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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Class Consciousness and the Science of Unity for Modern Day Self Determinationist Struggle
This article is from the IWOC Winter 2016 Newsletter in the US, written by Anthony Gay. It’s a lot easier to describe a goal, with plans
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Community Action on Prison Expansion’s response to the 9 new prisons
Community Action on Prison Expansion are a group dedicated to stopping prison expansion in the UK. One of the aims of IWOC is to organise against
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Prison suicide rates at an “alarming level”
The number of inmates taking their own lives behind bars remains at an alarmingly high level according to a new report by the Howard League for
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Trans Prisoner Resources
Some great resources collated by IWOC in the US: As part of our participation in the January 22nd International Day of Solidarity With Trans Prisoners, we
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Statement from Marius Mason for the Trans Prisoner Day of Action and Solidarity January 22nd 2016
Marius Mason is a member of the IWW in the United States where he is serving 22 years for acts of sabotage relating to environmental struggles.
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