mikhail miller is an anti-fascist activist detained by police and issued with nearly $900 in bylaw offence tickets for his participation in the march 21, 2009, anti-racist action confrontation of the aryan guard.

background
on march 21, 2009, approximately 500 anti-racist activists confronted forty members of the neo-nazi gang the aryan guard in downtown calgary. after the aryan guard had been whisked away to safety by the police in taxpayer-funded buses and the anti-racist crowd was dispersing, the calgary police detained anti-racist demonstrator mikhail miller and issued him with $887 in bylaw offence tickets for various alleged infractions.

it is common practice in calgary for the police to harass demonstrators with bylaw tickets, especially since the passing of the "boorish behaviour" bylaw which outlaws such activities as spitting, loitering and standing on public structures such as park benches.

mikhail has indicated he intends to fight the tickets.

abc calgary supports mikhail but does not speak for or issue statements on his behalf.

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