prison activism

Nikitha James interviewed their late uncle, 'Uncle B' (Waabi-gichi-makwa, known by his government name, William John Taylor) and turned these interviews into a series of zines.
William John Taylor was a survivor of residential school, physical and sexual abuse, the hospital system, and the prison system. As an amputee and as someone struggling with addiction and chronic pain, he thought it was important that his stories were shared in the community so that others could learn from his experiences.
These stories are not only about pain and trauma, but also about joy and resilience; humour and love. They show how when we learn from the past, we can collectively shape our present and future existences.

What Better Time Than Now? ... notes on consciousness and unity in US cities and prisons is a 2011 zine gathering information from several sources (all of which are cited on the back cover) that is communicated in the form of a sixteen page article. It touches on prison activism, colonization, anarchism, class consciousness, and unity.

Table of contents:
Introduction
Penitentiaries, Slavery and Colonial Expansion
1930s-1960s
1970s
The 1970s in Quebec
1980s and 1990s
Current Context
Race and Canadian Prisons
Anarchists and Aboltionists
Conclusion
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Interview With Some Friends From So-Called Canada
Further Reading

Transcript of a CFRC Prison Radio interview with Sherri, who runs Beyond Prison Walls Canada.

Transcript of a CFRC Prison Radio interview with Jarrod Shook about a prison work strike and lawsuit in response to the 2013 pay cut to prison wages.