tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40545652964821640352024-03-13T21:40:11.971-07:00EYEAM4ANARCHYReporting From the Front Lines of the Culture WarsKelly W. Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833478610016521091noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054565296482164035.post-11820654735331958672014-10-22T22:48:00.000-07:002014-10-24T00:04:19.260-07:00Oct. 24th Radical Movie Night - "30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 24th Radical Movie Night</td></tr>
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September's debut of the Las Vegas Radical Movie Night
went well enough that we will now be doing two showings per month. So,
on every second and fourth Friday of the month the Sunset Activist
Collective will host a free screening of either a documentary or a movie
with significant social value.<br />
<br />
The location where Radical Movie Nights will take place is <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=126363397405319" href="https://www.facebook.com/thescificentervegas">The Sci Fi Center</a>,
which many locals already know from its longstanding tradition for
showing independent movies and cult classics that are often not
available in a large screen setting. (Disclaimer: the Sci Fi Center is
not actually involved in the Radical Movie Nights, outside of permitting
us to use it as a venue for showing movies.)<br />
<br />
In order to coincide wi<span class="text_exposed_show">th the national Day of Action Against Police Brutality, which is held annually on Oct. 22nd (for more info see: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.october22.org%2F&h=FAQEJXPeo&enc=AZN08RvU9Jc9A8ldAXAIqdobl0Z67nc-YzTwM1rZL_VvtMl0w6ZnPhSpEUnI0f9qiH0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.october22.org/</a></span>)
October's screenings will involve movies that relate to police abuses.
On October 24th we will be showing "30 Frames a Second: The WTO in
Seattle" a documentary about the demonstrations during the World Trade
Organization meetings in Seattle in 1999 and the police response to
those demonstrations. (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1525505114387531/">RSVP on Facebook here</a>)<br />
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This film was one of the first to show
large scale demonstrations from the perspective of those within the
demonstrations. It also was in many cases the first time the average
viewer saw uncensored and candid depictions of police tactics toward
protesters and the way in which they often incited or even staged
incidents within the protests in order to justify arresting and in many
cases assaulting even peaceful protesters.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle</td></tr>
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The level of
organization, number of people participating, and type of tactics
involved were all beyond what had been seen during any modern protests
in the United States. For many years afterwards the "Battle of Seattle,"
as it is often referred, was used as a sort of template for
demonstrations both by protesters and the police.<br />
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About the Movie via Bullfrog Films (<a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bullfrogfilms.com%2Fcatalog%2F30fr.html&h=mAQG-GmbZ&enc=AZNXdub9XZ9hjWdBLaK3fCN-MLqOTXCTC5a-gnDcKG_-6k8deWm0wBUYlXlItAlcPk4&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>www.bullfrogfilms.com/<wbr></wbr>catalog/30fr.html</a>):<br />
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"30 Frames A Second: The WTO in Seattle, is a compelling first-person
account of the events that unfolded during the week the World Trade
Organization came to Seattle in November of 1999. It's told from the
perspective of 15-year veteran network news cameraman Rustin Thompson,
who covered the WTO as an independent journalist. It is the story of how
Thompson's objective point-of-view evolved into a subjective account of
what became an unscheduled, unruly outbreak of democracy.<br />
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Thompson, who had press credentials for the event, takes the viewer into
the fray of tear gas, pepper spray, and police abuse; behind the lines
and inside the convention center and press rooms; and along the marches,
sit-ins, and demonstrations. His dynamic, up-close footage captures the
passion, the confusion, the anger, and the courage of everyone
involved, from protesters to police to delegates to bureaucrats.<br />
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With Thompson narrating, the film asks viewers to emotionally engage
their own conflicting feelings about the demonstrations and
behind-closed-doors meetings. "I was intrigued by taking a singular,
personal approach to the events," says Thompson, as he recounts how the
protests affected him as a journalist and a common citizen. The result
is an impressionistic journal of a decisive week that exploded into a
massive expression of freedom: of speech, of assembly, and the press."<br />
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Awards:<br />
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ALA Video Round Table's 2001 Notable Video for Adults<br />
Chris Award, Columbus International Film Festival<br />
Best Documentary, Portland Festival of World Cinema<br />
Gold Jury Prize, Chicago Underground Film Festival<br />
Best Documentary, Seattle Underground Film Festival<br />
Most Inspirational Short Film, Reel to Real International Film Festival<br />
Taos Talking Picture Festival<br />
Northwest Film and Video Festival<br />
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Further Information:<br />
Watch the Trailer: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FK2vOnKyxYik&h=2AQFZJpDn&enc=AZPVo5vw7ICFC9vSkvj_Sil5lBFsMM5jJUMOmZjzilpXxZoqmow2K5OCuDao1ZbtpcA&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>K2vOnKyxYik</a><br />
Check out the director's website: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitenoiseproductions.com%2F&h=aAQEYNvHs&enc=AZPHjcZg4TIdG4rc7NCQOPFn-B2wIvgAUW-ne13wIX6zjoxGh-x2AqIsf79zXq55ozk&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.whitenoiseproductions.c<wbr></wbr></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October Radical Movie Night - "Let the Fire Burn" </td></tr>
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<span class="fsl"> Next Radical Movie Night Oct. 10th</span></h3>
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<span class="fsl">September's <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/2243/free-screening-tree-falls-sept-12th-las-vegas/">debut of the Las Vegas Radical Movie Night</a>
went very well. In fact, it went well enough that we will now be doing
two showings per month. So, on every second and fourth Friday of the
month at 6:00 pm, the <a href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">Sunset Activist Collective</a> will host a free screening of
either a documentary or a movie with significant social value.<br /> <br /> The location where Radical Movie Nights take place is <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=126363397405319" href="https://www.facebook.com/thescificentervegas">The Sci Fi Center</a>,
which many locals already know from its longstanding tradition for
showing independent movies and cult classics that are often not
available in a large screen setting. (Disclaimer: the Sci Fi Center is
not actually involved in the Radical Movie Nights, outside of permitting
us to use it as a venue for showing movie<span class="text_exposed_show">s.)</span></span><br />
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<br />
In order to coincide with the National Day of Action Against Police
Brutality, which is held annually on Oct. 22nd (for more info see: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.october22.org%2F&h=iAQGa_t-5&enc=AZPn8I3UV5f2Kf8EixVGXNluaY3faNfP7evZP0LwsIMKsutMIh9Tcvnf6Wm0of7zF8g&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.october22.org/</a>)
October's screenings will involve movies that relate to police abuses.
On October 10th, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396596783826557/">we will be showing "Let the Fire Burn"</a> a documentary
about the Philadelphia police department's response to a group known as
the MOVE Organization, which was a radical black liberation group that
practiced anarcho-primitivism, during two raids in 1978 and 1985.<br />
<br />
This film raises many questions about the tendency of governments and
law enforcement to use <br />
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legitimate complaints as an opportunistic excuse
to go after people or groups they dislike and the heavy-handed ways in
which they often do so. As the movie shows, the members of MOVE were
very bad neighbors and made things difficult for those living around
them. However, the Philadelphia Police's "solution" resulted in most of
those neighbors losing their homes when a fire ignited by a police bomb
burned 61 surrounding buildings. In addition, 11 of the 13 MOVE members
living there , including 5 children, were killed by that fire, which was
intentionally allowed to burn until it was out of control.<br />
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Further, those residents' and the city's years long battle over poorly
constructed and massively over budget replacement homes highlights the
often corrupt and crony driven nature of politics. One might be tempted
to ask if they were actually better off with their noisy neighbors. It
certainly does beg the question of whether there were many, many better
options to resolve the issues.<br />
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About the Movie (via: http://LetTheFireBurn.com)<a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.letthefireburn.com%2F&h=xAQFW6EPQ&enc=AZPMqZQfX6dsc9gq3TxhDmE-XJJBLkXd9kC9AMAPpDunnNDZwx0M2eSll1hfz-E-veI&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"></a></h3>
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"In the astonishingly gripping 'Let the Fire Burn,' director Jason
Osder has crafted that rarest of <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let the Fire Burn</td></tr>
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cinematic objects: a found-footage film
that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller. On May 13, 1985, a
longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical
urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local
authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a
MOVE-occupied rowhouse. TV cameras captured the conflagration that
quickly escalated—and resulted in the tragic deaths of eleven people
(including five children) and the destruction of 61 homes. It was only
later discovered that authorities decided to '...let the fire burn.'
Using only archival news coverage and interviews, first-time filmmaker
Osder has brought to life one of the most tumultuous and largely
forgotten clashes between government and citizens in modern American
history."<br />
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Awards:</h3>
<b>Winner</b> - Best Editing in a Documentary Feature - Tribeca Film Festival<br />
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<b>Special Jury Mention</b> - Best New Documentary Director - Tribeca Film Festival<br />
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<b>Director Jason Osder</b> was named one of the <b>25 New Faces of Independent Film</b> in Filmmaker Magazine July 2013.<br />
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Watch the Trailer: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F-v5ZXAxTGHg&h=oAQExZySv&enc=AZMFpyqfbizC_vZIWoaEMmC1yndVaNtor79TymVTsKxa2-A5r9PBUaYV6xUU23beo_4&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>-v5ZXAxTGHg</a><br />
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Check out the official website: <a href="http://www.letthefireburn.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.letthefireburn.com/</a><br />
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Philadelphia - The City That Bombed Itself: <a href="http://www.copblock.org/745/pete-visits-the-city-that-bombed-itself/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.copblock.org/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>745/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>pete-visits-the-city-that-b<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ombed-itself/</a><br />
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The website of the MOVE Organization: <a href="http://onamove.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://onamove.com/</a><br />
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<h3>
The Mojave Dolphins: Abuse isn't Entertainment </h3>
As most people know, the Mirage is a casino on the famous Las Vegas Strip. Unfortunately, very few people are aware of the <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/resources/tv-spots/">real mirage</a>, which involves one of their main tourist attractions. Many people look forward to an opportunity to see the dolphins at the Mirage during their trips to Vegas. On the surface it is a great and rare chance to meet these beautiful and friendly animals. No doubt, a huge percentage, if not all of them, are animal lovers who would never intentionally harm their fellow creatures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Life in a Bathtub is No Life at All.</td></tr>
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However, the <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/resources/videos/">less well known truth</a> is that the "<a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/">Mojave Dolphins</a>" aren't guests or residents of the Mirage. They are captive prisoners of a corporation that cares nothing
about their true well being and only values them as <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/resources/id-cards/">a commodity which can be sold to tourists for $20 a visit</a>. They are confined to a tiny
pool that doesn't give them adequate room to play or even move around
sufficiently. Because the Mirage is too cheap to even provide <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/the-pools/lack-of-shade/">proper shelter</a> from the scorching desert heat, the dolphins suffer from a skin
condition known as a <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/poxvirus/">pox virus</a>, which is also <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/current-dolphins/stereotypical-behaviors/">associated with stress</a>. Dr. Martin Dinnes, the man responsible for almost all of the Mirage's dolphin prisoners has a <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/history/">shameful and long history</a> of animal abuse and neglect. The pipeline that starts at the Taiji Cove in Japan (see below) is an incredibly cruel and inhumane horror show of death and abuse, where many cetaceans are slaughtered and others are sold into cruel, exploitive captivity.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruelty is Not Entertaining!</td></tr>
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Listless, stressful, and unhappy lives followed by an <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/current-dolphins/deaths/">early death</a> are the norm rather than the exception for these poor animals confined to the cramped space of the Mirage's Death Pools that are otherwise so well known for their playfulness and happy, outgoing nature in the wild. Anybody that cares about dolphins or simply has compassion for living things, in general, should <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/ways-to-help/boycott-mgm-resorts-intl/">boycott the Mirage</a> and <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/ways-to-help/join-our-protests/">demand they stop</a> exploiting and torturing the Mojave Dolphins. Paying to see the dolphins at the Mirage is directly supporting and encouraging animal abuse. Even Rick O'Barry, the man who trained the dolphins that portrayed "Flipper" in the 70's T.V. show has come out <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/ways-to-help/travel-sites/">against the Mirage</a> and their treatment of the Mojave Dolphins.<br />
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The <a href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">Sunset Activist Collective</a>, <a href="http://foodnotbombslasvegas.org/">Food Not Bombs Las Vegas</a>, <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/2318/cop-block-pete-eyre-interview-nonpartisan-liberty-for-all-radio-2">Nevada Cop Block</a>, and I on a personal level all stand in full agreement with the <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/about/">Free the Mojave Dolphins</a> group, and Rick O'Barry (along with everyone involved in making "the Cove") and in solidarity with and compassion for the Mojave Dolphins. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Do the right thing and stand against animal abuse this Thursday and Friday in Las Vegas:</span><br />
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<u>Thursday Oct. 2nd</u>: Free Screening of "the Cove" with Rick O'Barry</h3>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmaCX7cewJf9ZKJjka7dRj06CcXVvdB0oJJJvDuMfhcSMXyV6D4EEqxpll6469TpPhflZqqz5TXEigTPXm0kyYdPE-Mgo7vRBEzgEExhtVwbcX86xlPsEFjwKy-ilKIQE0Y9vQP78JkI/s1600/CoveScreening.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmaCX7cewJf9ZKJjka7dRj06CcXVvdB0oJJJvDuMfhcSMXyV6D4EEqxpll6469TpPhflZqqz5TXEigTPXm0kyYdPE-Mgo7vRBEzgEExhtVwbcX86xlPsEFjwKy-ilKIQE0Y9vQP78JkI/s1600/CoveScreening.png" height="320" width="247" /></a>On October 2nd, Free the Mojave Dolphins is <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/upcoming-events/the-cove-screening/">offering a screening</a> of
the Academy Award winning documentary, “<a href="http://www.thecovemovie.com/">The Cove</a>”. The event is open to
the public, all ages, and absolutely free. It will be held at the West
Charleston Library in Las Vegas. The address is 6301 W Charleston Blvd,
Las Vegas, NV. The library is located on the campus at College of
Southern Nevada. Doors open at 7:00pm, and the showing will begin at
7:30pm<b> </b><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Rick O’Barry, star of the documentary, will be the special guest speaker</b>.</span><br />
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We have 250 seats to fill up, and hope you will be in one of them. Please RSVP on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1399455440335915/">facebook event page</a>.
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<i>“The Cove,” a heartbreaking documentary, describes how Richard O’Barry, director <a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/cast-and-crew/louie-psihoyos" style="color: #1f7a99;">Louie Psihoyos</a> and
a team of adventurers penetrated the tight security around the Taiji
cove and obtained forbidden footage of the mass slaughter of dolphins.
Divers were used to sneak cameras into the secret area; the cameras,
designed by Industrial Light and Magic, were hidden inside fake rocks
that blended with the landscape.</div>
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The logistics of their operation, captured by night-vision cameras at times, has the danger and
ingenuity of a caper film. The stakes are high: perhaps a year in
prison. The footage will temper the enjoyment of your next visit to see
performing dolphins.</div>
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<div style="color: #4c4c4c; font-style: normal;">
-Roger Ebert</i></div>
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<u>Friday Oct 3rd</u>: – Protest 24 years of Dolphin Abuse at the Mirage in Las Vegas</h3>
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On Oct 3rd, we will be <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/upcoming-events/oct-3-protest/">gathering in front of the Mirage</a> on the Las Vegas
strip to peacefully bring awareness about the mistreatment of
cetaceans,and protest their captivity here in the Mojave desert. The
protest will run from 5pm to 7pm. Signs and literature will be provided
but limited, so feel free to get creative and bring your own!<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i>Ric O’Barry will be protesting right along side us against the Dolphin Death Pool on the infamous Las Vegas strip!</i></span><br />
This protest comes the night after our free screening of <a href="http://mojavedolphins.com/upcoming-events/the-cove-screening/">The Cove with Ric O’Barry</a> at the West Charleston Library.<br />
The Mirage received their first shipment of 5 dolphins on October
19th 1990. Only one of those dolphins survives. Her name is Duchess. She
is the matriarch of the Mojave pod. Sophie, the newest member shipped
over from Seaworld earlier this year, will be turning 9 on October 6th.
Merlin, one of the original 5, was captured on October 27th 1982, and
died October 27th 1994. Banjo, another member of the original pod, died
Oct 12th 2004. Though gone, they are never forgotten.<br />
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<!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Kelly W. Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833478610016521091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054565296482164035.post-15125782841892088692014-09-12T03:36:00.000-07:002014-09-12T03:36:10.579-07:00Sept. 12th - Join the Sunset Activist Collective at the Free Screening of "If a Tree Falls."<dl class="wp-caption alignleft" data-mce-style="width: 241px;" id="attachment_2244" style="width: 241px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="fsl">Sept. "Radical Movie Night"</span></h2>
<span class="fsl">September 12th marks the debut of Las Vegas' own <a data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/events/576969249095470" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/576969249095470" title="Facebook Event page for September Radical Movie Night screening of "If a Tree Falls"">Radical Movie Night</a>, hosted by the <a data-mce-href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org" href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">Sunset Activist Collective,</a> co- Sponsored by <a data-mce-href="http://nvcopblock.org/presspass/" href="http://nvcopblock.org/presspass/" title="Official Cop Block Press Passes">Nevada Cop Block</a> and <a data-mce-href="http://foodnotbombslasvegas.org/" href="http://foodnotbombslasvegas.org/" title="Food Not Bombs Las Vegas">Food Not Bombs Las Vegas</a>, and officially endorsed by the <a data-mce-href="http://vegas.anarchistcafe.org" href="http://vegas.anarchistcafe.org/" title="The Las Vegas Anarchist-Cafe">Las Vegas A-Cafe</a>.
This will be a monthly free showing of either a documentary or a movie
with significant social value. </span><br />
<br />
<span class="fsl">The main purpose of Radical Movie Nights
will be to connect local community members and encourage active
participation within the local community by those within it to promote
and empower those wishing to make positive grassroots-based improvements
where they live and within their personal workplaces.</span><br />
<span class="fsl"><br /> </span><br />
The location where Radical Movie Nights will take place is <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=126363397405319" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/thescificentervegas" href="https://www.facebook.com/thescificentervegas">The Sci Fi Center</a>, which many locals already k<span class="text_exposed_show">now
from its longstanding tradition for showing independent movies and cult
classics that are often not available in a large screen setting.
(Disclaimer: the Sci Fi Center is not actually involved in the Radical
Movie Nights, outside of permitting us to use it as a venue for showing
movies.)</span><br />
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In order to coincide with actions against the
Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (for more info about the AETA and local
actions in response to it, see:<a data-mce-href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F08%2F07%2Fanimal-enterprise-terrorism-act_n_5659893.html&h=lAQEeyyfW&enc=AZM42H_00_JzEAM7IWd8e86SIcxKCTUYdrTCVASEKdneocr5TqRKnF4uzy1HGXI4hs0&s=1" href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F08%2F07%2Fanimal-enterprise-terrorism-act_n_5659893.html&h=lAQEeyyfW&enc=AZM42H_00_JzEAM7IWd8e86SIcxKCTUYdrTCVASEKdneocr5TqRKnF4uzy1HGXI4hs0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>www.huffingtonpost.com/<wbr></wbr>2014/08/07/<wbr></wbr>animal-enterprise-terrorism<wbr></wbr>-act_n_5659893.html</a><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">) beginning in September, the first movie that will be shown is " If A Tree Falls: A Story of the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=143896388958690" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earth-Liberation-Front/143896388958690" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earth-Liberation-Front/143896388958690">Earth Liberation Front</a>," a documentary about the Earth Liberation Front, in general, and one of its members, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=139935836025306" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-G-McGowan/139935836025306" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-G-McGowan/139935836025306">Daniel G. McGowan</a>, who was characterized as a terrorist by the US government after his arrest for environmental activism actions, in particular.</span></span><br />
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The
movie, which was nominated for an Academy Award and won numerous other
awards, shows the history and personal reasons why those involved in
the ELF actions did what they did and how they became "radicalized,"
during previous less militant actions. In addition it addresses issues
involving the declaring activists, who never actually harmed or ever
tried to harm people, terrorists, based solely on property damage.<br />
However,
it also interviews and discusses the perspective of the targets of
those actions and the effects they had on them. As a result, it is a
fairly even handed presentation of the facts involved, which allows
viewers to decide for themselves who was right or wrong and why.<br />
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About the Movie (via <a data-mce-href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifatreefallsfilm.com%2F&h=zAQFlgooe&enc=AZPxb3fSbboHJvrY84NNxtiHILUfKR1Z_TrMAZ4_r4C7uSBz1BZzelE66di6h4OnH1g&s=1" href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifatreefallsfilm.com%2F&h=zAQFlgooe&enc=AZPxb3fSbboHJvrY84NNxtiHILUfKR1Z_TrMAZ4_r4C7uSBz1BZzelE66di6h4OnH1g&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>www.ifatreefallsfilm.com/</a><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">):</span></span></h2>
<blockquote>
"In
December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a
nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth
Liberation Front-- a group the FBI has called America's "number one
domestic terrorism threat."<br />
For years, the ELF—operating in
separate anonymous cells without any central leadership—had launched
spectacular arsons against dozens of businesses they accused of
destroying the environment: timber companies, SUV dealerships, wild
horse slaughterhouses, and a $12 million ski lodge at Vail, Colorado.<br />
With
the arrest of Daniel and thirteen others, the government had cracked
what was probably the largest ELF cell in America and brought down the
group responsible for the very first ELF arsons in this country.<br />
IF
A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT tells the
remarkable story of the rise and fall of this ELF cell, by focusing on
the transformation and radicalization of one of its members.<br />
Part
coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thrilller, the film
interweaves a verite chronicle of Daniel on house arrest as he faces
life in prison, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to his
involvement with the group. And along the way it asks hard questions
about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism.<br />
Drawing
from striking archival footage -- much of it never before seen -- and
intimate interviews with ELF members, and with the prosecutor and
detective who were chasing them, IF A TREE FALLS explores the tumultuous
period from 1995 until early 2001 when environmentalists were clashing
with timber companies and law enforcement, and the word "terrorism" had
not yet been altered by 9/11."</blockquote>
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A little while back, I took part in a discussion of Anarchism on a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NonPartisanLibertyForAll">Las Vegas based internet radio show</a>, which is entitled "<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nonpartisanlibertyforall/2014/06/26/nplfa-radio-49-wtf-is-going-on-wednesdays-w-co-host-sean-gruber">Non-Partisan Liberty For All</a>" and is hosted by Dave Bourne. The show is embedded below, if you want to skip all of my filibustering and just listen to it.<br />
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It was a fairly casual "roundtable" sort of discussion also involving Sean Gruber, who is a Libertarian (<a href="http://nvcopblock.org/1818/saw-unpopular-opinion-said-something/">although he's had some issues with them lately</a>) from Pahrump that is pretty well known amongst people active in Las Vegas, and Janel Florez, who is a "<a href="http://voluntaryist.com/fundamentals/introduction.html">Voluntaryist</a>" Anarchist from Kansas City and the co-founder of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KCKCopBlock">KCK Cop Block</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/womenofcopblock">Women of Cop Block</a>.<br />
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As anyone that's (genuinely) studied it knows, Anarchism is a pretty complicated subject and because of the fact that people are obviously encouraged to think for themselves and decide what works best for their own situation, rather than imposing a one size fits all solution on everyone, there are a lot of different variations. Of course, as long as no one enforces their own interpretations upon others by force, that's not only okay, it's actually one of the strengths of Anarchism. It does, however, make it difficult to definitively explain the ins and outs of Anarchism or even <a href="http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/anarchism-in-america/">one segment of Anarchism</a> within the space of a two-hour show, especially when there are four people (including Dave, the host) sharing that time.<br />
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So, this is really a surface level discussion of the <a href="http://eyeam4anarchy.hubpages.com/hub/TrueNatureOfAnarchism">basics of Anarchism</a> and on my part left libertarianism, rather than anything in depth. I also did discuss <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Accord">some of the history of the Libertarian party</a>, my very limited experiences with it, and why I don't agree with <a href="http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/gregory/gregory6.html">Minarchism</a> or, in general, with the idea of trying to work within the political system vs. <a href="http://www.spunk.org/texts/writers/decleyre/sp001334.html">direct action</a> and grassroots organizing. Also, because <a href="http://praxeology.net/all-left.htm">left libertarianism</a> is <a href="http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2012/11/the-distinctiveness-of-left-libertarianism/">somewhat of a hybrid</a> between what's commonly considered the left and right spectrum that believes in <a href="http://c4ss.org/content/29932">(true) free markets, but not capitalism</a>, I addressed my opinions of how such a market situation could be worked out absent governments, workers' potential roles within such a societal structure, the need for <a href="http://eyeam4anarchy.hubpages.com/hub/We-Need-the-Wobblies-Now-More-Than-Ever">legitimate, fighting unions</a>; such as the <a href="http://iww.org/">IWW</a>; to protect those workers' interests, and why I believe those workers would actually realize that bosses (as we know them) would no longer be needed; once all of the false barriers against economic involvement are removed.<br />
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In addition, there was some discussion of morality (<a href="https://plus.google.com/103388478405363808759/posts/KdS5XPWbJqW">natural law</a>) and why the common myth that an Anarchist society <a href="http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=803">would lack any structure or safety without the coercive and forced hierarchies of government is false</a>. How government itself actually enables bad people to use violence against others, even those who might not be able so of their own volition. Also, I explained that I do believe we should have social networks to help those in need, but why I believe that government-based social "safety nets" are ineffective and in many cases, actually counterproductive to such goals. Plus, why I don't rely on <a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/1970/01/lysander-spooner/no-treason-the-constitution-of-no-authority/">the Constitution</a> for protection of or consider it a source of my individual rights. There was also a very brief mention of property rights and issues many left libertarians have with <a href="https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon.html">absentee ownership.</a><br />
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The other thing that was discussed, which is something that I bring up quite a lot when discussing the different "strains" of Anarchism, is the need to define terms when doing so and especially if people are debating about them (which wasn't the case here). In <a href="http://vegas.anarchistcafe.org/">my own experiences</a> (often as a neutral party during such debates), I've generally found that most of the disagreements between "left" and "right" wing Anarchists stems from the opposite side using state-based definitions of the other side's position (I.E. <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/library/Anarchist-vs-Marxist-Leninist-Thought-on-the-Organization-of-Society">Socialism = Communism</a> and <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/21/charles-johnson-on-free-market-anti-capitalism/">Free Markets = Capitalism</a>) or even self-identifying using that terminology with a definition reflective of the broader movement, rather than the smaller subsets within them. For the most part, once everyone actually makes it clear what they are really arguing for (and against) they tend to not be that far apart, <a href="http://cairn-int.info/article-E_AMX_041_0112--the-marx-bakunin-conflict-in-the-first-i.htm">within an Anarchist framework</a>, in their beliefs. Personally, I've always felt that, once government is removed from the picture, members of a community can (voluntarily) work out the economics for themselves, based on their own needs and desires. <br />
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<span class="fsl"><u>"Government Is Not Your Friend"</u> </span></h3>
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is not merely inefficient and corrupt, but can never and will never be
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=108191869214671" href="https://www.facebook.com/LarkenRose">Larken Rose</a>
will be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1508740482693526/">coming to Las Vegas Saturday, August 2nd</a>, to do a talk about
the government and its true effects on society. The talk will start at
5:00 p.m. (but feel free to be early) lasting until 7:00pm
and will be held at "<a href="http://www.coffeebeanlv.com/">The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf</a>" (<a href="http://binged.it/UB1bqV">4550 S. Maryland Parkway</a>) right across from the main entrance of the <a href="http://www.unlv.edu/">University of Nevada Las Vegas</a> (see below for map). </span><a href="http://foodnotbombslasvegas.org/">Food Not Bombs Las Vegas</a>, a grassroots <a href="http://foodnotbombslasvegas.org/donate/">mutual aid</a> group that reduces waste and supports the local community by <a href="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/faq.html">preparing food that would otherwise be thrown out and sharing it</a> with hungry people, will be sponsoring the event and <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/product/official-cop-block-press-passes/" title="Official Cop Block Press Passes">Nevada Cop Block</a> will be hosting it.<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"> <a href="http://larkenrose.com/">Larken Rose</a> is a well known <a href="http://larkenrose.com/store/34-books.html">Anarchist writer</a> and
<a href="http://youtu.be/jiAThxUM_Mg">political activist</a>. He's also pretty well known for </span><br />
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having challenged
the <a href="http://larkenrose.com/component/content/category/37.html?layout=blog">legitimacy of income taxes</a> and for subsequently <a href="http://www.thepowerhour.com/news2/larkenrose_update.htm">being sent to prison</a>. In addition, he has been published on the <a href="http://copblock.org/">Cop Block</a> site, including a post and video entitled "<a href="http://www.copblock.org/5475/when-should-you-shoot-a-cop/">When Should You Shoot a Cop?</a>" That video was the subject of a lot of controversy as a result of it's provocative name and subject, which consists of asking at what point people are justified in physically opposing the actions of an oppressive government. It should be a very informative and entertaining evening.<br />
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Larken plans his talks to be at a level that is good even for the 99.9%
of the population who haven't really thought much about the basis of
statism before. So if you're in the area, find a way to bring along a
statist or two! It will be casual, fun and comfortable (it's happening
at a coffee shop, after all). <br />
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Plus, it will be free. HOWEVER,
while he doesn't like charging people to attend the talks and
presentations he gives, he also doesn't like being destitute, and it
does cost him money to get from one place to another around the country,
which is one reason he doesn't plan on any more speaking tours after
this trip (and that is another reason you shouldn't miss this one). So,
if you plan on attending--or maybe even if you don't--and want to chip
in a few bucks so the thing isn't a loss for him, he would very much
appreciate that. It's also a good way to encourage other speakers and
personalities to add a Las Vegas stop to their schedules.<br />
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If you are so inclined you can send contributions in one of two ways (or even both, if that's what you want to do):<br />
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via <a href="http://paypal.com/">PayPal</a> to:<br />
larken@larkenrose.com<br />
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via <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/faq">Bitcoin</a> to:<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15591.Emma_Goldman">Emma Goldman</a> once stated that if voting actually changed anything they would make it illegal. The rapid progression of new laws designed (or existing laws twisted) to prevent different forms of direct action bears out the truth of that sentiment.<br />
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Direct action truly does "get the goods" and whenever the establishment recognizes that something is an effective method of exposing them for what they really are the crackdown is inevitable.<br />
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Among the <a href="http://www.copblock.org/23116/scottsdale-pd-terrorists-like-to-film-police-officer-response/">terrorist cameramen</a>, <a href="http://www.myfoxny.com/story/18236929/raw-milk-raids">illegal milk traffickers</a>, <a href="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/las_vegas_resists.html">outlaw food sharers</a> and <a href="http://www.alternet.org/masked-cops-raid-home-terminally-ill-medical-marijuana-patient">cancer patients</a> using <a href="http://nationalcannabiscoalition.com/2013/05/oregon-medical-marijuana-raids-a-bigger-priority-than-stopping-rapes/">unauthorized treatment methods </a>another group has recently joined the <a href="http://libertyontour.com/2010/09/23/the-las-vegas-water-vendor/">ranks of the recipients</a> of this treatment of making <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2011/08/battle-agasint-lemonade-stand-crackdowns/41564/">mundane</a>, <a href="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/las_vegas_resists.html">harmless</a> actions illegal. This dangerous, scary group consists of people that draw on sidewalks with (gasp!) "sidewalk chalk," something that (spoiler alert) is packaged for, marketed as, and primarily used to write on sidewalks.<br />
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Of course, the fact that someone is writing on a sidewalk isn't really the issue as evidenced by the masses of children playing hopscotch, public events featuring chalk drawing areas, and even businesses that use it for advertising on sidewalks nearby. It's really the content of what people have written that have gotten them in trouble, which is pretty much the definition of a First Amendment violation (in spite of what <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/jeff-olson-california-banks_n_3499177.html">Jeff Olson's judge</a> would have you believe).<br />
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When a friendly game of four-square turns into <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/31/mass-resignations-hit-metro-review-board-chairman-/">an airing</a> of the <a href="http://www.copblock.org/36421/five-on-vegas-use-of-force-board-resign-per-police-whitewash-of-shootings/">local police department</a>'s <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/724/injustice-ballentine-sunset-activist-collective/">record of police brutality</a> and <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/265/justice-for-stanley-gibson-or-just-an-end-around-coroners-inquest-reforms/">unwillingness to hold anyone accountable</a> for that <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/sheriff-declines-fire-officer-involved-november-shooting">record of violence and murder</a>, well then we have to protect the public's property from an easily washed off, non-staining, material that will disappear on it's own within a matter of a few days. It's all fun and games until <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/1030/lvmpd-killer-reputation-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/">someone starts pointing out</a> the <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/former-senior-cop-says-sheriff-undermined-integrity-shooting-reviews">crimes of the State's enforcers</a> and then the next thing you know people will be writing about how <a href="http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=1910643&nav=168XNa8E">they steal people's homes</a> only to turn around and <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jun/07/editorial-officials-got-sandbagged-on-wal-mart/">sell it to billion dollar corporations</a> for less than market value or to <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/developer-calls-henderson-stadium-project-not-viable">people pretending to build stadiums</a> nobody even wants and no local team can fill.<br />
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The reason that I know that chalking is an effective way of protest is because about a month ago, on June 8th, I along with two other members of the <a href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">Sunset Activist Collective</a> were cited during a <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/">Nevada Cop Block</a> <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/923/interview-nevada-cop-block-kelly-patterson-second-saturday-graffiti/">monthly protest</a> for "graffiti" while listing the crimes and paying tribute to the many victims of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. After nine months of "<a href="http://nvcopblock.org/895/las-vegas-metro-police-chalk-washes-off-but-injustice-never-will/">Second Saturdays</a>" and other events calling for the accountability that is sorely missing within Las Vegas area police departments, we were told by a "<a href="http://youtu.be/iAj5MKHlPiY">graffiti expert</a>" that drawing with chalk on a sidewalk is now illegal, in spite of us having been explicitly told by some of his own co-workers that sidewalk chalk is in fact legal previously.<br />
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Inevitably, the upside to when the state cracks down on legal forms of protest is that they generally overreach and in the end often the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xGVXJjhdclw">public spotlight</a> and embarrassment generated by their heavy-handed methods backfire in a big way. Such was the case when <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/jeff-olson-california-banks_n_3499177.html">Jeff Olson wrote stuff about how corrupt the system was in favor of banks</a> and then the San Diego police proved his point by bowing to the pressure of a bank manager to charge him in a case they didn't even want to prosecute (and that <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_23582083/san-diego-jury-erases-stupid-chalk-charges">even the mayor called stupid</a>) with the outrageous potential of 13 years in prison for writing on a sidewalk with something that was manufactured for that explicit purpose.<br />
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Our case, of course, doesn't involve a penalty anywhere near that level of ridiculousness, although there are some bribery demands (i.e. fines) that could amount to as much as $1000, forced slave labor (AKA "community" service), and for some bizarre reason the removal of our legal ability to drive around for two years. Personally, I'm not particularly concerned about any of those things because the case is not just silly, it's already been ruled in courts that chalking is <a href="http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1464004.html">legal</a> and constitutionally protected as <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2012/06/13/city-of-orlando-arrests-occupy-protester">free speech</a>.<br />
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What has me looking forward to our court date on July 18th is the fact that this case and the subsequent lawsuit will bring more attention to the unchecked crimes of the LVMPD and their cohorts in and around Las Vegas than we ever did in those nine months of writing <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/575/statement-of-demands-for-las-vegas-metropolitan-police-depatment-submitted-by-sunet-activist-collective/">our demands</a> on the sidewalk surrounding their (<a href="http://nvcopblock.org/469/lvmpd-budget-shortages-minorities-recession/">fancy new</a>) headquarters buildings.<br />
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And regardless if the outcome isn't what I expect (and common sense dictates) it to be, I will continue chalking until Metro decides to stop allowing their employees to murder people without consequence. In fact, I won't even be waiting until the current case is decided. The next "Second Saturday" is July 13th and we will be there chalking again. We will also be holding a solidarity rally on the morning of the 18th, prior to the trial starting, and there will be chalking that day.<br />
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Unjust laws need to be challenged, especially when those unjust laws are themselves being used to hide the injustices of those in power and their enforcers. That's why I won't be putting down my chalk any time soon and you should pick up yours. The best way to overturn a bad law that violates basic human rights, such as the ability to protest injustices, is to violate those laws en masse in order that their true nature can't be ignored. It's even more true when the laws are silly and obviously being used in ways they were never intended to be.<br />
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At 11:00 am (PST) on July 18th, join us at the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=regional+justice+center+las+vegas&ll=36.167277,-115.145731&spn=0.009354,0.021136&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&hq=regional+justice+center+las+vegas&hnear=regional+justice+center+las+vegas&cid=0,0,1782247334870245773&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A">Regional Injustice Center</a> (see map below)to let them know that you want accountability instead of paid vacations for cops that murder people in your community and that they can't silence you with petty, misapplied laws. If you aren't in Las Vegas, then be with us in spirit, draw out some stuff on the sidewalk where ever you are, and join us in a lively round of hopscotch.<br />
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We'll see if they have the nerve and the room to haul all of us "graffiti artists" away.<br />
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June 5th. The <a href="http://www.commongroundrelief.org/">Common Ground Collective</a> is an anarchist inspired
grassroots organization founded in New Orleans to <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2006/12/11/a-healthy-dose-of-anarchy">provide disaster relief</a> after Hurricane Katrina. Crow uses <a href="http://vimeo.com/27543529">his book</a>, “<a href="https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=221">Black Flags and Windmills</a>,” as a foundation for a visual, fast moving, and engaging
presentation of stories to show what ordinary people can do to change
their own worlds and create power from below without governments.<br />
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The talk seeks through a collection of stories to show how the philosophy of anarchism has shaped and changed modern political movements. Anarchism’s influence on organization and actions has allowed spaces for projects like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Ground_Collective">Common Ground Collective</a>, the largest anarchist organization in modern US history to come into existence after Hurricane Katrina, the Occupy uprisings, and the environmental climate change movements across the US.<br />
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The presentation which is equal parts personal story, radical history and organizing philosophies asks questions about how we engage in social change, the real and perceived challenges presented by the state and dares us to rethink our grassroots movements in how we engage for the future. This talk will be of interest for anyone that has been involved in grassroots organizing and community related planning from a decentralized, member based perspective.<br />
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<b>Scott Crow bio:</b><br />
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<a href="http://scottcrow.org/">Scott Crow</a> has spent his varied life as an underground musician, coop business owner, political organizer, trainer, strategist, consultant, 'green collar' worker, writer and speaker advocating the philosophy and practices of anarchism for social, cultural, environmental, and economic aims. <br />
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Over the last two decades scott has worked for a number of national organizations like Greenpeace, A.C.O.R.N. and Ruckus Society and co-founded a number of varied projects, businesses and organizations including Lesson Seven (political industrial band), Red Square (coop art gallery), Century Modern (antique cooperative), Treasure City Thrift (volunteer/worker cooperative) and the Common Ground Collective in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina (the largest anarchist inspired organization in modern US history).<br />
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He is the author of the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Flags-Windmills-Anarchy-Collective/dp/1604860774">Black Flags and Windmills</a> (PM Press 2011), appeared in <a href="http://www.southendpress.org/2006/items/87670">What Lies Beneath: Katrina, Race and the State of the Nation</a> (South end Press) and co-produced the film <a href="https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=46">Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation</a> (PM Press). He has appeared in international media as both a writer and subject including the NY Times, Democracy Now, CNN and NPR as well as the documentaries Welcome to New Orleans, Better this World, and Informant. <br />
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NPR’s This American Life called him “a living legend among anarchists” and the New York Times characterized him as “anarchist and veteran organizer… that comes across as more amiable than combative…”. Currently Scott splits his time speaking and consulting nationally and organizing locally.<br />
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The <a href="http://vegas.anarchistcafe.org/">Las Vegas A-Cafe</a> is a weekly meeting of local Anarchists that has
served as a social and political discussion group and organizing space
for over four years. Some of the various groups affiliated with it
include the <a href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">Sunset Activist Collective</a>, <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/">Nevada Cop Block</a>, <a href="http://foodnotbombslasvegas.org/">Food Not Bombs Las Vegas</a>, <a href="http://occupylv.org/">OccupyLV.org</a>, and the <a href="http://www.lasvegasiww.org/">Las Vegas Industrial Workers of the World</a>.<br />
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The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VegasWobblies">Las Vegas Industrial Workers of the World</a> will be holding our official monthly meeting on Saturday, May 4th at 4pm at the Sunrise Coffee shop on Sunset between Eastern and Pecos (see below for<a href="http://goo.gl/maps/zATPv"> map</a>). Among other things, we will be celebrating and reminiscing about the recently concluded May Day march.<br />
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Despite some initial misgivings about some outside organizations attempting to exploit the International Day of the Worker for their own misguided purposes, this years May Day turned out great and there was an impressive visible turnout by Las Vegas' IWW crew. Everyone that was there and helped to hold the ground for the true spirit of May Day deserves an enormous pat on the back.<br />
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We also will be discussing and finalizing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/las-vegas-iww/rough-outline-of-bylaws-for-las-vegas-iww-dont-mind-the-numbering-its-right-on-t/461381700595617">our official bylaws</a>, and potentially electing a treasurer, delegates, and other necessary positions for our branch to be certified as an official GMB along with other formalities such as when we will officially meet, on what days, how long meeting should last and other related issues.<br />
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This meeting is an open meeting and can be attended by the general public. Prospective members and those wishing to find out more about the IWW are welcome to attend, but will not be able to participate directly in any decisions or votes that might take place.<br />
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<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><b>What is the IWW?:</b></span><br />
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The IWW is a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow. We want our workplaces run for the benefit of workers and communities rather than for a handful of bosses and executives.<br />
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We are the Industrial Workers of the World because we organize industrially. This means we organize all workers producing the same goods or providing the same services into one union, rather than dividing workers by skill or trade, so we can pool our strength to win our demands together. Since the IWW was founded in 1905, we have made significant contributions to the labor struggles around the world and have a proud tradition of organizing across gender, ethnic and racial lines long before such organizing was popular.<br />
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For more info visit: <a href="http://iww.org/">IWW.org</a><br />
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The other day, while out flyering for the May Day march, I came across <a href="https://www.facebook.com/unidosporlareforma">Salvador Zamora</a>. While talking to him, I learned that <a href="http://www.unidosporlareforma.com/">Salvador has a long history of sacrificing himself physically</a> for the cause of immigration reform.<br />
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In fact, he is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=532015876841044&set=a.110019062374063.5118.100000979085241">currently conducting a hunger strike</a> across the street from the <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/W86cz">Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas</a> for 21 days (as of 4-30) demanding genuine immigration reform. I was personally pretty impressed by that, since I get cranky whenever I miss a single meal. I'd be hard pressed to even imagine going without food for three weeks (and counting). And he even told me that he once went 70 days without eating during a previous hunger strike<br />
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So honor what he is doing and because it is the spirit of May Day, the true worker's holiday, I will be joining him in solidarity to support and help bring attention to his cause and would like to invite others to join me.<br />
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You can find out more info either on FaceBook here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/139256792927946/">May Day Solidarity Rally event</a> or on our Meetup group here: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/The-Las-Vegas-Anarchy-Meetup-Group/events/117052882/">Las Vegas Anarchy Meetup May Day Solidarity Rally</a>.<br />
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Unfortunately, this is very short notice due to the fact that I didn't even know he was doing this until I happened to walk past and see him. While he has received some coverage from the local Spanish language media, none of the other local media has even mentioned it at all. Personally, I'm pretty hard pressed to understand how a guy going without food for over three weeks (and counting) isn't newsworthy, regardless of the reasons.<br />
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Although it isn't actually required to participate in the rally, I will be fasting for 24 hours beginning at midnight once May Day officially starts to show my support for his own sacrifice.<br />
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There is no "official" start time, although I'll be going down there in the morning and spending the day with Salvador. You are welcome to come at whatever time is convenient for you.<br />
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There will also be an official, albeit really sanitized and docile, May Day parade hosted by local unions and politicians beginning around 4 o'clock at the federal courthouse that you may or may not want to take part in. If so, you could just show up a bit early to show Salvador some support.<br />
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I hope to see you there. You can find the location on the map below:<br />
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The first "Police Fatality Public Fact-Finding Review," regarding the murder of <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/265/justice-for-stanley-gibson-or-just-an-end-around-coroners-inquest-reforms/">Stanley Gibson by Metro Officer Jesus Arevalo</a>, is scheduled to take place on Thursday February 28th beginning at 9:00 am and will be located at the Clark County Government Center, where the Clark County Board of Commissioners hold their regular meetings.<br />
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We'll be meeting up at 8:00am in order to organize together and go over the specifics of what we will be doing to bring attention to Stanley's murder. It's incredibly important for anyone that cares about justice and supports accountability for police that commit crimes against people within the Las Vegas community to be there and make their voice heard for past victims of police violence and to prevent future innocent victims.<br />
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In spite of the long-winded name change, the new process that was created by LVMPD's Sheriff Gillespie and Chris Collins of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association (Police Union) is designed to do anything but allow the public to find facts. The reality is that it is much worse than the original, much maligned, Coroner's Inquest system that it will be replacing.<br />
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Unlike the Coroner's Inquest, the Police Fatality Review will involve no opportunity for testimony from witnesses and only voluntary testimony by the police involved in the shootings, which the LVPPA has already gone on record as saying that pretty much has no chance of happening.<br />
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What it amounts to is a choreographed staging of the police department's version of events with zero representation from a genuine neutral party, the victim's family, or independent witnesses.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson actually referred to it as a "performance," while endorsing it, during the Commissioner's meeting in which it was initially proposed. That's just how much of a blatant and callous cover up the Police Fatality Review is.<br />
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The first case to go before this Police Fatality Review involves the murder of Stanley Gibson, an unarmed man who was shot seven times by Jesus Arevalo in spite of having committed no actual crime and having had his vehicle blocked in by several police cars so that it was unable to move.
Stanley, a disabled veteran, who was lost and suffering a panic attack as a result of PTSD and other ailments he suffered during his time in the Persian Gulf, represented no direct or imminent probability of harming anyone at the time.
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There was no reason for any of the dozens of heavily armed police to feel in any way threatened by him. And the fact that of all those cops there, only Jesus Arevalo felt the need to fire the shots that killed Stanley Gibson only supports that conclusion.<br />
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Instead of holding someone that at best was grossly negligent that night accountable for his actions, D.A. Wolfson, Sheriff Gillespie, LVPPA's Chris Collins, the Clark County Board of Commissioners, and every other member of the LV Metro Police Department are closing ranks around him in a misguided attempt to cover up yet another officer involved shooting under what could only mildly be called questionable circumstances.<br />
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Anyone living in Las Vegas should be well aware that there is a longstanding problem with brutality and outright murder by members of Las Vegas area police departments, especially those of the LVMPD. In several cases, especially those involving Stanley Gibson, Erik Scott, Trevon Cole, Henry Rowe, and Rafael Olivas, the circumstances behind the shooting have been incredibly questionable, if not completely inexcusable.<br />
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The obvious reason for the mounting body count by local police is the fact that no Las Vegas area police officer has EVER been held accountable for shooting someone, no matter how questionable that shooting has been.
Replacing what was already a terribly flawed system with one that not only retains those flaws, but incorporates even less transparency and can only be seen as a conscious effort to ensure the police never have to fear being held accountable for deaths they cause not only doesn't address this problem, but in reality actually makes it harder for the police to do the things they are supposed to do by creating a lack of trust and discouraging any support for police from the people living within the community that they work.<br />
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It's a self-perpetuating downward spiral that only exacerbates an already toxic and often violent relationship. The time to put an end to this has already passed and things can only get worse at this point if the transparency and accountability that Sheriff Gillespie promises so often isn't actually upheld truthfully and with honest intentions.<br />
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As of right now, I have been unable to find any info regarding the specifics of the expected length of the kangaroo court that will begin Thursday or restrictions on public entry into the chambers where it will be held. Although, I suspect this lack of information is intentional, if I do come across that information I will post it here.
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This week, <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/575/statement-of-demands-for-las-vegas-metropolitan-police-depatment-submitted-by-sunet-activist-collective/">Nevada Cop Block</a> will be hosting a special event as part of a local activist get together known as the Las Vegas <a href="http://vegas.anarchistcafe.org/">Anarchist Cafe</a>, which will focus on <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/689/contribute-impact-cop-block/">bringing accountability to Las Vegas area police</a>.
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This event, "Disarm the Police," will be an informational and organizing meeting regarding issues with <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/222/police-beat-man-in-diabetic-shock-and-nevada-city-pays-for-it/">police brutality</a>, <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/265/justice-for-stanley-gibson-or-just-an-end-around-coroners-inquest-reforms/">lack of accountability</a>, and <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/644/coroners-inquest-reforms-victim-police-intimidation/">official corruption</a>. In addition, there will be discussion about setting up <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/724/injustice-ballentine-sunset-activist-collective/">regular actions</a> based around bringing attention to and addressing those issues.<br />
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Methods, goals, and acceptable outcomes will all be discussed. Also, information about how to <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/get-involved/">get involved</a> with local police "watchdog" groups, such as <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/submit-your-story/">Nevada Cop Block</a> (<a href="http://nvcopblock.org/presspass/">NVCopBlock.org</a>), will be provided for those wanting to become more involved on an ongoing basis.<br />
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The Las Vegas Anarchist Cafe meets Saturdays, from 6:00—8:00pm, at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sunrise+coffee+shop+las+vegas&ll=36.073054,-115.106978&spn=0.008706,0.020707&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=us&hq=sunrise+coffee+shop&hnear=0x80beb782a4f57dd1:0x3accd5e6d5b379a3,Las+Vegas,+NV&cid=0,0,6103173307436452760&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A">Sunrise Coffee Shop</a>, which is located on Sunset Rd. between Pecos and Eastern (map below). The A-Cafe is not a place, it's an event--a social experiment in urban anarchy, organized by the Southern Nevada Alliance of the Libertarian Left and a group of unaffiliated local anarchists.<br />
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The A-Cafe is a forum for anarchists in the Las Vegas area to get to know each other, to hang out, to shoot the breeze, to talk some shop, to talk about the projects that we are working on, and to organize new projects. Anyone who's an anarchist, anti-statist, or just anarchy-curious is invited to join us.<br />
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Drop in any time — the gathering is informal, and based on chatting and sharing information. There isn't a fixed agenda. (But if you want to set up an organizing meeting for a particular project with a fixed agenda, A-Cafe is a great place to meet people to invite.) Feel free to drop in at any time and leave whenever you need to.<br />
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This meeting is an open meeting and can be attended by the general public. Prospective members and those wishing to find out more about the IWW are welcome to attend, but will not be able to participate directly in any decisions or votes that might take place.<br />
<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><b>What is the IWW?:</b></span><br />
The IWW is a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow. We want our workplaces run for the benefit of workers and communities rather than for a handful of bosses and executives.<br />
We are the Industrial Workers of the World because we organize industrially.<br />
This means we organize all workers producing the same goods or providing the same services into one union, rather than dividing workers by skill or trade, so we can pool our strength to win our demands together. Since the IWW was founded in 1905, we have made significant contributions to the labor struggles around the world and have a proud tradition of organizing across gender, ethnic and racial lines long before such organizing was popular.<br />
For more info visit: <a href="http://iww.org/">IWW.org</a><br />
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As part of the <a href="http://www.idlenomore.ca/">Idle No More movement</a>'s worldwide call for action <a href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">Las Vegas activists</a> will <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/378229352272665/">be joining</a> members of the <a href="http://www.moapapaiutes.com/">Moapa tribe of Paiutes</a> to demand the closure of the <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/report-closing-plant-now-would-save-millions-159985895.html">outdated</a> and <a href="http://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/news/health-concerns-pollution-case-closing-reid-gardner.html">environmentally disastrous</a> Reid Gardner power plant operated by <a href="http://archives.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2011/07/14/news/local_news/iq_45774720.txt">NV Energy</a>.<br />
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The coal that fuels Reid Gardner is not only unnecessary with current technology, but more importantly, has been <a href="http://citizensfordixie.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Reid-Gardner-Costly-Contamination-2.pdf">polluting the air</a> over the skies of the <a href="http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/Moapa-Paiutes-point-to-power-plant-for-health/vy6Qe8vz8E6N9fJPFOdkBA.cspx">Moapa tribe's homes</a> at their reservation, which is located alongside it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.indianz.com/News/2012/007496.asp">Major health and breathing problems</a>, as well as <a href="http://nativetimes.com/life/health/7435-moapa-paiutes-blame-power-plant-for-early-deaths-sickness">premature deaths</a> (including dramatic increases in childhood mortality rates) among Moapa tribe members has been traced back to emissions from the plant. In addition, clouds of <a href="http://earthjustice.org/illwind">polluted air can be visually observed</a> on the reservation.<br />
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the recent past <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/323/official-copblock-press-pass-activism/">Nevada</a> <a href="http://copblock.org/Donate">Cop Block</a> and <a href="http://sunsetactivistcollective.org/">assorted allies</a> in the <a href="http://rollingresistance.org/">Las Vegas area</a> have used <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/550/join-nevada-cop-block-for-the-2nd-annual-chalk-the-police-day-sunday-sept-30th/">chalking</a> of strategically chosen <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.448091695233852.98775.394859877223701&type=3">public areas</a> and
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.456421747734180.100779.394859877223701&type=3">government locations</a> to bring attention to local issues. It's proven to
be a quick, easy, and effective way of <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/575/statement-of-demands-for-las-vegas-metropolitan-police-depatment-submitted-by-sunet-activist-collective/">making grievances known</a> and
ensuring visibility both by those being protested against and the public
within the area.<br /> <br /> After several recent despicable actions by
local officials, <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/97/we-made-the-big-time-aka-copblock-org/">NVCopBlock</a> is once again <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/364422136990104">planning</a> to <a href="http://www.meetup.com/The-Las-Vegas-Anarchy-Meetup-Group/events/99472762/">take it to the streets</a> to show our disapproval. We'll be meeting up at the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206809260919451466136.00048dcdab2e68f2c0c2a&msa=0&iwloc=0004d3a04aa28ea79381f">Clark County Government Center</a>, where County Commission meetings are held (for
reasons explained below) and then moving from there to the <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/CSj7R">LVMPD headquarters buildings</a>, which are within walking distance of each other.<br /> <br /> Signs are welcome, chalk will be used extensively at both locations, and <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/689/contribute-impact-cop-block/">creativity</a> is always appreciated.<br /> <br />
Among other things, District Attorney Steve Wolfson has continued his <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/222/police-beat-man-in-diabetic-shock-and-nevada-city-pays-for-it/">pattern of disdain</a> for the safety of the residents of Las Vegas and the
surrounding area by refusing to hold Jesus Arevalo accountable for the <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/265/justice-for-stanley-gibson-or-just-an-end-around-coroners-inquest-reforms/">cold-blooded murder of Stanley Gibson</a>.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stanley L. Gibson was murdered by Ofc. Jesus Arevalo on Dec. 12, 2011.</td></tr>
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<br /> Sheriff Gillespie of the
<a href="http://nvcopblock.org/469/lvmpd-budget-shortages-minorities-recession/">Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department</a> has partnered with Wolfson and
Chris Collins, of the <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/119/las-vegas-beware-of-gang-activity-in-your-neighborhood/">Police Protective Association</a> (police union), to
ensure that such accountability <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/175/constitutional-rights-limitations/">will never be an option</a> by pushing
through <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/644/coroners-inquest-reforms-victim-police-intimidation/">a proposal that reversed all of the Coroner's Inquest Reforms</a>
that had already been passed with the intention of creating a more fair
and transparent process, which would actually lead to accountability for
questionable shootings by police.<br /> <br /> Finally, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.473051046071250.104091.394859877223701&type=3">Clark County Board of Commissioners</a> lead by Steve Sisolak, Larry Brown, Susan Brager,
and Mary Beth Scow voted to approve that proposal in spite of the fact
that the new proposal is worse than the former Coroner's inquest process
that had functioned so poorly as to prompt an outcry for those reforms.
This vote was taken during a commission meeting in which the inclusion
of this proposal on the agenda was only announced a couple days earlier
to ensure that public turnout would be limited.</span></span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">And for good
measure, Metro's own Sgt. William Wilson illegally entered someone's
back yard and unnecessarily <a href="http://nvcopblock.org/669/justice-for-bubba-rally-for-dog-shot-by-las-vegas-police-january-12th-at-lvmpd-offices/">killed their pet dog</a> last week.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shame on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and all of the enablers that allow them to continue their abuses.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES">La
mayoría de las personas que viven en los Estados Unidos saben muy
poco sobre el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores del </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES">Primero
de Mayo. Para muchos otros existe la suposición de que es un día de
fiesta celebrado en países comunistas como Cuba o la antigua Unión
Soviética. La mayoría de los estadounidenses no se dan cuenta de
que el Primero de Mayo tiene sus orígenes en este país y es tan
"americano" como el béisbol y el </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES"><i>apple
pie</i></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES">. El
Primero de Mayo se originó en la fiesta pre-cristiana de Beltane,
una celebración del renacimiento y la fertilidad.<br /><br />En el siglo
XIX, la clase obrera estaba en constante lucha para ganar la jornada
laboral de 8 horas. Las condiciones de trabajo eran graves y era
bastante común trabajar de 10 a 16 horas diarias en condiciones
peligrosas. Muertes y lesiones eran comunes en muchos lugares de
trabajo e inspiraron libros, tales como Upton Sinclair’s </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES"><u>The
Jungle</u></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES"> y
Jack London’s </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES"><u>The
Iron Heel</u></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES">.
Tan temprano como en los años 1860’s, la clase obrera organizo
acortar la jornada laboral sin reducción de salario, pero no fue
hasta finales de la década de 1880 que lograron reunir la fuerza
suficiente para declarar la jornada de 8 horas. Esta proclamación
fue sin el consentimiento de los empleadores, sin embargo, exigido
por muchos de la clase obrera.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES">En
</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span lang="es-ES">ese tiempo, el
socialismo era una idea nueva y atrayente para las personas que
trabajan, muchos de los cuales se sintieron atraídos por la
ideología de la clase obrera, del control sobre la producción y
distribución de todos los bienes y servicios. Los trabajadores
habían visto de primera mano que el capitalismo solamente
beneficiaba a los jefes, intercambiando las vidas de los obreros por
ganancias. Miles de hombres, mujeres y niños estaban muriendo
innecesariamente cada año en el lugar de trabajo, con expectativa de
vida de veinte años en algunas industrias, y la poca esperanza de
salir adelante. El socialismo ofrecía otra opción.<br /><br />Una
variedad de organizaciones socialistas surgieron a lo largo de la
segunda mitad del siglo XIX, desde los partidos políticos a los
grupos de coro. De hecho, muchos socialistas fueron elegidos a la
oficina gubernamental por su distrito. Pero, de nuevo, muchos de
ellos eran socialistas abandonados por el proceso político que era
tan evidentemente controlado por las grandes empresas y la maquinaria
política bipartidista. Decenas de miles de socialistas rompieron
filas de sus partidos, rechazaron todo el proceso político, que fue
visto como nada más que la protección para los ricos, y ha creado
grupos anarquistas en todo el país. Literalmente miles de personas
de la clase obrera adoptaron los ideales del anarquismo, que buscaban
poner fin a todas las estructuras jerárquicas (incluyendo el
gobierno), enfatizaron industrias contraladas por los trabajadores y
valoraban la acción directa sobre el proceso político burocrático.
Es incorrecto decir que los sindicatos fueron despojados por los
anarquistas y los socialistas, sino más bien anarquistas y
socialistas formaron los sindicatos...<a href="http://maydaylasvegas.blogspot.com/2012/03/por-que-celebramos-primero-de-mayo.html">http://maydaylasvegas.blogspot.com/2012/03/por-que-celebramos-primero-de-mayo.html</a></span></span><br />
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This video was taken during a recent <a href="http://www.occupylv.org/">Occupy Las Vegas</a> General Assembly, featuring Joanna of UCIR/Mecha de UNLV discussing May Day and inviting <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/OccupyLVorg/243808532346456?sk=wall&filter=1">Occupy Las Vegas</a> members to join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/maydaylasvegas/">Las Vegas May Day Planning Committee</a>. (Unfortunately, the audio isn't great.)<br />
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Occupy Las Vegas GA's are held Wednesday and Sunday evenings at 7pm on the back patio of the UNLV Student Union center (on campus). Planning meetings for the May Day events are held on Fridays from 6pm to 8:30pm the Center for Social Justice/Houssels, which is also located on the UNLV campus. Both meetings are open to anyone interested in attending.<br />
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<span class="submitted"><a href="http://www.iww.org/en/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday">Originally Posted on IWW.org</a> - the official website of the <a href="http://eyeam4anarchy.hubpages.com/hub/We-Need-the-Wobblies-Now-More-Than-Ever">Industrial Workers of the World</a></span> <br />
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Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers' Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don't realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as "American" as baseball and apple pie, and stemmed from the pre-Christian holiday of Beltane, a celebration of rebirth and fertility.<br />
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In the late nineteenth century, the working class was in constant struggle to gain the 8-hour work day. Working conditions were severe and it was quite common to work 10 to 16 hour days in unsafe conditions. Death and injury were commonplace at many work places and inspired such books as Upton Sinclair's <u>The Jungle</u> and Jack London's <u>The Iron Heel</u>. As early as the 1860's, working people agitated to shorten the workday without a cut in pay, but it wasn't until the late 1880's that organized labor was able to garner enough strength to declare the 8-hour workday. This proclamation was without consent of employers, yet demanded by many of the working class.<br />
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At this time, socialism was a new and attractive idea to working people, many of whom were drawn to its ideology of working class control over the production and distribution of all goods and services. Workers had seen first-hand that Capitalism benefited only their bosses, trading workers' lives for profit. Thousands of men, women and children were dying needlessly every year in the workplace, with life expectancy as low as their early twenties in some industries, and little hope but death of rising out of their destitution. Socialism offered another option.<br />
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A variety of socialist organizations sprung up throughout the later half of the 19th century, ranging from political parties to choir groups. In fact, many socialists were elected into governmental office by their constituency. But again, many of these socialists were ham-strung by the political process which was so evidently controlled by big business and the bi-partisan political machine. Tens of thousands of socialists broke ranks from their parties, rebuffed the entire political process, which was seen as nothing more than protection for the wealthy, and created anarchist groups throughout the country. Literally thousands of working people embraced the ideals of anarchism, which sought to put an end to all hierarchical structures (including government), emphasized worker controlled industry, and valued direct action over the bureaucratic political process. It is inaccurate to say that labor unions were "taken over" by anarchists and socialists, but rather anarchists and socialist made up the labor unions.<br />
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At its national convention in Chicago, held in 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions (which later became the American Federation of Labor), proclaimed that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labor from and after May 1, 1886." The following year, the FOTLU, backed by many Knights of Labor locals, reiterated their proclamation stating that it would be supported by strikes and demonstrations. At first, most radicals and anarchists regarded this demand as too reformist, failing to strike "at the root of the evil." A year before the Haymarket Massacre, Samuel Fielden pointed out in the anarchist newspaper, <i>The Alarm</i>, that "whether a man works eight hours a day or ten hours a day, he is still a slave."<br />
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Despite the misgivings of many of the anarchists, an estimated quarter million workers in the Chicago area became directly involved in the crusade to implement the eight hour work day, including the Trades and Labor Assembly, the Socialistic Labor Party and local Knights of Labor. As more and more of the workforce mobilized against the employers, these radicals conceded to fight for the 8-hour day, realizing that "the tide of opinion and determination of most wage-workers was set in this direction." With the involvement of the anarchists, there seemed to be an infusion of greater issues than the 8-hour day. There grew a sense of a greater social revolution beyond the more immediate gains of shortened hours, but a drastic change in the economic structure of capitalism.<br />
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In a proclamation printed just before May 1, 1886, one publisher appealed to working people with this plea:<br />
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<li>Workingmen to Arms!</li>
<li>War to the Palace, Peace to the Cottage, and Death to LUXURIOUS IDLENESS.</li>
<li>The wage system is the only cause of the World's misery. It is supported by the rich classes, and to destroy it, they must be either made to work or DIE.</li>
<li>One pound of DYNAMITE is better than a bushel of BALLOTS!</li>
<li>MAKE YOUR DEMAND FOR EIGHT HOURS with weapons in your hands to meet the capitalistic bloodhounds, police, and militia in proper manner.</li>
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Not surprisingly the entire city was prepared for mass bloodshed, reminiscent of the railroad strike a decade earlier when police and soldiers gunned down hundreds of striking workers. On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers in 13,000 businesses across the United States walked off their jobs in the first May Day celebration in history...Read the full post: <a href="http://maydaylasvegas.blogspot.com/2012/02/brief-origins-of-may-day-by-eric-chase.html?spref=bl">Las Vegas May Day Coalition: The Brief Origins of May Day - By Eric Chase - 1993</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="eyeam4anarchy";</script>
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On July 18, 2011, <a href="http://libertyontour.com/author/pete-eyre/">Pete Eyre</a> and <a href="http://libertyontour.com/about/ademo-freeman/">Ademo Freeman</a>, crew members of <a href="http://libertyontour.com/">Liberty On Tour</a> and bloggers for <a href="http://www.copblock.org/">Cop Block</a>, will begin trial on felony wiretapping, resisting arrest, and trespassing charges.<br />
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</tbody></table>The charges stem from an incident in July of 2010, when they were attempting to post bail for Rich Paul, who had been arrested the day before, at the Franklin County jail. Pete had initially also been facing felony firearm/ammo and VIN manipulation charges as the result of an illegal search of their vehicle, affectionately dubbed <a href="http://libertyontour.com/about/mobile-authority-resistance-vehicle/">MARV</a>, but those charges were dismissed earlier this week.<br />
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<a href="http://www.copblock.org/1836/greenfield-ma-pd-arrest-intimidate-activists-for-filming/">Here</a> is a fairly short rundown of what happened that day: <br />
<blockquote>"On Thursday, July 1st 2010 Pete and I headed into the Franklin County Jail to bail out Rich Paul, who had been arrested the day before. We were initially told that we could not film in the lobby by Franklin County Sheriff’s but later were told we could do so. We left and 15 minutes later returned with the bail money and Pete’s ID but were then told that we were not permitted to film on the property. We stated that public officials can be recorded while conducting their duties, that no one in the building had any expectation of privacy and that we had our cameras as a means of protection as well as accountability for everyone involved. It was those with badges who then took action against us for standing our ground and doing what we believe is right – actions that did not harm anything.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>Sgt. Todd M. Dodge placed myself and Pete under arrest without disclosing what we were actually being arrested for. We were taken to the Greenfield Police Department where we were abused, finger printed, photographed, stripped and had our personal possessions stolen from us. The police, under the watch of Sgt. Dodge, threw us into a cage without blankets, a phone call or telling us exactly what we were being charged with. The jail, with concrete floors, was extremely cold. We were monitored via a camera in the ceiling. We did anything we could to keep warm and to occupy our minds/time. We did chants of ‘no victim no crime,’ sang songs, preached libertarianism and even did a workout.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>Finally after 12 + hours in our cages we were taken to court to face a judge. We finally learned what our charges were: felony wiretapping and resisting arrest for us both Pete also has felony firearm/ammo and VIN manipulation charges."</blockquote><br />
For more detailed information you can:<br />
<ol><li>Review the huge <a href="http://www.copblock.org/greenfield" target="_blank">Meta post</a>, which covers every blog, video and document(s) pertaining to their case(s).</li>
<li>Watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7171E280DAF24C0" target="_blank">“Greenfield, MA” playlist </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7171E280DAF24C0" target="_blank">(25 videos)</a> featured on CopBlock.org’s YouTube channel.</li>
<li>Watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0insIOhj94&list=PLE7171E280DAF24C0&index=0" target="_blank">27-min documentary style video</a> that covers everything from July 2010 to February 2011.</li>
</ol>In reality, the charges are one of many instances over the past few years in which police have arrested people for filming them in order to avoid being held accountable for their actions. The misuse of wiretapping laws to prevent video taping has been one of the prevalent methods employed recently in several states.<br />
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</tbody></table>Not only were these wiretapping laws obviously never meant for such a purpose, but courts on all levels and throughout the country have consistently found that there is no expectation of privacy in a public place and therefore no restrictions on filming someone. Police and other government employees themselves often cite this when justifying surveillance policies, such as red light cameras. <br />
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Furthermore, courts have also found in numerous cases that people have the right to "<a href="http://www.constitution.org/uslaw/defunlaw.htm">resist an unlawful arrest even to the point of taking an arresting officer's life, if necessary.</a>" so if there is no valid reason for someone to be arrested, then there is no reason that they should be punished for resisting that arrest.<br />
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If you have a problem with the police abusing their powers and then twisting laws around to eliminate any evidence of that abuse (as you should) and the future impact it can have on citizens' ability to prevent those abuses, there are several things you can do to support Pete and Ademo:<br />
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<b><u>Help get the word out </u></b><br />
<ul><li>Share the above content on social media sites and/or your own blog, if you have one.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Email local news outlets (Western Mass preferred but also Eastern, like Boston), Radio stations and bloggers. They’ve created a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1J8wJnK70P4xM6zhxTV1wS43o12U-9oc3nHH_rySQe5o&embedded=true" target="_blank">Press Release</a> and <a href="http://www.copblock.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Greenfield-media-packet.pdf" target="_blank">Media Packet</a> to make it easier for you to share. Otherwise standard emails or phone calls encouraging other media outlets to share their situation with their audience is greatly appreciated.</li>
</ul><b><u>Call the local officials involved in the case</u></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Jeff Bangston – </b>(District Attorney prosecuting us)<b> 413.774.3186 </b>- ask him to do what’s right and dismiss their charges.<b></b></li>
<li><b>Todd M. Dodge – </b>(arresting officer, Greenfield Police Department) <b>413.773.5411 ext. 1415 </b><b></b>- ask him to think about his rights-violating actions.</li>
<li><b>William F. Martin</b> – “Mayor, Greenfield” – <b>413-.772.1560 </b><b></b>- ask him to make a public statement against their treatment/charges.</li>
</ul><b><u>Help out financially</u></b><br />
<ul><li>Normally they send those who donate $20 or more a <a href="http://copblock.org/">Cop Block</a> T-shirt but this week, until the conclusion of their trial, <a href="http://www.copblock.org/support" target="_blank">if you donate $15</a> you’ll get your choice of an “Am I Free To Go?” or “I don’t talk to police. I record them” shirt.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.copblock.org/support" target="_blank">Donate for a video Intro/Outro or Power Power Post </a>(your org’s banner at the end of their post $25 – see <a href="http://www.copblock.org/5848/greenfieldhelp/">here</a> for example).</li>
</ul><u><b>Attend Court Events</b></u> <br />
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<ul><li>Friday, July 15th at 6pm – “Know Your Rights” presentation; Green Fields Market, 144 Main St., Greenfield, MA</li>
<li><b>Monday, July 18th at 8am – trial – District Court Greenfield, MA (see event <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127314590687283" target="_blank">here</a>)</b></li>
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Last week, <a href="http://libertyontour.com/">Liberty On Tour</a> posted a <a href="http://www.libertydrome.com/media/">video</a> about a man named Jay Noone, who was facing the threat of having his house stolen by tax extorters working for Palmer, MA. The <a href="http://youtu.be/cPePJxkj0eA">video</a> primarily features <a href="http://libertyontour.com/author/pete-eyre/">Pete Eyre</a> of <a href="http://libertyontour.com/2011/07/04/noone/">Liberty on Tour</a> and Ian Freeman, a blogger at <a href="http://freekeene.com/2011/07/05/keeniacs-travel-to-support-property-tax-freedom-advocate-jay-noone/">FreeKeene.com</a> and radio host at <a href="http://www.freetalklive.com/">Free Talk Live</a>, attempting to question local officials about the pending seizure of Noone's home.<br />
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Predictably, the local bureaucrats weren't too keen on answering those questions and mostly it's a <a href="http://youtu.be/ianQg7e3cCE">video</a> of them hiding from Pete and Ian. However, it wasn't enough just to avoid the questions during the taping. Apparently, one of them complained to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=house+theft+threatened+jay+noone+stands+for+property+rights&aq=f">YouTube</a> and had the <a href="http://youtu.be/YtZWAV9LJB4">video</a> removed. Unfortunately (for them), they obviously have never heard of the <a href="http://www.libertydrome.com/?p=13">Streisand Effect</a> or they might have known that trying to censor stuff sometimes ends up putting it all over the internets.<br />
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So here is the video:<br />
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Feel free to download it <a href="http://www.libertydrome.com/media/">here</a> or one of the six other times I linked to a version of it in this post and post it on your own YouTube channel, if you have one. In fact, I encourage it. Stick it to the Man!<br />
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Watch the included video and judge for yourself if even a crime, let alone a <a href="http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LXII/640/640-3.htm">felony</a>, was committed.<br />
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Recently, <a href="http://libertyontour.com/about/ademo-freeman/">Ademo Freeman</a>, one of the crew members of <a href="http://libertyontour.com/">Liberty On Tour</a>, the founder of <a href="http://www.copblock.org/">Cop Block</a>, and someone I consider a personal friend, <a href="http://libertyontour.com/2011/06/29/improperinfluence/">attempted to ask</a> a judge in Keene, NH. about the reasons behind the prior arrest of <a href="http://libertyontour.com/about/beau-davis/">Beau Davis</a>, another Liberty On Tour member, for <a href="http://www.copblock.org/5464/freebea/">wearing a hat</a>. The video of the exchange, posted below, was originally published <a href="http://www.copblock.org/5611/burkevideo/">here</a> after it was finally recovered from police custody.<br />
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As a result of those questions, asked in a calm and even respectful manner (Ademo addresses him as "sir" at one point), Judge Ed Burke from the Keene, NH. District Court not only had him arrested, but charged with a felony known as "<a href="http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LXII/640/640-3.htm">Improper Influence</a>" I've linked to the definition of that charge (twice), so that you can see what it actually entails. Nothing within that definition applies to what happened that morning. He ended up spending two days in jail and was forced to post a $5,000 cash bail, and is due to start trial on those felony charges on Thursday July 7, 2011.<br />
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The fact that Ademo was arrested at all for simply asking another person a few questions is an abuse of authority by Judge Ed Burke. Beyond that, the fact that the charge being pursued is actually a felony is an outrage in its own rite. If you have any sense of decency and justice, you should oppose this blatant misuse of power by a judge that is out of control and clearly in the wrong.<br />
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This next video was made before the release of the original footage and gives an overview of the issues involved, as well as some other improper (anti-recording) measures local authorities have attempted to implement aimed at preventing members of the <a href="http://freestateproject.org/">Free State Project</a> in <a href="http://freekeene.com/">Keene</a>, NH.from holding those officials accountable for their actions.<br />
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If you are offended by Judge Burke's abuse of his power, as you should be, please take a moment to call the prosecutors for this case and let them know how you feel about it:<br />
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Chris McLaughlin – District Court DA – 603.357.9815 <br />
John Webb – Superior Court DA – 603.352.0056<br />
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<!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Kelly W. Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833478610016521091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054565296482164035.post-38532823865081217282011-06-18T02:15:00.000-07:002011-07-30T18:50:44.926-07:00Were Your Father's Cops Really That Much Better?<div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in all my glory</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>A month ago, during a pick up football game, I took off down the field at a full sprint, flew past the player defending me, and settled into the endzone for what should have been an easy touchdown. The quarterback threw the ball in a perfect spiral directly into my chest, which it promptly bounced off of and landed in the arms of that previously vanquished defender, who had by then caught back up to me. </div><br />
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Shortly after that, while playing defense, I tore a muscle in my calf landing me on the couch for a week straight and keeping me on the sidelines for a month (so far).<br />
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Of course, in 10 or 20 years (probably 30), once my football days are over for good, you probably won't hear a lot about that pair of catastrophes. Instead, you'll most likely hear about the two touchdowns I caught earlier in that game. Or even more likely, I'll tell you about that 90+ yard interception return for a touchdown I had earlier this year, during which that picture to the right was taken.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Howard Zinn (right), arrested for not wanting to kill innocent people.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>History has a way of glossing over the bad stuff in favor of the good ol' days. That is especially true when the one doing the story telling is also the one involved in all the negative stories. Even more so when those stories inspire a deep sense of shame.<br />
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I was recently reminded of this particular tendency of human nature to remember things much better than they actually were when a friend of mine mentioned to me that he once thought Anarchism was "way out there." However, now he was beginning to reconsider because of all the instances of police brutality and abuse he's seen recently. In particular, he was shocked by <a href="http://cdevolution.org/20-orlando-law-enforcers-take-food-from-children-and-arrest-6-for-feeding-hungry/">the recent arrests</a> of members of Food Not Bombs in Orlando for the "crime" of feeding hungry people. Specifically, because it was the "locals" that were doing the arresting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A lunch counter sit-in at a North Carolina Woolworth's</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>It isn't uncommon for people to have the image of the "friendly neighborhood cop" in their mind when they think of policemen of the past. That foregone day when the local cop patrolled his beat, knew everyone by name, and protected the residents from those bad guys that wanted to do them harm.<br />
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Unfortunately, these memories are nothing but illusions or at best selective memories. In many ways, the cops have indeed gotten worse. By way of standardized training and selective recruitment with a heavy tendency toward veterans and/or people with aggressive personalities, the modern police force has become much more nationalized and <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2007/07/02/our-militarized-police-departm">militarized</a>. As a result, they are more willing to use force in any given situation and less likely disobey illegal or immoral commands.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The inevitable response by the State's enforcers. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table>However, as much as that is true, the only real difference between now and then is a matter of degrees. The thugs beating people in the streets at anti-war protests during the Vietnam war and spraying school children with fire hoses during the civil rights era were locals. Officer O'Malley, the friendly neighborhood beat cop of yesteryear might have taken it easy on Sean, the local hellion, but he knew what had to be done when some uppity nigger refused to step down from the lunch counter at Woolworth's or some dirty hippie decided to burn his draft card and there were no shortage of cops willing to do it.<br />
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As the saying goes, the cops are the tip of the State's spear and the tip is the part that does the real damage. To believe otherwise is to forget the truth of what really happened and create a fantasy world based on those glory days that never really were.<br />
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