Tacoma SDS

U.S. out of Afghanistan Now!

On October 7 begins the ninth year of U.S.-sponsored war and ruin for the Afghan people. The Obama/NATO escalation has only escalated this great crime, while generals and government officials talk of sending still more troops, and of being in Afghanistan for many years, if not decades.

We say no! With tens of thousands of innocent Afghans already dead, no more! With nearly 1300 U.S.-NATO soldiers already dead, no more! Step up work to build the anti-war movement!

Demonstrate Saturday, October 17

On Dec 6th 15 year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by an Athens police officer.

Initial reports said that a firebomb was thrown at the police, this was later dismissed. Police also reported that they fire a stun grenade and 3 "warning shots" straight into the air.

Further investigation and witnesses prove that the officer aimed directly at Gregory, hitting him in the chest.

He was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.

Since that night riots have engulfed Greece.

People have been in the streets directly combating the police.

A police report claimed that the reason they attacked people last night and arrested others was because "[the protestors] were carrying rocks and other items that could be used to threaten public safety".

But a trained observer on the scene disputes that:

I was a Legal Observer working with the People's Law Project and the National Lawyer's Guild and as such i was right in the middle of all the action last night.

First, in regard to the reports from authorities that protesters were carrying or throwing rocks, I observed no one carrying or throwing rocks, that isn't to say that it didn't occur but as a trained observer who was every bit as well positioned as the police I saw no such activity.

Second, in the very first instance where pepper spray was used against the activists there was considerable distance between the protesters and police and the protesters were complying with the chants that were being shouted by the police to "Move Back".

WHEN: Wednesday, March 19th at 9 AM
WHERE: Military Recruitment Center 2301 S Jackson St Seattle WA
WHEN: Wednesday, March 19th at 2 PM
WHERE: Fisher Plaza 140 Fourth Ave N Seattle

Four protesters were arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct" after members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) staged a mock-raid with Jason Hurd, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).