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POLITICAL PRISONERS OF THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS NEED YOU HELP! |
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by Alexandre Popovic
Email: mailto:mbubuv (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified!) |
29 Apr 2001
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POLITICAL PRISONERS AND ACCUSED PROTESTORS OF THE
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS NEED YOUR HELP!
MONEY IS NEEDED FOR SHORT AND LONG TERM LEGAL COSTS!
POLITICAL PRESSURES STILL NEEDED OVER LOCAL AUTHORITIES! |
Some political prisoners need money to pay their bail. The court had decided to let the prisoner get out of jail only if they pay. In most cases, the cost of their freedom could be as high as 500$.
Fighting against repression also requires politic pressure on our authorities.
Quebec City\'s just went through one of the most astonishing days of action ever seen in Canada against the Summit of the Americas, last week-end.
Thousands of protesters resisted to tear gas, watercanon, plastic bullets assaults launched by more than 1.500 riot police who had occupied the city to defend a four kilometer perimeter fence protecting 34 heads of state of the Americas.
The protesters who took part to the resistance included not only radical protesters who were equipped with helmets, gas masks, goggles, etc., but also included students, union members, and \"ordinary\" people, who have shown uncommon courage through all those battles.
Now that Americas heads of state are gone with their army of cops, dozens of people, out of 463 people arrests, are still imprisoned in Orsainville jail, enduring continuous humiliations and unfair conditions of detention.
To everybody who came to protest, to fight against the FTAA, and who had returned to continue the struggle in their community, let\'s not forget all those comrades who are still behind bars in Orsainville!
To everybody who couldn\'t made it to Quebec, but who were inspired by April 20th and 21th days of actions, it\'s now time to show your solidarity with all the persons who are now paying the price of showing their dissidence out in the streets.
Now it\'s your turn to join us in putting pressure over federal and provincial authorities in order that they free all the Summit of the Americas\' political prisoners and drop the charges over all arrested protestors unconditionally and without any more delays
The fight still continues and it\'s now time to cooperate by putting pressure on all the authorities that are responsible of the repression that are living hundreds of our comrades who had been arrested. They have to be unconditionally and as soon as possible, liberate.
Reach your nearest canadian consulates and embassies, write to them, jam their fax, occupy them, PROTEST! Put them in the face their responsibilities!
Target canadians and quebecers corporations and interests, offices federal (RCMP) or provincial (SQ) police. Make them understand that you too will refuse to be passive accomplices of their barbaric treatment of the right to protest!
Tell them that you are fully aware that Quebec City was turned into of a temporary police state in order to protect the delegates, governments and corporations of the Americas, so that they can plot the privatization of an whole continent!
Let them clearly understand that you won\'t tolerate any longer the ongoing detention of dozens of protestors, and the politically motivated charges over hundreds of protestors!
Now is the time to show all your solidarity!
Money is still urgently needed to pay bail for some detained protestors, who\'ve been put as higher as 500$ (Can), but who are unable to pay it as they are broke. On a longer term, donations will be needed to cover the legal expenses of all accused, including travelling costs in order to show up to court dates, as many charged protestors are living as far as British Columbia in Canada and others are living in the US.
Most of the protests groups who\'ve took care of organising these fabulous days of actions are in debt, so if its possible for you to contribute generously, please send money to:
In Quebec: Please deposit directly, via InterCaisse, in the name of CASA, indicating \"defense funds\", using the following: Account: 32130 Transit No. 92276-815 Caisse d\'économie des travailleuses et des travailleurs (Québec)
For donations coming from Canada outside of Quebec: Send a cheque, made out to CASA, and indicating on it \"fonds de defense\", to:
Le Maquis C.P. 48026 110 Boul.René Lévesque Québec, PQ G1R 2R5
For donations from the USA, cheques/deposits should be made to the Lower East Side Fund:
The credit union is the Lower East Side People\'s Federal Credit Union . The account number is 7181 The routing number is 226082598
Afterwards, send an email to la_casa2001 (at) hotmail.com, with \"Defense Funds\" in the subject line and indicate in the body how much was deposited and when.
Thanks a lot!
Alexandre Popovic, Collective Opposed to Police Brutality
Here are some relevant addresses, where you could reach \"important\", and less important people, who enjoy a lot to be disturb...
If you want to find any canadian embassies around the world, just check this web page :
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/missions/rep-can1e.htm
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A2
Telephone Number (613) 992-4211
Fax Number (613) 941-6900
Email Address pm (at) pm.gc.ca
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 925 9 Rue de l\'Aéroport Sainte-Foy, Quebec Canada G2E 5W1
Telephone Number: Information-Emergency: (418) 648-3733
Email Address: info (at) grcquebecrcmp.com
The Honorable Bernard Landry Prime Minister of Quebec 855 Grande Allée Est Québec, Qc
Telephone Number: (418) 643-5321
Quebec Public Security 2525, boul. Laurier, 5th floor Tour du Saint-Laurent Sainte-Foy (Québec) G1V 2L2
General Inquiries and Complaints: (418) 644-6826 Minister Serge Ménard Cabinet: (418) 643-2112 Sub-minister: (418) 643-3500
Fax : (418) 643-3194 E-mail : Infocom (at) msp.gouv.qc.ca
Sûreté du Québec Quebec District 5005 Boulevard Pierre Bertrand District de Québec Québec (Québec) Canada G1K 7W2
Emergency: 310-4141 General Inquiries: (418) 623-6262 Fax : (418) 623-6533
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http://quebec.indymedia.org/viewarticle.ch2?articleid=1507&language=english
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