Records
A Report on the Marion/Lexington Demonstration (with media reports and solidarity messages from prisoners)
Details history of CEML, the Conference for Education in 1985, and preparations for the demonstration at Lexington and Marion on 4/19/1986.
Free Book on Marion; Religious Leaders Work to end the Marion Prison Lockdown
Reproduction of: Note on book about Marion prison and associated issues being available for Free from Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier; Newspaper clipping on Conference for Education and Action on the third Anniversary of the Marion Lockdown.
Freedom Day Tomorrow is Women's Day Today: Poems for the New Year
A compilation of poems created by Women Against Imperialism. Includes poems by women of the third world and illustrations.
General Petition to US Bureau of Prisons
Regarding conditions and existance of lockdown.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-I - January 1986
Contents: Greetings 1986 - New Year: New Struggles, New Victories; From Utopian Unity to Practical Unity by Elizam Escobar; The Lessons of August 30 by Julio Rosado; Unity and Non-Collaboration by Carlos Noya; A Step Towards Unity by Carlos Alberto Torres; A Revolutions Request by Elizam Escobar.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-II - February 1986
Contents: Guillermo's Fight Continues!; POW Alicia Rodriguez Recuperates from Surgery; Interview with Josefina Rodriguez; They Indefatigable Struggle for the Presentation of the Arrested and Disappeared; The Failure of a Counter Revolutionary Plot; Puerto Rican Revolutionary National Front Strikes Out at US Militarism!; POW and Political Prisoner Update.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-III - March 1986
Contents: Mutulu Shakur Captured in Los Angeles; Prisons: Fortresses of Repression; The Right to Fight is Non-Negotiable; Unity: A Continuous and Dialectical Process; US Government to force Navajos off Big Mountain; POW and Political Prisoner Update; Letter from Lucy Berrios and Yvonne Melendez; International tributes to Juan Antonio Corretjer; Unity and the...
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-IV - April 1986
Contents: PCE and GRAPO political prisoners on Hunger Strike; April- Hundreds to Demand Shut down Marion and Lexington; Interview with Jorge Farinacci; Vieques: New Economic Focus; Trail Run for the 2020 Plan; The Littlest Warrior by Dylcia Pagan-Morales; Statement from the Puerto Rico Independence 13; Celebrations planned for Grand Jury Resistors; New arres...
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-VI - June 1986
Contents: Campaign Pro Political Asylum in Full Gear - No Extradition for Guillermo Morales!; Maria Cueto Released! Ocean Venture 1986 - Self Fulfilling Prophesy; Interview with the West German Resistance; Execution of Gonzalez Malave; West Town Law Office Under Attack by the FBI.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-VII - July 1986
Contents: POW Oscar Lopez Rivera transferred to Marion, US Government plans new crackdown on independence movement; Ricardo Romero- Symbol of Resistance; Reflections on Guillermo Morales by Alan Berkman; Anti-Klan/Nazi Coalition Carries Out Successful Action; Ohio 7 Indicted on Seditious Conspiracy.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-VIII - August 1986
Contents: Interview with Jose Lopez; Jaime, Dora and Viola Out on Bond- Government turns to Grand Jury Witch Hunt; Month of Solidarity with Guillermo Morales Marches Forward; Reflections on Prison; Black August.
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-X - October 1986
Contents: Felix Rosa- The Unbreakable Will of a Patriot; US Government Intensifies Counter-Insurgency Campaign Against Independence Movement; POW Luis Rosa under 24 hour Lockdown; Luis Lausell Imprisoned for Income Tax Protest; Successful Latin American Encounter Against Repression and For Human Rights; News on the Puerto Rico Independence 16; August 30th Co...
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-XI - November 1986
Contents: Inhumane conditions at MCC Focus of National Committee Campaign; Rousing Community Welcome for Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Felix Rosa!; The Triumph of Principles; The Subjective Factor; Message from the Morovis Independence Front; Puerto Rican Independence 16; Kiko Martinez trial Update; National Committee Member Arrested and Beaten by Chicago...
LIBERTAD - Vol. VII-XII - December 1986
Contents: The Case of Alejandrina and Susan: Psychological Torture Exposed Close the Control Unit! Campaign to Protest Inhuman Conditions at MCC for Oscar and Kojo Continues; Prisoners of War/Political Prisoners: What is the Difference?; The Roots of El Yunque; Communique from the Puerto Rican Peoples Army - Macheteros; The Puerto Rican Nationalists; Health...
Letter to Friends
Letter to Friends detailing the Second Conference for Education and Action on 11/1/1986.
Marion: The Prisoners Speak
Collection of statements by prisoners at Marion. Reproduction.
On Lesbian/Gay Day Quarantine the KKK/Nazis
Flyer promoting a march on Lesbian/Gay Pride Day to speak out against increasing right-wing attacks, acts of racism, anti-woman, and anti-gay attacks in Chicago.
Open Letter
Letter to CEML members about 4/18/1986 demonstration and asking for donations, as well as open letter requesting attendance
Oppose Racist Violence!
An update on the Klan and Nazi racist activity, attacks, and murders against in and around Chicago. It's stated that the way to stop the Klan and Nazis is not to ignore them but to show the Klan that they, JBAKC members and those who oppose racism in any form, they will not tolerate their presence in their neighborhoods and schools and will not tolerate the...
Oppose The Klan and Nazis on Gay Pride Day!
Flyer promoting a counter-rally to oppose the KKK and take a stand against all acts of racist, anti-woman and anti-gay violence in Lincoln Park in Sunday, June 29 1986.
Presentation by Steve Whitman to the November 1, 1986 Conference to end the Marion Lockdown as {art of the Workshop on the Changing Nature of the US Prison System
Discusses prison rates and the link to race.
Prison Group Report on Marion: Calls for Continued Monitoring, Report Cites "Uneasy calm"
Reproduction of press release 1/9/1986. "A 20-page document released today… reports on the prison watchdog's recent inspection of the super-maximum security United States Penitentiary in Marion Illinois."
Protesters Fight Paint With Paint
Article in the Chicago Tribune covering the Stamp Out Racist Graffiti protest on June 21.
Racist Gangs in Chicago Are Growing More Arrogant
Flyer promoting protests against the KKK's "white pride" rally on June 28 and "anti-queer" rally on June 29. Calling for workers, Black people, immigrants, and all anti-racists to stand up in militant protest.
Report Back from the Marion/Lexington Demonstration
Flyer advertising a memorial event in honor of Malcolm X's Birth.