Originally posted on the EarthFirst! Journal website. Tomorrow, May 5, 2014, Liam Mulholland will be sentenced for his involvement in a 2003 ELF arson. Mulholland pleaded guilty to setting fire to a house at Mystic Forest housing development in Ann Arbor,…
Marie Mason’s Album, Not for Profit, Now Available for Free on Soundcloud
In 1999, Marie Mason put out the powerful neo-folk album , Not for Profit. We’re excited that this is now available for all to hear on soundcloud. You are free to listen…
Until All Are Free- A Radio Documentary on Eric McDavid and Marie Mason
This radio documentary covers the cases of environmental political prisoners Eric McDavid and Marie Mason, who are both serving sentences of around 20 years imprisonment in the US. We look at why these two are considered to be political prisoners…
Marie flyer for May 25 anti-Monsanto events
On Saturday, May 25 there will be events for the March Against Monsanto which will be held around the world. The primary action that Marie is imprisoned for was the destruction of an office that housed research that was being…
David Rovics Visits Marie Mason in Texas
The following is an account of David Rocic’s trip to Texas, which included a visit to Marie Mason in Carswell. It is a very moving account and gives a good picture as to what Marie is going through right now.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012
A Weekend in Texas
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The next morning I discovered that there is no good coffee at the Austin airport, none. But I’m sure I slept better on the plane to Dallas that way, anyhow. In Dallas I got some coffee, rented a car and pointed the GPS towards the Carswell Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, where my friend Marie Mason is serving a 22-1/2 year prison sentence. The prison is next to a military base, but my GPS said it was on the base, so I went to the base’s entrance. The teenager in camouflage on guard politely directed me to the main entrance of the military base when I explained I was trying to visit the prison. Miles away at the main entrance a woman gave me a piece of paper with directions to the entrance to the prison. Apparently this happens often. The directions are old, and some of the landmarks in them don’t exist anymore, such as a CVS pharmacy that has closed since someone printed them out. After getting thoroughly lost, I finally find the entrance to the prison, save the coordinates, and the guard tells me I’m ten minutes too late for visiting hours, they’re over for the day. It’s Saturday, and visiting days are Saturday and Sunday. He tells me which hours I can come back the next morning.
The next morning I discovered that there is no good coffee at the Austin airport, none. But I’m sure I slept better on the plane to Dallas that way, anyhow. In Dallas I got some coffee, rented a car and pointed the GPS towards the Carswell Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, where my friend Marie Mason is serving a 22-1/2 year prison sentence. The prison is next to a military base, but my GPS said it was on the base, so I went to the base’s entrance. The teenager in camouflage on guard politely directed me to the main entrance of the military base when I explained I was trying to visit the prison. Miles away at the main entrance a woman gave me a piece of paper with directions to the entrance to the prison. Apparently this happens often. The directions are old, and some of the landmarks in them don’t exist anymore, such as a CVS pharmacy that has closed since someone printed them out. After getting thoroughly lost, I finally find the entrance to the prison, save the coordinates, and the guard tells me I’m ten minutes too late for visiting hours, they’re over for the day. It’s Saturday, and visiting days are Saturday and Sunday. He tells me which hours I can come back the next morning.
Marie Mason Is Turning 50, Cards and Letters Welcomed
On January 26th, long-time activist and political prisoner Marie Mason will be turning 50. Taking just a few minutes to send a card or write a letter to her is a small, but powerful act for those confined to a…
Amazon Wishlist: A New Fast and Easy Way to Support Marie
There is now a quick and easy way to send books to Marie- the Amazon Wish List. It features the books which Marie is currently requesting so you know just what to get her! Especially living under more restrictive conditions…
New info on sending books
If you want to send a book to Marie via Amazon, please indicate that it is a gift and include your name. Otherwise, Amazon will not print your name on the paperwork that goes to the prison, and without the name…
New on the website: Sentencing transcript, and new pictures, art and poetry from Marie Mason
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a lot of new content on the site. New things that have been put up in the last few months include photos of Marie at Waseca prison just before she was transferred; new…
Update on Marie Mason at Carswell
UPDATE ON MARIE MASON (Aug 30, 2010) We have some updated news on Marie Mason. First, Mason urgently asks that all supporters STOP sending money directly into her commissary account. Money for her commissary should be sent directly to her…