from PSA:
“1 1/2 years in jail for staying silent –
During rush hour on November 19th, some anarchists in Pittsburgh unfurled a banner above a highway of crawling traffic to show solidarity with the grand jury resisters in the Pacific Northwest. The banner read, “1 1/2 years in jail for staying silent – <3 to Pacific NW, Fuck Grand Juries.” Thanks to the “don’t give a fuck” attitude we love in this city, the banner remains up 8 days later.
from 325:
Total Freedom for the Grand Jury Resisters (Toronto, Ontario)
We have decided to celebrate Black (banner) Friday in Toronto with this action of solidarity with our brothers and sisters currently being repressed by the state, as punishment for non-collaboration with the mechanisms of “justice”. Through our actions we show our comrades will not be forgotten, and will return stronger knowing their resistance had motivated others to action around the globe. You may target us, but we shall continue the struggle, and will return each time with a deeper understanding of, and conviction in, the inadequacies of the state and the capitalist framework, you thrust upon us.
Fire to the prisons.
The Toronto Solidarity Cell
from Anarchistnews via PSA:
Dark and early this morning a few of us dropped a banner viewable from highway 403 expressing love for those resisting the Grand Jury taking place in the Pacific Northwest, as well as those who are still locked up for charges stemming from the 2010 anti-G20 protests.
Prisons are one of the most disgusting ideas that rich, powerful people have thought up, and the choices that have been made by those that are staying silent, as well as those refusing to apologize or beg for mercy in the face of state repression, are god damn fucking inspiring.
So much love to Matt, KteeO, Maddy, and all the silent ones, as well as Mandy, Alex, Kelly, George and all you astoundingly beautiful Southern Ontario rebels
For more info on Grand Jury resisters:
nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com
For more info on G20 prisoners:
guelphabc.noblogs.org
from PSA:
About 75 people showed up to SeaTac Federal Detention Center today for a noise demo in solidarity with grand jury resisters. Two resisters, Matt Duran and Katherine Kteeo Olejnik, have been locked away inside the detention center since September 13 and September 27, respectively, for refusing to cooperate with a secret federal Grand Jury investigation targeting anarchists in the Pacific Northwest.
A sound system blasted anti-police/anti-state music at the prison’s ominous facade while prisoners pressed their bodies to the frosted windows and flicked their cell lights on and off. Outside, people screamed and pounded on pots and pans.
Some pigs were on the roof ogling us and taking photos and some other pigs stood between the demo and the prison. Generally the pig presence was lower than this author expected.
Though it is difficult to ascertain the effects of a noise demo from the outside, we do know that today we temporarily broke the through isolation of caged life. We hope that our presence added fuel to the anger festering inside that prison. And even if they couldn’t hear us themselves, word will surely get to Matt and Kteeo.
from Anarchistnews via PSA:
It was a cold grey night at Civic Center Park when the comrades of grand jury resisters gathered at the ampitheatre. Numbers came in a slow trickle as letters to the resisters and other anarchist political prisoners were written and music was played off a city power outlet. Once most of our people had arrived anti-police, anti-legal system, prisoner solidarity and anarchist messages were chalked all over the park, along with the addresses of these and other prisoners.
Once we numbered around 25, we made our way toward the 16th Street Mall, carrying black flags, bucket drums, pots, pans and a boombike blaring hip hop. On the way, and through the night, statements of grand jury resisters and other words of support were shared via megaphone to the spectators downtown this Friday night. Noise was made, mall scenery was banged on, and nearly a thousand leaflets were passed out to fellow snitch-haters both outside and inside of businesses, in outright defiance of the Downtown Denver Partnership’s no flyering without a permit ordinance.
We hit turbulence when a civilian wannabe-cop approached us to shit-talk and argue, without disclosing that he was secretly taping the whole interaction. After being exposed he hid his iPad from view till being mobbed by an intimidating, noisy and pissed off masked crowd caused him to turn his camera the fuck off and hurry away to the safety of shopping.
We concluded with an amplified re-enactment of Maddy Pfeiffers court testimony outside the movie theatre on the Mall, to moviegoers entering and leaving opening day showings of the new Twilight movie. This was Denver’s second grand jury resistance solidarity event. The previous one consisted of roving outreach of a similar kind on the Santa Fe artwalk, with resister’s statements also guerilla projected on the walls of galleries and warehouses.
from Puget Sound Anarchists:
Finally after weeks of seeing images of revolt and anti capitalist violence sweeping the globe after weeks of seeing are comrades being subpoenaed before grand jury’s and judges we decided to act are small group crept into an unsuspecting low police town outside of Rochester and attacked… Smashing the windshields of well over 20 cars with rocks and stomping out the windshields with are rage… We picked Attica because it houses 1000s of prisoners everyday and is home to one of new yorks largest prisons. This will solve there little investigation…
-Cell of July 21st
Its easy to attack it really is!
Car wrecked for grand jury resisters (Attica, NY)
from Anarchistnews:
The Downtown Tempe revolutionary organizations are all reporting that a banner has been hung in support of the Pacific Northwest grand jury resisters. The timing and location of this act coincides with the Washington State VS ASU football military appreciation day match. A local member of the Maple Avenue Brigades said “we support propagandist efforts in an around Tempe that challenge the robber class and their parasitic legions.”
McCarthyism is not dead. Free Matt & Kteeo! (Tempe, AZ)
It is not clear whether this defiant action is connected with the previous banner launch which propelled all Downtown Tempe militant organizations to new levels of media virality on Christopher Columbus Day. The Farmer Avenue and Wilson street action groups are currently discussing any possible counter revolutionary response from the Downtown Tempe Soviet already on the verge of rebellion after the last successful propaganda situation.
Long Live Matt and Kteeo
Defeat the northwest grand jury
Free all prisoners
Down With the Tempe Soviet
Matt + Kteeo Banner (Facebook)
Columbus Day Banner (Facebook)
from Anarchist Affinity:
Protest for Grand Jury Resisters (Melbourne, Australia)
Yesterday about 40-50 people gathered outside the US Consulate in Melbourne to protest the imprisonment of grand jury resisters Matt Duran, Katherine Olejnik and the likely detention of Matthew Pfeiffer who has said they will again refuse to speak to the US inquisition on December 14.
Two cards were circulated for Matt and Katherine, with protesters writing messages of support on them.
Speeches were given by members of Anarchist Affinity and the Melbourne Anarchist Club as well as by individuals, and folk-punk bands Year of Scummery and Glitter Rats played a set in the sunshine.
A grand jury is a legal processes in the US that is supposed to decide whether investigators have sufficient evidence to charge someone with a federal crime, but they are conducted largely in secret and have the power to imprison those who refuse to give evidence for up to 18 months.
Grand juries are usually so-called fishing expeditions by US authorities when they have no evidence of but would like to intimate political movements. This particular grand jury is aimed at anarchists who are visible activists in the community.
You can write to Matt and Katherine at the addresses below, or visit nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com for more information.
Katherine Olejnik #42592-086 FDC SeaTac, P.O. Box 13900 Seattle, WA 98198
Matthew Kyle Duran #42565-086 FDC SeaTac P.O. Box 13900 Seattle, WA 98198
from Anarchistnews:
“I must not fear.
Fear is the mind killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.”
-Frank Herbert, Dune
As part of the days of solidarity with grand jury resisters in the US, on the morning of Friday 16th November we hung a banner on the Merri Parade train overpass which read “SOLIDARITY WITH GRAND JURY RESISTERS IN THE USA, ACAB”. In addition to that and in reference to this article (http://anarchistnews.org/content/asio-hassling-australian-anarchists-lea…) we wrote “DON’T TALK TO ASIO” on the front of the Melbourne Anarchist Club, and a huge “SHH! DON’T TALK TO COPS” on the Merri Creek bike path.
A Secret Cafe For the Northwest Grand Jury Resisters
November 18, 6-10pm
Delicious vegan food with gluten & soy friend options
Sliding scale $5-50
@ Free Haus
