Strike participants, their families, and advocacy groups reported that the leaders and organizers of the strike were punished with solitary confinement, loss of communication privileges, and prison transfers.[4][5][6]
Critics of solitary confinement regard the practice as a form of psychological torture with measurable physiological effects, particularly when the period of confinement is longer than a few weeks or is continued indefinitely.[92][93][94][75]
The United Nations Committee Against Torture cited use of solitary confinement in the United States as excessive and a violation of the Convention Against Torture in 2014.[95]
It followed the little-reported 2016 US Prison Strike
You know, it doesn’t need to be prisoners that strike. Any of us could strike on their behalf, our demand being theirs.
Striking is an effective way to bring about fast, and real change. Of course, the problem is getting enough people on the same page at the same time. But, the first step is spreading the idea that we don’t need to strike only on our own behalf, and only if we’re part of a union.
Remember, the entire pyramid collapses if consumers stop consuming, and if workers stop working. If enough of us ever get over the fear and ignorance around striking, we could make a huge difference.
the lack of people at protests across the country, excluding the protests that are bankrolled by the billionaires like nokings; is evidence that we’re too socially atomized to make this a reality for now; but hopefully not so in the future.
I’m not friends with some old coworkers in large part because they just don’t go to protests or do anything. They’re comfortable just staying home and playing video games. Extremely basic bros.
Is it 3% of the population in the streets that lead to change?
I’ve heard similar numbers tossed around. I’m not sure how consistently people need to be showing up for change to happen. It seems a lot of what we’re seeing now is brief protests, and then back to business as usual (pun intended)