike since December 26th against the illegal and cruel use of solitary confinement at the facility in spite of procedures put into place last summer by the Virginia government. Here're some words from the support site for Minister of Defense of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, Kevin "Rashid" Johnson. From rashidmod.com : "On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, several prisoners confined at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison began a hunger strike to protest the continued use of long-term solitary confinement within the institution.Despite critical concern, outcry from the public and prisoner populations in the state, incarcerated people are still subjected to this brutal practice which has been renamed "restorative housing" since July 1, 2023 when measures were passed to limit its use in the state. Leading these prisoners in this effort is longtime prison activist, revolutionary writer and artist, Kevin "Rashid" Johnson. Rashid has stated that no one will take any food at all until demands are met. Some of the strike participants have underlying health concerns that make the undertaking of such a demonstration particularly risky. Rashid, himself, is recovering from multiple rounds of radiation to treat prostate cancer as well as suffering from untreated heart disease/congestive heart failure. This is why the public's support is especially needed. We are asking that calls, emails, and letters be sent to the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) officials as well as Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin's office voicing support for the strikers and condemnation for the inhumane use of long-term solitary confinement/restorative housing." Red Onion Hunger Strike Participants: Kevin "Rashid" Johnson – 1007485 Jason Barrett – 1092874 Rodney Lester – 1429887 Charles Cousino – 2213403 Eric Thompson – 1208012 Joe Thomas – 1193196 Who To Contact: VADOC~ Central Administration; USPS— P.O. Box 26963 Richmond, VA 23261 David Robinson Phone~ 804-887-8078, Email: david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov Virginia DOC ~ Director, Chadwick S Dotson, Phone~ (804) 674-3081 Email: Chadwick.Dotson@vadoc.virginia.gov VADOC ~Central Administration Rose L. Durbin, Phone~804-887-7921 Email: Rose.Durbin@vadoc.virgina.gov Beth Cabell, Division of Institutions beth.cabell@vadoc.virginia.gov (804)834-9967 Gov. Glenn Youngkin (804)786-2211 glenn.youngkin@governor.virginia.gov . ... . .. Featured Tracks: Army Of Me (ABA All Stars Instrumental) by Bjork Bright Star (traditional) from H-Block, The Legacy of 1981 Hunger Strike CD Helicopter Song by The Dublin Ramblers from Irish Republican Jail Songs

On this episode, Ian spoke with Adam Shapiro, Co-editor of We Are Many, a comics anthology released as part of the Cypher Zine project (@cypher_comics on Instagram) and published by Radix Media. The book pairs artists and activists to create narratives around the defense of women and sex workers around the globe. Among other topics, the conversation touches on the process of matching local artists with the activists on the ground, notions of human rights defense (as defined by UN guidelines) as it relates to autonomous, self-directed struggle. They also speak about the strengths and limitations of NGO-led initiatives, and the effects of emergent disasters on long-term organizing initiatives. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) But first, a Sean Swain shares his book reviews of 2023. . ... . .. Featured Track: Glaciers of Ice by El Michels Affair

This week, we dig into the pre-trial hearings and jury selection for Ayla King, Stop Cop City movement's first and only co-defendant so far to be granted a speedy trial. We're joined by Silver, an on-the-ground correspondent among many in Atlanta focused on supporting the collective defense against the State of Georgia's RICO indictment. Stay tuned for future coverage of the trials as they unfold. Transcript Jewel on Speedy Trials ACPC Matt on Jury Selection PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) We will be focusing on the pretrial proceedings of defendant Ayla King, who has bravely flexed their right to a speedy trial and whose case we will be following more in-depth when opening arguments begin on January 10th. To help us unpack some of the media and legal intricacies in this case we will hear from Jewel, a North Carolina based lawyer (member of NLG Mass Defense) followed by an interview with Matt from Atlanta Community Press Collective. Jewel will help us understand some of the strategy of exercising a right to speedy trial while Matt will speak as one of the only members of local media to actively cover jury selection. First, some background to this case for listeners less familiar: On August 29th the State of Georgia filed an indictment against 61 people in the movement to Stop Cop City and defend Weelaunee people's park. The state alleges that music festival attendees and protestors engaged in racketeering, domestic terrorism, arson and money laundering-- all as part of a so called mob conspiracy to halt construction of the massively unpopular expansion of police traning grounds in Southeast Atlanta-- also known as Cop City. This indictment follows a years-long, powerful and popular struggle against the city of Atlanta and their Police Foundation's attempts to build the 90 million dollar training grounds. The expansion of this site not only follows the widespread anti-police movements of 2020 but further bolsters US backed military training such the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (aka GILEE) - a direct exhange program between Atlanta police and the Israeli Occupational Forces, who are currently waging genocide in the occupied Gaza strip of Palestine. We have experienced the unrelenting and escalating criminal charges (such as domestic terrorism charges for so called trespassing on public land, racketeering charges for mutual aid), raids of collective organizing and healing spaces, and even the assassination of a beloved comrade, Tortuguita. Not only have these atrocities failed to stop the movement against Cop City, but they have inspired renewed resistance and solidarity from across the country and across the world. Announcement Noise Demo on NYE at Buncombe Jail If you're around Asheville on Sunday, December 31st, you're invited by a coalition of abolitionist crews to attend the New Years Noise Demo, gathering at 7pm at the ampitheater at 630 Pack Square and to bring things for making some noise. The Asheville Community Bail Fund will be selling Certain Days Calendars and folks will also be bailing out and welcoming folks to start their new year outside the walls of the Buncombe County Detention Center. It's a great event to meet folks and learn about local projects dreaming of and working towards a future without prisons! More at Blue Ridge ABC's website. If you're in another area of Turtle Island, you can scan your social media for noise demos to participate in or make one up yourself. Often there's a list of things to get involved in available at ItsGoingDown.Org Anticapitalist Bookfair in Small Town Oregon If you're in the Corvallis, Oregon area in early January, the folks organizing the Heart of the Valley Anti-Capitalist Bookfair have announced their programming and entertainment schedule for events January 19th to 21st. A few of our past guests on The Final Straw are listed there if you want to brush up on the topics. More info at Hotvbookfair.noblogs.org Eric King in Halfway House Anarchist and antifascist prisoner, Eric King, has been released to a halfway house as he finishes the last portion of his nearly-decade-long incarceration. You can donate to his post-release fundraiser via his GoFundMe, read updates and words from Eric at SupportEricKing.org or on Instagram

This week on the show, you'll hear an interview with Lala an anarchafeminist in the Azerbaijani group Feminist Peace Collective about the recent war against and expulsion of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, about the Aliyev regime and patriotic elements in Azerbaijan's reaction against anti-militarist voices, conspiracy theories and real critiques of non-profit NGO's versus grassroots lgbtq+ and feminist organizing, and other topics. You can learn more about Lala's group at FeministPeaceCollective.Com. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) On December 19th at 8pm Caucasus time / UTC+4 (or 11am Eastern Standard or 8am Pacific Standard time) Feminist Peace Collective is hosting an online discussion with Dr. Chiara Bottici via zoom called "Anarchafeminism in troubled times" and with a focus on antifeminist and anti-queer backlash and war in the South Caucasus, central Asia, Turkey and Russia. There's a registration link here. Links from Lala Antidoqma, posts in English, Russian and Azerbaijani FemUtopia (facebook), posts in Azerbaijani Transvisionary (Instagram), also posts in Azerbaijani Nafas LGBT (Telegram) , in Azerbaijani Queer Radar, in Azerbaijani Başla, radical publishing (translates literature in azerbaijani on facebook) Egalite, radical publishing (facebook) Sean Swain Sean's segment starts at [ 01:06:24 ] Announcements Fundraiser for Emergency Committee for Rojava There's a GoFundMe fundraiser for the guests of our October 15th interview, the Emergency Committee for Rojava including some thank-you gifts. More details at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-emergency-committee-for-rojava-2023 . ... . .. Featured Track: Down 4 Life (instrumental) by DJ Muggs