June 11- International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and Long Term Anarchist Political Prisoners

June 11 was the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and Long Term Anarchist Political Prisoners.

To mark it, take some action! Write to a prisoner, go to a local event, join a solidarity committee or prison abolition group or start planning next year’s event!

“For June 11th, 2015, we emphasized transition in the struggle and in the lives of the prisoners we support. This year we’re focusing on a different kind of transition: the restructuring of the prison system and thus doubling down on opposition to Maximum Security, isolation, and Communications Management Units. High-security facilities are not new: for example, Communications Management Units isolated Daniel McGowan and Andy Stepanian for years. But now we are at a new juncture: there is both a fresh focus on the part of the authorities reorganizing prisons to maximize repression against long-term and combative prisoners, while simultaneously cutting costs. In response there has been a wave of resistance and revolt–in the streets and in the prisons. As this wave spreads organically, we feel impelled to contribute in support of our imprisoned friends and comrades.”

Around the world, repression intensifies against anarchists, their comrades, and their families….