Marilyn Buck died yesterday, surrounded by friends in Brooklyn. As comrade Judy Greenspan tells us: Marilyn died today not in the hospital but at Soffiyah Elijah’s house, her close friend and attorney with her friends around her. The federal bureau of prisons and the U.S. Criminal injustice system killed Marilyn …
Another update from Ottawa Movement Defense, providing information about the Ottawa comrades who were arrested in relation to the bombing of a Royal Bank earlier this year: Matt Morgan-Brown Bail Hearing: FRIDAY AUGUST 6th . COURTROOM 9 – 9:30amOttawa Courthouse, 161 Elgin in downtown Ottawa (near the human rights monument …
Toronto Community Mobilization Networkhttp://www.facebook.com/l/55f24W25p-S9mARC87cpldS-xYA;g20.torontomobilize.org Announcements1. We are winning2. Support those who are still in custody!3. G20 Zine: Call for submissions Events4. 247 Committee–Wednesday, August 4th5. G20 Acupuncture Fundraiser –Thursday, August 5th6. Audism and the Toronto Police Service–Saturday, August 77. Your Options for Taking Legal Action–Sunday, August 8, 1:30pm ********************1. We …
From the youtube site: In France, rights groups plan to file a complaint about police brutality, after a video surfaced showing officers using excessive force to evict African immigrants from a Paris suburb. The footage shows police dragging away women with their babies as well as young children. The group …
Just finished translating this text by the Revolutionary Communist Party – the Quebec-based Maoist organization, not the american avakian outfit – examining post-G20 fallout on the left: http://theredflag.ca/node/18 Legitimate Revolt Is Not a “Conspiracy” provides a pro-militancy critique of the “Trotskyist and revisionist” left and their shameful rush to spit …
The Sculpture of Exception: The Black Bloc’s Interactive Art at the Toronto G20 from brandon jourdan on Vimeo. Beka Economopoulos, a member of the Brooklyn-based group Not An Alternative, interprets a moving sculpture by artists at the Toronto G20 using the “Black Bloc” method of sculpting. The piece entitled “The …
Activists warned that speaking to media could lead to jail OPP seeks to silence alleged G20 protest ringleadersActivists warned that speaking to media could lead to jail July 29, Toronto – The OPP have warned two alleged G20 protest ringleaders that their recent media interviews are a violation of bail …
Guelph comrades stand in solidarity with the Black Block… Personally, i feel kind of unconditionally that the Black Block’s activities in Toronto recently were legitimate, regardless of follow up. But in terms of political efficacy, in terms of being “successful” or not, all our activities are vindicated (or not) based …
This just in from Ottawa Movement Defence: Roger was denied bail previously, and has been preparing for a bail review hearing scheduled for Friday, July 30th. Unfortunately, we were informed today by the Court Reporters office that the transcripts of Roger’s original bail hearing will not be ready for July …
It may come as a surprise to some, but activist organizers who were arrested during the G20 Summit demonstrations in Toronto are still being held in custody — for over a month — while others are finally starting to trickle out of jail. G20 community organizers Leah Henderson and Alex …