Benefit – Sunday, October 18th in Minneapolis

Political Prisoner Benefit Show for Marie Mason

Sunday, October 18^th

Minneapolis, MN

Bedlam Theater

1501 S. 6th St.

8pm – All Ages

suggested donation $5–10

with:

BROADCAST LIVE (NY)

EVAN GREER (MA)

JUNKYARD EMPIRE

E.G. BAILEY

GUANTE

BARTON STINK

The fundraiser will feature the radical hip hop group from New York BROADCAST LIVE and RiotFolk Collective member EVAN GREER from Boston on their cross-country Steel Strings and Break Beats Tour, as well as three local acts launching their Verbal Graffiti Tour. JUNKYARD EMPIRE is a Hip Hop/Jazz/Rock band that just released their new acclaimed album Rebellion Politik. Tru Ruts artists GUANTE – slam poet and mc extraordinaire – and E.G. BAILEY – a true spoken word master and multi-fasceted artist- round out the Verbal Graffiti Tour. Also performing will be the hip hop/electronic/experimental artist BARTON STINK who recently performed at Camp Trans as well as a local show with JD Samson and Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre.

Co-sponsored by Earth Warriors Are Ok! (EWOK!) and the Twin Cities Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

Click here to download flyer for the show

Write to Marie Mason

We encourage everyone to write to Marie Mason in prison:

Marie Mason #04672-061

FMC Carswell

Federal Medical Center

P.O. Box 27137

Fort Worth, TX 76127

Under no circumstances mention any illegal acts. Letters that mention other Green Scare prisoners may be rejected. While at Waseca prison, Mason had a list of 100 pre-approved people who she could write to; if you were not on that list, she was not be able to write you back, although she was be able to receive your incoming mail. We are not sure about the present rules.

Everyone must use their first and last name when writing. Please also include a return address on the envelope. We strongly suggest that you write her name and prisoner number on each piece of correspondence, as well, as the prison tends to discard the envelope and then may "lose" track of who the letter is going to.

About Marie Mason

Marie Mason is a loving mother of two and a long-time activist in the environmental and labor movements. In March 2008, she was arrested by federal authorities for charges related to two acts of property destruction that occurred in 1999 and 2000; no one was injured in either of them. She accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced on February 5, 2009 to just under 22 years. She is now serving the longest sentence of any "Green Scare" prisoner.

The “Green Scare” is the name given to the recent arrests of animal rights and environmental activists who have been charged with acts of economic sabotage. Federal authorities have sought outrageous sentences (often Life in prison) and have publicly and legally labeled the activists as “terrorists” – despite the fact that no one has been killed or injured in any of the acts.

Supporting Marie Mason does not mean agreeing with the actions that she took -- but it does mean opposing the fear-mongering tactics of the federal government and the outrageous sentences they have imposed.

Support Marie Mason