*URGENT COURT SUPPORT *10amCollege Park CourthouseYonge St. & College St.Courtroom 507 At 10pm last night, 10 police officers arrested Jaroslava Avila outside Queens Park Subways, a prominent Indigenous sovereignty and solidarity activist from Chile. She will be appearing in court Thursday morning at 10am. Her family has called for supporters …
The following is an Action Alert from the HRC-FedUp! Emergency Response Network, about prisoner-advocate Andre Jacobs who is being tortured in retaliation for his speaking up in defense of a fellow prisoner who was being deprived food. Take action for one who has taken action for others! Please take action …
Last week’s Got Your Back conference included an interesting mix of speakers and workshops – and due to the physical layout of the event, for a change i actually got to listen in to the closing panel’s each day, as they were in the area right next to where i …
A call for action at Federal Buildings and FBI Offices. We denounce the Federal Bureau of Investigation harassment of anti-war and solidarity activists. The FBI raided seven houses and an office in Chicago and Minneapolis on Friday, September 24, 2010. The FBI handed subpoenas to testify before a federal grand …
From Twin Cities Indymedia: UPDATE 4pm: The office of the Anti-War Committee was also reportedly raided earlier today. See also: Search warrant for Mick Kelly’s residence and subpoena to Chicago grand jury (via TheUptake.org)Press Conference: 4pm, 2911 Park Ave., MinneapolisCommunity Meeting: 5:30pm, Walker Church, 3100 16th Ave S., MinneapolisSee also …
From Twin Cities Indymedia, about today’s raids on Freedom Road Socialist Organization (Fightback) activists in the u.s.: Three houses in Minneapolis raided, other houses in Michigan, NC, Chicago targeted. Urgent – Community Meeting tonight! 5:30 pm Walker Church 3104 16th Ave S (Minneapolis) regarding the FBI Raids On Friday morning, …
This just in from Fire on the Mountain blog: I just saw a Facebook post from Steff Yorek, whom I have known for many years, in Minneapolis. It reads, in full, The FBI is executing a search warrant on our house right now. The claim to be looking for evidence …
The following of interest from the london anarcha feminist koelektiv: June saw the fascist and undeniably opportunistic English Defence League (EDL) announce plans to march through Whitechapel in apparent protest at a planned United Kingdom – Islamic Conference (UK-IC) at the Troxy Centre, a conference which would see extreme Islamic …
Update: Support and Solidarity for Juan * Juan Pablo Lepore, 28, was arrested in Montreal on September 2nd for accusations of mischief at the G20 Summit in Toronto this June. The crown has refused his release on bail during his first appearance on Friday, September 3rd. Juan is still detained …
File this under “not surprising, but important”: On October 30 and 31, 2008, Montreal’s Assistance Chief of Police Pierre Brochet met with a Canadian Army commander to discuss working together. Mr. Brochet wanted to take advantage of the Army’s experience on the ground in similar situations. “Events such as those …