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Starting Up Study Groups

For me, bis imperative to provide literature and to heighten tv level of comsciouser tn the dork,
Geary dept of there greveyerds, because | fel thot once you have become conscous fe bess bo
(Sie on c new mooning, with new purpers and direction. [feel that people whe are conscious ore
ool becouse comelous people ae the ones who wroalty srhve be mae real changes, and ok to

Siowe rool peal, heave necking Potion, because they are scious about We. They've conve foto
[Tur mew conscious ered Urey begin to formulate @ new respect for humm, forthe ree, for
Sitin, end thoy sort to oppreciese Bie ond tove ond mature end everything in ways they/ve never
Spprecioted them before. The conscious people ae te true decilon-malrers, rather than relying on
‘thor to call thal shots Yor them, they're capable of making prusnt choicas on thal own.
Conecous poopie ere te ones who “hmow", cd Uey're te enes who ect on thelr Imowiede, ord
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“Wale professionals analyse our staon in the srugle atempting 10
underside db it We're nit part ofthe privileged ls hat has the
temny fo ecoontethemselves—those who can drop tie to wate sboat (20
‘ny bud the tne io “ariclnte")contadiioos Rr the mast par we he
‘Baodanaas understand ou fockedsp situation can be thand to the
Sul and Tier up 22 the roof of those mega-cty sky sapper. Yet
toce you intmde revolutionary knowledge fa Bandansa, is almost
foevtle ty become « comrade of the iotemational stole, ©
reincarnated being tat understands how dual power comes, per fom
{ dierty of tc, and potty in soma intncas tbe bumel of & gm.
‘Aelisonist does aoe mega pice. Now transfooned into this new
conrcious, pincyicd, en communeminded being, thisa new Human,
the Bendane being typically immerses themself in the
process of tansfoming thir low Bandants courloumes. Pep





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Direct Actioa: Direct ection means that instead of relying oa someone else to act
Sor you (such asa pobtician) act for yourseil I is eny action which peuple them-
“selves decide upon and organise themectives that is based on their own collective
‘strength and dees net rely on geting intermediates to act for them. Examples of
rect action incude srkes, boycotts, sabotage, insurrections and civil disubedi-
‘ence. Digect action can alo be libratory because it puts power in the hands of eri-
sary people; instead of relying on someone else to do something - we dot our-
selves

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Three Levels of Prison Organizing

bin tat there are three evel of potcl organizing ere in Callbenia
rit, Te t,t achive uty, respect, nd understanding among he
‘oppressed. Secon to bl the polteal conicloumes of he people. Third,
to mobilize the people towands emancipation thru radial wets of poles
Rigatnow, eae wos on level 0

‘The fiat level of struggle is one of peace and untty, In
‘Prisons here in Cali, this was exercised throughout the hunger
ssres, But didn’t realy male an impact until the ones in 2011.
Which is when the “Agreement to End Hostltes" came into
‘fick. Due tothe influence that prisoners have out there, We can
expect that what happens in prisons is then practiced on the
_sreet amongst the baries neighborhoods. To ackieve peace and
sanity’ amongst the. oppressed and therefore spreading this
practice tothe res of the public

‘Second, isthe level of knowledge and grove, where we
‘convert the prisons into some type of school, ax educational
campus so that all that come in ca study, learn and become
part of « teacherstudent/ student-teacher method and way of
‘Wf, as opposed to the banking system of education practiced in
capitalist society, This will revolutionize the incarceréted
‘masses, whom will then take this new set of politics to the
neighborhcods-barrios to which they return, transforming the
ghettos,

‘Third and finally, i the level of mobieation. Once level
1-2 have been accomplished, level 3 isthe ey to revolsionary
‘emancipation. The land soln frm the people willbe retumed
‘0 the people. The masses will own the means of production,
institutions fromthe people forthe people will be in every hood.
‘New table of laws for the masses will be set bythe oppressed.
This will come only afer ending imperialism, and, as ve know,
‘mperiatiom will not hand overpower. [up tous to take i.
Tocachieve this, we must practic this ine not only local, but
at an international level o bring independence to all. Tis lat
level is battle and only through practice wel know what we're
up against here at home and how to defeat it









‘What Anarchism Really Stands For

‘Anarchy comes trom the Greek and literaily means "no rulers Anarchists arc
antr-authoritarians who seek to abolish domination. Its important to differatisse
between different two types of authority: legitimate (or rational) authority aad ille-
‘timate (ur rational) authority. i other words, theee's a diffreace between being
<n authonty and having authority. Being wn authority means that a person is vecog-
tured 4s competent for any particlar task based on her or his knowledge and indi-
wudual shill It is socially acknowledged expertise. Legitimate authorities are
experts who are particularly knowledgeable, skilful or wise in any particular area.
'W may be on ur best interests to follow their recommendations, but they have Bo
rower to force us to do 20, nor should they. Legitimate euthorty is this kind of
authority. the authority of an expest.

Having euthority is a social relationship based oa status and power dened from
‘atuerarchical position with a group. 1 meana dividing societytne group into the
‘der givers and ihe onder takers. The order gives, the authorities, tell the order tk-
ts what to do and they must obey. Thesis illegitimate authority. A boss, for exam-
le ts an illegitimate authority because employees must obey his orders. When
something is described as “authoritarian” it usually means that it uses illegitimate
suthority.

Hierarchy is essentally instinationalised authonty. It is a pyramidal smuctured
‘nganisalion consisting of a series of grades, ranks or offices of increasing power,
presige, andfor eemuneration. Those with lower ranks must obey those with high-
srranks. Hierarchies maintain control by coercion «the threat of eegatve sanctions
tphysical, economic, social, tc) against those who doa't obey. Hierarchical organ-
tsations are, by deGinition, organisations that are ran by elites. Those on the top, tbe
elite, have more power then thoes oa the botiom. Hierarchical authority isthe
authority that is inherent in any hierarchy. This is the same thing as legitimate (ot
‘rratwnal) authority - that is, relations of command aad obedicace. Another oamme
fe this ia domination.

Anarchiam is exreme scepticism of authority. The basic idea i to abolish dom-
ination ia favour of a socicry based on voluntary co-operation.

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Common Questions and Objections

‘What Would You Replace The State With?



“There have bean many different visions of what an anarchist society would Look
Vike, Amy vision that abolishes the things anarchists are opposed to and is consis-
tent with the earlier suited principles of anarchism is compatible with anarchy
‘There are, however, many institutions that have been proposed by anarchists to run
‘a non-hierarchical society. Most of these are not based on idle speculation but by
looking at how actually existing anarchist societies have worked.

BUILD COMMUNISM


LABOR,PROTEST,
AND SOLIDARITY





HUNGER STRIKES Lier

‘Away incarcerated people have
historically and presently fought against
‘their poor treatment and inhumane living
conditions has been through strikes ts
worth reminding the reader that such
action comes at extreme risk for those
stripping of privileges, write-ups that can

risk of solitary confinement,

prevent them from going home, and so
fon. want to be explicit about this because
ofthe importance in respecting the
courage and determination of those that
do organize and protest on the inside,



characterized as criminal or being
place of such care and love that they are
willing to risk thele personal safety to
inside. Recently in 2018, one of the more
public prison strikes took place, beginning
fon August 21 and ending on Septermber
S-coinciding with the death of activist
George Jackson and the Attica prison rot 1
say public Because not only di this strike
happen across the United States, with
people incarcerated in other countries
standing in solidarity, but also because the
general public was



‘able to bear witness. Protest, strikes,
and videos, these publie displays are
necessary to make change to the
Conditions of prisons, with the hope that
‘one day they will be abolished
altogether. Ast is, there is very ttle
Information about what goes on inside
prisons~ they are meant to make
people disappear to serve as an
abstract threat to the public to maintain
Control The importance of taking action
sheds light on the dehumanization that
occurs on the inside, It forces the private
to become public. They force the
‘general public to recognize that,
according to Michel Foucault. “our
disregard for an incarcerated person's
humanity and the violence we condone
‘to happen to them* Is something we
have contro over. We, a8 people on the
‘outside, have the power to resist this
type of dehumanization that Is
considered “appropriate” punishment,
and stand in solidarity with incarcerated



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Under the Clifomia Code of Regulation Til 5,
Section 8084.1, members ofthe incarcerated
population have the righ to appeal any dectson,
condition, or ction bythe Califia Depertment

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human rights and bettering uring
conditions whether iin the frm of strike
‘0 602, the demands tend to vary state to
sate. This doesn't mean our struggle set the
‘same, it just means that some places are
‘eked up in cifterent ways than others

Regardless, we should shay chip away a the
‘machine while working on abolishing it
Prisons shouldnt exist In our communities:
deserve better, and we deserve beter. Ve
pertcipated in hunger and labor strikes
‘throughout my time behind bars away trom
home and inside the belly ofthe beast My fest
‘group hunger strike was the 201-2018
California Prison Hunger Strikes. The mission
ofthese actions was to hut down the SHU
program and solitary confinement, cling for
the release of al validated prisoners with
Indeterminate SHU sentences back into the



PERSPECTIVE

ALL OF US OR NONE

From that wave of power exercised bythe lumpen
organizing inside prisons grew the Agreement to
End Hoailties that has implemented “peace”
amongst bars a California with influence in all of
Southern, Centr, ane Northern California. This wae
an attempt to unite net only Chican@ nations but
{also Black, Brown, First Nations. and all oppressed
peoples For years now, the California Prisons have
‘utoed Inte the dungeons where the lumpen bullé
hod lfe schools of thought, participated inthe
2018 Naticnsl Prison Hunger Strike in aliarity with
prisoners across states, dacurnenting my action
lephone. By doing ths, by showing direct,
‘action and rejecting the dehumanization that we
endure on a dally bass the abstract threat ofthe
prison becomes concrete. Those on the outside can
ro longer meintain ther passive acceptance of the
system, but have to choose. here lene neutrality in
the oppression of others. When Idd this, | was
searched everyday for one week straight in an
{attempt to find the phone and harass me during
the strike. My cll to comrades led to’ phone zo
that put pressure on the administration toto stop
ther retaliation against me. it worked. m always
challenging the administration through the 602
grievance process, documenting clo behavier and
‘ur (lack of accessibility to program, disobeying
direc order, end taking bows atthe machinery
through fucking upstate property (clogging pipes,
tollets, fucking up computers, sticking staples in
the locks and chains, etc).





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WORK SKILLS

SURVIVING SHU TERMS

>My frst inmate assignment, also known
as my ob, was to go to school and
achieve @ GED. After doing so, | was
siven a porter position/tier tender. For
ime, this was @ way to get out ofthe cell
Ina place that was always locked down
—High Desert State Prison. | ended up
downstate in the SHU, solitary
confinement, at Corcoran, where | was
radicalized and became an active
participant and organizer of the 2013
hunger and work strikes. When | was
released from the SHU and went back to
the yard, | was given a porter position
again. shortly after being assigned this
position, c/o's began to see how |
‘organized on the tiers, help people with
their 602's, and advance the goals of the
[Agreement to End Hostilties (AEH), so



suddenly the clos stopped letting me
out for work without giving meas.
While a TIS would have been procedure
{for hot going to work not giving mea
rule violation was intentional so no
documentation could be traced back to
‘them, When I filed 2 602 against those
that would not let me goto my
assignment, they threatened me with a
1S. To my surprise, they decided they
would rather pay me asa barber, when |

had never cut hair before, instead of
having me on the tiers. 've been given
RVR’ and TIS's before for not going to
my assigned job or class, although it
was never because | refused to 90
Instead, t was the tower or c/o that
never opened my cell. When | would

{get the IIS and had to appear at my
hearing, my explanation as to what

happened was dismissed by the officer
_s2ving, "2 c/o wouldn't le or do that”
implying that it was my fault. To them,
I deserved the punishment. When |
‘spoke out against it | was told t0°602
Ito That phrase of 602'ing something Is.
vvery common amongst c/o'sto
prisoners because they know that no
matter what, there won't be ary
change, the percentage of a pig
indictment through 2 602 is close to
none. With this, ou can see how It is
Impossible to talk about labor in CDcr
without also talking about 602's and
rule violations. A602 often feels like 8
process to figure out and pinpoint
wrongdoing without any change, to
‘ive the illusion that something is
being done about the injustices
‘experienced by prisoners.

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| Also, what's amazing is how aside from the
constant harassment due to my active
6o2'ing, my fling 8 602 against a rule
Violation | received was used against me at
‘my parole board hearing— claiming that |
‘was not owning upto my actions, my
“erlminal mentality” was causing me to
1d of taking
accountability. This alone added another

make excuses inst



five years to my sentence a6 was deemed
“unsuitabe’ to re-enter society. This is
exactly what we mean when we sy the
seemingly contracictory ctions of Cr
serve a major purpose—docilty” Ita 602
really amended injustices and solved issves
cof misconduct, ritoners wouldn't have fo
Dut thir lives onthe line through hunger
kes and other forms of resistance,
causing them to sacrifice any chance at
. freedom due tothe rule violations andthe
parole denials that follow, simply for
. demanding better conditions Here in
| California, ror x California's 2015 mass
hunger and work trkes, there was a gang
validation sytem to place youin the SHU
fora minimum of sixyears: However there
vas no guarantee that someone's time in
salary would have an end date, leading
some tobe confined tothe hole with
‘minimal contact. programming, or
stimulation for decades, Not only was this
practice wrong and inhumane, but due to
the high number of Black, indigenous,

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and Raza individuals that get labeled as
‘gang, or “threat group," It also serves to
further racialize and criminalize
communities that are already
‘overrepresented in the prison system, Many
lof my comrades got validated for hunger
striking because twas viewed as “gang
activity” the unity and strength of the
lumpen is always criminalized, but is the
only force the system truly fears—lumpen
‘mass mobilization and direct action. These
actions tend to install a sense of autonomy,
‘power, and love for your neighbor and those
around you. tis a beautiful moment when
the oppressed realizes who's the oppressor
land whe and what our collective eneray
needs to be directed towards | truly believe
‘hat just asin here where people unite
under the worst of conditions, people can
Unite and do the same under fucked up
conditions out there, We shouldn't be afraid
‘of the fire that’s already in front of us and
with us all seeking emancipation. We
shouldn't be afraid of the sacrifice and the
struggle to come because Just as in here,
people will united even fit is the worst of
‘conditions, necessary to survive and work
towards that common goal of a better
future for us and the generations to come,
However, for that to happen we must fuel
the flame and let it all burn down to start
‘anew from the ashes.

YAM

‘Each generation mast discover its mission, fuléll i or betray it, in relative

(opecity,"—Frara: Fanon




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sre it up and have wren study sssloms, like nu, oricion mummarion book report and things Hc
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asretare, ore yon guys hove t rakes hend-wrten copies of enti books, or whetorer takes

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snd to get your mind right, then the time you have right here, right now, we cam tur dhe piconet
strnght revolationary universities ¥ we're serious about And you're not serous about culating your
‘ind, elevating yours, and trying to batter yur postion in Be, then what are you erioue about?

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cures, change cor thinking. stratogins, take action. all crt right here, sara with elevating our
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‘Be nib, ta be emdy for wheter. Chance favors» prepored mind, coppers yoursel, ‘cas you ever
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LETS GET ORGANIZED. LET'S GET OURSELVES TOGETHER STAND FOR FREEDOM, BE ABOUT
"ACTION! RE FOR THE PEOPLE AND KEEP THAT REVOLTIONARY LOVE IN YOUR HEART




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How to Get a Study Group Going

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methods Unt work far you ond your comes trier the sing conditions, and you hve te have the
(sommory eoding mois bookn, mewcitzrs, mewepepers ond Veratare on fend

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DEFINTTIONS AND SENTENCES

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(There wl be He 30 words)
‘Anarchism: (what meane to me and how can 1 apply ito my everyday Me)
© Write a summary of what you've read and of what yoo lerned from this endeavor (sesion).

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questions pertaining to what you've sudied. Soin the case of your studies on aarchiom you would mae
tae For yor eommreder (or heve Chern rae tet for thereclc), 20 questions or wo abut whet theyre
roding. ee

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“older”, or whatever topic yoo guys Fel ede to he diocommd in length snd hen each rade wl write 2
lite to the other, taking tern dlacosolng that topic length. And # you have the rescues to dot when
you guye ae done, you can edi have ther Kes typed up, or tramcribed, and Herumed copied 0 tht you
or poe thee oot to your other comrades so they tom rend them snd wandy them He Ieratur, oF You com
tron have them turned into snes Ws jor # way to ge bn tmportant exchange of dialogue going with 2
Sinrade where each of you vibing of ofeach other in 3 way that you are both learning end growing from
thot postive cachange, and ie alo 8 way for you to create your own onderground Hecratre thet only you
nd jour ‘redex wird, or if you wane, you can make something that everybody you deem worthy can
ged learn rom. Thea ae ont Hl “ste sharpena sta? sine That's what | call hem, but you eam eal
‘hem what you want is barcaly just rw, meat, goer thought and wake at its Finest!

Another thing todo, after you and your ‘des have spied certain subjects for» certain mount of time
[Et Ite rie game going where you puye qui each other, to sce how much Imewledge you've retained.
“hie wil defintely keep you sharp and on your intelectual test

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snd debates going, anything 9 keep you sharp avd itelceualyatimolted ie good. Ths tal about
clevating youre i's about progresion nd growth ying to better your position in Wife and tying to
‘make thinge beter for your comrades fo0






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STARTING
UP
STUDY
GROUPS
IN
PRISON


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In the Belly: an abolitionist journal Poetry Tasue No. 1 (2021)*
‘Chicago Books to Women in Prison Order Form

First Amendment Rights Primer on Prison Censorship
‘Anarchist Gide for Understanding Gestapo Swine
Interrogation Mind Games ~ Harold

‘Handbook Surviving Solitary Confinement ~ Khalfani Malik
Khaldun*

How to Use « Law Library — J. Salerno*
(Criminal Law Concepts — J. Salerno*
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‘Steel Sharpens Steel #2: Starting Up Stady Groups in Prison
~Cayote®

Death 2 Authority®

Consensus Decision Making

"Meeting Facilitation: The No-Magic Method
Spiny Aarlin lack Cron Grp: A Gide 2010
COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet (prison mailer)

‘Mapping Our Madness ~ Telew Pose”

Friends Make the Best Medicine ~The Iearus Project




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underground organization: Death'2) Giese (2A).

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“There was only six of us, and ve. never numbered. more
than.ten, but the administration was convinced there was
fifty or a hundred.of us.

‘began their actions. in March 2008, sending a
commmique to the warden and to the major, telling
they would, not get control of their. prison back. until
D2A"s demands were met..Some of. the demands, like better
food. and larger portions, were demands the prison could-
x, god did —oaet. Dut, others, such ap increasing. state
Pay, were. policy decisions that had, to be addressed by
the. department . itself. "ie knew’ thet,” said one
guerrilla. "We did that on purpose. We knew. Toledo

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demand - wouldn't. be met and. we could go. right on
resisting. That was, really the plan all. along anyhow."
The. same day that the varden received the first D2A
(fingerprints, disguised handwriting),
jammed the Locks of the ge tt
mariagers'. Offices, the case managers!
education supervisor's ‘ofSice, and several ‘locks in the
Kitchen. Potatoes were jammed into, the chow-hall drains,
causing the pan-room sink water.to flood the entire
kitehen and officers' dining hall. The.symbol for D2A
was. scrawled on.a wall in the hallyay..
So. as, to not draw attention to the problem,
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unjamming and.ireplacing the locks. This. prevented ot
prisoners from seeing just how disruptive Tock: janning

really vas.
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join in," a guerrilla observed... wanted no
attention to, what was going on.
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the chow hall, iaintenance put a Tock on the handle.
‘That same day, D2A janmed' the lock, making it impossible
to fill the dispenser. When they cut off the lock’ td
fill it, D2A” sabotaged it again, causing water to spill
everywhere.

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