the eric mcdavid support crew have release information on his appeal and posted his appeal brief on the support website. the ruling is expected on december 19.

lily phan, who attempted to pie alberta premier ed stelmach at his 2008 stampede breakfast, has been sentenced to the now-standard 30 days.

lily offered no apologies to and said she was glad her actions have sparked discussions on homelessness and poverty in calgary.

lily will be serving her time on weekends despite her request to do her time continuously.

Inmates at the notorious Baghdad prison rioted for two days for better conditions and in complaint of severe mistreatment. The prison now under Iraqi control and renamed Baghdad Central prison, still suffers from severe mistreatment of inmates. Riot set mattress on fire and even seized control of an assault rifle from a guard in an effort to further their cause. Some of the demands were better more humane treatment in the prison, and a protest against the abusive behavior of the guards.

Two members of the Modesto Needle exchange program have been arrested following a sting operation and surveillance conducted by the Sheriff's department. The program was intended to provide safe disposal points for needles in order to curb the dangerous rise of HIV infection in the area.

Here are some links for donations or information on their defense.

Mono Park 2 Defense Committee and Defense Fund
Wingnutrefugee [at] http://yahoo.com or
Offthestreetsproject [at] http://yahoo.com

Bound Together Bookstore
1369 Haight Street (near Masonic)
San Francisco, CA 94117
415 431-8355

5 Anarchists In Belgrade charged with International terrorism, are being held in detention until their trial. This charge is in connection with a recent molotov attack on the Greek Embassy. Two Molotovs were thrown causing only superficial and minor damage. Anarchists from Belgrade are asking for solidarity and support.

Here is a link to send a letter of protest to the Serbian authorities. Also, ABC Encourages each and all to show their support/solidarity by whatever means they deem appropriate.

http://www.asi.zsp.net.pl/

pie pair member lily will be sentenced on monday august 31 in calgary for having attempted to pie alberta premier ed stelmach.

those who wish to come support lily are invited to attend at room 1005 of the calgary court house at 2 pm on monday august, 31.

abc calgary wishes lily the best of luck!

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We are sad to announce that yesterday Leonard Peltier was denied parole. He was not only denied his freedom but was given a 15 year hit.

On September 12th, Peltier will be 65. It will be his 33rd birthday behind bars. Held captive for a crime he did not commit. Imprisoned because of his sense of duty to protect his people and their culture. Sadly, he is just one of many held in US prisons because of their determination to fight injustice.

there has been a lot of discussion in the prisoner support and prison abolition communities recently about the 'good time' bill in the united states. although abc calgary takes no position on the bill, we feel it is important for people to be aware of it. to that end, some links:

will potter of green is the new red supports it.

break the chains' analysis.

a positive mainstream media article.

the bill itself.

calgary abc is announcing two new support campaigns.

splitting the sky
on march 17 splitting the sky (also known as john boncore) was arrested in calgary for attempting to serve former u.s. president george w. bush with a warrant for war crimes. he was charged with "obstructing a peace officer" and has been released on a $500 surety. splitting the sky intends to fight the charges.

abc calgary is committed to helping splitting the sky through acts of solidarity and financial assistance.

more information on splitting the sky can be found on his blog and wikipedia page.

mikhail miller
mikhail miller is an anti-racism activist who participated in the march 21 anti-racist action demonstration against the aryan guard in calgary. although mikhail has not been charged with any crime, he has been issued with $887 in bylaw tickets and fines. it is common practice in calgary for the police to 'ticket to death' activists they wish to harass. mikhail is commmitted to fighting the ticket charges.

abc calgary will be assisting mikhail financially for his lawyer fees to fight his bylaw charges.

for further details on these campaigns or abc calgary please contact abc calgary at abc-calgary@anarchistservices.ca

news has come in that there have been four arrests at today's anti-bush demonstration, including one for the heinous crime of throwing a plastic sandal at a building.

abc calgary has the names of the arrestees and will be organizing a campaign of support and fundraising for them should the arrestees consent.

from ipsm.com:

On Thursday December 4th a Quebec judge sentenced Barriere Lake Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway to forty-five days in jail, in addition to fifteen already served in pre-trial detention, for participating in peaceful blockades intended to draw attention to violations of Barriere Lake's rights by the Canadian and Quebec governments.

Barriere Lake has been demanding that Canada and Quebec honour signed agreements and that Canada appoint an observer to witness and respect the outcome of a new leadership selection in accordance with Barriere Lake's Customary Governance Code.

"It's shameful that the government of Quebec would rather throw me in jail than fulfill their legal obligations by implementing signed agreements," said Acting Chief Nottaway, a father of six who passed his twenty-eighth birthday in jail last Thursday. "Meanwhile, the Government of Canada continues to interfere in our internal affairs while trying to wash its hands of responsibility for this situation."

jeff monson, famous for being both a professional mixed martial arts fighter and anarchist activist, has been charged with first-degree malicious mischief, a felony carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, over spray painting the washington state capitol building. jeff's message was a peace sign, a circle-a and the words "no war. no poverty".

no news on monson's current legal situation is available.

lily, the last remaining defendant of the pie pair, has just finished her trail with the verdict expected sometime "after february". her statement on the whole process is below:

"first of all, i want to thank everyone who has shown such support and encouragement to me while i am going through the legal system. it makes the process a whole lot easier!

previously, on the first day of trial, the crown prosecutor had presented five witnesses and my lawyer had me take the stand. the first day was adjourned before i was cross-examined.

today was the second day of trial and actually only lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes. i was cross-examined and my lawyer presented one witness for the defense. the verdict was adjourned to a later date, after february.

result: inconclusive. i don't know if i will be found guilty on any charge. there is still the possibility of jail...but not until february at least!

highlights of first day of trial: the cops said i was wiry and strong and that i was a handful. the crown presented video footage from ctv and it showed i actually touched stelmach's hat!! my aim is vindicated!

highlights of second day of trial: i debated the physics of cream pie with the crown and whether it was possible pie filling could fly backwards. we did agree that the physics of throwing pie filling is different from that of throwing a baseball. the judge let me wear my scarf around my head to keep warm. my witness debated the consistency of cream pie with the crown; eventually, they agreed it was 'loose'.

well, that's the gist of it.

i'm happy i'm not in jail tonight but once the system has you, your life is theirs until they spit you out :)

still, my situation is more comical than dire. the system has persecuted and is persecuting people in worse ways, so i encourage everyone to support canadian political prisoners (well, ALL political prisoners, really, but the ones in canada are the ones we can significantly support), families in the child welfare system and all those caught in the legal system because of poverty and racism.

thank you to all again and hopefully, i will be writing the next update on this side of the cell!"

green scare prisoner rod coronado has been released from prison. he will be spending the next three months in a "halfway house" as part of his release conditions.

from a upi story:

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A well-known community activist who worked with protesters at last year's Republican National Convention in St. Paul says he's an FBI informant.

Brandon Darby, an organizer from Austin, Tex., who gained prominence as a member of Common Ground Relief, which helped victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, has announced in an open letter that he has been working as an FBI mole and said he will testify at the Minnesota trial of two fellow Texans accused of hurling Molotov cocktails during the RNC, The New York Times reported Monday.

In an interview with the Times, Darby defended his decision as "a good moral way to use my time," telling the newspaper he wanted to prevent violence during the convention at the Xcel Energy Center.

David McKay and Bradley Crowder, both also from Austin, are scheduled to go on trial in Minnesota on Jan. 26. If convicted on all counts of making and possessing Molotov cocktails, each faces a prison sentence of up to 30 years.

"I am well aware that I've stepped outside of accepted behaviors and that I've committed a sin in the eyes of many activists," Darby told the Times.