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Mysterious shooting of 2 migrants, Chase suggests "rogue" Minutemen
Chicomozteca,

UPDATE: Two audio reports from Campo, CA on 2005-07-31:
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/08/6263.php
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/08/6264.php

Two migrant people were shot under mysterious circumstances last week in the border region where the Minutemen have been patrolling. One was shot in Mexico and one was shot inside the US. While "Mexican authorities" have claimed that "bandits" were behind it, the victims were quick to point out that nothing was stolen from them. This strange circumstance is added to by the fact that these "bandits" used laser scopes to target their victims.

Numerous calls have been made to the sheriff in Campo, CA, but still no investigation is taking place. In addition, James Chase admits to transporting undocumented people, which is a crime, but he is also not having charges pressed against him, unlike the volunteers in Ariznoa who were sent to jail for taking migrants in critical condition to a hospital. Many are saying, "Chase and Co. MUST be investigated". Gente Unida held a press conference on Friday, July 29th to address this issue.

To contact the sheriff, Phone: (619) 478-5378 Fax: (619) 478-9076 or go to: http://www.sdsheriff.net/rural/substations_campo.html

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Confirmed association between the CA Minutemen, SOS and Neo-Nazis
sd indymedia,

The following photos posted to sd indymedia on 7/30/2005 clearly show neo-nazis from the National Vangaurd participating in Save Our State protests. Joe Turner, head of SOS, is currently participating in the CA Minutemen's patrol of Campo CA'a border fence. This is an obvious indicator that SOS is a racist group and that there is a clear link between the neo-nazis and the Minutemen.

Click here to see a selection of the photos.

"When three men allegedly tried to assault Naui Huitzilopochtli, a counterdemonstrator at the Saturday, July 16, 2005 rally against the day laborer center in Laguna Beach, California, they probably didn't realize the political earthquake they were about to set into motion.

But what happened in Laguna Beach on July 16th has changed everything. The very moment those three men set foot off the sidewalk, they opened themselves up to an intense amount of scrutiny. The cameras began clicking, reporters started scribbling, and policemen began investigating."

Full story | More photos | More SOS forum research
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Critical Mass Radio Broadcast Today!
cmrn,

Critical Mass Radio Broadcast - Today!

To listen click here or here

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought.
-- Article 18, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This month's Critical Mass Radio Network broadcast focuses on the theme of freedom/libertad. It's time to reclaim the idea of freedom from the purveyors of freedom fries and proponents of the free market - we'll take a different look at freedom in its many-sided glory. RadioActive sanDiego will focus on Freedom of Movement in relation to the US/MEX border, the Minutemen, detention centers, immigration, and the possibility of a world sin fronteras. RadioActive will broadcasting its segment from 2:30pm-4pm.

Also, this month, we are welcoming Radio Zapote! from Mexico City into the Critical Mass broadcast! Bienvenidos compas!

The broadcast runs from 1pm - 11pm PST all day

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CAFTA passes
www.indymedia.us,

CAFTA passes in the House: 217 to 215

Early Thursday morning, the US House of representatives passes the Central American Trade Agreement by 2 votes, 217 to 215. 15 Democrats voted in favor of the trade agreement, including 3 from Texas: Henry Cuellar, San Antonio/Laredo (28th District): 202-225-1640, Ruben Hinojosa, McAllen (15th District): (202) 225-2531 Solomon Ortiz, Corpus Cristi/Brownsville (27th District): 202-225-7742.

Calls have been made to Punish the CAFTA 15, and Blame the Democrats

Additional coverage: Portland Indymedia and DC Indymedia

Background on CAFTA: CAFTA passes in Guatemala | Stop CAFTA | FTAA IMC | Public Citizen | Indymedia US
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Urgent Grand Jury Update! Bail Granted for David and Danae
freespeechdefense,

Bail hearing for David and Danae today at 3:30pm!

We just got word that the appellate court granted bail for David and Danae pending the outcome of an appeal that was filed in response to their imprisonment. There will be a hearing at 3:30pm today (Friday) in the courtroom of Judge Gonzalez 880 Front St. 4th floor division one. This hearing will set the conditions of their bail. They could be released on bail as early as today! Please come to the hearing today to support David and Danae!
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Pack The Courthouse Tomorrow to Free David and Danae!
freespeechdefense,

Instead of holding our standard demo on Tuesday, a support rally will be held at the Federal Building (880 Front Street & Broadway) for David and Danae this Thursday at 2:30pm. A press conference will be held at 3:00pm. Please arrive on time! We are asking people to pack the courtroom for their hearing immediately following the rally and press conference. Please bring signs, noisemakers and friends for the rally!

On Tuesday, July 12th, David Agranoff and Danae Kelley were arrested for civil contempt for refusing to cooperate with the grand jury. Of all eight people known to have appeared before the grand jury, only these two refused to testify on the grounds of First Amendment objections. This Thursday, Judge Irma Gonzalez has agreed to hear a motion brought by their attorneys to release them. David and Danae can only be kept in prison as long as their imprisonment is believed to serve coercive and not punitive purposes. As soon as Judge Gonzalez believes that no amount of time in prison will coerce them into testifying, by law she must release them. David and Danae will be presenting that argument in court on Thursday.

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Black Box Voting Board Member Arrested in San Diego
Bruce,

The Registrar of Voters knew of the security flaws in the voting system.
But he refused to allow the public to view the screen display of the main machine used to count all the ballots.

Jim March, a member of the Black Box Voting board of directors,
was arrested Tuesday evening for trying to observe the Diebold
central tabulator (vote tallying machine) as the votes were being
counted in San Diego's mayoral election (July 26).

More info: http://www.blackboxvoting.org
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Anti-MinuteMen, No Border Camp Continues
san diego indymedia,

From the beginning, there has been resistance to the border vigilantes. Since the protests and confrontations at the VFW on June 16th, actions against the MinuteMen have continued throughout the week as the Gente Unida, Anti-MinuteMen, No Border camp in Campo was maintained. During the week, there were reports that the people of Campo were making efforts to remove the MinuteMen [report here]. Tuesday night, the Buenas Noches Brigade disrupted the MinuteMen for over an hour [photos here]. Starting on Wednesday, the 2nd Virtual sit-in against the MinuteMen, by SWARM the MinuteMen and Electronic Disturbance Theater began taking anti-immigrant sites offline [interview here, announcement, more info].

Thursday morning a press conference was held at Playas De Tijuana, the site where the border is being torn down and reconstructed [photos and story].

Saturday night, about 60 demonstrators with the Gente Unida Coalition held a vigil at the border wall with the Mexican press, to highlight the injustices and 3200 deaths that this metal scar has caused. Following the vigil, a march along the wall to the Minutemen camp ensued, with ended in a series of tense, face-to-face confrontations. The Buenos Noches Brigade arrived with music, poetry, speeches, and humor to lighten the situation that the armed vigilantes presented. [photos and story, another report]

Also on Saturday night, a report has come out that there were nonfatal shootings of two Mexican men in the border area between Campo and Tecate early Saturday. [corporate story].

Video from First Weekend | Rejection of Minutemen | We're not racist! | 5 Myths of Immigration Explained | A Coalition of Minutemen and Migrant groups? | Explotation+Capitalism= Immigration | The Minuteman Mixup
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TWO WEEKS IN JAIL! What's the crime?
SDIMC,

It has now been two weeks since David and Danae were sent to jail for standing up for their (and our) first amendment rights. Conditions are not great in the jails where they are being kept. David has been put in solitary confinement multiple times (mostly to punish him when there have been support rallies outside) and Danae is feeling sick and malnourished.

Please help raise money for their support and defense.
-Wednesday, July 27th - Vegan dinner, slideshow and the film "Office Space" at Voz Alta - 7pm, 1544 Broadway, $3-$10
-Saturday, July 30th - Garage Sale in Hillcrest (location TBA)

Attend the next support Rally - Thursday, July 28, 3pm at the Federal Courthouse on Front and Broadway. This rally coincides with the court case that could get David and Danae out of jail.

The Challenge of Steve McWilliams death, the courage of his life, gives balance to our struggle for freedom and justice. . . [read on]

Steve McWilliams committed suicide by overdose on July 12th. Read Steve's Last Words and commentary from his wife. He had been fighting federal charges for growing a small garden for the Shelter from the Storm Collective, in San Diego, was saddened over the Supreme Court decision in the Raich v. Ashcroft case. He was in a lot of pain, since he had been denied access to medical marijuana since his arrest in 2002. He had had to take powerful pharmaceutical opiates, anti-nausea, anti-migraine, etc. drugs in far higher amounts than when he had been able to medicate with marijuana. Apparently these medications were used in the overdose. Read more

Americans for Safe Access put out a call for people all over the US to organize vigils to honor Steve McWilliams for the patient, caregiver, and activist he was. On July 19th vigils were held in 16 or more cities. In San Francisco, a vigil was held at 12 noon at Civic Center Plaza. In Oakland, there was a vigil at 5:30pm before the City Council meeting. There was a vigil in Santa Rosa at 8pm.

More info about Steve's activism and the vigils

Two activists are still in jail for defending the first amendment in the recent Grand Jury witchhunt. More activists are receiving subpoenas daily. Today the war on Free Speech in San Diego was escalated to a new level.

This morning, July 21st, at approximately 11AM, Pirate 96.9 was raided by the FCC.

Interview on radioActive sanDiego | Interview on Free Radio Santa Cruz | Please replay on your free, community and pirate radio stations.

The broadcast location of Pirate 96.9 was raided by a number of FCC agents with marshalls. No one was present at the location, so the FCC broke the locks on their doors, entered by force, took their equipment and left. They left a warrant behind them.

The antenna was taken as well as a number of other major components of broadcasting equipment.

Pirate 96.9 is currently off the air. More information at http://pirate969.org

Read a blog entry from just after the raid here: steadydietofnothing

For more photos, click read more.
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Diverse Anti-Racist Coalition Confronts, Disrupts the MinuteMen in California
san diego indymedia ,

UPDATE: 7/20 - Actions continuing at the camp day and night. Support needed at the camp during the week. Large convergence planned for Saturday afternoon and night. Contact sdgenteunida@yahoo.com for directions to the camp.

The California MinuteMen started their operations in Campo, California, one hour east of San Diego on July 16th. They were confronted, disrupted and chased away by a diverse coalition of organizations from San Diego, Los Angeles, Mexico, Portland and many other cities. The Anti-MinuteMen, No Border Camp continues and actions will continue day and night until the MinuteMen leave Campo. On Sunday night the corporate media reported that the MinuteMen had given up after only one day, but later corrected that statement. On Wednesday, the 2nd Virtual Sit-In against the MinuteMen begins. [Read more, complete action summary]

Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Audio: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Sonic Attacks Disrupt Border Vigilante Patrol

Video: 1 | 2 | Minutemen Threaten to Shoot Protesters

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Stop the Border Vigilantes in Campo, July 15-19th
san diego indymedia volunteers,

UPDATES: July 17, 2005

10:00 am - Anti-Racists Disrupt Border Vigilante Patrols

July 16, 2005
5:45 pm - Anti-racist camp update - confrontation
5:30 pm - Anti-racist camp update - brush fire
5:12 pm - Audio reports from anti-racist border rally
3:30 pm - Physical Borders, psychological divisions
3:22 pm - Anti-Racist Desert Rally, Photos from Campo
3:15 pm - 2 snipers over looking the protest.
2:30 pm - 150 March in Campo for Human Rights - Desert Media Center set up.
10:00 am - Gente Unida Press Conference Friday

Just east of San Diego, the border vigilantes are already camping out. The local version of the Arizona Minutemen, this group, calling themselves California Border Watch will be met with a campout of opposition. Gente Unida is organizing a strategy campout from July 15-19 in Campo, California. Campo is about an hour from San Diego and is on the border. A rally is scheduled on July 16th at noon. Carpools leave at 10am, Saturday July 16th from Chicano Park OR meet us there. Directions: I-8 to Buckman Springs Road, South to 94, Right to Campo, South to Forest Gate, Look for signs/people at the VFW or Border Patrol buildings.

The o.r.g.a.n.i.c. collective has made a call out to Disrupt the MinuteMen, Campo, July 16-19th for all those who "oppose racist violence to come to Campo, California, one hour east of San Diego, from July 16th to 19th and disrupt, interfere with and stop the activities of the MinuteMen."

Also, SwarmTheMinuteMen.com and Electronic Disturbance Theater put a call out to join their Virtual Sit-In Against Anti-Immigrant Websites, from Tuesday July 20th -Thursday, July 22nd

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Grand Jury Prisoners Update
freespeechdefense,

On Tuesday, July 12th, David Agranoff and Danae Kelley appeared before Judge Irma Gonzalez at the District Court in San Diego for refusing to cooperate with a federal grand jury. Judge Gonzalez, with the
prosecution's encouragement, ordered the two jailed immediately for civil contempt. David and Danae are currently being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in San Diego. They are imprisoned tonight, not because they have committed or are suspected of committing any actual crime but because they have refused to cooperate with the federal government’s latest witch hunt.

The Grand Jury probe is demanding that those subpoenaed disclose their political beliefs, the names of their friends and associates, the
political beliefs of their friends and associates and even the names of those in attendance at a public speaking event two years ago. Of all eight people known to have appeared before the Grand Jury, only these two refused to testify on the grounds of First Amendment objections. Help is greatly needed to put pressure on authorities to release them.

Please call the jail now and continue calling. Be polite but insistent on demanding their immediate release. Also inquire about their status and well-being. David and Danae are both vegan and we want to ensure that they have access to healthy vegan food (per Judge Gonzalez’s order). Keep in mind that, like the Feds, the jailers often lie... so be persistent.

The next rally will be held at the Federal Building (880 Front Street & Broadway) on Tuesday, July 19th at 5:30pm and will move to the MCC. Please keep up the pressure until they're free!!

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Two San Diego Organizers Jailed for Resisting the Grand Jury
~Bradley w/help from sdimc,

8pm(PST) - A rally and vigil for David and Danae started at the Federal courthouse at 8pm, and soon after moved to the Federal Prison down the street. With chants of "Civil Rights are under attack, what do we do? Act Up, Fight Back!" and "Freedom Now!" the 35 demonstrators got responses both from the prisonsers inside (who banged on the windows) and the guards outside (who threatened to arrest anyone on Federal Property). Photos from the Rally

5pm (PST) - Michael Cardenas has finished testifying and has been dismissed. He expressed that he does not feel that he shared any information that wasn't already publicly available or already known to the prosecutors. Detailed account

3pm (PST) - Danae Kelley and David Agranoff have been taken into federal custody.

Photos from todays Press Conference

Audio from today: Grand Jury Targets 5pm Update | Grand Jury Targets San Diego | Audio from rally for danae, michael and david | Interview with Michael Cardenas | Interview with Katya Komisurak on Grand Juries
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Community Organizers Could Face Jail Time for Standing up for the First Amendment
rich,

IMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT: Activist San Diego presents: "Know Your Rights - Our legal protection from harrassment" with National Lawyers Guild attorney Alex Landon - 7PM, 4246 Wightman, City Heights

Three San Diego Activists Face Jail for Refusal to Cooperate in Federal Grand Jury Inquisition:

8AM, JULY 12TH RALLY/PRESS CONFERENCE

is scheduled at the steps of the Federal Courthouse on Front and Broadway, Tuesday July 12th. Michael, Danae, and David will be speaking at the press conference and we need all of you, with your signs and outrage to come support them. If they are thrown in jail there will be an 8pm vigil and rally at the jail, and jail support will be necessary.

Past stories on Grand Juries in San Diego:
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

San Francisco, CA - Around 200 people came together for the anarchist action march against the g8 in san francisco, in solidarity with the scotland protests against the g8. The sfpd tried to stop the march, declaring it illegal as soon as it steepped in the street and forcing people onto the sidewalk. Throughout the night the march was split into separate groups, regrouped in various places and continued on for 2 hours. Numerous major corporations were the target of property destruction, including wells fargo, bank of america, and pacific gas and electric. Hundreds of pamphlets describing the philosophy of anarchism, what the g8 is and what is wrong with the g8 were passed out to the working class community in the mission. Numerous times in the march, community members expressed support. I saw some people hanging out in front of a liquor store raising their fist and cheering, as well as an older grey haired man on the sidewalk saying that the capitalist system is the problem.

Video: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Photos and Reports: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
Commentary
Read all Indybay's breaking news items from the West Coast G8 solidarity protests
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SDPD's Phillip Bozarth Kills 5th San Diegan
queer-j brad,

Ricardo Morales Carbajal was shot and killed by sdpd officer Phillip Bozarth outside the home of Carbajal’s wife on June 25. Carbajal was Bozarth’s fifth fatal victim while on duty and at least his seventh shooting during his 22 years with the sdpd. The police propaganda machine has put out the usual story, involving a gun on the seat, too dark to see, etc. etc. Carbajal’s family is disputing this account.
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Comparing residences of Randy Duke Cunningham
Marcus Stern and Joe Cantlupe,

WASHINGTON – The FBI has opened an inquiry into Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's 2003 sale of his Del Mar house to a defense contractor, who later sold it at a $700,000 loss, a Justice Department official said yesterday.

More stories:
- http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/07/109688.shtml
- http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/07/109588.shtml
- http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/07/109577.shtml

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"Noche de Conciencia" Youth Rock/SKA Concert!
EL Cucui,

"Noche de Conciencia" Youth Rock/Ska Concert in Sherman Heights!!
The Sherman Youth Leadership Center presents: "Night of Conciousness" Fundraiser with Rock/SKA bands and Street Theatre:

* Mata Moska
* Skapatistas
* Erotomania
* Qaelum
* Terry Matsouka
* MCD(Mad Cow Disease)
* Street Theatre by P.I.N.Ch.E(Project of Institutionalized Nationalist
Chicana Entertainers)
$6 cover
All Ages
Proceeds go to fund activities at the Sherman Heights Youth Leadership Center.
Be there or Be Square!

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