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Sunday: Forrest Student Tased and Arrested in Port of Tacoma's "Free Speech Zone"

Forrest Student was tased and arrested at around 7pm at the Port of Tacoma. He is being taken to Pierce County Jail # 253-798-4590. He needs immediate medical attention, vegan food, and is allergic to soy. Please call ASAP!

SDS and IVAW members arrested in "Mock Raid"

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).

Riot and wrong: the real story behind the Evergreen "Riot"

Kaylen Williams

On Valentine’s Day, Kaylen Williams, a 24-year-old chef, had a bad feeling in his gut all day. He had hoped it was just butterflies in the stomach. The handsome, single man was on his way to a much-anticipated V-Day concert, where plenty of eligible bachelorettes would be dancing to the revolutionary rhythms of Dead Prez, a popular and politically charged underground hip-hop duo that would be making a rare West Coast appearance.

Had Williams known what was to come, he might well have stayed home.

Kaylen Williams

Date of First Release: 
February 28, 2008
Author(s): 
Owen Taylor
Kaylen Williams

Kaylen Williams reflects on his Valentine’s Day expierence at Evergreen. Originally posted at: http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/2008-02-28/cover/1886/

Police Brutalize Protestor in Mallipo, South Korea

Date of First Release: 
March 29, 2007
Author(s): 
Reuters
Police Brutalize Protestor in Mallipo, South Korea

Police officers arrest an anti-war protester, who blocked the way of South Korean marine armoured vehicles, at a rally demanding a stop to a joint landing operation during war exercises at Mallipo Beach, South Korea with the United States military.

Arrest at Port Militarization Resistance Action in Mallipo, South Korea

Date of First Release: 
March 29, 2007
Author(s): 
Reuters
Arrest at Port Militarization Resistance Action in Mallipo, South Korea

Police officers arrest an anti-war protester, who blocked the way of South Korean marine armoured vehicles, at a rally demanding a stop to a joint landing operation during war excercises at Mallipo Beach, South Korea with the United States military.

Olympia's V-Day Ruckus

Overturned Police Cruiser at Evergreen State College

About 100 people raised a ruckus after Evergreen State College (TESC) police officers arrested a Dead Prez concert goer on alleged assault charges. The event took place around 1 AM (2/15), shortly after Dead Prez finished their set. TESC police officers were called to the show after a fight broke out among 3-5 people in the crowd. The sole arrest was of a black man, although most of the "fighters" were white.

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