CA Hunger Strike day of action: August 23

On August 23rd, 2011, San Francisco Representative Tom Ammiano and the
Public Safety Committee in the State Assembly of CA will hold an
informational hearing on conditions and policies of the Security Housing
Units at Pelican Bay. This is a major opportunity for supporters
outside of prison to support the hunger strike and to pressure state
legislators and the CDCR to make substantial changes.

More Info on Statewide Mobilization & Logistics

Support families & community members to give testimony on
the conditions of the SHUs and amplify the voices of the thousands of
prisoners across California!

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

If you’re in California or on the West Coast:

1. Join the Statewide Mobilization to Sacramento! Come
   to Sacramento on August 23rd for a day of action to support the hunger
   strike! If you need a ride, contact
   prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity@gmail.com as soon as possible.
2. Pressure your Legislators! Call and/or visit your
   legislators and urge them to attend the hearing on August 23rd, as well
   as visit the hunger strikers at Pelican Bay and other prisons
3. Make Some Noise! Organize demonstrations, events,
   rallies in a city near you targeting your legislators’ local offices
   leading up to the hearing or during (if you’re legislators are not
   attending)!
4. Support Transportation for supporters across the state!

• Contact prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity@gmail.com if you can drive a
  car from where ever you are in CA to Sacramento and have room for more
  passengers.
• You can also donate funds to Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity so
  that families and community members across CA can get to Sacramento on
  August 23rd. Donate by going to California Prison Focus’ website, on the
  left-hand side there’s a donate button that will link you to CPF’s
  paypal account. Or, write a check and mail it to California Prison
  Focus/ 1904 Franklin Suit 507/ Oakland CA 94612. Make sure to put a note
  on your check or paypal transaction “hunger strike” or “coalition.”

If you’re outside of California:

1. Support transportation for supporters across the state! Donate
   funds to Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity so that families and
   communities members across CA can get to Sacramento on August 23rd.
   Donate by going to California Prison Focus’ website, on the left-hand
   side there’s a donate button that will link you to CPF’s paypal account.
   Or, write a check and mail it to California Prison Focus/ 1904 Franklin
   Suit 507/ Oakland CA 94612. Make sure to put a note on your check or
   paypal transaction “hunger strike” or “coalition”
2. Pressure your Legislators! Contact your state
   legislators and urge them to get every CA state legislator they know to
   attend the Legislative Hearing on the 23rd, as well as visit hunger
   strikers at Pelican Bay and other prisons.
3. Make some Noise! Organize local rallies,
   demonstrations and events in solidarity with the hunger strike near or
   on August 23rd to help spread awareness about the strike, the hearing,
   and local struggles against imprisonment.

**For Supporters Everywhere: We encourage all
supporters to continue spreading the word about the strike and the
upcoming hearing, through emails, facebook, text-messages, twitter–all
tools of social media and communication. We also encourage supports to
continue writing prisoners and sharing words of support, encouragement,
and updates on the strike and statewide mobilization to Sacramento for
the hearing. Click here for more info to write to the hunger strike
leaders.