Tacoma SDS

Rally at Port of Tacoma - Monday 8pm

Rally against port shipments and against police response

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!

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!

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

At 8:00 p.m. demonstrators numbering 15-20 converged on Puyallup and East D. Estimates counted 30 police cars. Several convoys left the port beginning at 11:20 p.m.; last reported convoy at 3:30 a.m.

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

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