Atlanta, GA – a banner drop and attack on parking meters

From the night of August 5th:

On the night of August 5th, we used industrial adhesives and a hammer to dismantle every parking meter on Edgewood Avenue in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta (45 parking meters total). On a large wall next to the biggest section of parking meters we spray-painted “FUCK THE GRAND JURY — <3 FOR PNW (A)”.

This is just a small gesture of solidarity with comrades in Portland, Seattle, and Olympia who are resisting the grand jury which released 6 subpoeneas late last month. We know that the point of these hearings is to stultify the rebellion of those in the Pacific-Northwest who have helped to escalate the unending social war of which we are all apart. All across the country — in San Francisco, Oakland, New York, East St. Louis, the Twin Cities, Seattle, and elsewhere — anarchists have decided to meet this repression with further attacks against the dominant social order. We hope that our humble act warms the hearts of all who resist.

Additionally, there is a profound hatred of the privatized parking enforcement in Atlanta. We have chosen this target for the immediate effects it will have on our lives and to stoke the flames of rage against paid parking enforcement and law enforcement in general.

For more information visit http://saynothing.info

It’s easy to attack!

-Anarchists

From the morning of August 6th:

Early this morning we dropped a banner over Freedom Parkway in Atlanta that read: FOR THE SILENT ONES <3, fuck grand juries @. We did this to show our love for those in the Pacific Northwest who are resisting the grand jury subpeonas there. May the revolt continue to spread in spite of repression by the state. Solidarity with all who rebel.

-some a’s

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Saynothing has not, until now, reposted detailed reports of actions. Those who acted before now, please forgive the lack of individual attention to your beautiful gestures. Saynothing hopes to continue providing the additional detail for future acts of solidarity, resistance, and vengeance.

Many thanks and love to everyone striking and speaking against the grand jury. They are far from finished in their campaign of repression, but, given this flurry of activity, I have no doubt there are many who are not finished coming at them.

• NYC – a banner drop
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – a solidarity demonstration
• East St. Louis, IL – an attack on a courthouse
• Oakland, CA – an attack on a police substation
• Oakland, CA – an attack on 2 police vehicles and a police recruitment center
• Kirkland, WA – an attack on a courthouse
• San Francisco, CA – an attack on 9 police vehicles
• Seattle, WA – a banner drop
• Oakland, CA – a banner drop
• San Francisco, CA – a banner drop
• San Francisco Bay Area, CA – a beautiful statement of solidarity
• East St. Louis, IL –  an attack on police vehicles
• Bloomington, IN – a noise demonstration outside of a jail
• Portland, OR -a popular statement of solidarity has been signed by dozens of organizations

Leah read the statement posted below on the courthouse steps. 80 or so supporters cheered her on as she entered the courthouse. She returned to us less than an hour later to more ecstatic cheers. The prosecutor issued her a new subpoena for August 30, 2012, at 1pm.

The remaining recipients of subpoenas either did not show up to the grand jury, had August 30 or another date on their subpoena, or have not been served.

Those who are planning on appearing, will be showing up for the 1pm hearing. If you want to show them your support, make sure you’re at the courthouse (700 Stewart St.) between noon and 1pm. (also on Facebook)

The two of us, Dennison Williams and Leah-Lynn Plante, were subpoenaed to the secret grand jury to begin meeting on Thursday investigating anarchists.

Leah and Dennis

We are releasing this statement to make clear our intention to resist the grand jury. We will not co-operate with their investigation. If we appear before the grand jury, we will not answer any questions other than our names. If we are asked additional questions, we will invoke our First, Fourth,and Fifth Amendment rights. Under no circumstances will we talk about other people.

This grand jury is a tool of political repression. It is attempting to turn individuals against each other by coercing those subpoenaed to testify against their communities. The secret nature of grand jury proceedings creates mistrust and can undermine solidarity. And imprisoning us takes us from our loved ones and our responsibilities.

But our passion for freedom is stronger then the state’s prisons. Our refusal to cooperate with the grand jury is a reflection of our own desires for a liberated world and our support for others who are working to bring that world into being. We support the efforts of all those who will be resisting this grand jury.

If you would like to join us, please visit: nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com. There you can find out how to sign on to a solidarity statement, donate money to our defense and support campaign, and write us should we be imprisoned.

More importantly, though, you can show your solidarity by refusing to co-operate with any police force and encouraging your friends and families to do the same. The police do not protect us, and do nothing to bring justice to those who have been hurt by others. If we want real safety, and real justice, we need to continue creating liberatory alternatives to the state’s institutions.

The feds visited another house in Olympia searching for a sixth individual to serve them a subpoena.

On the advice of counsel, I invoke my right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. I am concerned that this grand jury is seeking information designed to infringe or chill my associational privacy, and that of others, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and that it is using information obtained without a search warrant in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. I define the preceding statement as “invoke”, and when I say “I invoke” in the future I am referring to this statement.

I invoke.

I invoke.

I invoke.

I invoke.

*repeat*

From a grand jury session, as transcribed by David House.

From Facebook:

Sunday, 7/29/2012 at noon

Due to recent events the Wildcat (1105 23rd Ave) will be hosting an emergency info workshop all about grand juries and how to combat them.

Attorney and National Lawyers Guild member Larry Hildes will be explaining what a grand jury is, how it functions, and strategies for combating its repressive reach. Grand juries are a favored tool of government repression against dissenters, but there is also a legacy of resistance to grand juries as well.

Come learn about what to do if you are subpoenaed so that you can be prepared to fight back against government witch hunts.

BREAKING: Interview and Documents from FBI Raid Show Feds are Targeting Anarchists

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:14 PM

From Green is the New Red.
by WILL POTTER on JULY 25, 2012

As I’ve been reporting on Twitter, there have been multiple homes raided and grand jury subpoenas issued in Portland, Olympia, and Seattle.

Three homes were raided in Portland, by approximately 60-80 police including FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force. Individuals at the homes say police used flash grenades during the raid.

FBI paramilitary raids in Portland

Grand jury subpoenas have been served to individuals in all three cities: 2 in Olympia, 1 in Seattle, and 2 in Portland. The grand jury is scheduled to convene on August 2nd at the federal courthouse in Seattle.

No arrests have been made. Electronics were confiscated along with additional personal items.

FBI paramilitary raids in Portland

All legal documents related to the searches and grand jury are sealed, and the FBI will only say it is related to an “ongoing violent crime” investigation. But based on interviews with residents, and what police told them at the scene, this is clearly related to the ongoing demonization of anarchists and the Occupy movement.

I’ll continue updating as this develops; please follow me on Twitter (@will_potter) for the latest.