Category Archives: News

Message from Denver Bash Back! regarding arrested comrade, Ariel Attack

Posted on 2009/08/26 by denverabc

Ariel Attack, a Denver-based anarchist, was arrested at 2:27am Tues, 24 here in Denver for allegedly smashing 11 windows of the Democratic Party headquaters at 777 Santa Fe Drive. Right now we are trying to raise the bail money for … Continue reading →

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URGENT! Denver anarchist arrested, being held

Posted on 2009/08/25 by denverabc

Updated 3:00pm: Ariel Attack, Denver based anarchist and Bash Back member, was arrested on Monday night. She is facing felony charges for allegedly participating in property destruction of the Denver Democratic Party Headquarters. She is being charged with Felony Criminal … Continue reading →

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81 year old still swept up in DNC protest drama

Posted on 2009/08/25 by denverabc

The only other demonstration Cecil Bethea ever attended was a 1970 protest at the Colorado Capitol of the shootings at Kent State. So the 81-year-old jumped at the chance to watch for a few minutes last Aug. 25 when a … Continue reading →

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Leonard Peltier’s Parole DENIED

Posted on 2009/08/22 by denverabc

American Indian Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier has been denied parole by the United States Parole Commission.  This comes after thousands of supporters held vigils, rallies, other events, wrote letters and called in on Leonard’s behalf. If the decision remains, Leonard … Continue reading →

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ACLU Files Suit Over Illegal DNC Arrests

Posted on 2009/08/21 by denverabc

Just days before the anniversary of a mass arrest that shut down a downtown protest march during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last year, eight Plaintiffs represented by lawyers for the ACLU of Colorado filed suit last evening in Denver … Continue reading →

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Aftermath of Chino Prison Uprising

Posted on 2009/08/18 by denverabc

On Saturday, August 8th, prisoners at the California Institution for Men in Chino rioted, injuring of 50 people. Black and Latino prisoners burned down a dormitory, forcing the administration to close down a 1,300 bed unit. Below are recently surfaced … Continue reading →

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Chilean police kill young weichafe (Mapuche warrior)

Posted on 2009/08/18 by denverabc

A young Mapuche weichafe (warrior), Jaime Mendoza Collío, was killed by Chilean police on August 12. A group of weichafe were reclaiming the land that is occupied by a large farm estate, San Sebastián. Police entered the farm estate heavily … Continue reading →

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Tacoma: Anarchist begins serving jail sentence for “Mayday riots”

Posted on 2009/08/17 by denverabc

On Saturday Aug. 16th, Bryan Riggins, a Tacoma-based anarchist, started serving the 73 day (lessened from the initial 120) sentence he received stemming from the events of May Day 2008. On July 21, 2009, the events of May Day 2008 … Continue reading →

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GI Resister going to prison for refusal to participate in occupation of Afghanistan

Posted on 2009/08/16 by denverabc

Sergeant Travis Bishop, with the US Army’s 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, pled not guilty at a special court martial on Thursday to two counts of missing movement, disobeying a lawful order and going absent without leave (AWOL). Friday, in a … Continue reading →

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NAACP Calls for Civil Rights Investigation in Mumia Case

Posted on 2009/08/16 by denverabc

This year was the NAACP’s 100th anniversary, and while Obama’s address garnered most of the media attention another significant event took place- the NAACP passed a resolution asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate the case of political prisoner Mumia … Continue reading →

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