On 04/02/18 Philly ABC will be hosting a letter writing event to Janet and Janine Africa, 2 members of the MOVE 9. Please join us at LAVA in writing letters to these rad folks, who also happen to be having birthdays in April — Janet on the 13th and Janine on the 25th! The August 8, 1978, police attack on MOVE followed years of police brutality against MOVE and was a major military operation carried out by the Philadelphia police department under orders of then-mayor, Frank Rizzo. [Read More]

We’re back on our normal first Monday of the month schedule in March and will be writing letters to Josh “Skelly” Stafford , Connor Stevens and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4. These Occupy Cleveland activists were arrested on April 30th, 2012 and accused of plotting a series of bombings, including that of an area bridge. However, the real story is that the FBI, working with an informant, created the scheme, produced the explosives, and coerced these four into participating. [Read More]

MOVE members and partners Debbie and Mike Africa have been incarcerated since 1978, spending years apart from each other, their children and families and from our community. Right before Valentine’s Day, let’s show them a little love and send them a stack of letters so they know we are still fighting with them from the outside. We will also be sending out birthday cards to all political prisoners with birthdays in February– Veronza Bowers & Norm Lowry (the 4th), Kamau Sadiki (the 19th), Oso Blanco (the 26th), and Ana Belen Montes (the 28th). [Read More]

Because of the new year and frigid weather this event is being held on Monday, Jan 22nd. Events will resume on first Mondays in February. Our January event will highlight trans political prisoners in honor of J22: Trans Prisoner Day of Action and Solidarity . This annual event was initiated by Marius Mason , a trans prisoner in Texas, and is now being led by trans prisoners and their supporters from around the world. [Read More]