Smash face Tacoma

By weeklyvolcano on April 17, 2008

JOHN HERBERT: TACOMA SMASH I.C.E. >>>

Local anarchists plan a week of education and protest in opposition to a private prison for immigrants on the Tacoma Tide Flats. The current manifestation of the well-organized group of protesters calls itself Tacoma Smash I.C.E. (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement), and has caught the attention of local law enforcement, who have circulated among local businesses calling the group a homeland security threat. Board up your windows and doors, conscientious college kids who care about the rights of immigrants are coming to get you. Their activities will include a series of educational get-togethers, culminating in a protest march from People’s Park to Wells Fargo Plaza, and on to the Tacoma Detention Center.

Schedule of Events
Monday 4/21:
7 p.m. â€" Hip-Hop Show @ Pitchpipe Infoshop (621 MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma) lineup TBA

Tuesday 4/22:
4 p.m. â€" High school teach-in @ Mad Hat Tea Co. (1130 Commerce St., Tacoma)

Wednesday 4/23:
2-4 p.m. â€" Author Jane Guskin lectures @ UWT in the Carwein Auditorium (University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St., Tacoma)
5 p.m. â€" Bake sale and drum-making workshop and conversational Spanish workshop @ Pitchpipe Infoshop

Thursday 4/24:
4 p.m. â€" Media meeting @ Kings Books, (218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma) all are welcome to sit in.

6:30 p.m. â€" Know Your Rights Workshop and vegan potluck @ Pitchpipe Infoshop

Friday 4/25:
4 p.m. â€" Public Teach-In @ Guadalupe House (1417 S. G St., Tacoma)

Saturday 4/26:
Noon â€" Demonstration against I.C.E. and the Northwest Detention Center Rally @ People's Park (Ninth and MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma) &
1 p.m. â€" March Downtown Tacoma

LINK: Tacoma Smash I.C.E. on MySpace