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Community Members Rally for Charges to Be Dropped Against the Santa Cruz Eleven

by Alex Darocy (alex [at] alexdarocy.com)
On May 4, community members gathered at the Santa Cruz court house for a press conference and rally to demand District Attorney Bob Lee drop the charges against the Santa Cruz Eleven, who have all been charged with felonies arising from the occupation of a vacant bank building last fall. Organizers of the rally believe the DA should, "re-examine the basis for the charges, and the Court must ensure that these activists are not being selectively prosecuted."
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Approximately 100 people were in attendance at the court house rally, and after a brief press conference that had seven of the Santa Cruz Eleven introducing themselves, the group marched through downtown Santa Cruz. Those of the Santa Cruz Eleven who spoke included Brent Adams, Franklin Alacantara, Bradley Stuart Allen, Desiree Foster, Gabriella Ripley-Phipps, Grant Wilson, Becky Johnson, and Robert Norse (Kahn). The Santa Cruz Eleven are either journalists or activists supportive of the Occupy movement.

When marchers returned to the court house, demonstrators spoke again. In addition to more words from the Santa Cruz Eleven, Isaac Collins aka Lyrical I, a musician active with Occupy Santa Cruz, spoke about being arrested at UC Santa Cruz during the annual 420 celebration.

Near the end of the demonstration, a few of the Santa Cruz Eleven swatted at a Wells Fargo Bank-shaped pinata that was full of candy.

The rally was sponsored by the Watsonville Brown Berets and the Supporters of the Santa Cruz Eleven.

For more information about the Santa Cruz Eleven, see:
http://santacruzeleven.org/

For more information about the Watsonville Brown Berets, see:
http://brownberets.info/


Alex Darocy
http://alexdarocy.blogspot.com/
I also am one of the 11 defendants being charged, and I did not have anything to do with the organization or planning of the rally, or the Santa Cruz Eleven website.
§Bradley Stuart Allen
by Alex Darocy
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§Becky Johnson
by Alex Darocy
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For more information about Becky Johnson, see: http://beckyjohnsononewomantalking.blogspot.com/
§Gabriella Ripley-Phipps
by Alex Darocy
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§ Desiree Foster
by Alex Darocy
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Desiree Foster got a laugh out of the crowd when she introduced herself and said her age was 19, "not 34 like they said on KSBW."
§Robert Norse
by Alex Darocy
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Robert Norse is the founder of Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom. For more info, see: http://www.huffsantacruz.org/
§Brent Adams
by Alex Darocy
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Brent Adams is a filmmaker who has recently completed editing a documentary about Occupy Santa Cruz. For more info, see: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Subcommondante-Films/196335907114319
§Grant Wilson
by Alex Darocy
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§Franklin Alacantara and Grant Wilson
by Alex Darocy
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§Fire Bob Lee Now
by Alex Darocy
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by Alex Darocy
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by Alex Darocy
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by Alex Darocy
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§Ben Rice, Attorney for Bradley Stuart Allen
by Alex Darocy
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§Jenn Laskin
by Alex Darocy
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§Steve Pleich
by Alex Darocy
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§Tomas Alejo
by Alex Darocy
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§Capitalism is Dying and We are Living
by Alex Darocy
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by Alex Darocy
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§Photography is not a Crime
by Alex Darocy
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§Part 2
by Alex Darocy
Community Members Rally for Charges to Be Dropped Against the Santa Cruz Eleven, Part 2
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/05/18712984.php
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