(2023-06-21). 55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People's Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices. inequality.org Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders launched a Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to tackle what he called the "Triplets of Evil" — systemic racism, poverty, and militarism. Fifty years later, activists revived this multi-racial fusion movement to carry on the fight against these injustices, as well as the growing …
(2023-06-20). East Coast Wildfires Put Incarcerated People on Frontlines of Climate Crisis. scheerpost.com 
More than 150 detention facilities experienced "hazardous" air last week, according to an analysis by The Appeal. As wildfires have gotten worse, prisoners are facing a unique threat.
(2023-06-20). Palestinian Prisoners Suspend Hunger Strike. orinocotribune.com The Administrative Detainees' Committee of the Palestinian prisoners' movement in occupation jails issued a statement on Saturday, 17 June, announcing that the mass open hunger strike of Palestinians jailed without charge or trial scheduled to begin on Sunday was suspended pending further dialogue with the occupation prison administration to achieve their demands. | There are currently 1,083 Palestinians jailed under administrative detention — that is, without charge or trial on the basis of so-called "secret evidence." They constitute over 20% of the nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupa…
(2023-06-21). Addressing cancer concerns in the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During June, many cities and towns around the U.S. and the world celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments and the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. When it comes to health, the LGBTQ+ community faces increased cancer concerns. Stigma and discrimination create barriers to health care, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer. Being aware of cancer risks and finding ways to overcome these challenges can be lifesaving. Mayo…
(2023-06-20). FRSO and other organizations demand Tallahassee become an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Florida State University Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held a rally outside of the Leon County courthouse, June 17, to demand that Tallahassee become a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people. | Organizers are taking action to prevent the Tallahassee Police Department from arresting people based on gender identity when using public restrooms. | Activists have advocated for the city to allow drag performers to access any venue without discrimination. Furthermore, v…
(2023-06-21). Incarcerees organize unprecedented seminar against life sentences. workers.org 
For some Pennsylvania state legislators, incarcerated people belong in prison, no questions asked. "Lock 'em up and throw away the key," as the reactionary saying goes. State policies that sustain the mass incarceration of Black and Brown people and members of impoverished communities hinge on people not seeing the hidden . . . |
(2023-06-21). Graffiti All Over Transgender District Condemns Private Prisons. indybay.org Site of historic trans insurrection is currently a private mini-jail run by GEO Group…
(2023-06-21). Lithium Nevada Files Lawsuit Against Paiute Shoshone Protecting Massacre Site. indybay.org Lithium Nevada Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Protect Thacker Pass and seven people for opposing the Thacker Pass lithium mine. The lawsuit is similar to what is called a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," or SLAPP suit, aimed at shutting down free speech and protest. The suit aims to ban the prayerful land defenders from the area and force them to pay monetary damages which could total millions of dollars.
(2023-06-21). Swaziland: Campaign launched for release of political prisoners. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-21). Attacker of Brazilian School Found Dead. telesurenglish.net The author of the shooting attack on a public school in southern Brazil, which left two students dead on Monday, was found lifeless in his prison cell, apparently after committing suicide, according to the Parana State's Security Secretariat. | RELATED: | The body of the confessed murderer, a 21-year-old former student of the same school, was discovered on Tuesday night by prison guards in the cell of the Custody House…
(2023-06-20). The Late Daniel Ellsberg's Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers. truthout.org Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life… |
(2023-06-20). Daniel Ellsberg's Dying Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers & Reveal the Truth. democracynow.org 
Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life and legacy, we revisit his message for other government insiders who are considering becoming whistleblowers: "My message to them is: Don't do what I did. Don't wait 'til the bombs are actually falling or tho…
(2023-06-20). RIP Daniel Ellsberg: "Most Dangerous Man in America" on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov't Lies. democracynow.org 
We remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died Friday at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. The leak would end up helping to take down President Nixon, accelerate the end of the War in Vietnam and lead to a major victory for press freedom. Henry Kissinger once called Ellsberg "the most da…
(2023-06-20). A Juneteenth Call To Close Prisons. popularresistance.org Juneteenth has become a federal holiday—yet prison slavery under the 13th Amendment continues. Uprooting the prison industrial complex is vital to completing the abolition of slavery. In California, the Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) coalition aims to close 10 state prisons in the next 5 years as part of the People's Plan for Prison Closure. CURB Executive Director Amber-Rose Howard joins Rattling the Bars to discuss this bold plan. | Amber-Rose Howard is a poet, public speaker and organizer from Pomona, California. She currently serves as Executive Director of CURB.
(2023-06-20). The Late Daniel Ellsberg's Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers. truthout.org Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life… |
(2023-06-20). Daniel Ellsberg's Dying Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers & Reveal the Truth. democracynow.org Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life and legacy, we revisit his message for other government insiders who are considering becoming whistleblowers: "My message to them is: Don't do what I did. Don't wait 'til the bombs are actually falling or tho…
(2023-06-20). RIP Daniel Ellsberg: "Most Dangerous Man in America" on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov't Lies. democracynow.org We remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died Friday at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. The leak would end up helping to take down President Nixon, accelerate the end of the War in Vietnam and lead to a major victory for press freedom. Henry Kissinger once called Ellsberg "the most da…
(2023-06-20). A Juneteenth Call To Close Prisons. popularresistance.org Juneteenth has become a federal holiday—yet prison slavery under the 13th Amendment continues. Uprooting the prison industrial complex is vital to completing the abolition of slavery. In California, the Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) coalition aims to close 10 state prisons in the next 5 years as part of the People's Plan for Prison Closure. CURB Executive Director Amber-Rose Howard joins Rattling the Bars to discuss this bold plan. | Amber-Rose Howard is a poet, public speaker and organizer from Pomona, California. She currently serves as Executive Director of CURB.