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“…what some of you might not know is that many of the positions and roles Roxanne Anderson [has] taken on are ones that have no or little payment attached to them…” Help out our (unpaid) Executive Director so they can continue to do the great work we can’t pay them to do!http://www.gofundme.com/2e5hxw
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Roxanne is amazing and does amazing work for everyone in the community, work that is mostly unpaid. Please support them so that they can continue to do this work so not only the programs they work with can stay alive but also so that they can stay healthy. Love us some Roxanne!!!!
Roxanne has been a big supporter of CeCe’s from the start. They actually own a small community Cafe where CeCe worked when she was on house arrest. AND Roxanne is holding CeCe’s job for her so it will be ready and waiting for her when she get’s out of prison. Roxanne is a community asset that we NEED to help out!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/58bd429c857d6b5ec5db230fafb5cf63/tumblr_mk8t4cs79W1rstebvo1_500.jpg)
CeCe’s back in St. Cloud: Show her some love! -
Our sweet CeCe got transferred to Stillwater and back again. Please send her much love by sending her a letter, book or the good vibes!
Dear CeCe Supporter,
As was previously announced, CeCe was transferred to MCF-Stillwater, at her own request, at the beginning of March. She was enrolled in the Atlantis treatment program there, which operates in a separate unit from the general population. She was glad to be at Stillwater for a number of reasons, but was quickly frustrated with the program because of issues ranging from blatant transphobia in the program to the snitching culture that is fostered within it. We are unclear on the specifics, but she was kicked out and placed in segregation within a few weeks of being there, and received an additional 30 days onto her sentence as a disciplinary measure. After repeated pleas from her and her advocates to remain at Stillwater and be placed in the general population there, she was instead transferred back to St. Cloud recently. She remains in segregation.
We are still unsure where she will be placed for the remainder of her sentence, but in the meantime we are calling on folks far and wide to write to her immediately! Send her your love and let her know she is not alone, that we are all watching out for her, and that we got her back!
Chrishaun McDonald
OID#238072
Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud
2305 Minnesota Boulevard S.E.
St. Cloud, MN 56304
Keep an eye on this website, or sign up for our mailing list, for the latest information.
With many thanks and lots of love,
CeCe McDonald Support Committee
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Roxanne is amazing and does amazing work for everyone in the community, work that is mostly unpaid. Please support them so that they can continue to do this work so not only the programs they work with can stay alive but also so that they can stay healthy. Love us some Roxanne!!!!
Roxanne has been a big supporter of CeCe’s from the start. They actually own a small community Cafe where CeCe worked when she was on house arrest. AND Roxanne is holding CeCe’s job for her so it will be ready and waiting for her when she get’s out of prison. Roxanne is a community asset that we NEED to help out!
CECE’S BEEN TRANSFERRED from St Cloud to Stillwater! If you’ve been writing to her, sending her books, or visiting, make sure to check the Support CeCe website for the most up-to-date info, including her address and new visiting info.
Chrishaun McDonald OID #238072 Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater
970 Pickett Street
Bayport, Minnesota 55003-1490
For more detailed info on exactly how letters must be to get to her please check her website: https://supportcece.wordpress.com/
LESLIE STATES “NOT GUILTY”—
JUDGE CONVICTS BUT STAYS SENTENCE
Leslie Feinberg declared she/ze was “not guilty” today (2/4/13) on a charge of 3rd degree gross misdemeanor (property damage) for spray painting “Free CeCe Now” on the walls and pillars of the courthouse/jail in Minneapolis.
Based on police reports of Leslie’s actions, which were not in dispute, the judge found Leslie “guilty,” and asked if she/ze had anything to say before sentencing.
Leslie said: “I am a revolutionary journalist and member of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. I am not guilty of any wrongdoing. I delivered the people’s verdict on the jailhouse walls. The real crimes are going on behind the walls where CeCe McDonald is imprisoned.”
“By sentencing CeCe McDonald to prison, Minneapolis sent a green light to neo-fascists at a time of growing racist lynching and massacres in the U.S. CeCe was attacked and survived at a time when an increasing number of transwomen of color are being assaulted and murdered.
“Racist mass incarceration is the crime, as even a former Hennepin County prosecutor admitted in an article—that Minnesota has the greatest racist disparity in sentencing of any state in the U.S.
“The world is watching CeCe McDonald’s struggle. I’m proud to add my voice to the tens of thousands of people who demand: Free CeCe!”
The judge admitted that Leslie’s action was an act of “civil disobedience.”
Then the judge stayed the imposition of sentence for 2 years. During that time, Leslie is on informal probation. This means if Leslie is not convicted of any additional “property damage” for 24 months, the 3rd degree gross misdemeanor charge will be dismissed.
The prosecutor did not pursue court expenses or a fine. Leslie walked out of the courtroom without having to perform community service or report to a probation officer.
Leslie was ordered to pay more than $1300 for the erasure of the political demand she/ze wrote on the wall. Leslie stated after court, “I refuse to pay for the censorship of the political demand Free CeCe Now!
Local Free CeCe organizers were present in the courtroom. Many CeCe supporters in the U.S. and around the world sent tweets, e-mails, faxes, and made phone calls to help deliver the people’s verdict—Free CeCe!—to the Minneapolis mayor and prosecutor.
CeCe’s latest blog entry to her community of supporters! Please share far and wide!
“Learn to be accepting and learn to love, not just others but YOURSELF! And if you think there is not one person who loves you, know that I do…”
http://supportcece.wordpress.com/category/ceces-blog
READ CECE’S NEW BLOG POST:
”..we are all worth it, worthy, beautiful, strong, more than a binary, are able to become self-actualized, can and have already succeeded as a person, and of course, leaders.” -CeCe McDonald
http://supportcece.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/on-trans-day-of-remembrance-a-proposal/
Filed By Tobi Hill-Meyer
Two trans women incarcerated in the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County have been on hunger strike for over a week in an attempt to be allowed to share a cell together. Because they are trans, prison officials refuse to take them off single-cell status. Presumably, they have both been restricted to being in single cells to prevent them from having to share a cell with a man, however, it’s clear that this is not for their own protection when there are two of them and they want to share a cell together.
According to a statement released yesterday, the hunger strike began on Friday September 21st and they are asking their supporters to call in and help:
Call Warden Paramo the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility: (619) 661-6500
Demand that Eva Contreraz (C-45857) and Catarine LaPre (K-67313) be take off single-cell status and be allowed to share a cell. Demand that an end to the discriminatory housing policy against trans women in the correctional facility.
Isolation has commonly been a discriminatory practice prison’s have used against trans prisoners, and many confine trans prisoners to solitary confinement in order to avoid having to place them with either men or women. Often, such solitary confinement ends up being over extended periods of time or even throughout the duration of incarceration, despite many indications that extended solitary confinement can cause lasting psychological damage and may be considered cruel and unusual punishment.
Being restricted to a single cell appears to be a different practice than solitary confinement. Nonetheless, it is a discriminatory practice where trans prisoners are subjected to additional punishment that other prisoners do not have to deal with.
Earlier this year the Prison Rape Elimination Act regulations put out by the Obama administration acknowledged the increased risk trans prisoners are at and put in place regulations to deal with the problem. Enforcing isolation for all trans prisoners against their will is not a recommended practice for reducing violence.
Update: The original posting did not include mention that both women are a part of a trans self-defense prison organization, Gender Anarky. It has been suggested that their affiliation with this political party may be part of the reason for this mistreatment. This hunger strike is both about the immediate issue of discriminatory treatment and to protest prisons in general. For more information about Gender Anarky you can visit their webpage.
http://www.bilerico.com/2012/09/trans_women_in_san_diego_prison_stage_hunger_strik_1.php
Kicking off a ride out to visit Cece Mcdonald in St. Cloud. When we got to the prison, we were met with SWAT teams at every entrance. Imagine that, prison officials are terrified of solidarity. Wonder why?
Check out freecece.wordpress.com for more info.
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