Archive of FedUp!'s Newsletter - it started out monthly. then that soon was rather overwhelming and now we try for quarterly. Most issues include resources in them and writings from people in prison. The first 10 issues were specific to Red Onion State Prison, Wallens Ridge and Keen Mt. Then we hooked up with HRC and expanded to PA that starts on issue11.
Issue 1
Issue 2 April 4, 2005 There may have been 30 people on the mailing list.
Issue 3
Issue 4 July 12, 2005 This Issue was banned from Red Onion State Prison
Issue 5 August 14, 2005 Most of this issue is written by folks in prison. They are not credited cuz we had so much trouble getting the last issue in.
Issue 6 November 16 2005 article on Education and Black Self Esteem
Issue 7 January 2, 2006 articles on Katrina, Death of Tookie Williams
Issue 8 April 7, 2006 --articles on immigration movement,
Issue 9 August 23, 2006
Issue 10 January, 2006 This issue was banned from Red Onion State Prison - then modified and resent and approved.
Issue 11 June 4, 2007
Issue 12 September 24, 2007 Lots of stuff on trying to encourage VA people to start a HRC chapter, update on abuse from the inside. We have a mailing list of 500 now, mostly people incarcerated.
Issue 13 -January 24, 2008 - download a word document