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Ed Thompson against the Drug War
Ed Thompson (the brother of former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson) is running for governor of Wisconsin, and he's agains the Drug War!...
Posted: Mon, Jun 24, 2002 5:04pm PDT
C.H.P. Assaults 11 Year Old
At a recent protest, California Highway Patrol assaulted an 11 year old Muslim girl, according to the Council on American-Islamic relations...
Posted: Sat, Jun 22, 2002 3:12am PDT
Sloppy Justice in Oakland Car Seizure Programs
This essay describes the on going
crackdown on civil liberties against Black and Brown motorists in Oakland in the name of the drug war. It also invites folks to a speak-out on police repression and the drug war on
June 27th at Defremery Park in West
Oakland 7:00. Call 415-364-1870
ebuprising@yahoo.com...
Posted: Wed, Jun 19, 2002 5:53pm PDT
USA Political Police: Bensouda's Upcoming Trial
Information from Chicago about detained anarchist activist Ahmed Bensouda...
Posted: Wed, Jun 19, 2002 2:38pm PDT
Fairfax pot club needs your support!
Fairfax Planning Commission wants to give in to US-wide pressure to close pot club- go Thurs night to voice your support for keeping it open!...
Posted: Wed, Jun 19, 2002 1:13pm PDT
Shame is a tactic we need
arrest, prosecution, conviction and imprisonment are all shame tactics. we can use shame tactics, too. legally, strategically. though we cannot detain the body of the offender as police do, we can make Wanted posters & put them up in public places...
Posted: Tue, Jun 18, 2002 9:54pm PDT
Republicrats Ignore CA Residents, Move to Fund New Prison...
As indicated below, we lost this round in Sacramento late last night, BUT
the struggle to stop the Delano Prison continues. As we knew, the odds against us were big, but the fight continues....Thanks for all your support! In Solidarity, Critical Resistance...
Posted: Tue, Jun 18, 2002 12:54am PDT
Stop the Super Jail Rally
June 21, 9am
1221 Oak Street
Right by Lake Merritt BART...
Posted: Sat, Jun 15, 2002 2:01pm PDT
Victory for Reclaim the Streets at Police Review Commission
After a gruelling, epic multi-hearing saga at the Berkeley Police Review Commission,, 16 months after the original incident at the February 9 Reclaim the Streets emergency demonstration for indigenous rights against the IMF/WB in Ecuador, two activists are vindicated by an overwhelming ruling in their favor. Lawsuit is ongoing....
Posted: Fri, Jun 14, 2002 3:13am PDT
Police Abuse of Power & Authority
Off-duty Vallejo cop avoids arrest after leading Sacramento authorities on a high-speed car chase...
Posted: Sun, Jun 9, 2002 8:31pm PDT
Hip-Hop Benefit
Sounds for Socialism - TONIGHT - JUNE 8, 2002
Hip Hop & more music to benefit the financial aid fund for sending low income
activists to the Socialism 2002 national conference in Chicago this June....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 4:20pm PDT
DEA Raid in SANTA ROSA
June 6 DEA actions coming soon. They must act to strike fear. 2 face 60 years for compassion......
Posted: Wed, Jun 5, 2002 7:24pm PDT
Debt to Society: The Wrongly Convicted Face Long Road in Getting Compensation
After A.B. Butler Jr. was cleared of rape and freed from prison two years ago, the state of Texas granted him a pardon and gave him a check for its mistake. The value of 16 1/2 years behind bars: About $4.60 a day. The check totaled $27,854 for more than a third of his life wasted, while his parents died and his marriage collapsed....
Posted: Sun, Jun 2, 2002 12:18pm PDT
FBI Detains Ahmed Bensouda, Anarchist Activist in Illinois
FBI seizes computer, files and detains anarchist activist in Urbana-Champaign, IL. Wake up....
Posted: Sat, Jun 1, 2002 12:43am PDT
Bicyclists Sue Sacramento Police
Bicyclists are suing the Sacramento Police Department for civil rights violations. Police have repeatedly suppressed first amendment events known as "Critical Mass", at least two attempts at which were killed by police abuses. The Bicycle Civil Liberties Union is organizing the lawsuit on behalf of demonstrators. Press conference Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at noon in front of the Federal Courthouse in Sacramento....
Posted: Fri, May 31, 2002 5:04pm PDT
UPDATED city list. Training sessions June 1, 2, 5. National Day of Direct Action at DEA.
Nearly 800 people so far have signed a Pledge of Resistance to participate in civil disobedience actions in the case of federal arrests or harassment of medical marijuana patients, caregivers, or dispensaries. To prepare for both the June 6 National Day of Action and the Emergency Response in case of federal actions, trainings will be held in 8 [it's now up to 11 cities nationwide] cities on the west coast. These sessions will cover the ASA campaign, media work, organizing logistics, nonviole...
Posted: Fri, May 31, 2002 1:24pm PDT
Uniting Against California Highway Patrol
No matter how you feel about the groups involved, this 11-year-old young woman deserves all of our support, and I know we will give it....
Posted: Thu, May 30, 2002 6:37pm PDT
Long Beach rally against police repression - 6/2
Rally and press conference to stop repression against activists in general and specifically to stop the repression against anarchists in Long Beach...
Posted: Wed, May 29, 2002 12:01am PDT