“No one will undertake to aid us unless they sense the power of our movement. It is Blacks who must play not only the role of liberating the Black colony, but also the leading role in the liberation of the whole city/state. To expect that someone else will take the full responsibility for our own liberation is suicide.” George Jackson in Blood in My Eye

Reflection by Kwame Shakur:

As always, i come in the vision for self-determination, national liberation, the release of all Political Prisoners (PPs)/Prisoners of War (POWs), and the abolition of legalized prison slavery. We are witnessing the manifestation and implementation of that vision through the concrete work and tangible infrastructure that is being laid down by a number of organizations/formations within the overall movement both inside and out.

The call to organize the “Prison Lives Matter (PLM): Liberate Our Elders” webinar and panel discussion for July 2023 is part and parcel of that work. These panel discussions are being put in place to help establish a national agenda/strategy as We turn theory into practice and action.