Briana Waters is an old Olympia resident that is being tried in Tacoma, WA, regarding her alleged involvement in the UW Center for Urban Horticulture arson in 2001. Briana steadfastly maintains her innocence. Her pretrial conference hearing is this Friday, January 25, 2008. It is important to attend wearing court clothes and appropriate attitudes for court. Her life is on the line.

Who is Briana Waters? Briana Waters is a mother, violin teacher and amazing videographer. She did the documentary "Watch" about the successful tress sit/ labor campaign in Randle, WA. She is being persecuted by the government in the "green scare round up".

Why is this important to Olympia? This is important for several reasons. First, the Olympia has been and will be under the scrutiny of mass infiltrations, snitches, and general FBI interrogation. Second, it is important for Olympia to step up and document what the federal government is doing.

This is our amazing community and we have a responsibility to bear witness to this trial about our community and be the alternative media. This is not about the alleged arson. This is about the further suppression of our organizing in Olympia and throughout the world. We have an amazing community and amazing network to get the TRUTH out!

More informations at:

www.portland.indymedia.org. Check out the green scare page.

Here is a repost:

Briana Waters pretrial conference hearing is on January 25, 2008, at 9am. The Tacoma Federal Courthouse is on 1717 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA. Please come and bear witness. Dress and act appropriate for the court requested.

Briana Waters trial is slated to begin February 11, 2008 in Tacoma.

Background

U.S. District Judge Franklin Burgess refused to hear evidence that federal prosecutors and FBI agents had conspired to and did manipulate evidence to make their case against accused Briana Waters. Three weeks ago, her lawyer, Robert Bloom, filed motions that alleged that authorities committed perjury in their effort to produce evidence that pointed towards Water's guilt. Bloom asked for a conference with the judge to discuss his charges against two federal prosecutors and two FBI agents, but was turned down flat.


Waters was indicted two years ago, on charges that she aided in the destruction of a research facility that was supposedly conducting dangerous genetic engineering experiments. The action was claimed in the name of the Earth Liberation Front. The state's case against her rests largely, if not entirely, on the word of two admitted arsonists who helped light the blaze and were caught or turned themselves in about two years ago.