Solidarity for RNC arrestees and Action Alert

Solidarity for RNC arrestees and Action Alert Current rating: 3
by www.rncnotwelcome.org
Email: info (nospam) rncnotwelcome.org (verified) 01 Sep 2004
Please support the RNC arrestees
SUPPORT ARRESTED RNC PROTESTERS!
TAKE ACTION BY CALLING NOW!

Thousands of people have been arrested protesting the Republican National
Convention in NYC. Many prisoners are being held under appalling and
extremely unhealthy conditions at a temporary detention center at Pier 57.
We're asking everyone to call and demand prisoners be
immediately released or transfered to a safe and sanitary facility.
Call the Police Commissioner at
(646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000 or Mayor Bloomberg at (212) 788-7418.

END HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
Medics treating people being released report chemical burns, allergic
reactions, severe respiratory problems, skin infections, rashes, welts,
wounds and cuts – all caused by the grossly unsanitary conditions of Pier
57.
Arrestees are being housed in a former bus garage, the floor covered in
motor-oil and grease.
With nowhere else to sit or sleep, people are laying in this toxic residue.
People are coming out of jail with their skin and clothes covered in a thick
black sludge. Many have no access to food, water, phones or lawyers.
Prisoners also report the bathroom lacking toilet paper, toilet seats or
stall doors. This morning, United for Peace and Justice organized a rally to
protest these conditions.

ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE LAWYERS
As well as this medical crisis, please also call to demand that everyone
have access to meet with experienced lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild
(NLG) well before their arraignment. Arrestees participating in jail
solidarity
through not giving their names are not being allowed to meet with
experienced lawyers. Public Defenders often have no experience with jail
solidarity; these people need to be able to meet with NLG lawyers.

CALL NOW - PRESSURE POLITICIANS
We're asking for your support by calling to demand that all arrestees be
immediately released, or transferred to a cleaner, safer
facility and Pier 57 be closed. This is especially crucial for arrestees
with
asthma, emphysema and other respiratory problems. Demand that all prisoners
be
able to meet with experienced lawyers from the NLG well before their
arraignment, including
those who have not given their names.

Demand Pier 57 be closed, and prisoners transferred! Demand access to
experienced lawyers! Call:

The Police Commissioner: (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000
Mayor Bloomberg: (212) 788-7418
The District Attorney: (212) 335-9000
The Court Administration: (212) 428-2500

JAIL SOLIDARITY
If you are in NYC, you can help out by coming down to the jail to welcome
protesters as they are being released. Most are being released
from the Courthouse at 100 Canal Street, or around the building at 125
White. Take the
4,5,6 or N,R trains to Canal.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
If you want to financially support the legal defense of people arrested
during
the RNC protests, you can contribute money through the following groups:

United for Peace and Justice
(212) 868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org.
(Specify the donation is for legal defense.)

If you or someone you know has experienced medical problems from police
misconduct during the RNC or from the conditions at detention
facilities, call Medical Activists of NY at 1-888-744-7856. If you or
someone you know has been
arrested, you can call the National Lawyers Guild legal hotline at (212)
679-6018.

Solidarity Crucial for RNC Arrestees!

In the course of the massive and inspiring demonstrations against the
Republican National Convention in New York City, several hundred social
justice and human rights activists have been arrested. Arrestees have been
beaten by the police, subjected to insufferable jail conditions, and
vilified by the mainstream media. Bail has been set as high as $200,000.
Some of those arrested

Comments

, Liza Sabater

The TANK's Bloggers Alley is helping raise funds as well. They are at
432 W 42nd Street. Some of the people have bail set at 1/4 million
dollars. Any monetary contribution will help.


On Wednesday, Sep 1, 2004, at 22:55 America/New_York, Lee Wells wrote:

> Solidarity for RNC arrestees and Action Alert Current rating: 3
> by www.rncnotwelcome.org
> Email: info (nospam) rncnotwelcome.org (verified) 01 Sep 2004
> Please support the RNC arrestees
> SUPPORT ARRESTED RNC PROTESTERS!
> TAKE ACTION BY CALLING NOW!
>
> Thousands of people have been arrested protesting the Republican
> National
> Convention in NYC. Many prisoners are being held under appalling and
> extremely unhealthy conditions at a temporary detention center at Pier
> 57.
> We're asking everyone to call and demand prisoners be
> immediately released or transfered to a safe and sanitary facility.
> Call the Police Commissioner at
> (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000 or Mayor Bloomberg at (212) 788-7418.
>
> END HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
> Medics treating people being released report chemical burns, allergic
> reactions, severe respiratory problems, skin infections, rashes, welts,
> wounds and cuts – all caused by the grossly unsanitary conditions of
> Pier
> 57.
> Arrestees are being housed in a former bus garage, the floor covered in
> motor-oil and grease.
> With nowhere else to sit or sleep, people are laying in this toxic
> residue.
> People are coming out of jail with their skin and clothes covered in a
> thick
> black sludge. Many have no access to food, water, phones or lawyers.
> Prisoners also report the bathroom lacking toilet paper, toilet seats
> or
> stall doors. This morning, United for Peace and Justice organized a
> rally to
> protest these conditions.
>
> ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE LAWYERS
> As well as this medical crisis, please also call to demand that
> everyone
> have access to meet with experienced lawyers from the National Lawyers
> Guild
> (NLG) well before their arraignment. Arrestees participating in jail
> solidarity
> through not giving their names are not being allowed to meet with
> experienced lawyers. Public Defenders often have no experience with
> jail
> solidarity; these people need to be able to meet with NLG lawyers.
>
> CALL NOW - PRESSURE POLITICIANS
> We're asking for your support by calling to demand that all arrestees
> be
> immediately released, or transferred to a cleaner, safer
> facility and Pier 57 be closed. This is especially crucial for
> arrestees
> with
> asthma, emphysema and other respiratory problems. Demand that all
> prisoners
> be
> able to meet with experienced lawyers from the NLG well before their
> arraignment, including
> those who have not given their names.
>
> Demand Pier 57 be closed, and prisoners transferred! Demand access to
> experienced lawyers! Call:
>
> The Police Commissioner: (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000
> Mayor Bloomberg: (212) 788-7418
> The District Attorney: (212) 335-9000
> The Court Administration: (212) 428-2500
>
> JAIL SOLIDARITY
> If you are in NYC, you can help out by coming down to the jail to
> welcome
> protesters as they are being released. Most are being released
> from the Courthouse at 100 Canal Street, or around the building at 125
> White. Take the
> 4,5,6 or N,R trains to Canal.
>
> FINANCIAL SUPPORT
> If you want to financially support the legal defense of people arrested
> during
> the RNC protests, you can contribute money through the following
> groups:
>
> United for Peace and Justice
> (212) 868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org.
> (Specify the donation is for legal defense.)
>
> If you or someone you know has experienced medical problems from police
> misconduct during the RNC or from the conditions at detention
> facilities, call Medical Activists of NY at 1-888-744-7856. If you or
> someone you know has been
> arrested, you can call the National Lawyers Guild legal hotline at
> (212)
> 679-6018.
>
> Solidarity Crucial for RNC Arrestees!
>
> In the course of the massive and inspiring demonstrations against the
> Republican National Convention in New York City, several hundred social
> justice and human rights activists have been arrested. Arrestees have
> been
> beaten by the police, subjected to insufferable jail conditions, and
> vilified by the mainstream media. Bail has been set as high as
> $200,000.
> Some of those arrested

, Lee Wells

What did they do?

On 9/2/04 2:43 AM, "Liza Sabater" <[email protected]> wrote:

> The TANK's Bloggers Alley is helping raise funds as well. They are at
> 432 W 42nd Street. Some of the people have bail set at 1/4 million
> dollars. Any monetary contribution will help.
>
>
> On Wednesday, Sep 1, 2004, at 22:55 America/New_York, Lee Wells wrote:
>
>> Solidarity for RNC arrestees and Action Alert Current rating: 3
>> by www.rncnotwelcome.org
>> Email: info (nospam) rncnotwelcome.org (verified) 01 Sep 2004
>> Please support the RNC arrestees
>> SUPPORT ARRESTED RNC PROTESTERS!
>> TAKE ACTION BY CALLING NOW!
>>
>> Thousands of people have been arrested protesting the Republican
>> National
>> Convention in NYC. Many prisoners are being held under appalling and
>> extremely unhealthy conditions at a temporary detention center at Pier
>> 57.
>> We're asking everyone to call and demand prisoners be
>> immediately released or transfered to a safe and sanitary facility.
>> Call the Police Commissioner at
>> (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000 or Mayor Bloomberg at (212) 788-7418.
>>
>> END HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
>> Medics treating people being released report chemical burns, allergic
>> reactions, severe respiratory problems, skin infections, rashes, welts,
>> wounds and cuts – all caused by the grossly unsanitary conditions of
>> Pier
>> 57.
>> Arrestees are being housed in a former bus garage, the floor covered in
>> motor-oil and grease.
>> With nowhere else to sit or sleep, people are laying in this toxic
>> residue.
>> People are coming out of jail with their skin and clothes covered in a
>> thick
>> black sludge. Many have no access to food, water, phones or lawyers.
>> Prisoners also report the bathroom lacking toilet paper, toilet seats
>> or
>> stall doors. This morning, United for Peace and Justice organized a
>> rally to
>> protest these conditions.
>>
>> ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE LAWYERS
>> As well as this medical crisis, please also call to demand that
>> everyone
>> have access to meet with experienced lawyers from the National Lawyers
>> Guild
>> (NLG) well before their arraignment. Arrestees participating in jail
>> solidarity
>> through not giving their names are not being allowed to meet with
>> experienced lawyers. Public Defenders often have no experience with
>> jail
>> solidarity; these people need to be able to meet with NLG lawyers.
>>
>> CALL NOW - PRESSURE POLITICIANS
>> We're asking for your support by calling to demand that all arrestees
>> be
>> immediately released, or transferred to a cleaner, safer
>> facility and Pier 57 be closed. This is especially crucial for
>> arrestees
>> with
>> asthma, emphysema and other respiratory problems. Demand that all
>> prisoners
>> be
>> able to meet with experienced lawyers from the NLG well before their
>> arraignment, including
>> those who have not given their names.
>>
>> Demand Pier 57 be closed, and prisoners transferred! Demand access to
>> experienced lawyers! Call:
>>
>> The Police Commissioner: (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000
>> Mayor Bloomberg: (212) 788-7418
>> The District Attorney: (212) 335-9000
>> The Court Administration: (212) 428-2500
>>
>> JAIL SOLIDARITY
>> If you are in NYC, you can help out by coming down to the jail to
>> welcome
>> protesters as they are being released. Most are being released
>> from the Courthouse at 100 Canal Street, or around the building at 125
>> White. Take the
>> 4,5,6 or N,R trains to Canal.
>>
>> FINANCIAL SUPPORT
>> If you want to financially support the legal defense of people arrested
>> during
>> the RNC protests, you can contribute money through the following
>> groups:
>>
>> United for Peace and Justice
>> (212) 868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org.
>> (Specify the donation is for legal defense.)
>>
>> If you or someone you know has experienced medical problems from police
>> misconduct during the RNC or from the conditions at detention
>> facilities, call Medical Activists of NY at 1-888-744-7856. If you or
>> someone you know has been
>> arrested, you can call the National Lawyers Guild legal hotline at
>> (212)
>> 679-6018.
>>
>> Solidarity Crucial for RNC Arrestees!
>>
>> In the course of the massive and inspiring demonstrations against the
>> Republican National Convention in New York City, several hundred social
>> justice and human rights activists have been arrested. Arrestees have
>> been
>> beaten by the police, subjected to insufferable jail conditions, and
>> vilified by the mainstream media. Bail has been set as high as
>> $200,000.
>> Some of those arrested

, Liza Sabater

Hey Lee,

Collecting donations but also holding a RANT-A-THON (or Rant Til You
Cant) You paid $1 a minute (min. 3 minutes) to rant and if the audience
asks for it, you get an additional minute for wrap up. Pretty
cathartic, if you ask me.

Tonight? Drink liberally.
http://cosmopolity.org/event?id=527

Location: The Tank - 432 West 42nd Street
Thursday, September 2 at 7:30 PM
A weekly Democratic drinking club for left-minded New Yorkers - on the
night of Bush's Convention speech

Join other New York progressives to raise your spirits while you raise
a glass and to share ideas while sharing a pitcher – promoting
democracy one pint at a time. Every week!

COSMOPOLITY is NYC's progressive calendar
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Info about The Tank is at http://www.thetanknyc.org/

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Over and out.
/ l i z a

On Thursday, Sep 2, 2004, at 08:43 America/New_York, Lee Wells wrote:

> What did they do?
>
> On 9/2/04 2:43 AM, "Liza Sabater" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The TANK's Bloggers Alley is helping raise funds as well. They are at
>> 432 W 42nd Street. Some of the people have bail set at 1/4 million
>> dollars. Any monetary contribution will help.
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, Sep 1, 2004, at 22:55 America/New_York, Lee Wells wrote:
>>
>>> Solidarity for RNC arrestees and Action Alert Current rating:
>>> 3
>>> by www.rncnotwelcome.org
>>> Email: info (nospam) rncnotwelcome.org (verified) 01 Sep 2004
>>> Please support the RNC arrestees
>>> SUPPORT ARRESTED RNC PROTESTERS!
>>> TAKE ACTION BY CALLING NOW!
>>>
>>> Thousands of people have been arrested protesting the Republican
>>> National
>>> Convention in NYC. Many prisoners are being held under appalling and
>>> extremely unhealthy conditions at a temporary detention center at
>>> Pier
>>> 57.
>>> We're asking everyone to call and demand prisoners be
>>> immediately released or transfered to a safe and sanitary facility.
>>> Call the Police Commissioner at
>>> (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000 or Mayor Bloomberg at (212)
>>> 788-7418.
>>>
>>> END HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
>>> Medics treating people being released report chemical burns, allergic
>>> reactions, severe respiratory problems, skin infections, rashes,
>>> welts,
>>> wounds and cuts – all caused by the grossly unsanitary conditions of
>>> Pier
>>> 57.
>>> Arrestees are being housed in a former bus garage, the floor covered
>>> in
>>> motor-oil and grease.
>>> With nowhere else to sit or sleep, people are laying in this toxic
>>> residue.
>>> People are coming out of jail with their skin and clothes covered in
>>> a
>>> thick
>>> black sludge. Many have no access to food, water, phones or lawyers.
>>> Prisoners also report the bathroom lacking toilet paper, toilet seats
>>> or
>>> stall doors. This morning, United for Peace and Justice organized a
>>> rally to
>>> protest these conditions.
>>>
>>> ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE LAWYERS
>>> As well as this medical crisis, please also call to demand that
>>> everyone
>>> have access to meet with experienced lawyers from the National
>>> Lawyers
>>> Guild
>>> (NLG) well before their arraignment. Arrestees participating in jail
>>> solidarity
>>> through not giving their names are not being allowed to meet with
>>> experienced lawyers. Public Defenders often have no experience with
>>> jail
>>> solidarity; these people need to be able to meet with NLG lawyers.
>>>
>>> CALL NOW - PRESSURE POLITICIANS
>>> We're asking for your support by calling to demand that all arrestees
>>> be
>>> immediately released, or transferred to a cleaner, safer
>>> facility and Pier 57 be closed. This is especially crucial for
>>> arrestees
>>> with
>>> asthma, emphysema and other respiratory problems. Demand that all
>>> prisoners
>>> be
>>> able to meet with experienced lawyers from the NLG well before their
>>> arraignment, including
>>> those who have not given their names.
>>>
>>> Demand Pier 57 be closed, and prisoners transferred! Demand access to
>>> experienced lawyers! Call:
>>>
>>> The Police Commissioner: (646) 610-5410 or (646) 610-5000
>>> Mayor Bloomberg: (212) 788-7418
>>> The District Attorney: (212) 335-9000
>>> The Court Administration: (212) 428-2500
>>>
>>> JAIL SOLIDARITY
>>> If you are in NYC, you can help out by coming down to the jail to
>>> welcome
>>> protesters as they are being released. Most are being released
>>> from the Courthouse at 100 Canal Street, or around the building at
>>> 125
>>> White. Take the
>>> 4,5,6 or N,R trains to Canal.
>>>
>>> FINANCIAL SUPPORT
>>> If you want to financially support the legal defense of people
>>> arrested
>>> during
>>> the RNC protests, you can contribute money through the following
>>> groups:
>>>
>>> United for Peace and Justice
>>> (212) 868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org.
>>> (Specify the donation is for legal defense.)
>>>
>>> If you or someone you know has experienced medical problems from
>>> police
>>> misconduct during the RNC or from the conditions at detention
>>> facilities, call Medical Activists of NY at 1-888-744-7856. If you or
>>> someone you know has been
>>> arrested, you can call the National Lawyers Guild legal hotline at
>>> (212)
>>> 679-6018.
>>>
>>> Solidarity Crucial for RNC Arrestees!
>>>
>>> In the course of the massive and inspiring demonstrations against the
>>> Republican National Convention in New York City, several hundred
>>> social
>>> justice and human rights activists have been arrested. Arrestees have
>>> been
>>> beaten by the police, subjected to insufferable jail conditions, and
>>> vilified by the mainstream media. Bail has been set as high as
>>> $200,000.
>>> Some of those arrested