Tacoma SDS

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

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!

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

Early this morning at the gate of Fort Lewis three activists using lockboxes stopped Strykers from entering the Fort for over twenty minutes. The action ended up stopping shipments for twenty minutes and cost various law enforcement agencies a great deal of money. The on site street medic said that there were more cops at the action then he had ever seen in one place.

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

Two activists, K-Tee-O (Katherine Olejnik) and Kelly Beckham, were arrested for crossing a police line at the Port of Tacoma late Thursday night. Both women were thrown to the ground and treated roughly. K-Tee-O was pulled across the line by her hair. They are being held at Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, each on two charges.

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

AIS is telling us that the USNS Brittin, a large medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, has arrived this morning at Tacoma and is unloading now.

This is the same ship which dropped off the 3rd/2nd Strykers in November 2007 at Olympia.

We do not know yet which cargo the ship is dropping off, or loading.

We expect this might be the equipment of the 864th Engineers or the 4th/2nd
Stryker Brigade, both back from Iraq.