http://www.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=3022 POLICE HARRASS ARTISTS/ACTIVISTS ART by MEMORIAL!! 12:40am Sun Aug 13 '00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] At approximately 9:30 AM today, Global Exchange(An anti-globalization/social justice activist group organizing during the week of the DNC) was intimidated by an overwhelming number of police that descended on a handful of activists setting up an art installation At approximately 9:30 AM today,a handful of activists in association with Global Exchange (An anti-globalization/social justice activist group organizing during the week of the DNC) were harrassed by an overwhelming number of police while setting up an art installation in downtown Los Angeles. The raid occurred at the First United Methodist Church at 1010 South Flower, a church that had given permission for the art installation to be unloaded in the parking lot. The installation consisted of painted white wood crosses symbolizing the graves of victims of the US Border Patrol/Project Gatekeeper and those who have died trying to cross the US/Mexican border. The police swarmed the 4-6 team members in 30-50 police cars packed with officers. Witnesses reported seeing over 100 police surround the artists and their crosses. The LAPD initially threatened to enter the church and confiscate the crosses without a search warrant. One of the organizers of the art installation, Ali Starr, was not sure why they were raiding the art project. The police began to search through the truck holding some of the crosses and also searched the cab of the vehicle. The art group then made a call to a lawyer's collective, the Midnight Special Legal Team. According to sources, the police reported that the artists were in volilation of a city ordinance regarding size and thickness of wood poles for protest signs, in spite of the fact that the crosses were symbolic art pieces being used for an installation, not a protest. Police eventually left the scene unable to confiscate art or shut down the installation. They did, however, leave a warning that they would remain in the church parking lot as part of the excessive police presence in downtown. -IMC <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
