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Community Forum on Police Response to Port Demonstrations
Tonight (Sunday, November 11) Traditions Cafe
Yesterday, citizens of this community were brutally victimized by the Olympia Police for taking non-violent direct action to oppose the use of our public port by the military.
Others, including myself, were pepper sprayed and shoved with batons for doing nothing more than being there to witness and document the events, and for trying to help the injured.
The war abroad has now become the war at home. And it’s a war being waged against your friends and neighbors.
Regardless about how you feel about the use of our port by the military, it is important to understand that what is happening to your friends and neighbors who demonstrate against it is a threat to the civil rights and liberty of everyone.
There will be an important community forum tonight at 6:30pm at Traditions to document and discuss what happened. It is very important that the people of this community turn out to bear witness to the stories of brutality, and to help the victims process their trauma.
Please, please, please. Clear your schedule of other obligations and join us at Traditions tonight at 6:30 pm.
Contact me if you have questions, and please share this widely.
TJ Johnson 
tjjohnson@scattercreek.com
360-943-4596 (home)