Steve McAlexander on Thu, 15 Nov 2001 01:58:01 +0100 (CET) |
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[Nettime-bold] FW: here we go |
> MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release > Nov 13, 2001 > > NONVIOLENT ACTIVISTS DETAINED, > ONE THREATENED WITH EXPULSION > > > On Monday night, November 12, Canadian Immigration > detained two women for > almost 5 hours, questioning them about the upcoming > G20/IMF/World Bank > meetings in Ottawa on November 17th and 18th. > > Starhawk and Lisa Fithian, both US citizens, were > searched, photographed > and fingerprinted. Starhawk's computer was > confiscated for review by > police intelligence. Both women were released, but > Immigration Canada > officials have seized Ms. Fithian's passport and > have deferred a decision > until this morning about whether or not she will be > admitted in Canada. > The hearing is set for 11:00 am. (THIS MORNING at > the airport). Ms. > Fithian is under threat of a country-wide arrest > warrant if she fails to > appear. The women and their sponsors in Canada are > consulting > with a lawyer. > > Starhawk and Ms. Fithian, who are part of a > nonviolent training > collective from California, are scheduled to do > trainings Tuesday and > Wednesday evening at Carleton and Ottawa University. > They are well known > for their non-violent activities and trainings and > their ability to > facilitate communication and cooperation among > diverse groups. > Starhawk is also a well-known writer and author of > numerous books. > > The training workshops and the weekend's protest > events are being > sponsored by Global Democracy Ottawa, OPIRG-Ottawa, > and OPIRG-Carleton, > among others. > > Information on workshops at > <http://www.flora.org/gdo/events.html>www.flora.org/gdo/events.html > > Immigration Canada at Ottawa International Airport: > (613) 998-3709 > > For more information contact Jamie Kneen - cell > (613) 265-8468 > > > > Melanie Pilbin > > Bay Area C.I.S.P.E.S. > Committee in Solidarity with the People of El > Salvador > 3382 26th (between Mission and Capp) > (415) 648-8222 or (415) 641-1845 > [email protected] > www.cispes.org > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list [email protected] http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold