there has been a lot of discussion in the prisoner support and prison abolition communities recently about the 'good time' bill in the united states. although abc calgary takes no position on the bill, we feel it is important for people to be aware of it. to that end, some links:

will potter of green is the new red supports it.

break the chains' analysis.

a positive mainstream media article.

the bill itself.

calgary abc is announcing two new support campaigns.

splitting the sky
on march 17 splitting the sky (also known as john boncore) was arrested in calgary for attempting to serve former u.s. president george w. bush with a warrant for war crimes. he was charged with "obstructing a peace officer" and has been released on a $500 surety. splitting the sky intends to fight the charges.

abc calgary is committed to helping splitting the sky through acts of solidarity and financial assistance.

more information on splitting the sky can be found on his blog and wikipedia page.

mikhail miller
mikhail miller is an anti-racism activist who participated in the march 21 anti-racist action demonstration against the aryan guard in calgary. although mikhail has not been charged with any crime, he has been issued with $887 in bylaw tickets and fines. it is common practice in calgary for the police to 'ticket to death' activists they wish to harass. mikhail is commmitted to fighting the ticket charges.

abc calgary will be assisting mikhail financially for his lawyer fees to fight his bylaw charges.

for further details on these campaigns or abc calgary please contact abc calgary at abc-calgary@anarchistservices.ca

the fine folks at the abc federation have released issue 51 of "update". it can be downloaded for free (pdf) from their site and is well worth the effort.

ABC Calgary is having a fundraiser brunch on Saturday December 20th. Food will be served from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM (till 2 if alot of people show up). Food is by donations including Vegan and Vegetarian options.

The Funds raised will help support Joaquin Cienfuegos from LA (1 2); The Critical mass trial in Winnipeg (1 2); and many other causes and campaigns both in Canada and all over.

abc calgary maintains a small list of printable prisoner biographies for use at letter-writing events. we make these bios available for download under the creative commons license.

if you have any comments on any of these biographies or wish to suggest or contribute a prisoner biography,

alvaro_hernandez_sheet_BACK.pdf
alvaro_hernandez_sheet_FRONT.pdf

andy_stepanian_sheet_BACK.pdf
andy_stepanian_sheet_FRONT.pdf

eddie_conway_sheet_BACK.pdf
eddie_conway_sheet_FRONT.pdf

eric_mcdavid_sheet_BACK.pdf
eric_mcdavid_sheet_FRONT.pdf

helen_woodson_sheet_BACK.pdf
helen_woodson_sheet_FRONT.pdf

jake_conroy_sheet_BACK.pdf
jake_conroy_sheet_FRONT.pdf

josh_harper_sheet_BACK.pdf
josh_harper_sheet_FRONT.pdf

lauren_gazzola_sheet_BACK.pdf
lauren_gazzola_sheet_FRONT.pdf

marilyn_buck_sheet_BACK.pdf
marilyn_buck_sheet_FRONT.pdf

rod_coronado_sheet_BACK.pdf
rod_coronado_sheet_FRONT.pdf

sundiata_acoli_sheet_BACK.pdf
sundiata_acoli_sheet_FRONT.pdf

tre_arrow_sheet_BACK.pdf
tre_arrow_sheet_FRONT.pdf

the next letter to prisoner day is secheduled for sunday june 24. come on down and write a letter to a political prisoner. we pay the postage!

on sunday, may 27, haymarket will be hosting a letter to political prisoner day. currently in the united states and canada there are hundreds of people being held in jail for political action. come on down to learn about the political prisoner situation in north america and write a letter or two. the organizers will be supplying information on selected prisoners and will provide paper and even pay the postage.

what: letter to prisoner writing day
when: sunday, may 27 noon to 3 pm
where: haymarket cafe
how much: free! organizers pay the postage