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Call To Prisoners To Observe
John Brown Day
There comes a time when each person must take a stand for what they know to be righteous in and of itself and not because some other source defines it as "righteous." My call as an ex-con to all my still-confined comrades is that you Brothers and Sisters take a Stand. On May 1, 1999, in upstate New York, there will be a gathering to honor the memory of JOHN BROWN and all that he stood for: Abolition of the many forms of pernicious evils that accompany subjugation of oneís fellow man. As an ex-convict who spent twelve years imprisoned (within the maximum security prisons of both Florida and Massachusetts), I know what life in the Penal Purgatory Realm consists of! Pain accompanies the suffering but Hope tempered by Faith equals everything out. John Brown felt coursing through his entire being the pain and suffering of others, and with his Hope tempered by his unflagging Faith, he stood up to the pernicious evils of his time. Today evil once again runs rampant and a call is being sent out to all those who live and think in the spirit of John Brown to stand tall individually and collectively. Where possible, each prisoner receiving this CALL TO ACTION should observe John Brown Day in whatever fashion that their respective conditions of confinement allows, be it by fasting, gathering in group(s) or alone and sending out salutations to John Brownís spirit, or having a study group that speaks about John Brown, what he stood for in the past and how that is juxtaposed with contemporary (social) needs. This is not an exhaustive list and prisoners should be respectfully creative in paying homage to John Brown. Prisoners should also take the initiative to contact their families and friends, informing them of the John Brown Day gathering and the need for their presence at John Brown's gravesite on May 1, 1999! Any and all writings by prisoners conjunctive to this gathering and John Brown should be sent to the listed addresses, with some to be read aloud over the course of the gathering. As an ex-con I KNOW what waging war inside the dark dungeons of despair is all about. I personally feel that the knowledge that there have been people of such moral fortitude as John Brown, willing to die for what he believed in, allowed me not only to survive inside the correctional crypts but to thrive in such a way that, now free, I too can see the glory of struggle for the eradication of evil and give my all for such!
STAY STRONG OF SPIRITS Ever your Comrade, |
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