Fire to the Prisons has been a successful magazine as a representation & a source of solidarity for many associated with the anarchist movement & otherwise. Words from the magazine’s 11th issue describe the ideology very well behind the publication:
“This is written for those discontent with the world around them, and the role they are forced to have in it. This is for the world’s exploited and dominated groups or classes. It is for the uncomfortable, the miserable, the disempowered, or the lost. It is also for the uncontrollable, empowered, fed up, and criminalized. It is a reminder for those living in conflict every day with the social order that reigns upon the earth, that they are not alone. We are a revolutionary publication that hopes to report on struggles that will otherwise be mentioned inappropriately or not at all. We report on struggles that stem from a frustration with different forms of domination, and intend to achieve freedom from them, without compromise.
We hope that by reporting on these struggles, more awareness and support for them will be produced. We also hope that by reporting on these struggles others who feel frustrated with the conditions they face will be inspired to do something about them as well. Further generalizing discontent before domination.”
Disclaimer: IT IS CLEARLY STATED HERE THAT THIS IS NOW AN ARCHIVE SITE & HAS NO RELATION WITH THE PUBLICATION, EDITORS, CONTRIBUTORS OR ANY PERSON LIVING OR DEAD RELATED TO THE MAGAZINE.
Here is the original Disclaimer issued by the publishers of the Fire to the Prisons magazine:
Fire to the Prisons is for informational and educational purposes only. This magazine in no way encourages or supports any illegal behavior in any way, it looks only to provide a printed forum for conversation and news.
We are reporting not inciting. The entirety of the content in this publication was found as public information, and later compiled or re-organized for this magazine. Nothing here is the original content of those who may or may not be responsible for this literary project.
The topics brought up in this magazine in no way reflect the perspectives of any specific person allegedly involved with this publication. They also do not reflect the perspectives or outlooks of any individual or group mentioned in or receiving this publication.
Fire to the Prisons magazine issues are available here in PDF format.
Issue #2
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Fire to the prisons for is an insurrectionary anarchist quarterly periodical that is distributed all over the world. It is intended to provoke a strong community of revolutionary solidarity. Every issue focuses on anarchist analysis, political prisoner awareness, actions conducted in solidarity with others prisons and campaigns, indigenous solidarity, and more. The article content for this issue is listed below. The link to download the PDF is available below, just cut and paste it to your web browser, and click the download link. We hope with this attachment you will print and distribute this issue of Fire to the Prisons in your areas around the world We also hope that if you do plan to distribute it, that in some way, you mention to us where and how many you are distributing, so we can be aware of its circulation. If you are interested in purchasing bulk copies of Fire to the Prisons #4, please contact us. Fire to the Prisons is a project of A Longing for Collapse Press, our contact is below:
table of contents for issue 4:
-Report Back from 2008 Republican National Convention
-Hipsters of the World! We are so fucking boring! By an Anonymous Hipster
-To do away with Doubt. To drown empty words. By Run. A. Crow
-Prisoner Updates and Links
-Revolutionary Solidarity Reports: A chapter of the “solidarity of attack”.
-A Brief Chronology of North American Prisoner Resistance
-Insurgent Ferocity: The Playful Violence of Rebellion By Feral Faun
-Security Tip: For the Ambitious Dispossessed
-Confronting Snitch Culture: Historical Examples and Current Proposals
-A Tribute to Sally Grace
-Links to Other Projects
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Longing for Collapse
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P.O Box 8085
Paramus, NJ
07652
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in solidarity,
the Fire to the Prisons Collective
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Fire to the Prisons #5
An insurrectionary anarchist quarterly publication.
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Booyah!- Fire to the Prisons #6 Is Done and Ready to go to out to the World
After weeks of compromising sleep and sanity; Fire to the Prisons is finally complete.
We say this every issue, but we by far think this is our best yet.
The PDF for Issue 6 is included at the end of this post. As with every issue, we encourage people to print the pdf, and distribute as many copies as possible in their own areas. This helps to de-centralize the way our publication gets out to the world.
Considering the aesthetic limitations of printing and copying the pdf, we have taken responsibility for printing it ourselves as well. Our print job is a bit more legit, and includes a hot glossy cover and professional bind.
Our resources for printing are a result of exploiting the metro-party scene and the Universities of our student friends; but still, printing leads to some degree of debt for us. With that said, were offering free copies to prisoner support groups to help raise legal fees or commisary for comrades in trouble, but were asking 3 dollars a copy for individual orders of the magazine, 2 dollars a copy for orders over 5 and under ten, and one dollar a copy on orders ten and over. Please contact us via email for more information on orders and our paypal information. We would like to also mention that no profit will be made off this project. Every purchase you make will most likely just go into the postage required to send it out; especially when sending it to Europe or prisons. If you plan to just print the pdf offline and distribute it in your area, please take the 10 seconds to let us know via email; it really helps to motivate us to be happy about the magazine; more specifically; the absurd degree of time, energy, and resources we put into its production.
We hope this inspires and provokes.
Eitherwise, what are we doing?
The Line Up
-P. O, WE AL WANT
We all want insurrection. We all want satisfaction.
-P. 8, Greetings
A pre-face to intentions with this publication.
-P. 11, Anything Can Happen
An account of the impossible by Fredy Perlman.
-P. 19, “Fuck May 68’ Fight Now”
An account of resistance on and around May Day 2009.
-P. 26, “All I Do is Party”
Recognizing the potential of social conflict in the defense of
“fun”
-P. 29, A SOLIDARITY OF ATTACK
“We look our for ours.”
-P. 33, CONFRONTING FEAR
Recognizing the emotional and logitstical consequences of being
in struggle.
-P. 36, Collapsing the Security Architectures
A call our for the “Summer of resistance 2009”
-P. 41, Until All are Free
For Total Liberation in Mexico.
-P. 44, TENSION REMAINS BOILING
Recognizing and learning from recent Bay Area tension between residents
and police.
-P. 48, Bash Back!
Props to the anti-assimilationist queer tendency.
-P. 50, PURUSING STRATEGIC SOCIAL WAR
Where do we stand? Obviously opposed to the social order.
-P. 54, Conflict with Capital’s Global Conquest
Reports of native and anti-colonial struggle.
-P. 60, iN TROUBLE
Updates on those facing legal trouble and support for Imprisoned comrades.
-P. 70, frustration on the inside
A chronology of North American prisoner resistance.
-P. 79, Long live mauricio!
Preserving a memory of Mauricio Morales Duarte.
-P. 80, links
Further news and knowledge for linsurrection; for liberation.
Any critiques, compliments, hate, or love yall have to throw our way in response to this new issue, please email us at:
firetotheprisons (at) gmail.com
PDF to Fire to the Prisons 6:
In revolutionary solidarity.
For insurrection.
For liberation.
-Fire to the Prisons Magazine
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“For Nothing, Against Everything”
Fire to the Prisons Issue #7
Fall 2009//An Insurrectionary Quarterly
This Issue features:
Table of Contents
BRIEFING Pg. 3
A subtle introduction.
PERMANENT POTENTIAL,
IN PERMANENT CONFLICT Pg. 4
Towards a revolutionary vagueness.
ON “BURNING OUT” Pg. 8
Disempowerment and the modern radical.
WE DEMAND NOTHING Pg. 12
On the Practical Necessity of Demanding Nothing.
A STATEMENT FROM THE UNDECIDED Pg. 23
The liberal/conservative false dichotomy.
ESCAPISM HAS ITS PRICE,
THE ARTIST HAS HIS INCOME Pg. 25
By Social Warhol from Non-Fides.
REPRESSION
(PRISONER + LEGAL UPDATES) Pg. 27
State attempts to constrain, contain, and silence.
STRUGGLE FROM THE INSIDE Pg. 37
A chronology of North American prisoner resistance.
NOTED DESTRUCTION Pg. 42
Anonymous + Anarchist resistance.
NATIVE CONFLICT Pg. 44
Reports on indigenous resistance
ATTACKING DECEPTION Pg. 49
A critique of spirituality and a short list of attacks on churches.
A REMINDER FOR A DELUSIONAL ERA Pg. 52
Against green capitalism, for earth liberation.
CAN’T STOP THE CHAOS Pg. 54
Riots at the G20.
THE SUMMER ANARCHY DIED Pg. 63
MANAGERS OR MARAUDERS OF THE
DESERT? Pg. 66
By Crudo
WORK Pg. 68
A brief description of dead labor.
SHOUT OUTS Pg. 70
Cool books, publishers, and info
Print copies are also available for 4 bucks a pop, or 2 bucks for orders of 5 and up. The print style for the new issue is hot. Get this shit.
Its also available for free to prisoner support groups, people currently incarcerated, or select projects on consignment. Paypal and money orders are both options. Please contact us via firetotheprisons (a) gmail.com
Also visit our website to view past issues of Fire to the Prisons, and links to other pdf downloads of the magazine.
Agitating till the grave,
Hope you like it
Fire to the Prisons
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Fire to the Prisons
An Insurrectionary Quarterly
Issue #8 Out Now
Winter 2010
Download at:
http://zinelibrary.info/files/firetotheprisons8.pdf (8.16 mb)
Glossy print copies are available for re-distribution by contacting us at:
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or
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Paramus, NJ
07652, USA
If you are a project that distributes free literature to prisoners or a not-for-profit project that feels as if it shares the outlook of this magazine, please contact us to find out information on getting free copies to re-distribute.
For bookstores and other types of distributors, please contact us for payment information (paypal and money order are both options). All money made from copies sold goes either to our postage or print fees.
Issue #8 Table of Contents
WHAT AND WHY:
A quick briefing – Pg. 3
TURNING THE TABLES
IN DEFENSE OF THE EXCEPTIONS:
Advocating a revolutionary voice in defense of the “cop-killer”.
By Another Delinquent – Pg. 10
WE’LL GET WHAT WE CAN TAKE:
A brief chronology of recent events in the
California Student-Worker Movement. – Pg. 17
THE BRICKS WE THROW AT POLICE TODAY WILL BUILD THE LIBERATION SCHOOLS OF TOMORROW
By Three Non-Matriculating Proletarians – Pg. 23
BLAST FROM THE PAST:
BLACK MASK AND
UP AGAINST THE WALL MOTHERFUCKER
The story of a small underground 1960’s
Revolutionary group in New York City. – Pg. 28
OUR TEARS MAKE THE FLOWERS GROW
On the situation in greece. – Pg. 37
RIOT:
The Olympics are coming. – Pg. 41
WE DID NOT HAVE OUR “BROKENHAGEN”
On the actions against the climate summit “Cop15” in Copenhagen.
By Some Unwanted Children of Capitalism – Pg. 46
REPRESSION:
Updates on the legal cases or situations of those enemy to the state. – Pg. 48
REVOLUTIONARY SOLIDARITY
Actions claimed in solidarity with other struggles, arrested individuals, or unrest. – Pg. 73
A CHRONOLOGY:
Of North American Prisoner Resistance. – Pg. 80
ANARCHIST RESISTANCE
Attacks claimed by Anarchists. – Pg. 84
NATIVE CONFLICT:
Under reported actions of Indigenous and “Third” World struggles. – Pg. 87
REMEMBERING IVAN KHUTORSKOY
+ RESISTING FASCISM – Pg. 90
ETC:
Shout Outs, Further Reading, News. – Pg. 94
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Fire to the Prisons-Issue #9-Summer 2010
For this issue, we will be giving copies out for free to anyone who requests them that is not a formal business.
All we ask is for you to pay the price of postage. Please let us know if you would like to order hard copies of the newest issue, or any other questions regarding distribution by contacting us at:
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Feel free to download past issues in PDF form on our website as well:
We fully support the independent re-distribution of this magazine as well, so feel free to print copies on your own if you do not want to pay for postage.
Table of Content for Issue #9:
Briefing
Pg. 3
The Kids are Not Alright
Pg. 6
May Day 2010:
SB1070 + Global Class Conflict
Pg. 16
The 2010 Olympics:
Our Final Report on a non-concluded tension
Pg. 22
Anti-Police Activity in the NW + Beyond
Pg. 29
Disaster in Haiti and Chile
Pg. 35
Regarding Recent Events in Greece
Pg. 41
Blast from the Past:
Two histories in agitation.
Pg. 44
Repression:
Pg. 56
A Dialogue With Our Comrades in
France:
An Interview with the Non-Fides Project
Pg. 72
A Chronology of North American
Prisoner Resistance
Pg. 76
Accounts of Agitation:
Ruptures in the social fabric.
Pg. 85
Updates in the Struggle Against
Grassroots Fascism Everywhere
Pg. 99
Against the Recuperation of Tragedy
A case against charity.
Pg. 104
Accept Nothing//Demand Nothing
A case against rights.
Pg. 106
Don’t Be a Coward
Pg. 108
Eyes Blinking in the Face of the Infinite
Pg. 111
Links//Further Research
Pg. 115
Please if anyone is interested in donating, we could really use the financial help. Please contact our email listed above if you are
interested in making a donation.
For Life//Not Survival
Winter 2010-11
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T.O.C
What is the point?
Pg. 2
Justice: A Dead Word
Pg. 4
Insanity is Only Appropriate -A. Lunatic
Pg. 11
Take your mark, get ready, ablate: 3 positions against prison -August O’Clairre
Pg. 18
Chronology of Prisoner Resistance
Pg. 25
Anti-G20 Resistance in Toronto -Zig-Zag
Pg. 31
Oakland Disgraced. Tensions Re-Ignite: An interview with a Bay Area Resident
Pg. 37
Repression
Pg. 40
Barefoot Bandit
Pg. 57
Reundancy Equates Death -Marat Reckham
Pg. 59
Discover More on your Own
Pg. 63
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What is the point?
Pg. 3
On Building Dangerous Bonds
Pg. 5
Days of Rage
On Spreading Conflict in the Arab World
Pg. 10
School
Often Compared to a Prison
Pg. 28
Southern Appalachia:
On the On-Going Struggle against M.T.R
Pg. 30
Against Justice//Against Peace
Follow Up on “Justice: A Dead Word”
Pg. 33
Repression
On the Obstacles Before Revolt
Pg. 39
Notable Failures in Justice
Pg. 57
Chronology of Prisoner Resistance
Pg. 59
The Strike!
On the Recent Strikes in Georgia’s Prisons
Pg. 63
Japan: The End of a World
Pg. 66
Levantate!
Foreseen Migrant Unrest
Pg. 69
Wake Up//Meet Each Other
Links to Other Projects
Pg. 73
If you are interested in becoming a distributor of the magazine in its properly printed form, please contact us for information on distributing in
your area at:
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We will only typically ask for our postage expenses to be taken care of unless you are a for-profit book store, book distributor, art gallery, and so on. In this case we will ask for a mandatory donation for your order, or attempt to arrange a consignment deal of some sort, depending on your business.