A-Infos (en) US, Anarchist journal - The 17th issue of the Boston Anti-Authoritarian Movement Newsletter

This month's issue: ---- Page 1-STAAC 7 Charges Dropped ---- Page 2-the Great Molasses Flood: 90 
Year Anniversary, by Adrienne ---- Page 3-A Preventable Accident: Break Failure Kills Boston 
Firefighter, by Jake Carman ---- Page 4-Anti-Zionist Protest at the Israeli Consulate, by Sublet 
---- and Gaza, Greece and the Meaning of Solidarity, by Noah Cohen ---- Page 6-Statement from the 
Qawem Coalition ---- Page 7-Northampton Resists Anti-Panhandling Law, by David Beyer and Fundraiser 
for Prison Birth project a Success, by Clara Hendricks ---- Page 8-Confluence Follow Up, by Jeff 
Reinhardt and Two Upcoming Spring Actions, by Sublet ---- Page 9 and 10-Calendar of Events
PDF download at http://boston.indymedia.org/usermedia/application/7/baam17complete.pdf You can also 
find it at some of Boston's local community centers, or as subscription, have it mailed to your door.

See also:
BaamBoston.org
NeAnarchist.net

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STAAC 7 Charges Dropped

After three days of police testimony in
the first trial stemming from arrests
at the Republican National Conven-
tion last year, a Ramsey County Judge threw
out all charges declaring that insufficient evi-
dence had been presented to support any of
the charges. The "STAAC 7", some of whom
are BAAM and NEAN (Northeast Anrchist
Network) members, were arrested on Septem-
ber 1, 2008 as part of a mass arrest at 6th St.
and Wall St., and were accused of blocking
an intersection five blocks away. They were
charged with Obstructing Legal Process, Dis-
orderly Conduct, Unlawful Assembly, and
Blocking Traffic.
    The seven defendants were all from the
northeast: Katt Tolman, 21, from Lan-
caster, NH; Kate Bonner-Jackson, 26, and
Molly Adelstein, 26, both from Boston;
Drew Wilson, 23, and Tim Clifford, 24 both
from Worcester, MA; Sam Maron, 22 from
Westchester, NY; and Paul McCarrier, 22,
from Portland, ME.
    "The dismissal of our case
proves that the vast major-
ity of arrests in Saint Paul
were unjustifiable and more
focused on a government
repression of dissent than
providing security for the
RNC," said Kate Bonner-
Jackson, one of the defen-
dants. "I came to protest the
RNC because I am deeply
concerned that our civil lib-
erties are being gutted and
I want to live in a world in
which voicing criticism and
dissent is not only accept-
able, but a welcomed and
integral part of a functioning
and free society."
   "For the past five months the City of Saint
Paul has been defending the RNC arrests and
wasting taxpayer money prosecuting charges
that our case proves are baseless and politi-
cally motivated," said Paul McCarrier, one of
the defendants. "The dismissal of our charges
sets an important precedent for upcoming tri-
als stemming from arrests at the RNC, and
we are newly passionate about continuing the
struggle for a better world."
    The City of St. Paul hoped to showcase
the trial to legitimize the vast police presence
and immense use of taxpayer money spent on
training, equipment, and chemical weapons
designated for security. Over 800 people were
arrested in the streets during four days of the
convention. To date over 40% of the arrests
reviewed by the City Attorney's office have
been dismissed without formal charges even
being filed. Jordan Kushner and Ken Tilsen,
attorneys with the National Lawyers Guild,
represented the defendants.

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The BAAM Newsletter
is the monthly publication of the
Boston Anti-Authoritarian Move-
ment, a general union of Boston
anarchists. Our publication aims
to spread anti-authoritarian ideas
and practices, and to report on the
social struggles of workers, ten-
ants, students, radicals, and others
resisting the repression of the state,
bosses, landlords and banks.
BAAM Subscriptions
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Sublett
Elise
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