{"id":2412,"date":"2013-09-27T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T20:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2013-09-27T12:19:25","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T20:19:25","slug":"october-25-international-kick-off-to-move-marie-mason-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2013\/09\/27\/october-25-international-kick-off-to-move-marie-mason-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"October 25- International Kick Off to Move Marie Mason Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"marie_mason\"<\/a>In\u00a02009, environmental activist and community organizer Marie Mason was sentenced to\u00a0almost 22\u00a0years in prison for the arson of an office which housed\u00a0genetically modified organism (GMO) research andfor\u00a0the\u00a0destruction\u00a0of logging equipment.\u00a0\u00a0Marie is now serving the longest sentence of any activist in the US for\u00a0environmental direct action.\u00a0 Her sentence is\u00a0part of a larger crackdown by the\u00a0state\u00a0on environmental activists, which has come to be known as\u00a0the Green Scare.\u00a0 The Green Scare, much like the Red Scare\u00a0and COINTELPRO, targets\u00a0people\u00a0for their politics.\u00a0 The\u00a0government’s\u00a0use of\u00a0tactics such as entrapment, the spread of disinformation by paid informants, media smear campaigns, trumped up charges, and harsh prison sentences\u00a0are all too familiar to folks who know their history.<\/p>\n

Marie’s persecution has\u00a0continued\u00a0throughout her sentence.\u00a0 Without notice or cause, Marie was transferred from the low security FCI Waseca Prison to the notorious FMC Carswell.\u00a0 Over a thousand miles from friends and family, Marie is cut off from the general prison population, in a special isolation unit\u00a0known\u00a0for its frequent lockdowns and added restrictions on communication.<\/div>\n
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Marie was unjustly moved to this restrictive unit for what appears to be completely punitive reasons – even though her disciplinary record since her incarceration is spotless and she poses no danger or threat to the prison or other inmates. Marie has, in fact, worked hard to make the lives of other inmates better since her time in prison.<\/div>\n
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Marie should not be in this unit at FMC Carswell.<\/div>\n
No one should be in this unit at FMC Carswell.<\/div>\n
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We’re launching a campaign to\u00a0<\/b>M<\/b>ove Marie\u00a0<\/b>out of FMC Carswell to a medium\u00a0security prison closer to family and friends.\u00a0 This campaign will also highlight the continued attacks on the environmental movement, the appalling conditions in FMC Carswell and other high security prisons, and the use of isolation and long-term solitary confinement against prisoners.<\/div>\n
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We’re calling on fellow environmentalists, radical parents, prison abolitionists, labor organizers, opponents of GMOs, musicians, artists, and other rabble rousers to join us as we kick this campaign into high gear.\u00a0 This will be a\u00a0time\u00a0to put\u00a0pressure on the Bureau of Prisons and\u00a0to take part in\u00a0creative actions across the world,\u00a0amplifying the campaign to Move Marie,\u00a0and to\u00a0Free Marie and All Political Prisoners.<\/div>\n
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You can help by participating in October 25th!<\/b><\/div>\n
Join the Free Marie Campaign\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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