Randy, can you give us an update? noneck
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 02:46, ~ FluxRostrum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy all, > > In addition to the incidents described below by Randy there have been 2 AP > photographers, a NY Post photographer and 3 Democracy Now videographers > arrested. Also, my veggie Media bus is under severe harassement in a legal > parking spot. Cops attempted to break into the bus today with a crow bar and > were scared off by NLG lawyers and a couple of cameras. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Randy Rowland, from PepperSpray Productions, here. Instead of > sending you an announcement about a screening, this email is > unusual for us, it is a call for help. > > Two PepperSpray collective members, Lambert Rochfort and Joe LaSac, > on assignment in St Paul covering the protests associated with > the Republican National Convention, were both arrested on Sunday > while covering the story. Both are still being held without > charges or an opportunity to go before a judge. > > Lambert was swept up in a mass arrest of peaceful citizens who were > surrounded by cops and all arrested. Joe was arrested about the > same time as Amy Goodman and two other journalists from "Democracy > Now!" were arrested. In fact if you watch the footage of Amy > Goodman standing in handcuffs, the fellow sitting on the ground at > her feet is Joe. > > Lambert and Joe had covered the DNC in Denver, and were in St Paul > to cover the protests. They both had their cameras with them when > arrested and were clearly doing nothing illegal, just trying to get > the story that corporate media tends to overlook. There have been > several other attacks on journalists there, including a raid on > an indymedia hospitality center, and a raid on the house of a > group that documents police brutality. It goes without saying that > there is no freedom of the press if reporters are jailed for > covering the story. > > We want our people released without charges, and we want our > equipment back. If you value indymedia and the role of independent > journalists--and I know you do, or you wouldn't be on our > announcement list--then please take some or all of the following > actions to secure the timely release of these PepperSpray > videographers. > > If you are in the St Paul area or can ask those you know who are in > that area, please join the 24 hour vigil at the Ramsey County > Jail, 425 Grove St., St Paul (24 hour vigil) > > Please call some or all of the following numbers, demanding that > our reporters be freed: > > Chris Coleman, St. Paul Mayor: 651.266.8510 > or Chris Rider from Mayor Coleman's office at 651-266-8535 > Ramsey County Jail at 651-266-9350 (press extension 0) > Ramsey County Sheriff: 651.487.5149 > > Here are the names and numbers of St Paul City Council people to > call as well: > Melvin Carter - Ward 1 - 651- 266-8610 > Dan Thune - Ward 2 - 651-266-8620 > Pat Harris - Ward 3 - 651-266-8630 > Russ Stark - Ward 4 - 651-26-8640 > Lee Helgen - Ward 5 - 651-266-8520 > Dan Bostrom - Ward 6 - 651-266-8660 > Cathy Lantree - Ward 7 - 651-266-8670 > > PepperSpray Productions is an all-volunteer independent media > collective based in Seattle, WA. Among other things, we produce a > weekly access TV show called "Indymedia Presents" which airs on 20 > channels, from Seattle to New York, including in St. Paul and > Minneapolis. > > For more info about our work, we invite you to visit our website: > www.peppersprayproductions.org > > Thanks, > > Randy Rowland > PepperSpray Productions > > if you really don't want to get emails from us, reply to this email > with your request and we'll take you off our list. You are on the > list because you signed up for it, or got one of our videos. > Typically we only use this list to announce occasional screenings > or releases of major DVDs. If you would like to get a weekly > update email about what is on each episode of "Indymedia > Presents", you may also email us wih that request. > > Solidarity, > ~FluxRostrum > > http://MobileBroadcastNews.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > shhhh... > Nawlins~ http://NOTVcollective.org > VLOG~FLUX~ http://FluxRostrum.BlogSpot.com > GBC~ http://GlassBeadCollective.org > Old School~ http://Fluxview.com > ~~~ > NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency > may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do > this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor > protection. > ~~~ > > -- > Powered By Outblaze > >
