Malik is asking for calls to be made into Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution due to the lack of quality food they are providing Muslim adults in custody for Ramadan! THE ISSUE: “Islam has never been respected or allowed to be practiced freely inside. They started Ramadan a day late providing us our meals late, luckily… Continue reading PHONE ZAP FOR RAMADAN
Category: General
Love is Resistance
Under oppressive conditions, love is resistance as joyousness is not permitted. Like Palestinian hostages being released, but their families told not to celebrate or be joyful; like blacks showing unity, working out in solidarity, or sharing things in prison–food, or hygiene, or shoes. Even emphasized in the visiting room, as one of my partners came… Continue reading Love is Resistance
Prisoner Support
Thank you for the birthday wishes. Any donations for me are greatly appreciated, as I’m hoping to expand prisoner support and radicalization and consciousness to prisoners not listed on sites. The distinction between political, social, and politicized prisoners doesn’t serve us, but instead further reinforces class distinctions and the idea that there are those who… Continue reading Prisoner Support
On Iran
“No gods, no the masters, no borders.” That’s how I was introduced to anarchism on Tumblr as a kid. Up until that point, I knew but couldn’t have put it more concisely. I grew up in poverty and loved music, and music articulated my conditions more than anything. From Kanye West’s College Dropout album, to… Continue reading On Iran
Crip vs. Crip
From Malik: “Couldn’t have said it better myself. If this doesn’t help mostly white disabled people realize that you’re NOT “reclaiming” anything by calling yourself a “crip” but ambivalently appropriating and disregarding real life experiences for people, I don’t know what will. If “cripple” is the slur you want to reclaim, use the whole word.… Continue reading Crip vs. Crip
Portraits #1
Cell ins
[From 1/13 to 1/16, Malik was restricted to their cell and unable to use the phone or tablet. This is a statement they wrote on the 14th, during the cell in.] What used to be the state hospital, and infamous for the movie “The One that Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” now a prison, was… Continue reading Cell ins