4/7 Commemorate Anti-War Picket & Help Injured Protester

http://www.actagainstwar.org/

COMMEMORATE THE APRIL 7 OAKLAND DOCKS ANTI-WAR PICKET AND HELP SUPPORT
ONE OF THOSE INJURED BY THE OAKLAND POLICE

A BENEFIT FOR WILLOW ROSENTHAL'S MEDICAL NEEDS
Willow was permanently injured at the hands of the Oakland Police
Department on April 7th , 2003.

Thursday April 7th, 7 p.m. to Midnight
Café Van Kleef (21 and over)
1621 Telegraph @17th, Oakland
19th Street BART

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Dorrit * 510-981-1967 * dorrit [at] riseup.net

MUSIC:
· Andrea Pritchett (of Rebecca Riots), Shelley Doty (East Bay Express
called her "the complete performer in her use of cranked emotions in her
singing, edgy rock energy and swinging jazz guitar rhythms." ) & Friends
· Henri Ducharme with TaraLinda  New French music and beyond (accordion
& vocals)
· Spoken Word Performance

VIDEO:
· Shots on the Docks the documentary depicting the events at the
Oakland Docks on April 7, 2003 by Steve Zeltzer of the Labor Video
Project will screen.

SPEAKERS:
· Jack Heyman, ILWU rank and file activist who was arrested by police
April 7, 2003 and fought and won bogus charges against him.
· Antonia Juhasz, winner of the Project Censored Award for her article
on the corporate invasion of Iraq, co-author of Alternatives to Economic
Globalization (2nd Edition) and antiwar educator and organizer.
· Member of Campaign for Community Safety and Police Accountability

HORS DOEUVRES WILL BE SERVED

On April 7 2003 hundreds of Bay Area anti-war, labor and community
activists picketed corporate war profiteers at the Oakland docks. The
Oakland Police Department (OPD), after meeting days before with maritime
bosses, opened fire on nonviolent people with wooden bullets,
shot-filled sacks and concussion grenades and charged people with
motorcycles for two hours. Their actions injured 60, including 7 long
shore workers and 3 members of the press, in the most violent attack in
recent history on the anti-war movement, and was denounced by the UN
Commission on Human Rights. Picketers caused the docks to shut down on
April 7, 2003; and a month later on May 12 and one year later on April
7, 2004.

Those arrested and facing bogus charges won their cases and there have
been some reforms to police practices won in civil suits in the
aftermath, but the OPD and Mayor Jerry Brown (who may run for California
Attorney General) remain unaccountable. Read more about the Oakland Dock
Actions>>> <http://www.actagainstwar.org/article.php?list=type&type=49>

Willow Rosenthal, urban farmer, community organizer, and anti-war social
justice activist, sustained permanent injuries on that day. We are a
group of friends of Willow and local activists who are raising money to
assist her with her medical expenses, as she has not received any
compensation from the city of Oakland. In the event that her case
settles, any unused funds raised will be diverted to anti-war organizing.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. Distribute info about this event to your lists, friends and collegues

2. Donate money in one of the following ways:
* On line with a credit card  just press the make a donation button
below to go to our PayPal link

* Or send a check to
Willow Rosenthal
PO Box 611
Berkeley, CA 94701

Please make the check out to Willow Rosenthal.

* Or come to the benefit on April 7th and make a donation in person.
$10-$100 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
In the event Willow's case settles, remaining funds will be diverted to
anti-war organizing.