The following letter from eco-prisoner Joyanna Zacher (“Sadie”)
was sent to the Earth First! Journal in response to an effort at
renewed correspondence after several years of non-communication, at her
request.
Along with desire to share the value
and insight she offered us here on the EF! Journal collective, we also
decided to post her words and art on the EF! Newswire to encourage you
all write letters of support to Sadie, who is on her home stretch from a
7-year prison sentence for ELF actions. On May 1st she will be released to a halfway house. Until then, send letters to:
Joyanna Zacher #36360-086, FCI Dublin, Federal Correctional Institution, 5701 8th Street, Camps Park, Unit F, Dublin, CA 94568
3-2-12
hello. thank you so much for writing.
about a year ago i had actually wanted to see a journal again but no
longer had an address to write in order to request one, so it was nice
to hear from y’all. i haven’t received the brigid issue however and fear
it may’ve been rejected as most decent publications tend to be, but i
thank you for trying all the same, and who knows? maybe it’ll show up
after all. although i have done my time pretty independently i still do
feel a responsibility of sorts to stay a part of the movement that so
inspired me at one point. i still have 3 years of probation where i have
to be careful but i hope to become more involved in certain circles
when i am truly free again. i leave here on may 1st
for the halfway house in tacoma, washington. exile gets there the day
after me and we will likely have to stay there the full six months
before we’re able to return all the way home to olympia again. it has
been a very long and winding road and doubtless there will be more turns
along the way, but the worst is over and i’m feeling very positive
about my free future.
the support i’ve received over the years
has waned greatly and have grave concerns about others that are in
need of strong support for many years to come: marie mason, eric
mcdavid, and my co-defendant justin solondz is also just starting his
sentence. i have felt lonely and forsaken at times and i hope that these
others may be spared the added agony and stress during the remainder of
their time inside. not everyone gets a lot of support from family and
this is where pen pals and prisoner support must step in to fill the
void, not to mention that we need financial support in order to eat as
healthy as possible from the commissary and buy stamps and supplies.
please don’t forget the warriors—the
battle does not end when caged, it only intensifies. and the only
weapons we wield in here are honed through the shared strength of
others.
All The Way Alive!
—sadie
On 3-27-12 the EF! Journal
collective received a letter confirming that the Journals we sent did
eventually arrive, and that we were welcome to publish her letter and
art. We are awaiting confirmation on whether she wants to continue
receiving mail at the halfway house, and we may publish that address at
her request.
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