Unfortunately, I am once again enchained in the belly of Oregon's imperialistic DSU machine. This time, for nothing at all! They transferred me to Snake River Correctional Institute only to place me on 'Involuntary Ad- Seg' status which means they can lock me down for any amount of time for nothing other than being me! I say this because of the political tattoo on my face, which reads, 'FUCK COPS!' in huge letters! But the administrative imperialists say it's because I am a threat to staff. Since an anti- imperialist prisoner just stabbed one captain and one CO at OSP, they locked me down as well.
We revolutionaries in Oregon have been very busy this year, with simultaneous hunger strikes on three of Oregon's roughest prison yards, and telephone strikes and boycotts. The imperialistic administrative capitalist machine agendas that run Oregon's prison telephone systems are profiting a million dollars a year off Oregon's prisoners. Our telephone strikes in September were very successful. We are now granted three yard times a day. Also, they have lowered many items' prices in the canteen.
Yet, the biggest accomplishment of all was and remains the racial unity that brought about the prisoner unity that dominated the system across Oregon. It is time for unity to rise up and overthrow. Many people have thrown their theories and ideology around and have gained good ground in the struggles of our movement. Reality, however, is always right around the corner, and fact is louder than fiction. With that in mind, I submit these few words of realism untainted by fantasy.
In Oregon there are 106 county jails, 12 state prisons and 1 Federal prison. Oregon is succeeding in its effort to transform human warehousing into a centerpiece of the imperialist, capitalist, corrupted economy. Yet I see people everywhere shocked by what they saw in the Abu Ghraib situation in Iraq, but no one is protesting the many men and women on Death Row in California and Oregon, the prison beatings, the cases of outright torture, or prisoners murdered for their acts of political resistance. Why is that? It seems that parading around in Portland and Eugene under a 1,000 different ideologies will accomplish nothing other than riling a bunch of street kids to throw a few rocks.
Some say this approach to a common ground in resistance movements is really counter-productive, and in the end only put our supporters with the most heart and courage in the prison system. In turn, this clash of ideology is only sacrificing our people to the system's imperialistic machines, and then forcing them to stand alone in a structure long built on racial separation and oppressive segregation. This is why the ARM and I are combining our efforts in learning and teaching towards working in a united front with MIM, Rail, USW, Under Lock and Key and MIM Notes, and becoming part of the proletarian-led united front against imperialism.
In the struggle,
Your comrade Lucky, October 2004