Tacoma SDS

Incidentally, while filming at the Port of Tacoma for the video project on union busting, I noticed several dozen large tanks beyond the shipping terminals, bound for departure.

It caught me off-guard when I noticed tanks at the port, since I was only interested in filming smoke stacks and gas formations for the union-busting video. Yet it is known that the military keeps their presence hidden from the public eye by shipping destructive materials as clandestinely as possible. The less visible, the less public outrage.

Three women testified on Monday at a military hearing against US Air Force Colonel Samuel Lofton III. According to the Associated Press, one woman testified to Lofton raping her, and another woman testified to repeated sexual assault. A third woman testified to verbal harassment from Lofton that went as far as calling her at her home. Two of the three women did not report Lofton's behavior. The woman who did report the incident said that no action had been taken to punish Lofton.

Hey-hey, ho-ho, the Marines in Berkeley have got to go. That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 6-3 Tuesday night to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders."

OLYMPIA, WA – At 9:00 pm on November 13th the continued campaign to end the militarization of Olympia's port reached a crescendo tonight when nearly 40 women contained military equipment at the Port of Olympia. The women chanted, “No force is necessary, we are non-violent, no weapons on

November 10th, 2007 - Thirteen anti-war demonstrators were arrested while attempting to contain Stryker vehicles from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from moving through the streets of Olympia, Washington. Three of the arrests took place at the intersection of 4th and Plum St. in downtown Olympia. Ten arrests took place at Union Street and Plum Street near the on ramp to I-5 North where anti-war demonstrators were in lock-down with PVC pipes locking their arms together.

Frighteningly few South Sounders are aware that the Trident submarine base at Bangor, WA (a mere 20 miles W. of Seattle) now houses the largest single stockpile of nuclear warheads in our nation's arsenal! The Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action has been struggling against this self-destructive madness since 1977. Headquartered on a piece of property which directly abuts the Bangor base; GZ recently launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to replace their old house, (which burned in 2005). Thanks to an unprecedented agreement with the Tovarish D. Wagster Fund, the Oly. Food Co-op will be participating in this effort to re-build the new Ground Zero Center, helping to make a place to more effectively do the work of abolishing nuclear weapons and building real
Peace.

Meet on the waterfront near Pier 66 by 1 pm to see vessels in Elliott Bay. Please bring banners and signs. We are inviting all with the spirit of nonviolence, a sign, and a boat to join us. Peace Boats in the past have displayed earth and peace flags, and signs. All boats should expect to be boarded by the Coast Guard. Boats must have approved audible sound devices, registration, life jackets, etc. Skippers should carry identification. It is recommended that all boats stay 500 yards away from Navy warships. It is highly advisable to obey all Coast Guard orders.