I just talked to the Black Star Legal Collective briefly, and said that the prisoners are in the bail hearings right now.
Make these calls and demand that all charges be dropped!!
--- Forwarded Message from Jennifer Banister <banister@eznet.net> ---
>To: janedoe@topica.com
>Subject: Fwd: [a16-international-planning] More Arrested in Winsdor, Jail Hunger Strike
>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 12:28:05
>Make the phone calls and send this to others!
>
>
>Please forward the following message far and wide.
>
>----------------------- forwarded message ------------------------
>
>
>Twenty Activists Denied Basic Rights
>
> by ZC 9:57pm Tue Jun 6 '00
> yolel@yahoo.com
>
> Nine activists were arrested on
> June 6. At their jail support rally
> an additional eleven were
> arrested. They need your
> immediate help!
>
> URGENT!
>
> Eleven more activists have been arrested during a
> support rally outside the "secret" OAS jail in Windsor,
> ON, Canada.
>
> As yet, we are unaware of the charges, but they were
> arrested during a soft blockade.
>
> We can expect the same treatment as the previous
> activists have experienced.
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>san: Fwd: URGENT - SUPPORT FOR WINDSOR
>POLITICAL PRISONERS
>
>From "Helen Luu" <missruckus@hotmail.com>
>Date Wed, 07 Jun 2000 21:25:27 EDT
>
>
>
>i believe the latest report is that 11 more were arrested during a jail
>solidarity demonstration outside of the jail.
>
>>PLEASE CIRCULATE FAR AND WIDE
>>
>>For Immediate Release
>>
>>Political Prisoners Still Held in Windsor Jails
>>One Woman Protestor Sexually and Physically Assaulted by the Police
>>
>>
>>June 7th, 2000, Windsor -- Nine political protestors are still being jailed
>>in Windsor, after being arrested with trumpted up charges during the
>>protests of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly
>>meetings in Windsor, Ont.
>>
>>An urgent request by the Legal Committee of the Coalition to Shutdown the
>>OAS/FTAA has been released. The public is urged to express their outrage by
>>calling the Crown Attorney's office at 519-253-1104 (fax 519-253-1813).
>>People can also contact the Chief of Police (519-255-6630), MP and Deputy
>>Prime Minister Herb Gray (519-257-6817) and Major Hurst (519-255-6315) to
>>demand the release of all nine political prisoners.
>>
>>Targeted for their political beliefs, the nine protestors have been singled
>>by police as integral key players in the organization of the shutdown.
>>Seven protestors have been charged with mischief, one with assault police
>>and another with charges relating to immigration.
>>
>>One woman protestor has allegedly been sexually and physically assaulted at
>>the hands of the authorities. She is one of the nine who has still not
>>been released. Most of the other protestors have also reported mistreatment
>>upon arrest. The Windsor political prisoners are currently on hunger
>>strike in order to maintain jail solidarity with one
>>another and it is with the intent to break this solidarity that Corrections
>>Canada has chosen to separate them.
>>
>>All bail hearings are closed; no outside spectators are being allowed to
>>monitor the proceedings.
>>
>>The Legal Committee is urgently requesting that calls be made to the above
>>numbers.
>>
>>1) Demand that all Windsor political prisoners be released.
>>2) Political persecution must be stopped.
>>3) Demand that the allegations of sexual and physical abuse be immediately
>>addressed.
>>
>>
>>For more information, contact:
>>
>>Antonia Baker
>>Media - Coalition to Shutdown the OAS/FTAA
>>519-258-9193
>>www.shutdownoas.org
>>
>>Legal Committee
>>Coalition to Shutdown the OAS/FTAA
>>519-944-4749
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>san: Hunger-Striking Political Prisoners
>
>From "Stefanie Gude" <stefgude@hotmail.com>
>Date Wed, 07 Jun 2000 19:38:35 PDT
>
>
>
>For Immediate Release
>
>
>Hunger Striking Political Prisoners still being Jailed in Windsor
>
>
>June 7th, 2000, Windsor -- Four protesters have been on a hunger strike
>since 2pm on Tuesday after being arrested with trumped-up charges during
>the
>protests of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly
>meetings in Windsor, Ontario.
>
>Three are charged with mischief, and one protester is facing an assault
>police charge. The woman tried to remove an officer$E2s foot from her
>face.
>At 17 years old and only 5$E22, seventy riot police felt intimidated
>enough to
>charge her with assault police. Another woman protester has allegedly
>been
>sexually and physically assaulted at the hands of the authorities. She
>is
>one of the four who have still not been released. Most of the other
>protesters have also reported mistreatment upon arrest.
>
>The protesters are being targeted for their political beliefs, and
>according
>to the police, are integral organizers of the action. The activists are
>being persecuted in jail for their principles of practicing
>non-compliance
>tactics in order to maintain jail solidarity. They are being held
>unnecessarily long, in relation to the crimes they are accused of. In
>addition, the bail conditions themselves are excessive.
>
>An urgent request by the Legal Committee of the Coalition to Shutdown
>the
>OAS / FTAA has been released. The public is urged to express their
>outrage
>by calling the Crown Attorney$E2s office at 519-253-1104 (fax
>519-253-1813).
>People can also contact the Chief of Police at 519-255-6700 x4486, MP
>and
>Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray at 519-257-6817 (fax 519-257-6820) and
>Mayor
>Hurst at 519-255-6315 (fax 519-255-7796).
>
>Any contributions for legal costs can be sent to stopftaa@tao.ca.
>
>
>For more information, contact:
>Coalition to Shutdown the OAS / FTAA
>
>Media 519-258-9193
>Legal Committee 519-944-4749
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