Activism, Bombings & 23 Years in Federal Prison | Laura Whitehorn

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🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Laura Whitehorn, a dedicated activist since the 1960s, shares her compelling story of radical activism, involvement in bombings, and serving over 14 years in federal prison. As a member of the May 19th Communist Organization, Laura participated in protests against U.S. policies, including the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Capitol Building. She discusses her motivations, the events leading to her arrest in 1985, and the challenges faced during her incarceration. Since her release in 1999, Laura has continued her activism, focusing on supporting political prisoners and advocating for social justice. #Activism #PoliticalPrisoner #LauraWhitehorn #USCapitolBombing #May19CommunistOrganization #SocialJustice #PrisonReform #RadicalHistory Connect with Laura Whitehorn: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-whitehorn-08b54a33/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rappcampaign?igsh=NDh4aG52dDV0aDE3 Website: https://rappcampaign.com/our-people/ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick Timestamps: 00:00:00 Inspiration and Impact of Jose Salana 00:03:11 Reforming the Prison System: Release Aging People in Prison Movement 00:06:41 Advocacy for Change in the Prison System 00:10:19 Family Influences and Early Political Awareness 00:13:47 Choosing a Path: From Academia to Activism 00:17:25 The Resistance Conspiracy Case and Its Ideology 00:21:05 Parole Hearings and Racial Disparities 00:24:48 FBI Arrest and Charges: A Personal Account 00:28:25 Arrest and Pre-Trial Holding Period 00:31:56 Fighting for Justice in the Federal System 00:35:38 Understanding "Girlfriend Crimes" in Drug Conspiracies 00:39:00 Challenges of Communicating from Prison 00:42:37 Racism and Inequality in the Prison System 00:46:17 Human Rights Violations in Prisons 00:50:00 Impact of Incarceration on Generations 00:53:34 The Fight Against Racism and Political Power 00:57:06 Meeting and Introduction Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Laura, welcome to Lockton.
0:02.0	Thank you to Jeannie for connecting us.
0:04.5	We just interviewed Jose, which is a great episode you got to listen to.
0:08.5	And now you're in the hot seat.
0:10.3	And now you understand why I say I'm the luckiest person in the world
0:13.8	because go to prison, start an organization, and end up working with someone like Jose
0:19.5	Salada and getting to listen to him and getting to be moved by him.
0:24.5	His values, his principles, his strength.
0:27.3	You know, it's really cool.
0:28.5	Yeah, very inspiring.
0:30.6	Now, you guys work in the same organization together?
0:34.0	Yeah.
0:34.7	Now, can you explain what that means to you and what it is?
0:37.3	Sure.
0:38.9	Well, you know,
0:46.8	release aging people in prison is an organization that I was part of starting 11 years ago with another formerly incarcerated man who did time in New York State, Mujahid who died in 2018 right before Jose became director.
1:00.7	Kathy Boudin, who also died a few years ago, who was a fantastic organizer and had done a lot
1:09.4	of time in prison, and a lawyer named Sophia
1:12.4	Elijah, who is still functioning as a lawyer and as an advocate in New York State
1:18.5	and run something called the Alliance of Families for Justice.
1:22.1	And we started rap because at that point, a couple of things were going on.
1:26.9	One, for me, was that I was involved with struggles to free political prisoners in New York State,
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