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Monthly letter-writing

We host prisoner letter-writing events, usually on the fourth Monday of every month, at 6:30pm either online using Jitsi or in person at Wooden Shoe Books.


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Give Through the Bars 2022

Give Through the Bars 2022
The closing stretch of 2022 with its holidays and festive gatherings is in sight. No doubt, many of you are eager to gift the new Certain Days calendar to friends and loved ones. However, just because the year is winding down into sweater weather and hot cocoa, does not mean that the Anarchist Black Cross Federation’s struggle against repression will be taking a break. On the contrary, we plan for 2023 to be full of solidarity, mutual aid, and freedom for political prisoners and we’d love it if you could help us get a head start on those efforts. [Read More]

Monday November 28th: Letter-writing for Kojo Bomani Sababu

Monday November 28th: Letter-writing for Kojo Bomani Sababu
Philly ABC is back with our regular letter-writing events this month featuring New Afrikan Prisoner of War, Kojo Bomani Sababu. He is currently serving time for actions with the Black Liberation Army, and later an attempted escape from prison. Kojo was captured on December 19th, 1975 along with anarchist Ojore Lutalo during a bank expropriation. He was also charged with the murder of a drug dealer in his neighborhood. He was convicted of seditious conspiracy in 1981 and sentenced to 55 years in prison (until 2045). [Read More]

Monday October 10th: Reportback Mailing and Card-writing

Monday October 10th: Reportback Mailing and Card-writing
In lieu of our usual monthly letter-writing event, we will be mailing printed copies of our 2022 Running Down The Walls reportback to the political prisoners and prison rebels who participated from behind the walls, and to the 17 political prisoners supported by the ABCF Warchest. Join us this Monday at 6:30pm, at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E) as we package and mail the reportbacks. Snacks and supplies are provided. [Read More]

Running Down The Walls 2022 Reportback

Running Down The Walls 2022 Reportback
We’re pleased to share the success and reportback from the fifth annual Philadelphia Running Down The Walls in support of political prisoners and prisoners of war. It was a consistent 70 degrees with intermittent rain showers on Sunday September 11th. Despite the soggy weather, around 150 participants began arriving around 10am. We kicked off the day with an inspiring Yoga warm-up led by Sheena Sood. Did you say Yoga warm-up? In the rain? That's right! A crowd participated in a drizzly Yoga warm-up as the remainder were checking in and setting up tables. [Read More]

From Coast to Coast: Open Letter by Anarchist Prisoner Toby Shone

From Coast to Coast: Open Letter by Anarchist Prisoner Toby Shone
I’ve previously written about the need to recreate an Atlantic bridge, based on international revolutionary solidarity and reciprocal knowledge, that moves towards affinity and direct action in support of our imprisoned comrades. Since then, I was recently visited by a comrade from Anarchist Black Cross Philadelphia here at the G4S facility in which I’m held. G4S is originally an American company, Wackenhut, which has pioneered the private prison and security industry all over the world. [Read More]