June 11th Statement From Marius Mason

I am feeling some bittersweet feelings, having left prison after some 17 years. I met so many people, from so many communities and families, who found themselves incarcerated for a myriad of reasons. As we move into this time of contention, where there will be conflict between the state and the communities we know – there may be more of the people we love sharing that hidden world behind bars and kept apart. To recognize and remember them is important and it keeps those ties we have to them strong. Please help me this June 11th, to send some love, some hope and a promise to remember to all of our people who are living behind bars.

I am including a poem I wrote for my Yale poetry class in prison. At Danbury, we had a tradition of hugging a certain tree in the parking lot as we got ready to leave one of the three prisons there, the camp, the FSL or the FCI. I was able to hug this sycamore tree, and to tie a new crocheted wrap that a lot of people at the FSL had contributed, so many stitches, so many colors, so many lives maintaining hope for freedom and the embrace of our family and friends.

The Freedom Tree

It’s the sycamore tree that’s in the parking lot,

From two day’s warmth, has put out leaves.

The bleached bark, peeling and stark, is shot

Against the sky, arms lifted in a silent plea,

The “Freedom Tree”.

Willing time to move forward, we see it expand,

The days are in those fingertips.

Buds break to burgeon into hands

That sweep the sky, wide, now that wind no longer keens

And grass grows green.

There is a wild crocheted belt that encircles it,

Proof that one of us made it out,

And left behind a sign that’s spun

From everything we dreamed, while we longed to be

Touching this tree.

Bob Marley also sang of a sycamore tree that was part of his songs about freedom and history. I hope that you will participate in this event, helping me mark a day to remember all the friends I left behind, and all of the people we are missing from our movement, and our communities. Anything will do, as long as it is braided or crocheted or knitted to show how we are all part of a whole together, and stronger together than any one strand alone. There is no particular color combination, as many as you have to weave together. We are all different, but all of us belong together and free. Please help me mark this very first Freedom Tree event on June 11th.

Thank you so much for your act of solidarity.

Love and freedom, Marius Mason

source: ABCF

June 11th statement from Marius Mason

"I am feeling some bittersweet feelings, having left prison after some 17 years. I met so many people, from so many communities and families, who found themselves incarcerated for a myriad of reasons. As we move into this time of contention, where there will be conflict between the state and the communities we know – there may be more of the people we love sharing that hidden world behind bars and kept apart. To recognize and remember them is important and it keeps those ties we have to them strong. Please help me this June 11th, to send some love, some hope and a promise to remember to all of our people who are living behind bars."

https://www.abcf.net/blog/june-11th-statement-from-marius-mason/

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Marius Mason has been released from prison! 🌻

"An environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, Marius was sentenced to nearly 22 years for property damage carried out in defense of the planet in 2009, acts in which no injuries resulted. Nonetheless, his sentence was increased with terrorism enhancement, making it the longest sentence meted out for an act of environmental sabotage."

https://www.abcf.net/blog/welcome-home-marius-mason/

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Anarchist Political Prisoner Marius Mason Released

Marius got out this morning!!!!

Everything helps.

source: Support Marius Mason

Preso anarquista Marius Mason será trasladado a un hogar de transición en mayo

El preso político Marius Mason —conocido por su arte, su compromiso con el medio ambiente, su anarquismo y su defensa de los derechos de las personas trans, entre otras cosas— tiene previsto salir de prisión en mayo de 2026 y trasladarse a un hogar de transicion en Detroit.

Por el momento, desconocemos qué restricciones se aplicarán ni durante cuánto tiempo. Queremos expresar nuestro agradecimiento a todas las personas que han defendido, apoyado y trabajado para lograr este resultado, y esperamos que esta transición se lleve a cabo con dignidad, seguridad y atención para todas las personas implicadas.

Compartiremos más detalles en cuanto estén disponibles. Mientras tanto, les invitamos a que consideren la posibilidad de hacer una donación, en la medida de sus posibilidades, al fondo de apoyo de Marius en:

supportmariusmason.org/support

Si tienes alguna pregunta, escribe a [email protected].

Con nuestro más sincero agradecimiento,

El grupo de apoyo a Marius Mason

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Palabras de Marius Mason sobre su salida de la cárcel en mayo de 2026

Saludos, amigxs y familia,

A estas alturas, parece que por fin va a suceder, así que creo que ha llegado el momento de ponerme en contacto con todxs ustedes darles las gracias por haber estado siempre a mi lado, apoyándome y ayudándome a mantenerme centrado durante estos 17 años de encarcelamiento en la Oficina Federal de Prisiones (BOP). Saldré de prisión en mayo y volveré a mi estado natal, Míchigan, concretamente a Detroit.

Este tiempo no habría sido lo mismo sin todxs ustedes. He conocido a mucha gente que no tenía a nadie a quien recurrir mientras cumplía su condena, por lo que sé lo importante que ha sido siempre contar con el apoyo de todxs ustedes. Y ha habido mucho que superar, sobre todo al defender mi transición de género en cada paso del camino; mientras sabía que contaba con asesoramiento legal, información médica y apoyo material. Muchísimas gracias, les debo más de lo que jamás podré pagarles.

Por mi parte, intenté ser un apoyo y un consuelo para las personas que me rodearon en cada lugar al que me envió la BOP, compartiendo el amor que ustedes me han demostrado.

Lo que realmente quiero que sepan todxs es lo increíblemente orgulloso que me hizo sentir formar parte de una comunidad de resistencia que se mantuvo unida. A las personas que conocí en prisión les impresionó mucho que se expresara con tanta fuerza tanto amor y solidaridad hacia alguien que se encontraba tras las rejas.

Esto demostró que, en nuestro movimiento, aunque estuvimos físicamente separadxs, pudimos mantenernos unidxs en espíritu, y que la solidaridad y el amor son palabras de acción, y que todxs estamos en esto a largo plazo.

El cambio no es fácil, pero la solidaridad es cuando unimos nuestras fuerzas como comunidad. No sé muy bien qué viene después, pero espero poder seguir sirviendo y ayudando a mi comunidad de alguna manera. He estado estudiando para ser tutor de escritura gracias a mi beca de la iniciativa educativa penitenciara de Yalo, y espero poder colaborar como voluntario en el Proyecto de Alfabetización de Detroit. He obtenido un título de asistente jurídico y he estudiado derecho migratorio, por lo que espero poder ser útil también en ese ámbito.

¡Hay tanto por hacer, pero muchas manos hacen que el trabajo sea más fácil! Gracias, gracias, un millón de veces: ¡gracias! Como solía cantar Elton John: “I’m Still Standin’ (yeah, yeah, yeah!).”

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Statement from Marius Mason on his May 2026 release

From Marius:

Greetings, Friends and Family,

It feels like this will actually happen at this point — so I finally think it’s time to reach out and say thank to all of you who have been steadfastly in my corner, backing me up and helping me stay centered all of these 17 years incarcerated in the FBOP. I will be leaving prison in May and returning to my home state of Michigan, back to Detroit.

This time would not have been the same without you all — and I have met so many people who had no one to turn to while they did their time, so I know what a difference it made to always have my people holding me up. And there has been a lot to get through, what with advocating for my transition, at each step — I knew that I had legal advice, medical information and material support. Thank you so much, I owe you all more than I can ever repay.

I have tried for my own part to be a support and comfort to the people around me in each place the BOP put me, passing on the love I have been shown.

What I really want you all to know is how incredibly proud it made me to be part of a community of resistance that stood together. It impressed the people I met in prison for so much love and solidarity to be expressed so powerfully for someone who was behind the walls.

It demonstrated that in our movement, though we were physically separated, we could stay together in spirit, that solidarity and love are action words, and that we are all in it for the long haul.

Change does not come easy, but solidarity is when we flex our strength as a people. I don’t really know what comes next, but I hope I can still serve my community in some way to help. I have been studying to be a writing tutor through my Yale Prison Education Initiative scholarship — and hope to volunteer at the Literacy Project in Detroit. I have earned a Paralegal Degree and studied immigration law, and hope to be of service in that capacity, also.

So much to do, but many hands make the work easy! Thank you, thank you, a million times over — thank you! As Elton John used to sing — I’m Still Standin’ (yeah, yeah, yeah).

See you on the outside!

Love and Solidarity, Marius

Source: https://www.abcf.net/blog/statement-from-marius-mason-on-his-may-2026-release/

Statement from Marius Mason on his May 2026 release

"What I really want you all to know is how incredibly proud it made me to be part of a community of resistance that stood together. It impressed the people I met in prison for so much love and solidarity to be expressed so powerfully for someone who was behind the walls.

It demonstrated that in our movement, though we were physically separated, we could stay together in spirit, that solidarity and love are action words, and that we are all in it for the long haul.

Change does not come easy, but solidarity is when we flex our strength as a people."

https://www.abcf.net/blog/statement-from-marius-mason-on-his-may-2026-release/

#MariusMason #AnarchistPrisoner #Solidarity

Marius Mason to be Released to Halfway House, May 4th!

Political prisoner Marius Mason — known for his art, environmentalism, anarchism, and trans advocacy, among other things — is scheduled to be released from prison in May 2026 to a halfway house in Detroit.

At this time we don’t know what restrictions will be in place, nor for how long. We recognize the many people who have advocated, supported, and worked toward this outcome, and we hope this transition is met with dignity, safety, and care for everyone involved.

We will share more details as they become available. In the meantime please consider donating what you can to Marius’s support fund at:

supportmariusmason.org/support

Contact [email protected] if you have any specific questions.

With deepest gratitude,
The Support Marius Mason crew

Tomorrow is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners (or, simply, June 11th, because the full name is a mouthful) and we're marking the date with a fundraiser!

Last year we raised almost $900 for freedom fighters inside the prison system, and this year we're aiming to break a grand by donating net proceeds from every single sale we make in-store and online!

Every book, t-shirt, sticker, or other item you purchase Wednesday will generate funds for prisoner commissary, legal defense, and other crucial support needs.

So, grab your next read, and then, if you're local, head next door to The Odd, where BRABC is organizing a benefit concert featuring four bands, local art, and a raffle. For more information on June 11th, check out https://june11.noblogs.org, where you can also find a list of individuals supported by the campaign.

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