when I came to, it was almost like my spirit had went outside my body and I
could see the murders being committed and, at the same time, I could see
everything happening� the killing and the screaming and the horror and the
horrific screaming that was going on. And then, all of a sudden, I came
back into my body and this guard came up and put a gun to me and said,
�Crawl nigger crawl.� They called everybody a nigger that day.� - John
Hill, AKA Splitting The Sky, on Attica.
Can�t Jail The Spirit!
forum on political prisoners, state terror, and anti-imperialist
resistance, with guest speakers
Splitting The Sky When the history of the late 20th Century peoples'
movement for Justice and Peace is written, the figure of Dacajeweiah
�Splitting the Sky� John Hill will stand tall. This extraordinary freedom
fighter exemplifies the spirit and character unique to those exciting
times. From a background of orphanages and boarding schools, Dacajeweiah
emerged as a principal leader of the Attica rebellion at the age of
nineteen, and later became a major figure with the American Indian
Movement. With the publication of his long anticipated memoir, From Attica
to Gustafsen Lake, Dacajeweiah reveals the definitive inside account of the
Attica uprising and its horrendous aftermath, takes us behind the scene at
Gustafsen Lake, Canada�s own Wounded Knee, and provides us with invaluable
insight into the late 20th Century struggles for peace and justice and
Native American self-determination. For more info on Dacajeweiah, visit his
website at www.splittingthesky.com and be sure to check him out him on his
stop through Eugene, where he will be speaking with another freedom-fighter
and former political prisoner, Ed Mead.
And
Ed Mead Ed Mead, is a former political prisoner, the co-founder of Prison
Legal News, organizer of Men Against Sexism (a group that militantly
opposed sexism, racism, homophobia and rape) inside the walls of the
Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, and the creator of the Prison
Art Project. He will speak on the formation of Seattle's George Jackson
Brigade (or GJB - a now defunct clandestine organization made up of working
class anti-authoritarians and anti-imperialists) back in the '70s, and the
relevance of that group's approach to organizing in the context of today's
political realities. Ed spent 18 years behind bars as a result of his
alleged participation in the GJB-related activities.
Also, the NO SHAME SINGERS, an inter-tribal group of local American Indian
musicians, will be performing traditional Native songs, such as AIM song
(the collective song of the American Indian Movement) and others.
This event will be held on Saturday, January 18, at 7:oo pm at the 150
Columbia Room at the University of Oregon. Don�t miss out on this extremely
important and timely event, and please do not be late!
This event is being put on by the Break The Chains prisoner-support group.
This event is part of series of forums on repression and resistance that
will lead up to a June, 2003, Against Prisons Conference here in Eugene.
For more info on these events, contact the Break The Chains collective at:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
�If you want to do prisoner support work then your priorities should be
these: Firstly, on the international level, the prisoners who need the
greatest level of support are the detainees, the so called enemy
combatants. We have not only done a woeful job on this front, we have done
no job at all! Secondly, on the national level, the life of Mumia Abu-Jamal
must be made secure. And, thirdly, on the local or state level, we must be
pro family and defend the right of prisoners and their loved ones to have
family or conjugal visits. Any prisoner support organization that has those
three bases covered cannot go wrong.� - Ed Mead
Link: www.splittingthesky.com
