*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 …
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 …
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 …
i strongly encourage visitors to this blog to read the following call to support Kevin Rashid Johnson, put out by comrades Kim and Than. As somebody who (tries to!) correspond with Rashid – we’re working on getting a book of his writings out this Fall – i can personally attest …
On August 5, 2010, Ryan Rainville was re-arrested charges stemming from the G20 Summit protest in Toronto in late June, 2010. Waterloo Regional Police, working in collaboration with officers from the Toronto Police Service, arrived where Rainville’s was currently staying in Waterloo yesterday to re-arrest the Indigenous Rights activist. He …
The following was written by J. Sakai in response to the G20 “debate” on the left in the hot summer of 2010: The biggest problem with the “Mr. Black Bloc Has Fun in Toronto” debate, is that it’s so unrealistic. More like the two-dimensional scenery “flats” on school theatrical stages. …
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 …
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 …