Don Bosco Park Defense in Bologna + Bernard Jemison on Conditions & Resistance in AL Prisons
This week, two segments plus Sean Swain
Don Bosco Park Defense in BolognaFirst up, an interview submitted by audio comrades in Italy about the struggle against the cementization of the city of Bologna and the defense of Don Bosco park from the expansion of a university, highways… the whole urban landscape without the input of the residents so the city can move a school rather than renovate it. This struggle, including the occupation and defense of the park, represents an innovation in urban struggles in Italy which consciously takes inspiration from the struggle to Stop Cop City in so-called Atlanta and the activities of the park defenders has forced the left-leaning municipal government and mayor to temporarily suspend the cutting of trees. [00:02:04 - 00:27:10]
Bernard Jemison on Conditions and Resistance in AL PrisonsThen, you’ll hear Bernard Jemison, an incarcerated activist held in Holman prison in Alabama talking about conditions inside the ADOC recent calls for prisoner strikes in the state by the Free Alabama Movement and their outside supporters, as well as his views on the demands being made. [00:27:57 - 01:05:10]
The demands that we mention are the following:
A few articles on the subjects worth reading include:
Social media accounts Bernard thinks are doing a good job covering these issues:
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