by Olympia Civil Liberties Resource

A federal jury was unable to reach a decision on conspiracy and transportation of a destructive device but convicted Briana Waters, a 32-year-old mother and violin teacher and former resident of Olympia of arson. The government charged her with being a lookout in connection with the May 2001 arson of the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington in Seattle. If convicted on all counts, Waters would have faced a sentence of 35 years. The two informants who testified against her in the case, who admitted to participating in the arson, face . . .

They tell us they’re teaching democracy. We say, “How do you teach democracy through the barrel of a gun?”

—Father Roy Bourgeois

Father Bourgeois is the driving force behind the movement to close the School of the Americas. Veterans for Peace 109 Rachel Corrie Chapter is sponsoring four opportunities to hear Father Roy Bourgeois speak on April 10:

noon: South Puget Sound Community College

2 pm: The Evergreen State College

5 pm: Pizza dinner at Apollo’s (2010 Harrison Ave NW)

7 pm: Presentation at Traditions Cafe

(300 5th Ave SW)

For the day’s schedule, go to www.doodle.ch/i6wnz7chuwfhfe3g

by the Olympia Civil Liberties Resource

On February 11, 2008, trial began in the federal government’s case against Briana Waters. Ms. Waters, an Evergreen State College graduate and former Olympian, is accused of conspiring to set fire to the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture in 2001. Specifically, the government accuses Ms. Waters of acting as a lookout. Ms. Waters, a violin teacher and 32-year-old mother of a little girl, steadfastly maintains her innocence.