Tacoma SDS

March called to show solidarity with those charged for 2007 Women's
Action at the Port of Olympia.

Several windows were broken at U.S. Bank and Starbucks after about 50 people, dressed in Halloween costumes, marched through downtown Olympia Friday night, an Olympia Police official said.

Some members broke away from the group after the march started about 10:30 p.m. and smashed windows at the two businesses, resulting in an estimated $8,000 in damages, Sgt. Paul Johnson said.

Dear friends,
Please forward this announcement widely.

The Fourth Annual A World Beyond Capitalism Conference 2008 invites activists to come to Olympia, Washington on October 25th and 26th, 2008 and engage in educational discussion and visionary dialogue.

We believe in the need to reflect and imagine the future of the world beyond capitalism. We will emphasize the need for multi-lingual, long-term strategy through open dialogue and bridging political theory with non-violent practice.

OLYMPIA: 3pm at Media Island International, 816 Adams Street in Downtown Olympia, across the street from the public library.

July 26th-27th: Spokescouncil for A Grey Cluster (Oly)

This will be a tactical discussion centering around the call-out for a cluster of Northwest affinity groups to blockade Sector 6 in St. Paul (visit the map link below for the sector map). Please come with proposals and have affinity groups formed beforehand, so that we can better estimate our numbers and capabilities.

Some of the hosts of the spokescouncil also hope to discuss the cluster’s possible involvement in the disruption of the DNC, so if you’re going to Denver, bring some proposals for those actions as well.

Wednesday June 4th
Evergreen Olympia Sem 1 (Floor 4)

People’s University reconvenes for classes.
Education of, by and for the community.

Workshops include:

* Student activism in India – Local activist, pacifist and former UN
peacekeeper Dr. Muhammad Ayub will give a talk about his experience as a
student activist and organizer in India.
* GI Resistance - The history of the role soldiers played in ending the
Vietnam war and what it means for us today.
* Sanctuary City – the project to make Olympia a sanctuary city for both
GI war resisters and undocumented workers.

Tuesday June 3rd
Evergreen Olympia Sem 1 (Floor 4)

7PM
Kimya Dawson live in concert!
She was kicked out of Evergreen by the administration before, but she’s
back by popular demand.

Monday June 2nd
Evergreen Olympia Campus Sem 1 (Floor 4)

7PM
Screening of Pan’s Labyrinth.

9:30PM
Screening of Dark Side of Oz (The Wizard of Oz, minus the sound, plus the
album Dark Side of the Moon equals insanity.)

Today, May 29th, marks the 9th day of the sit-in of Evergreen State College administrator Art Costantino’s hallway. The students are sitting to demand the immediate reinstatement of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) with no disciplinary actions being taken against the group and a full apology from the administration, negotiations regarding the rehiring of Kelly Beckham, a student who was fired from her on campus job after her participation in the sit-in, and a reworking of the way that student group status is revoked, to be decided upon by students.

May 22, 2008 -- The sit-in surrounding the office of Art Costantino, Vice President for Student Affairs at the Evergreen State College (TESC) goes into its second day. There are approximately 20 to 30 students and community supporters at any given time occupying the top floor and roof of the SEM I building on the Olympia campus, with an alternating cast of approximately 50 to 60 people taking shifts, and additional people outside providing support.