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URGENT: Port of Tacoma Action Sun 3/5 @ 9pm

Saturday night, 30-40 regional activists observed multiple convoys from Ft Lewis coming through the Port of Tacoma to be shipped to Iraq.  Riot cops had a big presence, probably 30 or so.  Activists had a presence there to show that we do not want the military using our port.  We need more people!

Another action is planned Sunday night @ 9pm for the next expected set of convoys.  The more people that come, the more of an effect we can have.  If we have enough people, we can possibly take direct action and stop or slow down the militarization of our port.

There is a teach-in about the Iraq war during the day in Tacoma, including a discussion about the port militarization, with a free Riot Folk! show afterwards.  So come down to Tacoma for the day, and we can find you a place to stay if you need to spend the night.  In addition, there are actions planned for the whole week.  For more details about the teach-in and this week, see http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2007/03/258076.shtml

It's not only possible but quite probabale we can delay or even stop the shipments from coming through Tacoma. All we need is a large presence. That was perhaps the most frustrating thing last year during the Port of Olympia protests: people were not there when we needed them the most. All we needed at one point was 100 people total to take non-violent direct action to stop the military convoys. We should really take advantage of the privilege we have - if this were Iraq, we'd got shot from being even a mile away from a large US military presence. If the weapons ship out, PEOPLE WILL DIE...

(There should be a lot of folks there tonight. Bring instruments, warm clothes and blankets, cameras... for good times.)

Also, bring still cameras and video cameras.

To get to Port of Tacoma:

I-5 to exit 136 B (Port of Tacoma)

Every time the protests start I just remember the words of Reagan's Sec. of State, Alexander Haig: "Let them march all they want as long as they continue to pay their taxes."

"If a thousand men were not to pay their tax-bills this year that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood."
-Henry David Thoreau, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"

"He or she who supports a State organized in the military way – whether directly or indirectly – participates in the sin. Each man old or young takes part in the sin by contributing to the maintenance of the State by paying taxes.

Ok so tonight there is a gala event @ TESC from 6-9Pm which includes RIOT FOLK collective, the hail seizures and the EMergen C. The raccoon collective will be tabling and doing distro work for the Hail Seizures (check out the new Hail seizures/Pasties split) and the Beehive Design Collective. Bring a non perishable food item if possible and stop by our table and get involved. We now have a flickr and blog account where you can upload photos (especially of innovative street art) and post news and ideas . Besides meetings the blog will be a main source of communication and networking for the collective.
You can access both the blog and flickr account with the username -- raccooncollective and password--- bearear---
Well that all four now our next meeting is SUN 4pm Traditions.

ART NOT ARMS!

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