Tacoma SDS

PORT MILITARIZATION RESISTANCE IN TACOMA NOW!

USNS Brittin is now unloading returning Strykers from the 4th Brigade stationed at Ft. Lewis. We need you to help resist the Port of Tacoma from being a revolving door for the war in Iraq NOW!

Port Militarization Resistance is a tactic to end the war by resisting military shipments via public infrastructure by regional organizations and individuals.

(Further and transportation info below)

Thursday, July 31st

11 AM, Shutdown the War-machine in Downtown Tacoma
Tollefson Plaza--1701 Pacific Ave

Solidarity with Worker Fired for On the Job Injury

It's illegal to fire a worker for an on-the-job injury, but that didn't stop one local employer. The Seattle Solidarity Network calls for a protest to show this employer that working people standing together will fight for our rights.

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* Stand with her and confront the boss: Thursday July 31st, 2pm
* Gather in Home Depot parking lot (6810 S 180th St), near the Taco Time
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Tomania Dunlop, who's been coming out to Solidarity Network actions
since the very first one, recently had a serious on-the-job injury

PORT MILITARIZATION RESISTANCE IN TACOMA NOW!

USNS Brittin is now unloading returning Strykers from the 4th Brigade stationed at Ft. Lewis. We need you to help resist the Port of Tacoma from being a revolving door for the war in Iraq NOW!

Port Militarization Resistance is a tactic to end the war by resisting military shipments via public infrastructure by regional organizations and individuals.

(Further and transportation info below)

Thursday, July 31st

11 AM, Shutdown the War-machine in Downtown Tacoma
Tollefson Plaza--1701 Pacific Ave

PORT MILITARIZATION RESISTANCE IN TACOMA NOW!

USNS Brittin is now unloading returning Strykers from the 4th Brigade stationed at Ft. Lewis. We need you to help resist the Port of Tacoma from being a revolving door for the war in Iraq NOW!

Port Militarization Resistance is a tactic to end the war by resisting military shipments via public infrastructure by regional organizations and individuals.

(Further and transportation info below)

Thursday, July 31st

11 AM, Shutdown the War-machine in Downtown Tacoma
Tollefson Plaza--1701 Pacific Ave

August 2nd: Rally Against Wars in Iraq and Iran (Ft. Lewis)

Saturday, August 2nd, is the National Day of Action against war with Iran. Join your friends and neighbors outside Fort Lewis, for a family-friendly demonstration and overpass rally organized by IVAW, G.I. Voice, and Olympia SDS.

WHERE: I-5 Exit 119 (Outside Ft. Lewis)
WHEN: Saturday, August 2nd, Noon-3pm.

Anti-war rally outside Fort Lewis.

No War on Iraq! No War on Iran!

PORT MILITARIZATION RESISTANCE IN TACOMA NOW!

USNS Brittin is now unloading returning Strykers from the 4th Brigade stationed at Ft. Lewis. We need you to help resist the Port of Tacoma from being a revolving door for the war in Iraq NOW!

Port Militarization Resistance is a tactic to end the war by resisting military shipments via public infrastructure by regional organizations and individuals.

(Further and transportation info below)

Thursday, July 31st

11 AM, Shutdown the War-machine in Downtown Tacoma
Tollefson Plaza--1701 Pacific Ave

PORT MEETING TODAY AT 1PM
ONE HEART CAFE
604 FAWCETT
6th AND FAWCETT TACOMA

We welcome your help in planning this event!

Unity Rally Planning Meeting

Sunday, August 3rd

5pm

The Antique Sandwich Shop

5102 N. Pearl St.

Tacoma (Near Point Defiance Park and Ferry)

For updates visit www.olypmr.org

For More Info: Please contact 360-915-6685, pinfeathers@gmail.com

Rally at Port of Tacoma - Monday 8pm

Rally against port shipments and against police response

Olympia Attorney LeGrand Jones in Tacoma Court Wednesday

Courtroom support has been requested.

LeGrand Jones, a local attorney from Olympia, was the first person arrested during this round of PMR activity in Tacoma, for failing to provide his cattle tag to the overseer when requested. He will appear in Court at Tacoma's City-County building at 1:30PM Wednesday, and requests the pleasure of our company if we are able.

Please come dressed for court. A friend of the defendant will provide wrist binders if you are so inclined (to send a visual message).

Here's a synopsis of the film from EnhanceTV/Cutting Edge
(Australian Educational Programming)

A foreign spy ring with links to Al-Qaeda has been discovered working within the FBI. Two women have stumbled on the link and despite the attempted cover-up have vowed to speak out.

August 8 * 4 - 6 pm. Zine-Making Workshop.

Aug 9-11: Direct action at Naval Base Kitsap: no more nukes!

author: info@gzcenter.org
Aug 06, 2008 16:31

ACT NOW FOR SURVIVAL: WE CAN ALL LIVE WITHOUT TRIDENT

All weekend: CAMP OUT!
Aug 9: Film festival and making connections
Aug 10: Nonviolence training, spokescouncil, and direct action planning
Aug 11: CD at Naval Base Kitsap, family-friendly vigil

Save the Date!

Unity Rally to Demilitarize Our Ports and Communities

Saturday, August 9th

4 pm - Tacoma Rally Check www.olypmr.org for location

5 pm - Coffee Klatch to follow

The Port of Tacoma is being used as a revolving door to send equipment to continue the occupation of Iraq. We say, “No to Continued War Occupation!”

The rally is an effort to build coalitions between existing organizations supporting GI Resistance, Anti-Recruitment, Port Demilitarization and War Resistance. Your involvement is important!

ACT NOW FOR SURVIVAL: WE CAN ALL LIVE WITHOUT TRIDENT

All weekend: CAMP OUT!
Aug 9: Film festival and making connections
Aug 10: Nonviolence training, spokescouncil, and direct action planning
Aug 11: CD at Naval Base Kitsap, family-friendly vigil

The Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action invites you to gather with us August 9-11, to remember the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to join in nonviolent direct action in our campaign to close the Bangor Trident submarine base, home of the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the U.S.

ACT NOW FOR SURVIVAL: WE CAN ALL LIVE WITHOUT TRIDENT

All weekend: CAMP OUT!
Aug 9: Film festival and making connections
Aug 10: Nonviolence training, spokescouncil, and direct action planning
Aug 11: CD at Naval Base Kitsap, family-friendly vigil

The Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action invites you to gather with us August 9-11, to remember the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to join in nonviolent direct action in our campaign to close the Bangor Trident submarine base, home of the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the U.S.

The Project Vote Smart mobile training center (a.k.a., the Purple Bus Tour) will be in Tacoma from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. It is complete with a movie theater and free wi-fi computer terminals so voters can learn how to defend themselves against self-serving, manipulative claims made by campaigns.

The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County is coordinating with Project Vote Smart for this event. Voter Registration plus information on Ranked Choice Voting in Pierce County and the Top Two Primary in Washington State will be available.