The Boiled Down Juice

Democracy Now! is a nationally syndicated show that airs on public television and radio stations across the nation. Amy Goodman is a highly respected and nationally recognized journalist. Producers Nicole Salazer and Sharif Abdel Kouddous were arrested while covering the protests and Goodman was arrested when she tried to find out more information about staff members arrests.

According to Democracy Now!:
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous and Salazar were arrested on suspicion of rioting, a felony. While the three have been released, they all still face charges stemming from their unlawful arrest. Kouddous and Salazar face pending charges of suspicion of felony riot, while Goodman has been officially charged with obstruction of a legal process and interference with a “peace officer.

You can read the original report here.

Here is an update with video of arrest.

See also an earlier report about the 300 arrested during the peace protests at the RNC here.

This radio program is an edited version of a talk by Harjap Grewal, an organizer with the Canadian-based group, “No One is Illegal.”
He discusses the ways in which NAFTA, the state sanctioned guest worker programs, and cooperations put profit before human rights and engage in a new form of Indentured labor and slavery. Likewise, he explores the legacy of colonialization and racialization of immigrants that is still very much with us today.

He describes immigration as a “political act,” and discusses not only immigration stories in the U.S. and Canada, but also the situation in Spain where over 6,000 northern African immigrants died last year trying to make the journey.

Most importantly he provides examples of ways to resist and provides examples of resistance from Vancouver.

The only problem is that there is some music playing in the background that can be very distracting. I can’t figure out why it’s there.

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