--- F R E N D Z of martian --- DIST's 4th demand is, laudably, > 4) Worldwide revolution with eternal grooviness as its only goal read on... > -----Original Message----- > From: Yang Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 May 2001 21:51 > Subject: Trade in your Teddy Bear for an AK47 (fwd) > > > No-WTO > > --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- > Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- > Date: 5/1/01 10:39 PM > From: wrench, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [please distribute widely] > > Turn in your teddy bear for an AK47 > Demand Conjugal Visits for all Political Prisoner Now! > > On April 20th, during protests against the Summit of the > Americas, Jaggi > Singh was nabbed by undercover police and charged with > several offenses, > the most serious being possession of a dangerous weapon. The > weapon in > question was an enormous catapult used to launch helpless teddy bears > across the security perimeter. > Those responsible for this heinous crime have denied that Singh had > anything to do with their glorious catapult, and today will > be sending in > signed confessions of guilt to the authorities, and turning in their > stuffed comrades to local police stations across the country. > Meanwhile, > Singh has been denied bail, and will be held for several > months until his > trial. > > DIST, the group behind the catapult action, has also learned > that Singh > and other political prisoners are being denied conjugal > visits. Needless > to say, this is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention, > and DIST has > asked that Amnesty International investigate this terrible > abuse of human > rights. > > DIST is also announcing a campaign of teddy bear rage aimed > at freeing > the prisoners captured during the Summit of the Americas. > They are asking > people to catch as many stuffed animals as they can, and mail > them to Le > Grande Fromage, Jean Chretien (this can be done free of > charge), and to > Quebec Justice Minister Paul Begin (addresses below). > > In order to encourage the public to send in their stuffed > animals, DIST > has sent out a fake press release and set up a fake web page, > announcing > a teddy bear exchange program, similar to the gun exchanges > which occur > in the United States. > > DIST is demanding the following: > 1) We want our catapult back! > 2) Free Jaggi Singh and other POW's > 3) Conjugal visits for all political prisoners > 4) Worldwide revolution with eternal grooviness as its only goal > > We ask that people turn in their stuffed animals until all > demands are met. > > emails of rage can be sent to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > More information can be found at http://tao.ca/~wrench/dist > > --------------------- fake press release----------------------- > For Immediate Release > Wednesday, May 2nd > > Last week, during the Summit of Americas, citizens of this > country were > shocked to see teddy bears being launched from a catapult at > our brave > security forces. While our police were protected by their riot armour > (thankfully!), we feel it is incumbent upon us to ensure that never > again, will the lives of our officers be put in jeopardy by > teddy bear > violence. One of the suspected catapulters has been > apprehended, and we > will spare no effort to ensure that he is brought to justice. > > However, the prosecution of those involved in this act of > teddy terror is > not enough. Today, the Justice Department is announcing a > new program to > get dangerous teddy bears off the streets. For the safety of our > children, and for the safety of all, we need to act. > > Today, we are kick-starting our teddy bear exchange program. > We ask that > our fellow citizens send us their teddy bears, in exchange for items > ranging from tear gas canisters, to batons, to AK47's > > We do not seek to ban teddy bears. We know that good, law-abiding > citizens sometimes own teddy bears for legitimate purposes. > Rather, we > seek to reduce the number of teddy bears out there, to ensure that a > plague of teddy bear atrocities will not infect this great country of > ours. > > It is astounding that anyone can walk into a thrift shop, > Salvation Army > or toy store, and buy, without a license, or background > check, as many > stuffed animals as they want. That is why we are working with > Parliament, to enact strong teddy bear legislation, to ensure > that teddy > bears do not fall into the hands of criminals. More > importantly, we will > continue to enforce existing teddy bear control laws, in > order to stem > the tide of teddy-violence. > > In the meantime, we implore our fellow citizens to send in > their stuffed > animals. Canadians can mail them for free to: > Stop Teddy Violence > c/o Jean Chretien, Le Grande Fromage > House of Commons, Ottawa Ontario > > Or those with money can send them to: > Paul Begin > Justice Ministry > 1200 Route de L'Eglise, 9th Floor > Ste. Foy, PQ G1V 4M1 > > > Sincerely, > Paul Begin > Minister of Justice > > > > ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Sent to you via the frendz list at marsbard.com The archive is at http://www.mail-archive.com/frendz@marsbard.com/
