Hunger Strikes in OMDC by Detention Resistance

We are Voices of Transborder Resistance, a new podcast created by Detention Resistance. This podcast is a transformative space for movement-building alongside invisibilized voices as part of the transborder struggle. We aim to abolish colonial walls by exposing the violence, oppression, and exploitation experienced by our community, in and out of prisons and detention centers across nations. We aim to empower ourselves and each other to reclaim our right to free movement and life.

In this second episode, we continue our conversation about the impact of COVID-19 in Otay Mesa Detention Center. Still, this time, our focus is on how detained compas have protested and resisted the inhumane conditions throughout hunger strikes. Last year in Otay Mesa Detention Center, there were a series of hunger strikes protesting the medical neglect and the inhumane conditions throughout the rise of Covid-19. In this episode, you hear from compas detained in OMDC and local organizers.

Kummeeay Territory aka (San Diego)

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Credits

Host/Writer: Kay Rodriguez-Burner

Editor: Elias Ahmad

Writer: Ymoat Luna

Collective guest: Cristina Malo

Collective guest: Angel Mendez

Interviewer: Ella Napata

Compa Voices: Adrian, Hever, & Anthony

Adam: Legal Assistant

Music by Eric Ralston

Sources

ACLU San Diego & Imperial Counties Report April 2021

CORECIVIC’S DECADES OF ABUSE: OTAY MESA DETENTION CENTER Detention Resistance Collective

Detention Resistance Research Committee

Detention Resistance Transcription/Translation Committee