[mobglob-discuss] JOEY, on trial, on tour

[Liz]

With all due respect, I believe the Steelworkers at Modern Auto Plating are
interested in settling a fair and respectful contract with the employer.
Liz Thor-Larsen
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From: The Wild Wing Chun Wallaby <garlicbobcat at resist.ca>
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:11 PM
Subject: [mobglob-discuss] JOEY, on trial, on tour


> A memo from Joey to all friends and supporters,
> an update as posted on my PROJECT-NEWS list-serve:
>
> -1.political trial in Montreal
> -2.touring around Ontario and Quebec
> -3.producing a political CD
> -4.Vancouver NEWS (John Graham, USWA 2952, Busfare)
>
> -----
>
> 1.TRIAL
> As many of you know already I am heading east very shortly to deal with
> some criminal proceedings in the city of Montreal.  After a demonstration
> last May 15th aimed at Premier Jean Charest I was taken from a restaurant
> by Montreal Police and accused of a smashing a ferrari during this
> demonstration.  The trial will commence on Monday March 7th in through to
> Friday March the 11th, but will likely not wrap up by that time.  I am
> accused of mischief and for attending an unlawfull assembly, during that
> demo about 15 luxury vehicles were attacked.  Representing the righteous
> proletarian will be Denis Portois who has defended nearly every riot
> charge in Montreal recently, though he is a busy lawyer we are confident
> that he knows what to do.
>
> -----
>
> 2.TOUR
> While out east for this trial I will be in many of your towns to sing and
> play with my sweet swinging guitar.  We are working on at least three more
> dates, one at the Anarchist Pub in Kingston Ontario, and two others in
> Montreal and Ottawa we have yet to hear from.  Plus we are hoping to put a
> show on in Vancouver at the Piccadilly Pub for Feb.15th but I am dragging
> my ass on that one.  We are trying to make as many benefit shows for good
> causes as possible.  That's what a real radical folksinger should do, make
> music for the movement and to help the movement make money.  Unfortunately
> I am running short on money myself so if you see me out there next month
> buy me a gingerale and light me a joint!  Here is what we have so far,
> hope to see you there:
>
> -PETERBOROUGH ONT!! February 26th: AT THE GRASSROOTS: 395 Aylmer Street
> North, 9PM. Fundraiser for the Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty.
> Streetpoet Joey Only and David Roy Parsons.
>
> -OTTAWA ONT!! March 4th: BOOKS FOR PRISONERS: At The Agora, University of
> Ottawa, 7PM. Beneift show raising money to send books to people in
> American prisons. Streetpoet Joey Only, David Roy Parsons and Guests.
> Hosted by Ottawa Public Interest Research Group.
>
> -MONTREAL QUE!! March 10th: AT ZEKE'S GALLERY: 3955 Rue Saint Laurent at
> 7:30PM. Joey Only with David Roy Parsons, show to be recorded live for
> upcoming release with Raven Hymn Productions.
>
> -BELLEVILLE ONT!! March 12th: RETURN OF THE STREETPOET: Location to be
> announced. Organized by the Tenant Action Group, featuring every style of
> music inlcuding DEATH METAL, plus Joey Only and David Roy Parsons.
>
> -WILNO ONT!! March 19th: MICRO-RADIO STATION FUNDRAISER: Just ten minutes
> from Barry's Bay in the Ottawa Valley region, show to be held at town bar.
> Joey Only headlining, more details to come over next few days.
>
> -----
>
> 3.RADICAL FOLK OF THE GREAT NORTH nearly complete!!
> Last summer I recorded an album whose songs were designed to speak to
> people living north of the United States and our struggles here.  We made
> a lot of homemade copies and gave them all out last fall.  Now I am on a
> quest to print 500 of these CD's to take east with me, the first time I
> was ever able to do that.  Thankfully I am nearly at my fundraising goals,
> though still falling deep in the hole.  There is a prison song, a
> squatting song, a BC song, an Ontario song, a Dudley George song, a direct
> action casework song and more.  The idea behind the album is to make a
> tribute to those who really struggle.  I doubt the CD will ever be carried
> in MUSICWORLD!  While on tour we will be recording the show at Zeke's
> Gallery in Montreal to make a live CD, then later this summer we hope to
> release a second full length album called JOEY ONLY OVERSIMPLIFIED!
> Making more music is the best we can do.
>
> Thanks to the Industrial Workers of the World Vancouver, the Bear Clans of
> Maxan Lake, RavenHymn Productions, the Flying Folk Army, and the Mohawks
> of Bay of Quinte Midwinter Harvest for their sponsorships.  There were
> also many great individuals who helped me get this together in time for my
> travelling like Kathryn in Peterborough, or Vicca in Washington.  RADICAL
> FOLK OF THE GREAT NORTH should be ready in mid February.  Thankfully all
> these great supporters have helped me get within a foot of the cost of
> producing these CD's.  I am still falling short of the cost of my plane
> ticket even so donations are greatly greatly greatly accepted!!  The CD's
> will be ready soon so do get a copy, if you can't afford $5 or $10 we'll
> find a way to help you out!!  The content counts more than the counting of
> the coins!
>
> ------
>
> 4.HAPPENING IN VANCOUVER:
> JOHN GRAHAM EXTRADITION - reconvening this week in Supreme Courtroom 54
> was the Extradition Hearing of John Graham, a former member of the
> American Indian Movement in the 1970's.  John has been framed onto the
> murder of Anna Mae Aquash, a former American Indian Movement comrade who
> was murdered by the FBI in 1976 at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South
> Dakota.  John has been under house arrest for over a year now here in
> Vancouver and many of us have become friends with him.  We will support
> John to the end and never allow him to become another Leonard Peltier.
>      In court on Tuesday the 25th defence lawyer Terry Laliberte
> introduced an affadavit from Leonard Peltier claiming that Robert
> Branscome came to his cell offering a deal.  The affadavit said that
> Branscome offered Peltier freedom in a week if he would testify
> against John Graham which Leonard would never do.  This affadavit is
> a bomb in the case as it further proof that the American Government
> has acted illegally and that this whole case being brought against
> John Graham is bullshit.
>      This supports the defence in their use of the Tarantino Application.
> In the Tarantino Case they dropped the extradition case because it
> was proven that the evidence brought against him was acquired through
> illegal means.  In an extradition hearing there is very little a
> judge can do.  Under the Treaty all they have to do is prove is the
> persons identity.  The evidence brought against Johnboy is all
> hearsay but the judge has to allow it because of the Treaty, there is
> no hard evidence but the court must accept the evidence as it would
> be tried in an American court.  Thankfully there is no case against
> John, it is already the longest running extradition case in Canadian
> history as most end after the second day.
>      Court reconvenes on Monday the 31st at 10Am, Supreme Court of Canada,
> courtroom 54, 800 Hornby Street.  Everyone who can come should
> witness what may be the end of this historic trial.
>
> USWA 2952, 3 YEARS ON STRIKE - Earlier today (January 28th) there was a
> rally for the workers of Modern Auto Plating on Quebec and 6th avenue.
> They have now been on strike for three years.  It is much safer to stand
> outside the shop than it as it has failed many Workers Comp. inspections.
> Modern Auto Plating is a great sweatshop in the heart of Vancouver and for
> three years the majority of their workers have refused to work nearly
> running the company out of business.
>     At the rally were union leadership parasites JIM STINKLAIR (BC FED)
> and the Vancouver and District Labour Council president whose name
> doesn't warrant even remembering.  When Jumpin'Jim went to speak
> insults were hurled at him from several radicals hiding in the crowd
> of union supporters.  Jim's idea was that the workers should hurry and
> win the strike so they can get back to work.  The Solidarity Notes
> choir sang and I finished the event off with a couple old Wobbly
> tunes, I offered the crowd a different suggestion than the one Jumpin
> Jim offered.  I said, "let's see these workers keep strikin' till the
> run the place out of business, then can take it over for themselves,
> share the profits and all be rich together!"  The crowd seemed to like
> that idea immensely.  Later on I joked with the workers, "who wants to
> go back to work, it will be summer in three months..."  Indeed the
> weather was very warm and sunny today.
>      If you find yourself driving by 6th and Quebec honk your horn at the
> three or four guys taking picket duty one any one day.  Let them know
> you'd rather see them strikin and running Modern Auto Plating out of
> business then working and slaving like damn fools!
>
> BUSFARE INCREASE - Again there has been an increase into how much money
> people are supposed to pay to get around in Vancouver.  The fares are now
> $2.25, a startling increase which must be fought.  People must decide on
> the mass to never pay for transit again, then there would be no way to
> enforce the fare.  Some anarcho-types made an incredible ammount of fake
> bus passes. Local radical Dave OLsen is making FARE STRIKE PASSES and also
> bringing people around on his tandem bike for free (its fun).  What was
> disapointing was the 1 DAY FARE STRIKE which took a good idea and limited
> it to the point where it served no usefull function, clearly a continuous
> fare strike is the only correct line to advocate as it is the only tactic
> that could stop the increase alltogether.
>      Some bus drivers have been very good about while some are poor
> bashing pricks.  One bus driver is throwing anarchists off the bus
> and is said to be active in their union (CLASS TRAITOR!!).  Another
> bus driver recieved a shock when he refused to let a passenger on who
> was known for fare striking, as the bus drove away the angry rider
> kicked a hole through the glass bus door and ran away successfully
> costing translink far more than an unpaid fare.
>      So do not pay them anything.  Refuse.  If need be pay them the old
> fare, but never $2.25.  I don't pay for Skytrains to yuppie cities, I
> don't pay for guns to arm transit pigs, I don't pay for lies and
> bullshit.  Transit should cost a quarter, there is no reason to pay
> $4.50 every time you want to leave the home.  In Paris the transit
> authority could not hire enough cops to make people pay!  It could be
> like that here too!!
>
> So to all my friends across this colonial settler state, keep in touch and
> keep it real!!  Please eat more garlic!!  Please steal and rob from the
> rich.
>
> love and rage
> joey only
> garlicbobcat (at) resist.ca
> www.freewebs.com/joeyonly
>
>
>
> IDIOT QUOTE OF 2004: FEW ANIMAL KILLED (The Province dec.30)
> COLOMBO SRI LANKA - Wildlife officials expressed surprise yesterday that
> they found no evidence of large-scale deaths among animals in Sri Lanka
> from this weekends tsunami. "Maybe what we think is true, that animals
> have sixth sense,"said Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, whose Jetwing
> EcoHolidays runs a hotel in the Yala National Part. -news service
>
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