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4Strugglemagissue 15: Spring 2010 from the Hearts and Minds of North American Political Prisoners and Friends 4strugglemagIssue 15: Spring 2010 from the hearts and minds of north american political prisoners and friends www.4strugglemag.org 4strugglemag P.O. Box 97048 International Women’s Day ! Revolutionary & Prison Struggle ! Book Reviews RPO Roncesvalles Ave. Toronto, Ontario Sri Lanka and National Liberation ! Political Prisoner Updates M6R 3B3 Canada Welcome to 4strugglemag You have just come to a dynamic and unique publication, where Truth (real and raw) speaks to power. This magazine focuses the insights and experiences of U.S. political pris- oners on major issues of the day. While a lot of the writing is by political prisoners, other activists, allies, revolution- aries and insightful outside voices are included. We pub- lish 3 issues a year and all back issues remain posted on the website (4strugglemag.org). 4strugglemag is an independent non-sectarian revolution- ary voice. We are unapologetically anti-imperialist and solidly in support of progressive national liberation, espe- cially the struggles of New African/Black, Mexicano/Chi- cano, Puerto Rican and Native American Nations presently controlled by U.S. imperialism. Re ecting the work and principles of political prisoners held by the United States, 4strugglemag advocates for justice, equality, freedom, so- cialism, protection of our Earth, human rights and peace. www.4strugglemag.org is primarily an e-magazine, but hard copies are available (free to prisoners, $6 an issue for people outside, $15 for yearly subscriptions). We encour- age readers to respond, critique and carry on discussions in the magazine. We value and encourage feedback and Subscriptions discussion. 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Each issue of 4strugglemag focuses on at least 3 main top- To subscribe by credit card or paypal, check out our ics. Additional poems, graphics, essays, announcements and more are included. Unsolicited writings and graphics website: www.4strugglemag.org are accepted and welcomed. We won’t guarantee print- ing, but we’d like to see your work. This and other cor- If you wish to pay by cheque or money respondence should be sent via regular mail to the follow- order, please get in touch rst. We cannot cash ing address: (remember it costs 75 cents to send a letter to cheques made out to 4strugglemag. Canada from the U.S.). 4strugglemag P.O. Box 97048 RPO Roncesvalles Ave. New Website Toronto, Ontario M6R 3B3 Canada We’re proud to announce that we’ve completely re- vamped our website. Check us out at 4strugglemag. or via email to: org for all the content you see here, as well as up-to- . [email protected] date action alerts, political prisoner updates, tools, Jaan Laaman, editor resources, and a bounty of links to other great or- anti-imperialist political prisoner ganizations. Table of Contents Letters 1 Section 1: International Women’s Day Resist Imperialism! Solidarity in the Struggle for Women’s Liberation! 5 An Interview with Laura Whitehorn on The War Before, by Sara Falconer 7 Measure 11 and Women in Prison, by Danielle Cox 10 No One Can Stop the Rain, by Assata Shakur 13 The Unknown Plight of Tamil Women, by Minnalkodi Sivan 14 I Saw Your Picture Today, by Marilyn Buck 14 Revolution Needs Wimyn, by Comrade Spider 15 Section 2: Book Reviews The Assassination of Fred Hampton, reviewed by Sundiata Acoli 19 Whatever Happened to the Black Liberation Movement, by Deandre Williams 20 The Black Panther is an African Cat: Poems of Exploration and Testimony, by Michael Richardson 21 Section 3: Revolutionary and Prison Struggle Lynne Stewart Ordered to Prison, reprinted from Plain Words 23 Report and Update - Lynne Stewart, by Pat Levasseur 24 Supreme Court Blow to Anti-Death Penalty Icon Mumia Abu-Jamal 25 My Blood is a Million Stories: On Being a Child of Revolutionary, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, by 26 Nzingha Shakur-Ali A New Years Message to Revolutionaries Everywhere, by Chairman Shaka Zulu, NABPP 27 10-Point Program and Platform of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party (NABPP) 28 Heart of Justice is Missing, by Nan Graf 30 From Public Enemy to Enemy of The State, by Robert Saleem Holbrook 31 PA D.O.C. in Disarray: A Failing System, by Sa r Chuma Asafo 33 What Says ‘Nobel Peace Prize Winner’ like the Escalation of a War?, by Jova El-Mansa Askia 37 Endurance (a poem), by Sehu Kessa Saa Tabansi 38 Terrorists, U.S. Immigration, and a Canceled Tour, by Gabriel Kuhn 39 Political Band Relesases EP to Bene t Haiti, by Christa Cram 41 May Day 2010, by Jaan Laaman 42 Sri Lanka: The Lessons of Others, by Bill Dunne 43 Nations, National Liberation and Revolutionary Struggle 55 Glossary 57 issue 15 Fall 2010 Running Down The Walls runs, and more. We Issue # 15 - Introduction welcome your thoughts and input on any ongoing 4SM Glossary Ojore N. Lutalo Legal Fund discussions, as well as analysis and information on other Welcome to 4SM #15, a major voice of u.s. political pris- revolutionary topics. 4SM wants your best, edited, well In Issue 12, we began building a glossary of terms that are Ojore is a former member of a Black Liberation Army oners. Whether you are checking us out online or are read- thought out and laid out writings -- graphics also. See you relavant to the discussions and articles printed in 4strug- formation and was released from prison last August after ing the hardcopy, you see that both editions are coming at in July. glemag. In issue 13, we printed de nitions submitted by spending over two decades inside for actions on behalf of you in an improved and updated form. With our upgraded Marland Henry Gibson. As stated previously, we’re hoping Black liberation movements. hardcopy we are also initiating an effort to increase its out- Freedom Is A Constant Struggle! this section can prove to become on ongoing dialogue on reach and subscriptions, to prisoners and outside people. Jaan Laaman, editor the terms and language we use to de ne our analysis. As On January 26th, while returning home from the Los An- Share your copy and spread the word about this unique 10372-016 part of that dialogue, we received the following letter from geles Anarchist Book Fair on Amtrak, Ojore was detained revolutionary voice. Let us know what you think of our P.O. Box 24550 David Gilbert, anti-imperialist political prisoner, voicing at gunpoint and charged with endangering public trans- upgraded format and look. Tucson, AZ 85734 his opinions on previously-printed de ntions. portation in La Junta, Colorado after several passengers allegedly heard Ojore make threatening remarks against We begin this issue with a major salute to International From David Gilbert, anti-imperialist political prisoner the train while talking on his cell phone. Woman’s Day (IWD - March 8th), and the contribution Cover: Portrait of Marilyn Buck by Tom Manning. Mari- and struggle of the sisters. lyn Buck is an anti-imperialist political prisoner, impris- Good going to you and Jaan and all involved on another After 2 days in jail, Ojore was released on bail, after oned for her actions carried out in support of national lib- valuable issue of 4strugglemag! Daniel’s piece is impor- $4,500 was raised from people from all over the country, Section 2 has book reviews. A new and important book on eration, women’s liberation, social and economic justice. tant, and Sundiata’s is a gem... who rose to the occasion and donated funds and property Fred Hampton’s murder is reviewed by Sundiata Acoli. A Tom Manning is a Vietnam veteran, working class revo- to secure his release. The ensuing investigation revealed thought provoking artistic book of poetry, by long held po- lutionary and U.S. political prisoner. See page 29 for an While i’m praising 4struggle, indulge me while i bring up that the steward on the train never heard Ojore make any litical prisoner Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa, enti- urgent call to help Tom receive medical treatment. two minor points about the glossary. threatening remarks and the passengers, after being re- tled The Black Panther is an African Cat, is also reviewed. interviewed, said they never heard him make any speci c A review of Will you Die with Me: My LIfe and the Black “Bourgeoisie” is actually a synonym for capitalist class, threats. In light of this information, the District Attorney Panther Party will be included in the next (July) issue. not for today’s middle class. The origin of the term is in- dropped the charges against Ojore. deed middle class, but it doesn’t refer to today’s middle Section 3 covers revolutionary struggle, prison struggle class as given in the glossary. The root is from burgher, Throughout this week-long ordeal, Ojore and his com- and more.
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