This is a draft version of the graphic some folks in Toronto have created for a poster calling for Seth's freedom.

February 1, 2006 Statement from Political Prisoner Robert Seth Hayes Honoring the 20th Anniversary of the Black Men's Movement and its Founder, Sonny Baba Abubadika Carson.

Revolutionary greetings, brothers and sisters,

My name is Robert Seth Hayes, African freedom fighter, former member of the Black Panther party, captured soldier of the Black liberation Army, a political prisoner and a prisoner of war for 32 years and counting.

I extend my love and respect to all of you on this, the 20th anniversary of the Black Men's Movement. The Black Men's Movement was established in 1986 as a formidable force determined to reclaim control of our streets through confrontation against the ravages of crack cocaine on our families and communities. Today, we honor those heroic men and women who confronted the obstacles created to destroy community empowerment. We are all too familiar with the destructive aspects of drugs infiltrated into our communities and how family and property became products of dysfunction. Had the Black Men's Movement not stepped forward, one can only imagine the state of despair we'd be living in today. From those depths of struggle, one emerged who we hail and honor here today. Baba Abubadika, Sonny Carson.

This is a painting that Seth created.

Here's a photo of Seth with palm trees and a beach in the background.

This is a picture of Seth and Herman Bell.

This is a graphic to be used in Seth support materials. Check out drooker.com for more graphics like this.

LE PRISONNIER POLITIQUE ROBERT "SETH" HAYES S'EST FAIT REFUSER DES
TRAITEMENTS MÉDICAUX! (23/10/2002)

Le 3 octobre 2002, Robert "Seth" Hayes, un ancien membre du parti des
panthères noires et de l'armée noire de libération et prisonnier politique
depuis 30 ans, a été déplacé contre son gré de l'hôpital où il avait reçu
un traitement contre l'hépatite C et le diabète du type 2 à destination de
la population générale de la prison du Service correctionnel du comté de
Clinton (CCF) à Dannemora, État de New-York. Le transfert du 3 octobre et
l'élimination de toute attention médicale à laquelle M. Hayes avait

(this is from October of 2003. This immediate health crisis has passed, but Seth still needs all the support we can give him...)

by Crystal Hayes

The PIGS (Prison Industry Gang System*) are at it again!

They insist upon the incarceration of my father, Political Prisoner and ex-Black Panther Robert Seth Hayes, yet they refuse to provide him with even minimal medical care even as hepatitis C and diabetes try to claim his life. On Oct. 3, my father was removed from the hospital ward where he had received daily treatments for those dread diseases.

This is nothing less than terrorism when a prison administration willfully ignores the life and death medical needs of their inmates. My father was moved to the hospital in the first place because of the seriousness of his illnesses, and even in the hospital under medical supervision he complained of dizziness, weakness, headaches behind his eyes, numbness in his limbs and lethargy. His symptoms make clear that his health is precarious and deserves serious consideration, not release from the hospital into general population where he is forced to watch his health deteriorate.

I would like to send my revolutionary greetings to the Palestinian comrades who have arrived on the shores of America to educate us and to continue uplifting our spirits. I would like to extend special greetings to the crew of Adameer and to the brothers and sisters of Sumoud who have brought this presentation to us. My name is Robert Seth Hayes. I'm a former member of the Black Panther Party and a captured and convicted soldier of the Black Liberation Army. I am one of New York State's many political prisoners. I understand that Adameer is now touring North America on its tour and education process to bring us awareness of the situation of political prisoners in Palestine. It's a beautiful opportunity for us to grow and learn and I'm very appreciative of it.

"Political prisoners are the people that said listen, I'm going to sacrifice myself so the message will get clear to you. I'm standing here with a sign in my hand arguing with the authorities. I have no gun, I have no rifle, I have no dog, I have no chains or handcuffs. I'm standing here as a human being, as a citizen telling you something and you have all this power to suppress me. If you do, you will make a statement to the masses that are looking on today. We've gotten away from that, we’ve forgotten who these people are that call themselves political prisoners and the sacrifices that they've made. If we don't recognize the sacrifices made by those who've come before us, then we deny our history, our culture, our morals. If we deny all of that we redefine ourselves as something that we haven't even earned, because we haven't recognized who we are.