INTERVIEWS + PODCASTS
The Publicity Club Podcast Amani Sawari: Journalist For Social Justice – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-publicity-club-podcast-121491534/episode/amani-sawari-journalist-for-social-justice-148511854/
On Point https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/08/23/us-prison-strikes-modern-day-slavery
Beyond Prisons podcast host Kim Wilson sits down with Amani Sawari – https://www.beyond-prisons.com/home/amani-sawari
Amani Sawari: What’s Next After the Prison Strike FULL INTERVIEW – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iSKhm3AWpA at https://www.occupy.com/article/act-out-175-beyond-prison-strike-alex-jones-won-t-be-last-israel-targets-blm
Demanding Justice in the Prison System with Amani Sawari by Duncan Aubrey n no https://www.fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/amani-sawari
Radical Futures Now, Prison Resistance & Narrative Change with Amani Sawari – https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b0897b79-2eda-432e-a9d4-bfeaa8741236/episodes/b1b411bf-f7d7-48dc-873e-ae4e64df1777/radical-futures-now-prison-resistance-narrative-change-with-amani-sawarii
KALW, What are the nationwide prison strike demands? By Rose Aguilar – https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2018-08-29/what-are-the-nationwide-prison-strike-demands
Prelude to the 2018 Prisoner Strike by Rustbelt Radio https://rustbeltradio.org/2018/08/08/ep20/
Black Agenda Radio Podcast hosted by Kyle Fraser – https://www.blackagendareport.com/nationwide-prison-strike-set-august-21-september-9
Indigo Radio Podcast hosted by Cory and Anna – https://soundcloud.com/user-654648353/national-prison-strike
The Final Straw Radio, END PRISON SLAVERY: NATIONAL PRISON STRIKE 2018, AUG 21ST- SEPT 9- https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2018/07/08/august21-prison-strike-2018/
Democracy Now!- National Prison Strike Begins: Prisoners in 17 States Demand End to “Slave Labor” Behind Bars- https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/21/national_prison_strike_begins_prisoners_in
Democracy Now!- From Attica to South Carolina: Heather Ann Thompson on the Roots of the Nationwide Prison Strike- https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/21/from_attica_to_south_carolina_heather?autostart=true
NPR- Inmates Plan To Hold Weeks-Long Strike At Prisons Across U.S.- https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640493211/inmates-plan-to-hold-two-week-strike-at-prisons-across-u-s
Voting from Jail Is a Right, and Now a Reality in Chicago
Amani Sawari Interviewed b Bro Leonard interview on KPOO 89.5 FM
SawariMedia-SEAS Podcast – https://soundcloud.com/jaredmandelbaum/sawarimedia-seas-podcast
National Prison Strike by Indigo Radio https://soundcloud.com/user-654648353/national-prison-strike
In this hour-long program, Jim Cantú has a captivating interview with Pongo Founder, Richard Gold, and 2018’s Detention Project Lead Amani Sawari. This interview was broacast on 105.7 FM (KVRU) ‘s Heart & Soul Program , hosted by Jim Cantú and Pongo Pal, Georgia McDade. Tune in to hear more “diverse voices from Southeast Seattle”. – https://pongopoetryproject.org/kvrus-rebroadcast-of-2018-pongo-interview/
https://www.instagram.com/sawarimi/p/CnUcdk0ul5h/ Amos Interview
Three Years of Prison Insurgency – https://beta.prx.org/stories/312599
At Home with Literati: Leigh Sugar ft. Amani Sawari and You Li – https://www.literatibookstore.com/event/home-literati-leigh-sugar-ft-amani-sawari-and-you-li
Andrew and Melissa It’s A Shared Sentence:” Kids, Parents, And The Cost Of Incarceration – https://www.embracerace.org/resources/its-a-shared-sentence-kids-parents-and-the-costs-of-incarceration
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PASSED A BILL BANNING PRIVATE PRISONS – https://therealnews.com/california-bans-private-prisons
THE APPEAL PODCAST: WHAT’S CHANGED SINCE THE 2018 PRISON STRIKE? – https://theappeal.org/the-appeal-podcast-whats-changed-since-the-2018-prison-strike/
U.S. prison strikes spread to Canada, as advocates call for end to ‘prison slavery’ – https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-august-27-2018-1.4800048/u-s-prison-strikes-spread-to-canada-as-advocates-call-for-end-to-prison-slavery-1.4800051
SC Public Radio, Prisoners Strike Across The Country To Protest ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ – https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/2018-08-23/prisoners-strike-across-the-country-to-protest-modern-day-slavery
The Real News Network California Lawmakers Passed A Bill Banning Private Prisons by Eddie Conway Ft. Amani Sawari October 15, 2019
KALW 91.7 FM Bay Area Public Media, What are the nationwide prison strike demands? by Rose Aguilar Published August 29, 2018 at 12:01 AM PDT
WNYC Sudio’s The Takeaway with Matt Katz talking to Amani Sawari, Prisoners Demand Reforms, Better Conditions in Nationwide Strike August 21, 2018
EVENT SPEAKING + ACADEMIA
House of Representatives 94th District Amos O’Neal Office Community Conversation Disrupting Barriers to Success for Returning Citizens with Amani Sawari Aired Thursday, February 16, 2023
Worth Rises, Programs + Labor The Curriculum – https://worthrises.org/wk5-programslabor
— SESSION 1 LEGACIES OF SLAVERY https://mumiconference.com/speakers/
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1202607570155921413.html
—ACSJL takes faculty, staff, and student to the Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration Conference – https://www.arcuscenterfirsttenyears.com/mass-incarceration
Sociology Colloquium: Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons – https://sociology.case.edu/2020/10/sociology-colloquium-prison-resistance-inside-outside-movements-to-transform-u-s-prisons/
The daily Case “Prison Resistance: Inside/Outside Movements to Transform U.S. Prisons” – https://thedaily.case.edu/prison-resistance-inside-outside-movements-to-transform-u-s-prisons/
Nothing Works Unless We Do: Harnessing Labor’s Power 43rd Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium – https://www.law.upenn.edu/publicservice/sparer-symposium.php
From Protests to Policy Reform: the Legislative Fight Against Police Brutality – https://ssw.umich.edu/events/list/2020/07/09/61748-from-protests-to-policy-reform-the-legislative-fight-against-police-brutality
Making and Making Mass Incarceration: Legacies of Slavery panel https://mumiconference.com/speakers/
Coal Country to a Carceral State: Letcher County, KY Faced with a Tough Decision – https://www.learngala.com/cases/e61d0327-6165-4837-a7c7-688ed990c27e
Amani Sawari advocates for release of Michigan prisoners amidst COVID-19 – https://www.uwb.edu/ias/news/2020/04/16/pandemic-prisoner-release
Amani Sawari interviewed on Democracy Now! about #august21 prison strike – https://vvv.uwb.edu/ias/news/2018/08/22/prison-strike
Following national strike, why the UW has continued to buy from prisons – https://www.dailyuw.com/news/following-national-strike-why-the-uw-has-continued-to-buy-from-prisons/article_3918724e-c534-11e8-a873-ef658da972e0.html
New graduate coalition formed against prisons – https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/09/25/coalition-against-prisons/
FEATURED ARTICLES
Pro-Con: “Is it time to allow America’s huge prison population to vote?” – https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/national-opinions/article230532079.html
In Prison, and Fighting to Vote
A campaign for suffrage is growing inside prisons. Is anyone listening?
By Dana Liebelson – https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/when-prisoners-demand-voting-rights/597190/
City Limits – https://citylimits.org/2019/11/19/opinion-voting-rights-could-improve-conditions-reduce-violence-in-ny-prisons/
America’s prisoners are going on strike in at least 17 states – https://www.vox.com/2018/8/17/17664048/national-prison-strike-2018
SawariMedia Amplifies Voices Of The Silenced Behind Bars – https://www.ibtimes.com/sawarimedia-amplifies-voices-silenced-behind-bars
Voyage ATL Daily Inspiration: Meet Amani Sawari https://voyageatl.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-amani-sawari
Keeping the spirit of the Prison Labor Strike alive – https://www.salon.com/2018/10/04/keeping-the-spirit-of-the-prison-labor-strike-alive_partner/
Michigan prison reform faces hurdles from Democrats Whitmer and Nessel – https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-prison-reform-faces-hurdles-democrats-whitmer-and-nessel
RaceBaitr Prison Strike 2018: An interview with activist Amani Sawari (Part 1 of 2) by Timothy DuWhite https://racebaitr.com/2018/09/24/prison-strike-2018-an-interview-with-activist-amani-sawari-part-1-of-2/
Sojourners Magazine, How Activists Are Connecting the Dots Between Faith and the Prison Strike – https://sojo.net/articles/how-activists-are-connecting-dots-between-faith-and-prison-strike
The Intercept- Prison Strike Organizer Warns: Brutal Prison Conditions Risk “Another Attica”- https://theintercept.com/2018/08/21/prison-strike-2018-attica/
USA Today- Prisoners nationwide go on strike to protest ‘modern-day slavery’- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/21/prisoners-strike-protest-attica-lee-correctional/1045008002/
Mother Jones- Prisoners Are Getting Creative to Pull Off a Massive Strike This Week-https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/08/prison-strike-inmate-labor-organizers/
Between Attica and Lee https://jacobin.com/2018/08/prison-strike-lee-attica-george-jackson
Inmates Plan To Hold Weeks-Long Strike At Prisons Across U.S. – https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=640493211
Will the 2018 Prison Strike Mean Better Meals for People Inside? – https://civileats.com/2018/09/07/will-the-2018-prison-strike-mean-better-meals-for-people-inside/
Prisoners Strike Across The Country To Protest ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ –
https://www.wlrn.org/2018-08-23/prisoners-strike-across-the-country-to-protest-modern-day-slavery
More Prison Strike Press
In these Times, Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike Against “Modern-Day Slavery” – http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21118/prisoners-strike-slavery-nationwide-unpaid-labor-south-carolina-riot
San Fransisco Bay View- http://sfbayview.com/2018/07/national-prison-strike/
It’s Going Down, Why Prisoners Are Calling for a Strike After Grisly Tragedy in SC – https://itsgoingdown.org/why-prisoners-are-calling-for-a-strike-after-grizzly-tragedy/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Strike Breaks Out at Angola Prison As Momentum Builds for National Prison Strike- https://itsgoingdown.org/strike-breaks-out-at-angola-prison-as-momentum-builds-for-national-prison-strike/
Don Diva Global Media, THE “NATIONAL PRISONERS STRIKE” IS SLATED FOR THIS SUMMER & THESE ARE THE DETAILS- https://dondivamag.com/the-national-prisoners-strike-is-slated-for-this-summer-these-are-the-details/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3141904754 ?
Pacific Standard Magazine, HOW TO ORGANIZE A PRISON STRIKE- https://psmag.com/social-justice/how-to-organize-a-prison-strike
Shadow Proof, INTERVIEW: SOUTH CAROLINA PRISONERS CHALLENGE NARRATIVE AROUND VIOLENCE AT LEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION- https://shadowproof.com/2018/05/03/interview-south-carolina-prisoners-challenge-narrative-around-violence-lee-correctional-institution/
Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, Missouri Prisoner Uprising: Statement From Inside and Call to Action- https://incarceratedworkers.org/news/missouri-prisoner-uprising-statement-inside-and-call-action
abc15 News, Dozens rally outside Lee Correctional Institute for prisoner’s rights- http://wpde.com/news/local/dozens-rally-outside-lee-correctional-institute-for-prisoner-rights
The Nevada Independent- Nevada inmates held in Arizona private prison go on hunger strike, allege subpar conditions- https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-inmates-held-in-arizona-private-prison-go-on-hunger-strike-allege-subpar-conditions
USA Today- ‘You can’t just treat people like animals’: U.S. prison strike prompts solidarity rallies- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/22/prison-strike-sparks-nationwide-protests/1065723002/
World Socialist Web Site- Hundreds of detained immigrants join US national prison strike- https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/23/stri-a23.html
Sputnik News- US Inmates Strike to End ‘Prison Industrial Slave Complex- https://sputniknews.com/amp/us/201808221067376617-Inmates-Strike-Prison-Slave-Complex/?__twitter_impression=true
Vox- A mass incarceration expert says the 2018 prison strike could be “one of the largest the country has ever seen” – https://www.vox.com/2018/8/21/17721874/national-prison-strike-2018-lauren-brooke-eisen-13th-amendment-attica
The Guardian- US inmates stage nationwide prison labor strike over ‘modern slavery’- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/20/prison-labor-protest-america-jailhouse-lawyers-speak
BBC- US inmates nationwide strike to protest ‘modern slavery’- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45261381
The Washington Post- Inmates across the U.S. are staging a prison strike over ‘modern-day slavery’- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/08/21/inmates-across-us-are-staging-prison-strike-over-modern-day-slavery/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3797b8e3d872
Slate- Prisoners Launch National 19-Day Strike to Protest Unpaid Labor and Poor Prison Conditions –https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/national-prison-strike-launches-over-underpaid-labor-and-prison-conditions.html
Splinter News!- America’s Prisoners Are Striking for Their Lives
ACLU- The Nationwide Prison Strike: Why It’s Happening and What It Means for Ending Mass Incarceration https://www.aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/mass-incarceration/nationwide-prison-strike-why-its-happening-and-what-it-means
Shadowproof- Ohio Prisoners Face Crackdown for Speaking Publicly About National Strike-https://shadowproof.com/2018/08/20/ohio-prisoners-repression-talking-publicly-prison-strike/