There will be a benefit for Briana Waters on Friday 2/29 in Olympia at the Eagles Hall! It starts at 7pm in the Eagle's Ballroom. There will be live music, great food and drinks, and a silent auction. The silent Auction closes at 10pm. The music and dancing goes late night!

The bands are Citizen's Band, The Pasties, Magmatone. Later on the bands are: Port of the Sun, The Cause of Thunder, and Doomhawk.

The Eagles Hall is located at 804 E 4th Ave. Directions from I-5: Take Port of Olympia exit. Take Plum Street until 4th Ave. Located on the corner of 4th and Plum.

Briana Waters is a loving mother who is in trial right now in Tacoma for the politically motivated arson at the Center for Urban Horticulture at University of Washington. This is an important case for Olympia. Come find out why and support your community.

More information at:

www.olycivlib.org

www.supportbriana.org

www.portland.indymedia.org/en/topic/greenscare

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You're welcome to stand for peace at the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation's weekly Sylvester Park Peace Vigil. It happens every Wednesday. Meet at Noon at the NW corner of the park (Capitol Way and Legion Ave). Signs are also available. This event is ongoing. It's fun and rewarding.

more information: Wednesday Sylvester Park Peace Vigil

An important update is there is a detention hearing on Wednesday March 12, at 1:30 at the Federal courthouse in Tacoma to determine if Briana will be allowed to go home and take care of her life in preparation for her sentencing on May 30th. We are reminding people to get there early, like at 12:30, and people in Olympia will be carpooling from the Grocery Outlet Parking Lot at 11:45. Obviously, if she is living at home over the next 3 months she will be better able to prepare for an appeal, as well as be able to take care of her daughter. She and her lawyers are requesting as many people as possible to come to show that she is part of a community and NOT a flight risk. Though that should be obvious, as she has showed up to every court date and hearing in 2 years. Join us then, at 11:45 to get a ride up there and show that we are watching the so-called justice system at work.

What happened in Briana's trial on Thursday was very upsetting for those of us who hoped that common sense would prevail over fear and lies. It was a very emotional and stressful time, knowing that the prosecution had done their best to stretch and twist the evidence to their favor, and there was also a lot of hope that the jury had seen through their antics.

Event: A community forum allowing citizens to ask questions of the three remaining applicants for the District 2 seat on the Olympia School Board.

Location: Board Room of the Knox Administrative Center, 1113 Legion Way SE, Olympia.

Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

For more information, click here.