In the framework of the 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙭𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙨 from 23 to 30 August, we extend the invitation to this long-distance conversation with comrades Gabriel Pombo da Silva and Eliza di Bernardo, who will be sharing their individual experiences of struggle inside different prisons in Europe, as well as experiences of resistance and active solidarity outside of them.
Gabriel entered prison at the age of 17 for bank robbery and was part of the “Asociación de Presos de Régimen Especial” (APRE), an organisation that fought to end solitary confinement. After a tireless activity that still continues, on 10 July 2023 he was released after more than 30 years of imprisonment in different prisons in Spain and Europe, related to 3 operations against him (Audacia, Scripta Manent and Operation Buyo).
For her part, Eliza was arrested on 13 June 2012 during the Osadía operation for administering, together with other comrades, the Culmine blog. She was involved in the Scripta Manent and Ardire trials, and in 2017 with Gabriel in Operation Buyo, both of them taking on their time in prison in a dignified and combative manner. In the exchange of these memories and processes we hope to contribute to the discussions, perspectives and projections for the strengthening of the anti-prison struggle in Colombian territory, and to continue weaving networks with like-minded people in different parts of the world, meeting beyond borders in the struggle against prisons and the societies that need them.
Bogota, Colombia: Talk with Gabriel Pombo da Silva and Eliza di Bernardo about their struggle inside the prisons
