[Ppnews] Feds targeting Earth/Animal Activists additional info

[Political Prisoner News]

Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:09:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Feds targeting Earth/Animal Activists additional info
From: "Josh Raisler Cohn" <joshrc at soaw.org>


AZ: Arrests in Prescott and Flagstaff AZ, Youth Questioned, Infoshop Raided.
NYC: Activist arrested and in federal court this morning in brooklyn. see
earlier post.
OR: at least 2 activists issues grand jury summons
??: at least 1 person issues grand jury summons, feds tell her to watch
for arrests.

One of the agents present in Oregon, Millicent "Millie" Tompa, is from
Minnesota and has previous experience harassing animal rights activists.
Keep your heads up and let people know to be alert.

NEVER TALK TO THE FBI
For more information about your rights, visit:
  http://security.resist.ca/personal/pdfs/IfanAgentKnocks.pdf


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Breaking News: Agents Raid The Catalyst Wednesday, Flagstaff Youth Questioned

More than a dozen FBI agents, along with Joint Terrorism Taskforce and
local police spent Wednesday afternoon and evening raiding The Catalyst
Infoshop in Prescott. Agents detained Bill Rogers, of the Catalyst's
founders, who is expected to be arraigned in Flagstaff at 10:00 am
Thursday at the federal building, 200 N. San Francisco. Rogers was
allegedly arrested in connection with an arson investigation which began
in Portland on Wednesday.

As of 8:00 pm Wednesday night, the The Catalyst was still sealed off and
full of federal agents. A lot of materials have been seized. The extent of
the damage and seizures is not yet known. Collective members plan to open
the space again as soon as possible.

FBI agenents also arrested Sarah Harvey in Flagstaff. More info coming soon.

Support will be needed for the arrestees and this important community center.

Also on Wednesday, Flagstaff Police pulled students involved in the group
Youth of the Peaks out of their classes and interrogated them. Youth of
the Peaks is part of the Save The Peaks! coalition, which has been
organizing to stop the expansion of the Snow Bowl ski resort located in
the San Francisco Peaks. There are also reports that police officers went
through the high school and tore down all the Save the Peaks fliers that
had been posted in the halls. This week was the Youth Mobilization Week,
with an action summit planned for this weekend.

The Catalyst Infoshop served as an organizing hub for Save the Peaks
during October and November while a trial was held in Prescott (AZ IMC: 1,
2, 3 ) where several Native American tribes were suing Coconino National
Forest.

It is unclear whether the police's actions in Prescott and Flagstaff are
related. The warrant issued at the Catalyst also had people's names from
other states. More information will be posted as it comes in.
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I (Jennifer Adrian) was also served a subpeona today, December 7, 2005.

I was approached at my workplace by two FBI agents, and was told that many
arrests had been made across the country today for animal rights actions.
I was also told that many other people were talking, and was pressured to
"come clean" for my own good. When I insisted on talking to an attorney, I
was issued a subpeona for a Grand Jury set for the same date as the one
listed for the other people (Frank and Nonny) mentioned here.

I was told I would see all kinds of arrests on the news tonight, but I
didn't see anything, so I was looking on the Internet for information and
found your site.

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