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Prison Riot in Chino
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by Union Del Barrio - Comité Central Friday August 14, 2009
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Once again, major violence between Raza and African prisoners has erupted within the United States Concentration Camp (Prison) System, this time at Chino California State Prison. While some refused to see or accept the truth, the reality is that the prison wars between Raza and Africans are nothing but the old strategy of divide and conquer.. |
Statement From The Chicano Mexicano Prison Project
August 10, 2009
Note: The Chicano Mexicano Prison Project (CMPP) was established in 1993 by Union del Barrio. For close to 20 years the CMPP has been the most active and consistent Mexican-Raza organization doing work around the question of prisons and their role in the oppression of poor and
working class communities. On June 27th of this year (2009), the CMPP held its annual conference in East Los Angeles. where one of the issues discussed was the ongoing war between Mexican-Raza and African
prisoners.
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Once again, major violence between Raza and African prisoners has erupted within the United States Concentration Camp (Prison) System,
this time at Chino California State Prison. Beginning at 8:20 PM, on Saturday evening (Aug. 8, 2009), African and Raza (Latino) prisoners, in the most brutal fashion, slashing, cutting, hitting each other with anything that could get their hands on, battled against each other for more than 11 hours. Over 200 hundred were hurt, several were
critically injured with severe head injuries or stab wounds. Blood was spilled by everyone. Many of those involved will be scared and maimed for life, both physically and mentally.
But this latest violence is nothing new. Nor was it the worst. For years, not only in California, but also throughout the United States, Raza and African prisoners have been at each other throats. Those of us who should know better –the social activists and so-called educated– should be clear about the root causes of this horrific violence that
continues, unabated, decade after decade, and how it only serves to keep both nations oppressed and colonized; and most importantly, what we must do about it.
While some refused to see or accept the truth, the reality is that the prison wars between Raza and Africans are nothing but the old strategy of divide and conquer, which the European (white) colonialist-capitalist system has successfully used against our people for more than 500 years. The “hand of white supremacy” behind the recent hostilities should be obvious to everyone.
It is no coincidence that so few white prisoners were involved or hurt. Or, that not “one guard” suffered even a scratch. That fact is, that the racist prison system, which is responsible for the torturous and inhumane treatment of Raza and African prisoners was not the object of
the prisoners’ anger. As racist as some of the white pri
soners are (many belonging to groups such as the Aryan Brotherhood, Hells Angels, Skin Heads and Minutemen), they also were not the target of the riot. In fact, our carnales and brothers (and carnalas and sisters) in the prisons are so confused and disoriented by the divide and conquer
tactics of the capitalists (from which white power comes from), that they don’t even see the prison system as their main enemy.
The constant blaming of Mexicans/Latinos for all the problems facing the United States, branding us “illegal aliens”, and the fact that even as the “riot” at Chino was taking place, prison officials and politicians were already blaming “Latinos” as the cause of the violence, all form part of the trickery called “divide and conquer”.
What we, Raza and Africans, and all oppressed people (including poor whites) must understand, it is that the “divide and conquer” strategy is the foundation upon which colonialism-capitalism rests. And, if we are serious about ending the vicious violence among colonized and oppressed (poor and working class) people, colonialism-capitalism must be destroyed.
It is in the question of the “destruction of capitalism” in which we find so many otherwise “educated” people acting dumb and stupid. It is here where we find some people to be “utterly lost” as to what causes violence and what
is the solution –as the answer is found with them
deciding on whether they want to keep their nice cars, cushy jobs, vacations, and nice homes, which capitalism provides, or do they destroy the foundations of capitalism (racism, colonialism, oppression, and destruction of our planet) and thus risk losing the materialistic lifestyle that they enjoy so much.
All of us, living inside and outside the U.S. Concentration Camp (Prison) System must realize that the violence between colonized people affects all of us, as prison wars spill out into the streets, communities, and the schools. “Race” violence occurs everyday within the United States. Most of the victims are innocent, and most are young people. Therefore, if we care about our youth, and about peace and justice, then we have to get involved in the struggle to end prison violence.
The CMPP calls on all of us to unite against colonialism-capitalism and all its manifestations. We must struggle for a revolutionary change in society. If the CMPP has learned anything during the last2020 years, is that prisoners respect revolution. Only this type of struggle can unite
Africans and Mexicans-Raza, and put an end to the antagonistic confrontations between our peoples.
El Pueblo Unido, Jamas Sera Vencido!
The People United, Will Never Be Defeated!
Hasta La Victoria –Venceremos!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CMPP SEE:
http://uniondelbarrio.org/laverdad
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posted Friday September 11, 2009 | |
| posted by: | burningrabbit| message: | (about the above posters: doesn't ignorance ever have down-time? Christ!) The analysis of the Raza/Afro prison violence is well-written but just a little bit lacking in focus. When and where did the "divide and conquer" strategy happen? I agree that it is a working model of white power in America and in property rights in general, but how is that expressed in the day to day of Razas and Afros in the free world? At what point in the process can the chain be broken before it snakes into the prison system? If the racist practice of redlining real estate neighborhoods to exclude people of color from living with the privileged white class was the beginning of segregation of people of color into neighborhoods that are now war zones, how can your analysis help Razas and Afros to raise their consciousnesses, stop fighting, heal and then grow together? Specificity and sharpness of analysis is needed more than intellectual ideas. But I am with the author all down the line. burningrabbit in Wisconsin.
posted Thursday August 27, 2009 | |
| posted by: | cop5| message: | lapo is going to get arrested
posted Tuesday August 25, 2009 | |
| posted by: | EJK| message: | Yes exactly Walt! How can it be the WHITE MANS fault when the NIGGERS and BEANBAGS kill each other? But hey I'm more than happy to accept credit for a WIN WIN situation so if its the WHITE MANS fault so be it we white people must stop apologizing to these stupid fucking pieces of shit!!!
posted Tuesday August 25, 2009 | |
| posted by: | walt235| message: | Hopefully, lots of niggers and spicks killed each other!
posted Friday August 21, 2009 | |
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