BK/NY– Saturday August 19th, 2023 – Black August Letter Writing Event

WHAT: Political Prisoner Letter-Writing
WHEN: Saturday, August 19th, 3-5pm EST
WHERE: Our House Infoshop (for address please write: ourhouseinfoshop@protonmail.com)
COST: Free

This coming Saturday, August 19th, in the spirit of Black August, NYC ABC will be writing letters to Black revolutionary political prisoners. Please join us!

Black August honors fallen Black Freedom Fighters, calls for the release of all political prisoners, and condemns the oppressive and life-stealing prison system in this country. Black August was first observed in the 1970s to commemorate George and Jonathan Jackson’s assassinations and honor the centuries of Black resistance that preceded those events.

In recent months, the landscape of our political prisoners has changed tremendously: On July 7, 2023, Dr. Mutulu Shakur sadly passed away. We were heartened that he was able to enjoy at least a brief period outside prison walls after having been robbed of 37 years of freedom. His life and legacy will be an inspiration for generations. More recently, and more happily, Ruchell Cinque Magee was finally released just weeks ago, after being held for 67 years. He was one of the longest held political prisoners in the world, and we are delighted to know that he is home at long last. We wish him and his loved ones all the best. Just last year we were writing to both of these men for our Black August letter writing. We continue to hold them in our hearts, along with every other political prisoner of the Black Liberation movements, past and present.

Please join us in person this Saturday if you can to write to the remaining Black Freedom Fighters held behind the walls. All you need to bring is yourself, we will provide everything else. If you can’t be there, please take the time to send a letter or two from wherever you are, to share your love and solidarity with those who have given so much for all of us.

In love and struggle,
NYC ABC