From RNC: FREE EDDIE!

my good friend eddie is mia, like so many others. this is just for
those following the rnc situ…

>Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:54:42 -0400
>To: [email protected]
>From: ryan junell <[email protected]>
>Subject: FREE EDDIE!
>
>the rnc video project is in a weird spot… while I was inside the
>convention hall last night holding up a sign that said "girlymen for
>arnold" (I voted green in cali, btw)… project producer eddie codel
>was following the action at one of the protests when he got fenced
>in by cops arresting everyone on the block. they arrested over 1000
>people last night and have detained them at the piers for now over
>20 hours.
>
>honestly, I don't know what to do. he has not even been BOOKED yet
>(I called central booking). I'm about to file a missing persons
>claim on him because he is really nowhere to be seen.
>
>THE BIG FUCKING PROBLEM is that I think they are holding these
>protestors in cages down by the water for as long as they can
>possibly do it so that they don't return to the streets to protest
>the second they are let out!!! this is BULLSHIT!!! what happened to
>due process!?!!
>
>anyways…. I think you guys should know this and if you have any
>insight to the situation please let me know. I'm pretty sure the
>mass media has agreed to choke this story but there are literally
>thousands of people protesting this convention. sunday's march was
>without question over 400,000 if not a full half million. seriously.
>
>eddie is an inspired political activist. we started working together
>six years ago on an event series about independent publishing on the
>internet. he's gone on to do work with indyvoter.org, the matt
>gonzalez campaign, and a ton of other non profit benevolent
>projects. he's got a heart of gold and a really awesome and gnarly
>sense of humor.
>
>I feel bad now that I convinced him to come to nyc and work on this
>project over burning man this year (he didn't need much convincing).
>right now he could be delirious, tired, smelly and around the
>coolest people in the world out in the desert instead of delirious,
>tired, smelly and around the coolest people in the world in the
>guantanomo by the hudson.
>
>throw money his way via the paypal link at www.junell.net or do a
>search for "girlymen" on ebay and donate there. or just drop him a
>line and let him know he's a kickass fighter! [email protected]
>
>and watch this:
>http://in8.com/fucknewyork/Resources/fucknewyork.mov
>
>–
>rj … keep it real
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