NYC Rolling Down the Walls 2009!!!

Rolling Down the Walls!

When: Saturday, September 12th, 2009, 5 pm - late

Where: Grand Army Plaza to Ft. Tilden Beach

On Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 5 p.m., New York City Anarchist Black
Cross will host the second annual NYC off-shoot of the continental
Anarchist Black Cross Federation Running Down the Walls.  The 8-mile  bike
ride to Ft Tilden beach is to celebrate the end of summer while raising
much-needed funds for the ABCF's Warchest program and the NY Malcolm X
Grassroots Movement.

ABCF Warchest:
The Warchest program was created in November of 1994. Funds
for the Warchest are divided and distributed through monthly stipends to
political prisoners who receive little or no financial aid. Prisoners  use
this money to cover the basic necessities of everyday living. Funds have
been used by prisoners to pay for shoes, clothes, as well as assisting
their families with what little they can.
http://www.abcf.net/abcf.asp?page=warchest

MXGM NY:
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is an organization of Afrikans in
America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our
people and promote self-determination in our community. We understand  that
the collective institutions of white-supremacy, patriarchy and  capitalism
have been at the root of our people's oppression. We understand that
without community control and without the power to determine our own
lives, we will continue to fall victim to genocide. Therefore, we  seek to
heighten our consciousness about self-determination as a human right  and a
solution to our colonization. While organizing around our principles of
unity, we are building a network of Black/New Afrikan activists and
organizers committed to the protracted struggle for the liberation of  the
New Afrikan Nation - By Any Means Necessary!
www.mxgm.org

Solidarity Runs:

Every year, prisoners and supporters of political prisoners organize
solidarity runs.  This year there are runs at the following
locations: Arcata, CA; Ashland, OR; Los Angeles, CA; Marion, IL;  Phoenix,
AZ; Tucson, AZ; and West Massachusetts.

Support the Struggle:

We must remember that many of those arrested in the past or present are
not far from us. Many of them were and are community and labor
activists, queer, and environmental activists; people who decided to  speak
out against various forms of oppression and paid the price of their
freedom for their actions. We must remember that anyone of these people
could have at one time stood beside us in a demonstration, at a speak- out,
or even at an organizing meeting. At any given moment it could be us who
finds ourselves in this situation, so it is imperative that we ensure  that
a strong enough community of support exists for these people as well as
ourselves. The strength of our movement is determined by how much we
support our fallen comrades. As the Anarchist POW Ojore Lutalo says it,
"Any Movement that does not support its
political internees, is a shame movement." So please help us, help them!
Help us, help you!

We encourage people to participate in raising funds for the Warchest,
which can be done in the following ways:

Be a Rider: Join us at 5 p.m. at Grand Army Plaza.  We are asking a  $5-$15
sliding scale donation for the event.  Refreshments and beverages  will be
served at the beach after-party, and we will be riding by the Books
Through Bars bake sale at Park Slope Food Co-op to pick up some  treats for
the ride.

Join us for the After-party: To get to Ft. Tilden beach via transit,  take
the 2 (also 5 at rush hours) to Flatbush Avenue. Transfer to the Q35 bus
from Flatbush Avenue at the corner of Nostrand, Kings Highway, Fillmore
Avenue or Avenue U ( Kings Plaza). After the bridge, ask the driver  to let
you off at Fort Tilden.  Alternate: Take the A to Rockaway Park then Q35
or Q22 bus to the park.  Walk south along the beach until you see  us!  We´ll
be there from about 6 p.m. until after the sun sets.

Sponsor a Runner: This can be done through a flat donation to the
runner of your choice. We ask from those who wish not to run to
actively support those who are running in hopes of collecting as much  for
our comrades as possible.

Sponsor Rolling Down the Walls: Any amount helps. Contact us if you wish
to simply donate money to the cause.

-Jaan Laaman, UFF Political Prisoner Statement of Solidarity

October 19th 2002 My Brothers,

"Thank you for running at this special event that means so much to  many of
us all over the world, both free and imprisoned. In a relative way,  we are
all political prisoners because it is the politics of this
system of things that is exploiting, crushing, imprisoning, and
destroying the masses all over the world and the earth itself. Then  there
are those who know this and take actions against those who seek to  deny us
our rightful place on earth as common human brethren. Those are the ones
we run for and seek to help... whom sacrificed their family, freedom and
lives, so that our lives may be better! The fact that you ran with us  is a
sign that when the red-hour comes, you will not be caught asleep. You  are
conscious and you too are willing to represent. The potential in you is
great. Thank you for running for the cause!"

"As we ran we were thinking and talking about all the runners in Los
Angeles and how we'd love to be out there running with them. We also  spoke
about the other political prisoners who were running with us in at least
some other prisons."

-- *Save the 1-2-3 Community Space!
123evictionblog.wordpress.com
123 Tompkins Ave btw Myrtle and Vernon, Bedstuy BK
123communityspace.org

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