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Join Us For Discussion Of IWOC And It`s Organizing Possibilities In
TheIncarceratedWorkersOrganizingCommittee(IWOC)isacampaign todefendourSistersandBrotherslockedupandontheinside.Thecampaignworkstobuild solidarityandaidforthoseinprison.IWOCworkswiththeirfamilies,communitiesandallies on the outside. From everyday needs to the direct support for prisoner resistance, IWOC workstobuildthemovementagainstinjustice! Prisonersareonthefrontlinesofthestruggleagainstwageslaveryand forced slave labor conditions, where refusal to work while in prison results in inhumane retaliation.TheIndustrialWorkersoftheWorld(IWW)hascreatedIWOCwhichfunctionsas aliaisonforprisonerstoorganizeeachother,unionize,andtobuildsolidbridgesbetween prisoners on the inside and fellow workers on the outside. IWOC understands the importance of organizing with prisoners so that prisoners can directly challenge prison slavery,workconditions,andthesystemitself. JoinUsForDiscussionOfIWOC AndIt’sOrganizingPossibilitiesInDetroit GuestspeakerisformerprisonerandcurrentnationalorganizerforIWOC FridayJune10th,7PM OldStJohn’sChurch,2120RussellStreet,Detroit (RussellStsouthofGratiotintheEasternMarketdistrict) Co-sponsoredby: IWOC:iwoc.noblogs.com–[email protected]://www.facebook.com/incarceratedworkers/ &FirstofMayAnarchistAlliance:m1aa.org–[email protected]://www.facebook.com/1MayAA IWOCStatementofPurpose~July31,2014 1. To further the revolutionary goals of incarcerated people and the IWW through mutual organizingofaworldwideunionforemancipationfromtheprisonsystem. 2.Tobuildclasssolidarityamongstmembersoftheworkingclassbyconnectingthestruggle ofpeopleinprison,jails,andimmigrantandjuveniledetentioncenterstoworkersstruggles locallyandworldwide. 3. To strategically and tactically support prisoners locally and worldwide, incorporating an analysisofwhitesupremacy,patriarchy,prisonculture,andcapitalism. 4.Toactivelystruggletoendthecriminalization,exploitation,andenslavementofworking classpeople,whichdisproportionatelytargetspeopleofcolor,immigrants,peoplewithlow income,LGBTQpeople,youngpeople,dissidents,andthosewithmentalillness. 5. To amplify the voices of working class people in prison, especially those engaging in collectiveactionorwhoputtheirownlivesatrisktoimprovetheconditionsofall.
