We are collecting reports, pictures and videos from the 16 actions that took place across the country on February 20th, National Occupy Day in Support of Prisoners. Please send to occupy4prisoners@gmail.com and we’ll keep posting!
National Day of Action Coverage
Anti-Wall Street protesters rally against prison conditions
Occupy movement stages day of protests at US prisons
Occupy Wall Street Takes On U.S. Prison Conditions
Occupy San Quentin
Photos
Audio
Listen to report featuring All of Us or None youth organizer Tahti at 10:50 into the report! - KPFA
News:
Protesters gather at San Quentin to demonstrate for prisoners’ rights
Occupy Oakland rallies at San Quentin, turning Presidents Day into Prisoners’ Day
Hundreds Demonstrate For Prisoner Rights In San Quentin
Occupy 4 Prisoners hits San Quentin
New York
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Take Aim at Prison System
Occupy Wall Street groups march on Wells Fargo bank in Harlem: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/protesting-prisons-for-profit-prey-poor-powerless-immigrant-detainees-article-1.1026328
Decolonize Portland
Statement
Seattle
Report Back
Philadelphia
Photos
Decarcerate PA
Video: Occupy for Prisoners/Decarcerate PA protest at Heery International, Feb. 20, 2012
Chicago
Occupy for Prisoners Comes Out Against Mass Incarceration
Opening remarks by former prisoner Gregory Koger
Washington DC
Fresno, CA
Fresno jail protesters call for more rehabilitation programs
Activists Rally at County Jail
Durham, NC
Occupy for Prisoners rally held in Durham
Albany, NY
People’s Mic Action and March in Support of Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim and Against Solitary Confinement. VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXVvLtJQ8Tk&feature=youtu.be
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