In case anyone hasn’t seen this yet, this story has to be told. Sorry if this makes you sick to your stomach. More about the SPDs recent abusive past here: “Let’s Arrest the Police”
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RED ALERT! Black Mesa/Big Mountain livestock impoundments happening now!
Alert! Take Action Now! In the last two days, livestock impoundment crews have confiscated calves and stolen and immediately sold horses belonging to several Dineh people of Big Mountain/Black Mesa, Arizona. These livestock impoundments constitute human rights violations against traditional Dineh (Navajo); they take away one of their major food sources and one of the [...]
March to Recall Police Chief Diaz
From PugetSound Anarchists >> On Saturday, January 14th, approximately one hundred people gathered at 23rd Avenue and Union in Seattle’s Central District. This corner was once the site of a police substation that was attacked numerous times until it ceased operation in mid 2011. We fondly remembered the last anarchist demonstration that had left from this point in 2010, on [...]
Solidarity Vigil & Action Against Indefinite Detention, Guantanamo and Everywhere
This communique from The World Can’t Wait What? Solidarity Vigil Where? Henry Jackson Federal Bldg. (2nd ave b/t Marion & Madison) When? 5 – 6 pm, Wednesday, Jan 11th facebook event here January 11, 2012 is the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo. A broad coalition of groups: Center for Constitutional Rights, Code Pink, No [...]
Video: Stop School Pushout
Here is a short video produced by Maggie at League of Education Voters to introduce viewers to the collaborative LEV/OAG Schools 2 Prisons research project. An OAG zine based on the research is forthcoming, while LEV moves forward strongly with the campaign to Stop School Pushout. Enjoy!
DoJ vs. SPD: Battle of the Acronyms for “Justice”
In case you didn’t hear, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) is currently under investigation by the Federal Department of Justice (DoJ), a result of several years of perpetual police brutality directed overwhelmingly at Black, Latino, and Native, Seattlites. A recounting of the blatant and unconscionable brutality repeated by various officers of the SPD can be [...]
Bye Bye Sodexo. Direct Action Gets the Goods!
Last year, OAG joined the Kick Out Sodexo coalition, originally formed by the UW chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS). The goal of this coalition was to demonstrate support and solidarity for the termination of the UW’s contract with food service company Sodexo International. Today, we won. The UW has chosen to not renew [...]
The French Press’ Roast: Charlie Hebdo and the Threat of Free Speech
Beyond the slogans and catchy website phrases my friends at Our American Generation come up with, the goal of the organization remains clear: to provide a forum for youth empowerment and expression. Such liberties are privileges that our American generation (no pun intended) at times takes for granted, as seen through the relative inaction in [...]
American Neo Nazis and the Occupy Movement
For anyone at Occupy Seattle that has heard about the neo-nazis entering our camp, please be aware of what is happening in occupy pheonix, and understand the necessity of defending ourselves. [Note: I do not mean to frighten with this article. There is no way I could know all the details of the situations in [...]
