Letters For Malik! February 22 from 6:00-9:00PM at Alder Commons, 4212 NE Prescott. ADA accessible space, masks required indoors. Join us to send letters to political prisoner, Malik Muhammad! Malik has spent an atrocious amount of time in solitary confinement in Oregon after being arrested in the 2020 BLM protests. He’s now been transfered to… Continue reading Letter writing event for Malik on February 22, 2025
Author: malikspeaks
Malik has a new address
Malik was recently transferred to Snake River Correctional in Eastern Oregon. While it is a relief that he is out of the torturous conditions in solitary confinement at OSP, it is also bitter that he is being moved much farther from his home base in Portland. Nonetheless, his staunch resistance and our solidarity will continue… Continue reading Malik has a new address
Update from Malik
[Transcript:] I just want to thank everyone who called in to the prison. I do now have all of my property, I’m back out of that cell, which is amazing. Me and my lawyer have litigation planned for their tazing and beating me, as well as for the first time they maced and beat me… Continue reading Update from Malik
Choosing to eat
Malik shares a poem he wrote shortly after ending his 9-day hunger strike. [Poetic transcription:] Think tactfully, impactfully, only one path I see It’s bittering, though, ‘cause I hate to show any signs I slow, Or relent, repent or give in, ‘cause I do not quit, I can’t ever not resist I stand ‘til the… Continue reading Choosing to eat
⚡☎️⚡ P H O N E Z A P ⚡☎️⚡ MALIK IS ON HUNGER STRIKE!
Political prisoner Malik Muhammad was recently assaulted by prison guards. They dogpiled, beat and tased him before throwing him into a bare cell. He has no access to his belongings and fears that prison staff will cut off his communications. He has frequently been persecuted and singled out by OSP staff and has been held… Continue reading ⚡☎️⚡ P H O N E Z A P ⚡☎️⚡ MALIK IS ON HUNGER STRIKE!
“Every month is Black August”
Audio file link: https://malikspeaks.noblogs.org/files/2024/08/malik-speaking-2024-08-21.mp3 Transcript: What does Black August commemorate? Well, it is a month where prisoners, specifically Black, honor George Jackson and the sacrifices he made in the California prison system. For those who don’t know, Jackson was given a 1-year-to-life term for a petty crime, as is what happened during that time with… Continue reading “Every month is Black August”
“You are not the wolf”
Malik recently shared an audio essay over a call. A rough transcript follows — any errors are the editor’s own. audio file link: https://malikspeaks.noblogs.org/files/2024/08/malik-speaking-2024-08-15.mp3 Transcript: Democracy, as defined by Oscar Wilde: “The bludgeoning of the people, by the people, for the people” — in other words, a system that offer everyone the opportunity to rule… Continue reading “You are not the wolf”