Solidarity to Sara Jane Olson from RNC Welcoming Committee and Arise! in the Twin Cities (tags)
The RNC Welcoming Committee and the Arise! Books and Resources Collective would like to extend their sympathies and solidarity to former St. Paul resident Sara Jane Olson and her family. While some call into question the actions of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the only way to avoid criticism is to remain silent, and so we find the words and actions of the SLA inspirational. The everyday violence of the state, of which the murder of several SLA members was only a part, is immense. Sara Jane Olson spent and continues to spend her life in accordance with her conscience, bravely resisting systems of oppression. We regard her a hero and history will as well.
The Punishment of Sara Jane Olson (tags)
Today in the current post 9-11 climate of "anti-terrorist" hysteria and repression, the authorities are determined to make an example of Sara Jane Olson and lock her up for the rest of her life. Faced with possible life in prison, Sara Jane Olson has refused to renounce the radical politics of the '60s.