This essay from Malik was written at the end of March 2026 while in custody at Eastern Oregon Correctional, shortly before they were transferred to South Carolina. There’s a pattern here: for the last 3 years Ramadan, I’m targeted. I’m snatched from mainline and taken to the hole under “Investigation”. I’m hit with some bogus… Continue reading “In order to break free, one must be acutely aware of being a slave”
Category: MalikSpeaks
Malik has been transferred!
In surprising but welcome news, Malik was transferred to Eastern Oregon Correctional this morning. This brings them closer to their legal and support teams, but also means that they are out of segregation and are back in general population! This is a tremendous relief, as they now have fuller access to communications, mail, and possessions,… Continue reading Malik has been transferred!
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https://chuffed.org/project/157063-free-malik-now Malik Muhammad is a Black/Palestinian direct actionist, radical anarchist, anti-fascist and father, as well as a writer, poet, and musician who is dedicated to liberation. During the George Floyd uprising, they traveled the country organizing and fighting, and were ultimately kidnapped, ransomed, and held hostage by the state of Oregon, where they have been… Continue reading Support Malik with Funds!
“We are interconnected and inseparable”
Our sib in the UK, T. Hohxa, has direct action in her blood. For 28 long days she resisted colonizer fascists. Every ounce of resistance is a win. She won, we all did. Solidarity is the most important part of our movement. I wouldn’t have cared if she were asking for a PS5 and a… Continue reading “We are interconnected and inseparable”
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
“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”