Supporting Prisoners: Dallas 6
By Payday men’s network
In 2010, six African American prisoners at SCI Dallas staged a peaceful protest to blow the whistle on the torture inflicted by the guards on inmates of all races. For their stand, they were viciously beaten and charged with riot.
Read MoreTrans prisoners – some facts
By Queer Strike & Payday
Discrimination against trans people make them at risk of economic insecurity. The violence they suffer in prisons is a continuation of trans people’s civilian life.
Read MoreThe 2013 prisoners strike against solitary confinement in the US
By Payday men’s network
On 8 July 2013, 30,000 prisoners across California stopped eating and went on work strike to end long-term solitary confinement… and won two years later!
Read MoreSupporting Prisoners: Reverend Edward Pinkney
By Payday men’s network
In 2014, Reverend Edward Pinkney, grassroots leader of the Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) was jailed, accused of altering a recall petition against the Benton Harbor Mayor who was supporting tax evasion.
Read MoreCaring for his partner’s disabled mother
By Eric Gjersten, Payday
Eric Gjertsen from Payday speaks about his experience of caring for his partner’s disabled mother and the need to recognise the vital work of caring at the International Women’s Conference, CARING, SURVIVAL & JUSTICE vs. THE TYRANNY OF THE MARKET in 2015.
Read MoreClose immigration detention centres
By Payday men’s network
For decades, we have campaigned to close down immigration detention centres and opposed the unjust and racist imprisonment of people who have committed no crime.
Read MoreEdna’s Law to protect whistleblowers
By Compassion in Care
EDNA’S LAW Would make it a criminal offence to fail to act on the genuine concerns of a whistle-blower and would hold individuals accountable.
Read MoreConnecting the movements against war & against prisons
By Eric Gjertsen, Payday men’s network
A speech on Anti-capitalism Behind Bars workshop at the Left Forum.
Read MoreSupporting Prisoners: Troy Davis
By Payday men’s network
Troy Davis was executed in 2011 in the US, but became an international cause célèbre against the death penalty.
Read MoreDHS Give Us Back Our Children
By Payday & Every Mother is a Working Mother Network
In 2010, Payday contributed to the production of a video exposing the unfair treatment of mothers by the US Department of Human Services (DHS), who very often has taken their children away because they were poor.
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