A couple of members of the Boredom Patrol finaly arrived safely in Olympia! We clowned around this afternoon at the Red Square at Evergreen State College and played lots of games with the silly people there. Tonight is our "Subvert Everything" workshop at Evergreen, from 6-9pm, in SEM 2 21105. We'll be doing a basic intro to rebel clowning and discussing borders, immigration and the No Borders Camps in the fall.

Tomorrow we're joining the Mayday carnival around noon in Sylvester Park. There will be skunks, clowns and hopefully jugglers and unicycles and tons of other fun stuff, so come join us!

Here's the updated schedule for the circus, we're adding dates and performers everyday!

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click here for images, flyers and updates:

http://circasd.org/circus.html

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No One Is Illegal-Montreal Radio (March 2007)
part of CKUT's Open Conspiracy for Social Change

This special uploaded edition of No One Is Illegal Radio is a
compilation of audio from the launch of the final report of the
"People's Commission into Immigration "Security" Measures." The public launch of the report took place on February 1, 2007 at the Centre Communautaire Musulman de Montreal.

--> LISTEN to this special People's Commission edition of No One Is Illegal Radio

Audio excerpts from the People's Commission launch include:
* FETYA AHMED, SARWAT VIQUAR & JARED WILL, commissioners: presenting
the findings of the People's Commission;
* SARITA AHOOJA, member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and a
commissioner: speaking on the Land Reclamation at Six Nations;
* KHADIJA BENNIS, spokesperson of the Justice for Anas Campaign:
speaking about the killing of her brother by Montreal police;
* MARY FOSTER, member of the Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui and
an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the Kingston
Immigration Holding Center ("Guantanamo North") and the Secret Trial
Five;
* TATIANA GOMEZ, member of Solidarity Across Borders and an organizer
of the People's Commission: speaking about the case of Amparo Torres,
a Colombian refugee facing deportation based on secret evidence;
* HICHAM HALLAL, member of the Al Hidaya Association: speaking about
Islamophobia and the racial and religious profiling of Arab and Muslim
communities;
* MARIE-EVE LAMY, member of the Justice Coalition for Adil Charkaoui
and an organizer of the People's Commission: speaking about the case
of Suleyman Goven, a Kurdish refugee to Canada who was denied status
for 15 years due to CSIS harassment and intimidation;
* LEILA POURTAVAF, member of No One Is Illegal-Montreal and a
researcher for the People's Commission: speaking on the current
immigration regime in Canada;
* LAURA SCHEVCHENKO, organizer with the Sogi Bachan Singh Support
Committee: providing an update about the deportation to possible
torture of Sogi Singh, based on secret evidence.

-- Produced by Leila Pourtavaf and Jaggi Singh of No One Is Illegal-Montreal.

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New Indymedia Film Documents the Immigrant Rights Movement of May Day 2006

The Giant Awakens: In 2006, a historic mobilization for immigrant rights swept the US as millions took to the streets. Corporate news media predictably covered the marches with a mix of surprise, ignorance, and racism, yet grassroots media activists were there to document the voices and the stories behind this mass movement.

¡Gigante: Despierta! (Giant: Awake!) is a DVD compilation of short films from around the U.S. documenting the story of May Day 2006, due to hit the streets in the weeks before May 1, 2007. The project was shot, edited, and brought together by a network of independent video activists, graphic designers, community organizers, musicians, and immigrant rights activists.

The film's producers describe it as "a collective memory and a tool to inspire action this May Day 2007, when the Giant will raise its voice again to say: we are one people, without borders; we are here, and we are here to stay!" Immigrant rights organizers have announced another round of massive May Day marches for amnesty this year in San Francisco and other cities across the U.S.