[pagan-magik] [media_strategy_against_g8] G8 Defendent & Prisoner Solidarity

[Adrian Harris]

Hi,

forwarded message below. I suggest we work some magic to support any
defendents who agree. I'm not sure about doing spellwork for everyone, but
maybe we can discuss that.

Blessings,
Adrian

G8 Defendant & Prisoner Solidarity (please circulate)

During the G8 protests across Scotland the police arrested and imprisoned 
around 354 people. Almost two hundred are due to have trials in Edinburgh, 
Glasgow, Perth, Stirling and Falkirk.  Court cases have already started and 
more are due in the next few weeks. Two people are still in prison on 
remand.

We are a group set up to support everyone who was arrested at or in 
connection with demonstrations against the G8. We support all those arrested 
during the anti-G8 protests in July 2005, whatever the reason the police 
have given for their arrest. We hope to act as a contact point for 
defendants to meet and work out strategies together and to find witnesses 
and to provide practical support for people with court cases.

There are several different ways people coming to court can be supported:
- If you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Perth or Falkirk please get 
in touch if you are able to provide accommodation for people facing court 
and their friends or family.
- Cash is needed to help with fares for defendants, friends and family 
members who don't live in Scotland.
- Come to court to support people while their cases are being heard
- Sending postcards and writing to people in custody
- Arranging for delivery of books and small amounts of money to prisoners in 
custody
- Welcoming prisoners on release and providing local accommodation if needed

Please get in touch if you were arrested at the G8 and are due in court and 
want us to help in any way. We are going to try and be in court for everyone 
coming to trial - please let us know if you are in court so we can be there 
to support you.

If you need any legal advice then get in touch with the G8 Legal Support at 
G8legalsupport at riseup.net or write to G8 Legal Support c/o LDMG BM Box HAVEN
London WC1N 3XX

If you are interested in helping people due in court in any way please 
contact us.

July 2005 Solidarity Group
c/o 17 West Montgomery Place
Edinburgh EH7 5HA
July2005solidarity at yahoo.co.uk
or leave a message on  0131 557 6242


July 2005 solidarity group meeting to organise support for G8 defendants 
this mon 1st August 7.30pm at ACE, 17 West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh EH7 
5HA (tel 0131 557 6242)

all interested very welcome

there is a lot to do, including trying to contact all the defendants, and 
arrange for people to be in court for intermediate diets and trials - these 
have already started and more are due in August - so would be good if folk 
could make it, sorry for short notice if you only just heard

We are currently holding meetings very regularly in both Edinburgh and 
Glasgow, to keep in touch please sub to list detailed below:

e mail list for organising solidarity with G8 defendants

This is especially, but not exclusively, for organising activity in Scotland 
- around prisoner and defendants support and the upcoming trials to join, go 
to
http://lists.riseup.net/www/subrequest/gr8mopping

G8arrestsupport mailing list
this is the Britain-wide list created for the legal observers for the G8 and 
is continuing after the G8 for defendants support, especially focusing on 
legal work, like getting witnesses, and drawing up a comprehensive list of 
all defendants, etc..

G8arrestsupport at lists.aktivix.org
http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/g8arrestsupport