Free Virginia Movement Declaration
Our Purpose The Free Virginia Movement (FVM) is an Inside-Out, multiracial statewide movement founded and organized by people incarcerated in Virginia prisons affiliated with the Industrial
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IWW’s in Texas Prisons Planning Work Stoppages for Early April
Inspiring organising by Fellow Workers in Texas. Source: https://iwoc.noblogs.org/post/2016/03/22/work-stoppages-in-texas-planned-for-early-april/ Monday April 4th 2016, Texas prisoners will begin a SERIES of Statewide Work Stoppages, Strikes, and Slowdowns
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IWW support prisoner resistance at Holman, Alabama – call for action
Inspiring article written by international group, Critical Resistance, as well as a call for action from the IWW. Source: http://sfbayview.com/2016/03/%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BFcritical-resistance-and-iww-support-prisoner-resistance-at-holman-call-for-action/ Tear down cages by Critical Resistance
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UK prison population is highest in EU, report shows
Source: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2016/03/08/uk-prison-population-is-highest-in-eu-report-shows/ The UK has the highest prison population in the European Union, according to a major new report. There were a total of 95,248 people
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Gove: I can reform prisons without cutting inmate numbers
Another article highlighting how the British Government have no intention of reducing the number of people in prison & will continue their assault on the working
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Women and Trans* Week of Action Against the Prison Industrial Complex
IWOC will be doing a workshop at this upcoming gathering. It would be great to see IWW branches organise locally as part of the week too.
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America’s Lap Dog: Britain Slavishly Copies American Penal Policy
Below is an article written by IWW member John Bowden, printed in the Incarcerated Workers Newsletter, Summer 2015. A recent government announcement that it is considering
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Motion passed for waivered fees for Incarcerated Workers
At the recent Delegate Executive Council in Sheffield the proposed the IWOC motion on dues waiver for incarcerated workers passed overwhelmingly. The motion is as follows:
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The IWW by Sean Swain
Sean Swain is a member of the IWW in the US. This originally aired on The Final Straw radio show. Printed in the January 2015 edition
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Remembering Sarah Reed
An sad but important article about Sarah Reed, the young black woman whose assault at the hands of a Metropolitan police officer made headlines two years
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