A message of solidarity from political prisoner/defendant Jakhi McCray who’s on house arrest and will be doing a solidarity fast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQkx6a4Eu8H
“Today, November 2nd, Prisoners for Palestine will begin an open-ended hunger strike to protest months of abuse and repression endured by the UK government. These comrades have been physically isolated even within their prisons, banned from communicating with family and friends, assaulted, denied a fair trial, and harassed over their religion. Prison guards have forcibly removed hijabs from Muslim women prisoners, similar to the NYPD’s targeting of and physical violence against Muslim women during protests.
I wish these prisoners the warmest of luck and strength as they fight for their demands. To hopefully bring attention and show solidarity to their action, in a few days i will begin a fast in which I won’t eat anything until the UK prisoners end their strike. I have the great benefit of being on home detention and this will not be as intense as starving yourself within the State’s dungeons, but I see this solidarity fast as a great way to put more eyes on Prisoners for Palestine and more pressure on the UK government.
I also ask that all fundraisers organized for me during this period have proceeds sent to Shine White, a prisoner and citizen of New Afrika, who himself has been on hunger strike for weeks now to protest targeted repression and violence that he is facing in the true belly of the beast. I send my love to Shine and the UK prisoners. We will all be free one day.”