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BK/NY – Saturday, April 4th – International Day of Solidarity with Prairieland Defendants
WHAT: Letter-writing
WHEN: Saturday, April 4th, 2026 1:00-3:00pm
WHERE: Property Is Theft (P.I.T.) (411 South 5th Street, Brooklyn 11211)
Access: Quick ramp setup; bathroom not accessible
COST: FREE (Donations to cover the cost of stamps greatly appreciated)
Join NYC Anarchist Black Cross on the International Day of Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants, for a letter writing to eight of the nine* who were found guilty on most counts when their less-than-3-week trial ended on March 13. All writing materials and vegan snacks will be provided!
*According to available documents, Meagan Morris initially cooperated, requesting interviews with law enforcement and providing information on other defendants that led to their subsequent arrests. As a result, NYC ABC does not support her.
Learn more and donate at prairielanddefendants.com
BK/NY – Thursday, March 5th – Letter-writing To Support the Prairieland Defendants
WHAT: Letter-writing
WHEN: Thursday, March 5th, 2026 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: Property Is Theft (P.I.T.) (411 South 5th Street, Brooklyn 11211)
Access: Quick ramp setup; bathroom not accessible
COST: FREE (Donations to cover the cost of stamps greatly appreciated)
On Thursday, March 5th, Join NYC ABC for a letter-writing & solidarity event for the imprisoned Prairieland (Texas) defendants. Prairieland is a political repression case stemming from a noise demonstration in solidarity with ICE detainees that took place on July 4, 2025, outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. The current defendants are charged as an alleged “Antifa Cell,” including the transport “antifa materials”—a box of commonly available anarchist zines. The defendants face decades or even life behind bars, and in the case of green card holder Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada, also deportation. They are currently being held in a disgusting county jail while awaiting trial, scheduled to begin on February 23rd. Beyond destroying these defendants’ lives, this case could have wide-ranging impacts: making it an act of “domestic terrorism” to resist fascism, whether with organizing, solidarity, or words.
For more details, see: prairielanddefendants.com | @dfwsupportcommittee | freedes.net | @free.des.revol
We encourage people to wear an N95/KN95 mask * Letter-writing supplies, vegan snacks, and info will be provided
BK/NY – Saturday, February 4th 2023 – Dope is Death film screening
WHAT: Dope is Death film screening
WHEN: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 at 8pm
WHERE: P.I.T. Brooklyn – 411 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211 (Directions below)
COST: Free, but we will have information to donate to Mutulu Shakur’s release campaign
Join NYC Anarchist Black Cross for our first installment of a winter film series. We’re starting off with a screening of Dope is Death, the 2020 documentary.
From IMDB: In 1973, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. This form of radical harm reduction was a revolutionary act toward the government programs that transfixed the lives of black and brown communities throughout the South Bronx. Dope is Death utilizes an abundant archive while giving us insight into how the acupuncture clinic rose to prominence and, despite funding challenges, still functions to this day. Some of those who benefited from the program became acupuncturists themselves. Dr. Mutulu’s legacy is cemented within this profound story of community healing and activism.
This event comes on the heels of Dr. Shakur’s release December 16, 2022 from federal prison after serving 37 years. From Family & Friends of Mutulu Shakur:
Today, the morning of December 16th, 2022, Dr. Mutulu Shakur was released from prison on parole! The decision to grant parole is based on federal law guidelines for “old law” prisoners, finding that Dr. Shakur poses no threat to the community, taking into consideration his exemplary conduct in prison, his medical condition and how much time he has served. Mutulu is now with his family. This victory was secured by the steadfast support of his legal team, his family and his community comprised of all of you.
Family & Friends of Mutulu Shakur (FFMS) is greatly appreciative of everyone’s support over the course of Mutulu’s decades in prison. We ask that everyone respect Dr. Shakur’s privacy while he spends the holidays with his family and concentrates on his health and healing.
Support Dr. Mutulu as he adjusts to life on the outside by donating to his support crew directly.
Letters and packages may be sent to:
Dr. Mutulu Shakur c/o
Hirano Acupuncture Clinic
1139 North Brand Boulevard, Unit B
Glendale, California 91202
Getting to P.I.T.:
J/M Train – Get off at the Hewes stop walk south on Broadway for ~half a block, turn left on Hewes Street. It will be on the corner of South 5th Street and Hewes.
G Train – Get off at the Broadway stop and walk north on Union Street to South 5th Street, take a left on South 5th Street and it will be at the end of the block on the right.
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