[Crsd] J20 West Coast Solidarity Tour

[vulcan cannon]

I was gonna roll to this with some homies

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 11:01 PM, Tanner Smith <gulfcoastsurfer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sharing a great event happening this Thursday Mar. 15 at 7PM in support of
> J20.  Something worth checking out!
>
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> Hello Compas:
>
> We are writing to invite you and your org/group/collective to attend an
> event on Thursday, March
> 15, hosted by Freedom for Political Prisoners -- San Diego and located
> at the Metate Infoshop, to discuss resistance against repression of
> the anti-facism, anti-Trump J20 protestors. The event is part of the
> West Coast J20 Solidarity Tour. Please come out to talk about ways to
> support the J20 resistors and to help build a local network of
> assistance for anti-colonialist, anti-capitalist, anti-racist,
> anti-facist resistance.
>
> Don't hesitate to contact us with questions about the event. Please feel
> free to distribute by word-of-mouth or e-mail to trusted compas, but
> please don't post on anti-social media.
>
> thanks for everything you are doing and take care!
> Freedom for Political Prisoners -- SD
> contact us at freedomforpoliticalprisonerssd at riseup.net
>
>
> West Coast J20 Solidarity Tour -- San Diego
>
> Please join us for the San Diego stop of the two week West Coast J20
> Solidarity Tour.
>
> March 15, 2018 || 700PM
> Metate Infoshop
> Harvey Milk St (one block north of University Ave) between Centre and
> Normal
> Look for the Red Lights - Can't Miss It!
>
> On January 20th, 2017, militarized police in Washington, D.C. attacked
> and mass-arrested over 200 protestors at an anti-fascist,
> anti-capitalist march, charging 214 of them each with an unprecedented
> eight felonies. Yet even while facing decades in prison, 194 defendants
> refused to cooperate with prosecutors or accept plea bargains,
> supporting each other to beat the charges but also to defend the
> legitimacy of uncompromising resistance to the Trump regime. As a
> result, the first trial against 6 defendants ended with a verdict of not
> guilty on all charges, forcing prosecutors to drop charges against 129
> of the arrested. However, the state is now doubling down against 59
> remaining defendants, hoping to divide the powerful movement that has
> successfully defended the arrestees. In an era of escalating repression,
> these charges aim to stomp out protest and resistance through broad
> conspiracy statutes, demonization of anarchists, and divide-and-conquer
> tactics.
>
> In this touring presentation, you'll hear an overview and critical
> analysis of the case this far, highlighting its role and significance in
> the changing landscape of political repression in the United States.
> From the broad use of conspiracy law to criminalize all aspects of
> protest organizing to the dramatic victory against the state in the
> first trial this past December, the case offers insights into strategies
> for repression in the new administration, connections between different
> targeted social movements, and the potential of collective defense to
> effectively defeat the government's efforts. But most importantly,
> you'll learn how this case fits into the broader struggle against Trump
> and the world that made him, and why it is critical that we support the
> 59 remaining defendants until they all walk free.
>
> Tour Schedule
>
>     3/3: Seattle, WA - Pipsqueak Gallery (173 16th Ave
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=173+16th+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g>), 7:00 PM
>     3/4: Olympia, WA - New Moon (113 4th Ave W
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=113+4th+Ave+W&entry=gmail&source=g>), 7:00 PM
>     3/5: Portland, OR - Cider Riot (807 NE Couch
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=807+NE+Couch&entry=gmail&source=g>), 6:30 PM
>     3/6: Eugene, OR - Wesley Center (2520 Harris St
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2520+Harris+St&entry=gmail&source=g>), 6:30 PM
>     3/7: Southern Oregon
>     3/8: Chico, CA - Pageant Theater (351 E 6th St
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=351+E+6th+St&entry=gmail&source=g>), 7:00 PM
>     3/9: Sacramento, CA - Organize Sacramento office (1714 Broadway),
> 5:00 PM
>     3/11: Oakland, CA - Hasta Muerte Coffee (2701 Fruitvale Ave
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2701+Fruitvale+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g> @ E
> 27th
> St), 5:00 PM
>     3/12: San Francisco, CA - Station 40 (3030 16th St, Ste B
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3030+16th+St,+Ste+B&entry=gmail&source=g>), 7:00
> PM
>     3/13: Santa Cruz, CA - Freight Building (119 Center St
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=119+Center+St&entry=gmail&source=g>), 6:30 PM
>     3/14: Los Angeles, CA - The Y (1811 Johnston St, Ste C
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1811+Johnston+St,+Ste+C&entry=gmail&source=g>
> ), 7:00 PM
>     3/15: San Diego - Metate Infoshop
>     3/16: Flagstaff, AZ - Taala Hooghan Infoshop (1704 N. 2nd St)
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=N.+2nd+St)+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+3/17:+Phoenix,+AZ&entry=gmail&source=g>
>     3/17: Phoenix, AZ
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=N.+2nd+St)+%C2%A0+%C2%A0+3/17:+Phoenix,+AZ&entry=gmail&source=g>
>     3/18: Tucson, AZ - Global Justice Center (225 E. 26th St
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=225+E.+26th+St&entry=gmail&source=g>)
>
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