OCTOBER 9-10 JUSTICE DAYS FOR JOSE ANTONIO--MURDERED BY A BORDER PATROL AGENT

October Justice for José Antonio Elena Rodriguez—Murdered by Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz Five Years Ago Oct. 10, 2012

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Oct. 9; 5-6 pm:  Border Patrol Victims Network Street Action in Tucson—meet at corner 4^th Ave and 4^th St.

6-9 pm—Noche Cultural organized by BPVN at La Indita Restaurant xx address starting with presentation by Maria and Joe Garcia on the historic visit by the Zapatista Subcomandante Marcos to Magdalena, Sonora in Oct. 2007, updates on José Antonio’s case and other, then live music by Jamiz, Rebeca Cartes, and Ted Warmbrand.

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Oct. 10—Five Year Anniversary Vigil for José Antonio in Ambos Nogales

4-5 pm—Vigil at corner of Grand and Crawford, downtown Nogales, Sonora (1 block from port of entry)

5 pm—mass at Catholic Church in Nogales, Sonora just south of border on Obregon St

6 pm—procession from Catholic Church to José Antonio’s cross

7 pm—Vigil at José Antonio’s cross on Calle Internaciónal by Border Wall (about 4 blocks west along border wall after crossing border. Folks can also participate from the U.S. side of the wall.)

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late Oct.—trial begins in Tucson for Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz (see BPVN facebook page for details or call 520-400-7625)

RESISTING TRUMP IN PHOENIX; Aug. 22, 2017; POLICE REPRESSION AND SURVIVAL OF THE PEACE SUPPLIES

 This 3 minute video shows the crowd getting tear gassed by police and the armed groups present outside the convention center.

On Aug. 22, 2017 Donald Trump held a "rally" inside the Phoenix Convention Center. Outside thousands of protestors peacefully conducted their action until police opened fire on them with tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets. The Hobo Dispatch was there to witness the action as shown in this short video.

Dwight Metzger of the Gloo Factory at Ground Zero just before getting tear gassed

Also of note were the presence of two armed militia factions, one pro-Trump and for the first time I'm aware of an anti-Trump armed group showed up. Finally the video shows Dwight Metzger of Tucson's Gloo Factory who showed up with his peace supplies, etc. booth and bravely set up at ground zero of the protest. When police began gassing the crowd Dwight and his coworkers had to flee but fortunately they were able to recover their supplies later.

The Southern Arizona Militia outside the Phoenix Convention Center