Pittsburgh: $1000 raised for legal defense of imprisoned graffiti artist MF-ONE

This past Saturday, October 18th, the Greater Pittsburgh Anarchist Collective threw a fundraiser for imprisoned graffiti artist Daniel Montano, a.k.a. MF-ONE. We were able to raise $1000, which will greatly help with the cost of an appeal of his sentencing of 2 1/2 - 5 years in a Pennsylvania state prison.
The case of Daniel Montano is an example of the criminalization of the youth and the exploited in our city. It is one of many steps the property owners and politicians have taken to advance their agenda of gentrification already happening in the East End of Pittsburgh, which is a very active spot for graffiti writers. The state claims he caused over $600,000 in damage in a years-long stretch of writing. We know this ridiculous claim was made to demonize Danny and further the career of certain politicians like city councilman Bill Peduto (the fake hipster). We intend to work hard to make sure that Danny gets an appeal and is out of prison as soon as possible. We also want to stand in solidarity with all graffiti writers and other marginalized people in our city and all over the world. We want a world where the sanctity of property is not more important than the life of a young artist.

For more information on the case of Daniel Montano visit FREEMFONE.org

-Greater Pittsburgh Anarchist Collective
Member of the Anti-Racist Action Network
GPAC412 AT gmail.com