Gabe Meyers' first court hearing is this morning and there is a call for supporters to pack the courtroom and to pressure Oakland City officials to drop the charges against him and other Oscar Grant protesters. In a statement on Indybay, Gabe Meyers took responsibility for throwing red paint on BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger at the April 9th BART Board meeting and he explains why he took such an action.

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