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Hunger Strikers Caged in the Second Wave are "Just Trying to Survive the Winter"

Hunger Strikers Caged in the Second Wave are "Just Trying to Survive the Winter"

FromMovement Memos


Hunger Strikers Caged in the Second Wave are "Just Trying to Survive the Winter"

FromMovement Memos

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"Our society created the framework for this atrocity just like the trenches of World War I created perfect incubation zones for the 1918 flu." Kelly talks with Eric, an organizer with Oakland Abolition and Solidarity about the escalating COVID-19 outbreak at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, where some imprisoned people have launched a hunger strike over unsafe, unlivable conditions.

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Released:
Nov 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what’s happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help.