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     California Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity (CAPS) formed in September 2004 to support those who face incarceration as a direct response to their beliefs or actions which challenge the oppressive nature of the state, the injustices that exist due to class, racism, sexism, and homophobia, or the destruction of the earth and the species who inhabit it. We recognize that the plight of political prisoners is only a small part of the sprawling injustice of the global Prison Industrial Complex. We seek the abolition of prisons as part of a dismantling of all repressive state apparatus and also extend our solidarity to those imprisoned around the world. However, we have so far chosen to focus most of our limited resources on political prisoners in California and neighboring Mexico with the idea that if we do not fight locally for those who suffer as a result of our common struggle then our beliefs themselves become meaningless. Through corresponding with prisoners, fundraising on their behalf, and building public awareness by circulating information on their situations, we hope to remind those on the inside that they are not alone, while helping to break down the bars that separate us from them and inspiring those on the outside to continue their battle.

Sobre nosotr@s

Solidaridad a Pres@s Anarquistas en California (CAPS por las siglas en ingles) se formo en setiembre del 2004 para apoyar a aquell@s que enfrentan el encarcelamiento como resultado directo de sus convicciones o acciones las cuales desafian la naturaleza opresiva del estado, las injusticias que existen debido a clase, racismo, sexismo y homofobia, o la destruccion de la tierra y de las especies que la habitan. Reconocemos que "the plight" de l@s prisioner@s es solo una pequeña parte de la inmensa injusticia de la industria global de los complejos carcelarios. Buscamos la abolision de las prisiones como parte de desmantelar todo el aparato represivo del estado y extender nuestra solidaridad a aquell@s encarcelados en todo el mundo. Como sea, hemos elegido enfocar la mayor parte de nuestr@s limitados recursos en prisioner@s politic@s en California y el vecino Mexico con la idea de que si peleamos localmente por aquell@s que sufren como resultado de nuestra lucha en comun entonces nuestras propias convicciones se tornan sin sentido. A travez de la correspondencia con prisioner@s, haciendo beneficios para su causa, y construyendo una conciencia publica a travez de circular informacion de su situacion, esperamos recordarles a aquell@s adentro de las carceles que no estan sol@s, mientras ayudamos a quebrar los barrotes que nos separan de ell@s e inspirar a aquell@s de afuera a continuar su lucha.

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