Terror charges for a Dance Party? This is in Minneapolis, so read it.
Minneapolis: Six arrested at Dance Party, $30,000 bail
In downtown Minneapolis, a zombie themed dance-party sporting homemade radios at the nicollet mall light rail station was attacked by police. Six people that we know of have been charged with "simlulation of a weapon of mass destruction," including one juvenile. Their bail is set at $30,000 each.
Their will be a jail solidarity event on Monday, July 23rd at 9am at the hennepin county jail at 400 s. 5th st. in downtown Minneapolis. The people that we know are arrested are Christian Utne, Raphi Rechitski, Jaime Lee Jones, Kate Kibby, and her brother "bean" (Kyle), and Jake. They are all still being held as of Sunday evening.
Please try to show up and make a sign or banner stating that dance parties are not terrorism or something of the kind. This is an explicitly non-violent event, avoiding confrontation with the police. Please be prepared to respectfully support these people.
As of now the police have refused to release any information. Anyone willing to help should try and meet at the jail solidarity event on Monday to begin organizing a formal defense and more solidarity for these people. Until Monday July 23rd information can be sent to daybreak@tao.ca and will be passed on.
In downtown Minneapolis, a zombie themed dance-party sporting homemade radios at the nicollet mall light rail station was attacked by police. Six people that we know of have been charged with "simlulation of a weapon of mass destruction," including one juvenile. Their bail is set at $30,000 each.
Their will be a jail solidarity event on Monday, July 23rd at 9am at the hennepin county jail at 400 s. 5th st. in downtown Minneapolis. The people that we know are arrested are Christian Utne, Raphi Rechitski, Jaime Lee Jones, Kate Kibby, and her brother "bean" (Kyle), and Jake. They are all still being held as of Sunday evening.
Please try to show up and make a sign or banner stating that dance parties are not terrorism or something of the kind. This is an explicitly non-violent event, avoiding confrontation with the police. Please be prepared to respectfully support these people.
As of now the police have refused to release any information. Anyone willing to help should try and meet at the jail solidarity event on Monday to begin organizing a formal defense and more solidarity for these people. Until Monday July 23rd information can be sent to daybreak@tao.ca and will be passed on.