Update on Olympia Port Protest

Do you have a picture of the banner posted on the lookout tower? That is soo cool! You guys are ingenius! I'm sorry the banner was demolished, but what do you expect from the police? Incidentally, port personnel have no business hauling military cargo. Let the pentagon do it.

I heard the cargo ship departs tonight for Iraq, and that there were 20 arrests yesterday.

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I helped make this banner last year... it was a lot of fun, if you like being high on spray paint fumes. The stencils were absolutely stunning, and I had nothing to do with making those - someone worked all night on that stuff. Kudos to the guys who hung it... I was giving them shit about drawing police to a rear area without our consent until they told me they were hanging a banner, not trying to occupy the lookout. Oops! Someone forgot to mask up so I drew some shades on him, and a beard - etc. So no, that is not Groucho Marx's ghost hanging the banner.

Don't worry guys, we retreived the banner before the cops got to us. You should have seen them pressure washing of side walk chalk messages and dismanteling our memorial. Talk about stiffling our voices...

The Port of Olympia Legal Defense Fund

This legal defense fund was set up to support those arrested in protest of the USS Pomeroy May 2006 visit to the Port of Olympia in Olympia Washington. Many local activists risked their freedom in defiance of George W. Bush's illegal war in Iraq. Those facing charges are expected to face prosecution and this fund will help ensure their fair and equitable legal defense.

The Port of Olympia Legal Defense Fund was incorporated as a non-profit organization with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington the day after the Pomeroy left Olympia's waterways on June 1, 2006. The Port of Olympia Legal Defense Fund's UBI number is: 602-619-196.

The Board of Directors consist of two community activists who were not arrested: Pat Tassoni and Rob Richards. They have the responsibility of administering the business of the legal defense fund in coordination with those who were recently arrested. With your donation you will be kept apprised of the proceedings.

The first trials of activists start the first week in July!

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