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Kazi Toure of Boston Jericho on Prisoner Support
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This week on the show, you'll hear Kazi Toure. Kazi is a former political prisoner from the Ohio 7 case and founding member of the Boston chapter of The National Jericho Movement. For the hour, Kazi and I talk about the history of Jericho Movement, supporting political prisoners and support for post-release and aging prisoners. You can find recent updates from the group at @OfficialJerichoBoston on Instagram.
Kazi's appearances here before:- 2015 Former Political Prisoner Panel (pt 1 & pt 2)
- 2016 Former Political Prisoner Panel (pt 1 & pt 2)
- Presentation at Burning Books in Buffalo New York
- Dhoruba bin Wahad speaking about Police Unions on BPM / ImixWhatILike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hskjd7MRN_E
- Part of this episode was inspired by the call by Shaka Shakur in this episode of Millenials Are Killing Capitalism
- Two interviews Kazi's former co-defendant, Ray Luc Levasseur (pt 1 / pt 2)
Then, Sean Swain's segment begins the annual tradition of reading the names of people killed by the police in the USA during the prior year. Stay tuned mid-week for a release of a 10 year anniversary chat with Sean about his life since he began participating in TFSR [00:55:58]
Announcements Post-Release Fundraiser for Mwalimu ShakurFormerly incarcerated New Afrikan revolutionary activist Mwalimu Shakur has been released from prison after 20 years, Mwalimu was featured on this show twice talking about his organizing work. If you'd like to contribute to his post-release fund, consider donating to our paypal or venmo linked at our website or via this cashapp with Mwalimu support in the memo. You can find his former appearances on the show here.
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