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October 2008
by WIP
Port of Olympia Prosecution Announcement
Several people have been the subject of prosecution for their participation in demonstrations at the Port of Olympia in November, 2007. Three of the cases, Olympia v. Hutchison, Olympia v. Kohjima and Olympia v. Sloane have been dismissed with prejuduce. Olympia City Prosecutor Kalo Wilcox reported to defense attorney Larry Hildes that “Judge Ahlf's order to dismiss issued on Friday was based on the same facts, evidence, and law that are of dispute in City of Olympia v. Kohjima & City of Olympia v. Sloane. Therefore, the order to dismiss applies . . .
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October 2008
By Wally Cuddeford
Recently, I had the honor of interviewing war resister and military sexual assault survivor Spc. Suzanne Swift. During her deployment to Iraq in 2004, Suzanne was violently coerced into a sexual relationship by her superior officer, and was subjected to public humiliation and retribution when she filed a grievance while in Iraq. She is currently serving out the remainder of her enlistment, after the military refused to grant her a medical discharge or punish the perpetrator. You can read more about her case at www.suzanneswift.org.
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September 2008
by wip
Olympia Movement for Justic & Peace (OMJP) Yard Sale
Saturday, August 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 902 Division Street NW, Olympia (Right on the #41 busline)
Support OMJP and get some great stuff at great prices at the same time. Last minute donations are fine, but NO JUNK!
Raindate: Saturday, August 6
POWER Outage: Labor Day Picnic at Kennydell Park
On the first Monday of each month enjoy a night out with Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights
Monday, September 1st, Labor Day, Beach Picnic at Kennydell Park at Black Lake
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September 2008
by WIP
Local activists Jeff Berryhill, Shyam Khanna, Wally Cuddeford and Lillia Lassiter were arrested in a sweep during the first day of the DNC protests in Denver. They were among 100 people falsly arrested after Denver police swept up protesters at the anti-capitalist/anti-imperialist Everything for Everyone demonstration on Monday, August 25th. Riot police used chemical weapons, crowd division and mass false arrest as tactics to put an end to the demonstration. At arraignments the next day all four pled not guilty. Bail was quickly raised for all by Tuesday night. Shyam and Jeff were . . .
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May 2008
by WIP
Student Group SDS banned by Evergreen State College
Olympia Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) has been suspended by The Evergreen State College (TESC) administration for the remainder of the academic year and will face probation until January 2009. The suspension means that SDS has lost its budget and office, can no longer hold meetings, book events, or use school facilities and equipment.
After Evergreen’s February 14th dead prez concert and the ensuing
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