by Evans / Whitehorn
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000 at 1:37 AM
It is our experience that people
in jail or prison need to build and conserve our physical and mental
strength so that we can help move the struggle forward, not deplete our
strength and risk our lives so that others have to leave their posts to
come to our aid.
A MESSAGE TO THE COURAGEOUS ACTIVISTS IN PHILADELPHIA JAILS
As anti-imperialist women who have been fighting the state on many
different fronts for over 30 years, we salute the actions that all of you
took in the streets to expose and fight the criminal injustice system and
other aspects of the corporate-controlled two-party charade. At the same
time, we want to express our very serious concern about the fluid and
hunger strikes on which you have embarked. It is our experience that people
in jail or prison need to build and conserve our physical and mental
strength so that we can help move the struggle forward, not deplete our
strength and risk our lives so that others have to leave their posts to
come to our aid. Please do not damage yourselves. You are needed as
activists, not as martyrs. You've shown everyone around the world how
dedicated and effective protesters can be in fighting against injustice.
You have inspired all of us -- now we hope we can inspire you.
Linda Evans, political prisoner for 15 years, Federal Correctional
Institute, Dublin, CA
Laura Whitehorn, ex-political prisoner, recently released after 14 years in
federal prison
Original: warning: Hunger Strikes w/o WATER