“Chris Mosier–trans athlete and activist” is part of the trans-hero series. Chris Mosier does public speaking and advocacy in addition to being a competing athlete. He was on the USA men’s team as a triathlon Olympian. There are inconsistencies in…
Eco-Prisoner Marius Mason is out of Administrative Segregation!
From FightToxicPrisons.org On May 8, Marius Mason was moved out of the Carswell Federal Medical Center’s (FMC) Administrative Unit, into general population. While this is a far cry from freedom, for the first time in nearly seven years, Marius is…
Marius is Being Moved!
We so are excited to announce that Marius received confirmation yesterday that he will be moving to general population at Carswell. As many know, this has been a long time coming and a request that Marius, his attorney, his family,…
Urgent Request
Marius reported last week that Carswell has removed soy milk from the commissary. Fortified soy milk is one of the few ways Marius is able to get the nutrients he needs while staying vegan in prison. Soy milk is not only…
June 11th 2017 Callout: Communication is a Weapon
By now it is a platitude to speak of the isolation and silence that prisons strive to impose. Every week another one of our imprisoned friends tells us that their mail is getting fucked with, the phones on their unit…
“Tara Houska of Honor the Earth” – by Marius
Tara Houska, who is Couchiching First Nation, is an environmental justice attorney working for the Standing Rock tribe to defend the Water Protectors who have been arrested during the fight to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Big shout outs…
New Painting and Thank You from Marius
Marius asked that this painting of Darryl and Danae be shared as a thank you to everyone you sent him sympathy cards in the law few weeks. Marius wrote: “It’s not possible to show in a painting what beautiful and…
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist- a review by Marius Mason
The new issue of the Fifth Estate has a review by Marius in it of Alexander Berkman’s classic, Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist. Marius really appreciates receiving books and likes to review them. Please consider sending him a book from…
“Laura Jane Grace, Rise Like the Lotus” by Marius
“The lotus is a major symbol in the Buddhist writings, as it is something beautiful that rises from the muck. Water seemed like the best image to show crossing from one state of being to another (water to air, muck to…
“Target / Giraffe” by Marius
“This is a portrait of a baby giraffe seen through a gun scope. Recent news stories tell of increasing numbers of giraffes that are killed to provide for mercenaries and insurgent armies. Guerrillas, such as Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army,…