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Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition
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Hello friends, please see below for an upcoming live poetry fundraiser for political prisoners happening on Tuesday Dec. 6 at Solstice Cafe.
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From: Comrade Black <pridea...@hotmail.com>
A live poetry fundraiser for political prisoners Nicole Kish & Walter Bond.
with performances by; Jane Bee, Shayne Avec i Grec, Gluke Maynard, Serina Zapf, and hosted by Comrade Black
Also including an open mic, info tables, letter writing information, and statements by Walter Bond and Nicole Kish.
All funds will go directly to the prisoners.
this event is being done with the full consent and participation of the prisoners.
Tuesday December 6. doors are open at 6:30pm
Solstice Cafe 529 Pandora. Unceded Lekwungen Territories
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140732932698538
Nicole Kish
Nicole Kish or Nyki to those who know and adore her is a talented singer songwriter, artist, poet, and dedicated community activist.
On her 21 birthday her and some friends were verbally sexually assaulted by a couple men, which turned into a scuffle resulting in Nicole and one of the men both being stabbed. Nicole was later charged and on March 1, 2011 she was convicted of 2nd degree murder, even though not one of the eye witnesses could identify her as being the person with the knife, and police 'misplaced' 2 surveillance videos that could have proven her innocence.
The media labeled it the Panhandler Killings depicting her as a panhandler and the man who attacked her as a tourist and business man, neglecting to mention his business was marketing porn on the internet. This likely played into the conviction.
for more on Nyki, please check out her support website
http://www.freenyki.org/
Walter Bond
In 1998 Walter was convicted of burning down a crystal meth lab which belonged to the largest dealer in town who was selling to Walters brother. After serving a lengthy sentence for that Walter was released and returned to activism, promoting veganism, tabling at pride, and working with rescued animals, while campaigning against free range farms. Walter became an animal activist after working for a company that built slaughter houses when he was 19.
On July 23, 2010 Walter was arrested in connection to 3 charges of arson related to businesses that exploit animals, including a Foie Gras restaurant which specializes in artificially fattened duck livers that are created through force feeding the animals by shoving a tube down their throat.
Walter plead guilty to all 3 charges and is now serving 12 years as an Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Prisoner Of War.
Recently Walter has been being forced by the prison he is currently in to pay for vegan items for his meals, which do to prison regulations he is only allowed to purchase through the prison canteen, which charges substantially more than an average store. Walter is in need of funds to help cover his costs.
http://supportwalter.org/
From: Comrade Black <pridea...@hotmail.com>
A live poetry fundraiser for political prisoners Nicole Kish & Walter Bond.
with performances by; Jane Bee, Shayne Avec i Grec, Gluke Maynard, Serina Zapf, and hosted by Comrade Black
Also including an open mic, info tables, letter writing information, and statements by Walter Bond and Nicole Kish.
All funds will go directly to the prisoners.
this event is being done with the full consent and participation of the prisoners.
Tuesday December 6. doors are open at 6:30pm
Solstice Cafe 529 Pandora. Unceded Lekwungen Territories
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140732932698538
Nicole Kish
Nicole Kish or Nyki to those who know and adore her is a talented singer songwriter, artist, poet, and dedicated community activist.
On her 21 birthday her and some friends were verbally sexually assaulted by a couple men, which turned into a scuffle resulting in Nicole and one of the men both being stabbed. Nicole was later charged and on March 1, 2011 she was convicted of 2nd degree murder, even though not one of the eye witnesses could identify her as being the person with the knife, and police 'misplaced' 2 surveillance videos that could have proven her innocence.
The media labeled it the Panhandler Killings depicting her as a panhandler and the man who attacked her as a tourist and business man, neglecting to mention his business was marketing porn on the internet. This likely played into the conviction.
for more on Nyki, please check out her support website
http://www.freenyki.org/
Walter Bond
In 1998 Walter was convicted of burning down a crystal meth lab which belonged to the largest dealer in town who was selling to Walters brother. After serving a lengthy sentence for that Walter was released and returned to activism, promoting veganism, tabling at pride, and working with rescued animals, while campaigning against free range farms. Walter became an animal activist after working for a company that built slaughter houses when he was 19.
On July 23, 2010 Walter was arrested in connection to 3 charges of arson related to businesses that exploit animals, including a Foie Gras restaurant which specializes in artificially fattened duck livers that are created through force feeding the animals by shoving a tube down their throat.
Walter plead guilty to all 3 charges and is now serving 12 years as an Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Prisoner Of War.
Recently Walter has been being forced by the prison he is currently in to pay for vegan items for his meals, which do to prison regulations he is only allowed to purchase through the prison canteen, which charges substantially more than an average store. Walter is in need of funds to help cover his costs.
http://supportwalter.org/
xXx COMRADE BLACK xXx
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