FIRE TO THE PRISONS Issue 8//Winter 2010 An Insurrectionary Quarterly “WE SHOULD NOT BE WAITING FOR OUR EVERYDAY LIVES TO REFLECT ‘1984’, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT MOST OF US WILL HAVE ADAPTED.” DISCLAIMER: ire to the Prisons is for informational and educational purposes only. This magazine in no way encourages or supports any illegal behavior in any way. This magazine looks only to provide a printed forum for con- F versation and news. We are report- ing not inciting. The entirety of the content in this magazine was found as public information, and later compiled or re-organized for this magazine. Nothing here is the original content of those respon- sible for this magazine. Any attempt by anyone to connect this publication to any illegal behavior is a complete fabrication by forces looking to impede the spreading of information such as this. The top- ics brought up in this magazine in no way reflect the perspective of any specific person allegedly in- volved with this publication. They also do not re- flect the perspectives or outlooks of any individual or group mentioned in or receiving this publication. WITH THAT SAID: “WE MIGHT NEED IT” CONTENT his magazine is in NO-WAY WHAT AND WHY: a “for profit” publication; A quick briefing - Pg. 3 nor is it in anyway a for- TURNING THE TABLES mal enterprise or business. IN DEFENSE OF THE EXCEPTIONS: We encourage the re-dis- Advocating a revolutionary voice in defense of the tribution and re-printing of “cop-killer”. By Another Delinquent - Pg. 10 Teverything in this magazine, as well as the magazine in it’s entirety. Printable PDFs WE’LL GET WHAT WE CAN TAKE: are available for re-distribution or viewing A brief chronology of recent events in the on our web site included below. California Student-Worker Movement. - Pg. 17 THE BRICKS WE THROW AT POLICE TODAY WILL If your reading this, it means that this issue BUILD THE LIBERATION SCHOOLS OF TOMORROW is done. Please let us know what you think, By Three Non-Matriculating Proletarians - Pg. 23 if you would like to order more or become BLAST FROM THE PAST: a distributor, or if you have any questions, BLACK MASK AND by contacting us at the information listed at UP AGAINST THE WALL MOTHERFUCKER the bottom of this page. The story of a small underground 1960’s Revolutionary group in New York City. - Pg. 28 This magazine is free to people currently OUR TEARS MAKE THE FLOWERS GROW incarcerated by contacting the prisoner On the situation in greece. - Pg. 37 support groups mentioned at the end of the repression chapter. This magazine is also RIOT: The Olympics are coming. - Pg. 41 free to other prisoner support or not-for- profit groups who share the outlook of this WE DID NOT HAVE OUR “BROKENHAGEN” magazine. We would hope in this case, any On the actions against the climate summit money made from selling this publication “Cop15” in Copenhagen. By Some Unwanted Children of Capitalism - Pg. 46 by these groups would go to benefit vari- ous projects and endeavors we may find REPRESSION: intriguing... Updates on the legal cases or situations of those enemy to the state. - Pg. 48 Special thanks to our proof-readers, both in REVOLUTIONARY SOLIDARITY the empire, and across the country in the Actions claimed in solidarity with other struggles, bay. Special thanks to those who provided arrested individuals, or unrest. - Pg. 73 the resources, space, and patience needed A CHRONOLOGY: for this publication to exist. Special thanks Of North American Prisoner Resistance. - Pg. 80 to all those who helped to produce the con- tent in this issue; whether we know you or ANARCHIST RESISTANCE not. Special thanks to the Big Apple for Attacks claimed by Anarchists. - Pg. 84 your Nightlife. Without it we would never NATIVE CONFLICT: be able to go to print. Under reported actions of Indigenous and “Third” World struggles. - Pg. 87 Agitating till the grave, REMEMBERING IVAN KHUTORSKOY + RESISTING FASCISM - Pg. 90 Fire to the Prisons: www.firetotheprisons.com ETC: [email protected] Shout Outs, Further Reading, News. - Pg. 94 c/o Shoelacetown ABC P.O. Box 8085 Paramus, NJ, 07652, USA A QUICK BRIEFING here are some things If we can’t work, we can’t eat. If we most of us can agree on. don’t behave, we go to jail. We reserve There are some things the serotonin in our minds and the love WHAT most of us dislike, but in our hearts for holidays, vacations, choose to accept. For weekends, or drugs. example: most people Thate the police and most people dislike Most of us accept this, and bite our work. Two things most of us can agree teeth, until the next moment we can on. But two things most of us accept. declare as ours. Most people dislike the wars in the We don’t concern ourselves with what world. But in response all we do is it is that feeds us, we just keep work- voice our passive disagreement, “sup- ing, as long as our stomachs remain port the troops, and bad mouth the ad- full or there is a roof over our head. ministration at hand. What else can we do, right? Our job is our key to money, and mon- ey is the key to our survival. Otherwise Most people dislike that there are we would be starving and lost. Life is & starving children in the world, while just unfair. So we are told. others suffer with obesity. WHY We ignore our disconnection from our Some people have to steal food to sur- nourishment, and accept the industrial vive. While others donate to charity process that produces our menus. and struggle with new diets. If our stomachs are full, it is not our Most people prefer to spend their days hands that produced the ingredients, with the people they love. Most people it is our jobs that satisfied our hunger. end up spending most of their time Our understanding of nourishment is with coworkers, clients, or bosses. purely within the system of production the economy mediates. In this case Most of us have no choice. capitalism is what feeds us; at the same time it is also what starves us. Fire to the Prisons-Issue 8-What & Why-Pg. 3 The workplace is one scenario some of In the process of nourishing our social Even our rebellious urges are subject to us can agree on as a part of our lives desires, we are forced to calculate a a medium, before even being worthy of we don’t enjoy, but are forced to accept, self, making the dive in the social cess taking seriously. over and over and over again. pool of modern alienation more com- fortable. In the case of questioning or challeng- Most of us despise our disconnection ing our conditions, we are forced to and dis-empowerment, where our con- We constantly strive for our sense of seek the approval of the same stan- ditions are determined by our role in uniqueness, to become an “I”, and dards, politics, and sciences that ratio- a global world as opposed to our im- separate from the “we”. We look for nalize our conditions to begin with. mediate realities. We choose to distract this distinction and identity in music, ourselves from these feelings and con- sports, art, spirituality, clothing, etc. We always have our own opinions. We ditions, and choose to absorb the numb- We are so alienated from one another, always have our own questions. We’ll ing opium of sitcoms, or film following that to reach out into the mass present- get drunk and discuss these perspec- a hard day’s work. We are too tired to ed before us without an identity, would tives or concerns with our friends, but play sports ourselves, laugh ourselves, be like a nightmare where we see our- that will be it, that’s as far as we go. We or experience action or adventure in our self in our middle school home room are encouraged to flirt with question- own lives, unless we are lucky enough class naked. able ideas or scandalous questions in to get paid for it. We watch others do the “appropriate” context. Our friends what it is we can’t. Whether or not its Culture makes for a diverse market are not the place for a serious dialogue real, whether or not we are doing it, we place. in this world, its the professors that can are too tired to do this ourselves, and tell us if we are wrong or right. The we accept our everyday visual as the In a world where you can constantly questions have all been asked by the boring alternative. be surrounded by people and still feel social scientists and philosophers of the alone, we rely on culture and the mar- world is what we are told. Our ideas Most of our conversations are filled ket place to help us design our “selves”. and questions are something to present with the stories of new episodes on tele- to academia, not our everyday condi- vision, news of the rich and famous, or In this world, the individual is calcu- tions. We have to rationalize them to those who have it worse. As opposed to lated by the trends of the market place. the intellectuals and inside the colleg- new episodes in our own lives. There is a niche for everyone, and es, before we can even rationalize our a price tag on all of it. We have our ideas to ourselves or the people we care “The war in Iraq.” “Gay marriage.” “own” restaurants, venues, channels, about.