Letter-writing & Solidarity Night for Imprisoned Prairieland (Texas) Defendants
Cindy Barukh Milstein (they)
Letter-writing & Solidarity Event for Imprisoned Prairieland (Texas) Defendants
Monday, 9 February / join anytime between 19.00 and 21.00
@kaleidoskopwien, Schönbrunnerstraße 91, Wien
Prairieland is a US political repression case stemming from a noise demonstration in solidarity with ICE detainees that took place on July 4, 2025, outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. There are currently 18 defendants, charged as an alleged “Antifa Cell,” including for transporting “antifa materials”—a box of commonly available anarchist zines. The defendants face decades or even life behind bars, and in the case of green card holder Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada, also deportation. They are currently being held in a federal prison while awaiting trial, scheduled to begin on 17 February. Beyond destroying these defendants’ lives, this case could have wide-ranging impacts: making it an act of “domestic terrorism” to resist fascism, whether with organizing, solidarity, or words.
For more details, see:
prairielanddefendants.com | @dfwsupportcommittee
freedes.net | @free.des.revol
* We encourage people to wear an N95/KN95 mask
* Letter-writing supplies, stickers, and info will be available
* We’ll send the letters to Texas for you