OSP Hunger Strike Enters Second Week
By meow on 08 May 2012Ohio Super Max Hunger Strike Continues and Expands
By Anonymous Indymedia User on 03 May 2012Thursday, May 3. According to a level 5 prisoner participating in the hunger strike at Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) there are forty-eight (48) prisoners who have refused nine meals and should be officially recognized as on hunger strike. Warden Bobby refused to comment or return calls requesting information about the hunger strike.
The prisoner's demands include the following:
1. Lower commissary prices. One striker writes: "Commissary items are permitted to be marked up.to 35% above retail, while many of us receive only $8 a month."
Cece McDonald and Trans Prisoners of Color in the Prison Industrial Complex
By kiadso on 03 May 2012Cece McDonald is a 23 year old black trans woman who was with friends one summer night in 2011 in Minneapolis, MN when she and her friends were attacked by white people who were obviously racist and transphobic, based on a swastika tattoo and language used that night. The fight left Cece severely wounded by a glass to her face and one of the attackers dead.
Via Campesina and Allies Call for Global Solidarity in Fight Against Land Grabs
By Anonymous Indymedia User on 28 Apr 2012As the World Bank promoted its Seven Principles of Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) at its annual conference in Washington D.C. from April 23-26, food sovereignty activists with Via Campesina, National Family Farm Coalition, and other groups called attention to the bank’s role in land grabs.
Racist Hate Crimes at Ohio State University (OSU)
By Jason on 06 Apr 2012
OSU students and allies staged a sit-in at the Ohio State Student Union on Friday, April 6, 2012 in response to recent hate crimes at the university and in the surrounding community. They have three main demands:
