In a conversation moderated by independent journalist Alissa Azar, former political prisoners David Campbell and Eric King discuss being antifascists in prison. Together they explore the political and physical implications of opposing fascism and white supremacy while living under state control.

In anticipation of the International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners (July 25th), this event is a fundraiser for the International Antifascist Defense Fund! Attendees are asked to make a donation in lieu of ticket cost.

Recently published by AK Press, Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners is a project of abolitionist Josh Davidson and Eric King. The book is filled with the experience and wisdom of over thirty current and former North American political prisoners. It provides first-hand details of prison life and the political commitments that continue to lead prisoners into direct confrontation with state authorities and institutions.

If you missed the first panel discussion between Eric King, Susan Rosenberg, Herman Bell, and David Gilbert, you can watch the recording here.

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Alissa Azar is an independent journalist originally from Syria who covers right wing violence and activity, as well as antifascism in the Pacific Northwest. In May they were arrested and charged with trespassing while attempted to cover the police clearing of a pro-Palestinian encampment at Portland State University. Alissa has received support from a coalition of organizations, including the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Eric King is a father, poet, author, and activist. Last December, he was released after spending nearly ten years as a political prisoner for an act of protest over the police murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. He was held in solitary confinement for years on end and has been assaulted by both guards and white supremacists. Eric has published three zines: Battle Tested (2015), Antifa in Prison (2019), and Pacing in My Cell (2019). His sentencing statement is included in the book Defiance: Anarchist Statements Before Judge and Jury (2019).

David Campbell is a lover of language and the arts, who was two weeks away from moving to Paris to study French translation when his dedication to combating the alt-right drew him to a protest. At the protest, a brawl broke out in which a fifty-six-year-old intoxicated alt-right man was knocked unconscious. Cops stepped in and broke David's leg in two places. The District Attorney's office filed gang assault charges against David, who took a noncooperating plea agreement. He served eighteen months at Rikers Island, coinciding with the outbreak of the COVID pandemic. David translated Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity (PM Press, 2023), a sweeping history by French authors Olivier Besancenot and Michael Löwy.

The International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund (IADF) founders saw a need for a standing fund that could be used to provide immediate support to anti-fascists and anti-racists anywhere in the world, whenever they found themselves in a difficult situation as a result of their stand against hate. Modeled on the defense fund run by the Anti-Racist Action Network in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the IADF accepts proposals for support from anyone. intlantifadefence.wordpress.com