On January 31, 2024, Free Shaka Shakur, FOCUS Initiatives LTD. Reentry, and FOCUS Families held a special educational, political, and celebratory event at the Indianapolis Liberation Center. The event was standing-room-only as you can see in the photos below the video.
Family, friends, and supporters of Shaka celebrated with perseverance as we reach milestones that bring him closer to home and freedom. We celebrated the advance of the struggle now that Free Shaka Shakur and FOCUS Initiatives, LTD. and others are collaborating with the volunteers and member-organizations of the Indianapolis Liberation Center. As more groups unite under one banner, we rededicated ourselves to freeing not only Shaka, but all political prisoners.
In this excerpt from the conversation, Shaka provides historical context we must understand today: that what we are doing now the revolutionaries behind bars were dreaming about 30-40 years ago. Our work is just beginning, however, and he discusses some of that collaborative work in the video.
Shaka Shakur: The State Of The Struggle And Our Next Steps
Snapshots Of The Event
Queene Lewis
Free Shaka Shakur Co-Coordinator
Akili Shakur
Save Our Families, Shakur’s Wife
Derek Ford
Free Shaka Shakur Co-Coordinator
The Crowd Before, During, And After The Event
Featured photo: PSL Indianapolis organizer Bria York introduces the panel. Credit: Indianapolis Liberation Center.