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Friday February 25th 2011 - February 27th will mark the 5 year anniversary of the Six Nations reclamation of Kahnonstaton, and as indigenous and non indigenous allies prepare to celebrate, racists and anti-indigenous white supremacists organise their own demonstrations. Letters to the editor are read and some anti-racism goes down in the first half of the show as Phil D of Rebel Time Records tell us about Hamilton's Rebel Fest happening March 12-13th in the second hour.

A CKLN interview with Mohawk Nation News editor Kahentinetha Horn rounds out the first hour and the show finishes with a feature of political prisoner, birthday boy, and Indigenous warrior Oso Blanco.

G20 defendant marks six weeks in jail, Last detainee awaits bail appeal hearing

August 4, Toronto – Community organizer and G20 activist Erik Lankin continues to remain in detention since his arrest early on June 26th. Along with others, he is facing politically-motivated charges in relation to the Toronto G8/G20 protests. He is the last detainee on conspiracy charges who remains behind bars, and is awaiting a bail appeal after almost six weeks in detention.

**update**
Aug 13
Ryan was denied bail and now awaits a bail appeal Apparently his sureties were too female/indigenous/young/without-sufficient-assets to be released from violent incarceration to our peaceful KW community.

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Aug 10
Ryan Rainville's list of charges has grown and it appears the state is treating the case just as politically as other G20 related judicial farces.

Ryan will be held in jail and will re-appear in court at 2201 Finch Ave W on Monday August 9th at 10am. Supporters will be appreciated but are kindly requested not to create much of a ruckus.

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Aug 5 2010, Waterloo

Just received this:

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August 1st 2010 -

Many of you already know Kelly Rose Pflug-Back, a friend, ally, poet and Guelph activist who was arrested and released on bail during the G20.

After returning home to Peterborough, she again turned herself in less than an hour after police gave a press conference stating that Kelly was wanted for six counts of mischief over $5000 in connection with damages related to the G20.

"Rather then allowing the trial to take place in the court, Toronto Police instead chose to have a trial-by-media sensationalizing her case through words such as "ringleader" and "most wanted". Previous arrested people have had publication bans on their bail hearings specifically to stop the media from ruining their chances at a fair trial. With her

The Following is an article from the Waterloo Chronicle

-Free Erik Lankin!

Local G20 protester still in jail

By Charlotte Prong Parkhill, Chronicle Staff
http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/article/215923

Jul 28, 2010

A member of local activist group AW@L is still in jail more than a month after he was arrested in an early morning raid at a Toronto home on June 26.

reposted from the toronto media coop:
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/4294
By: The Many

- please forward -

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bail hearings continue for G20 activists detained for a month;

Crown appealing release of some. Communities express support for defendants and denounce criminalization of dissent.

July 26, Toronto - Leah Henderson, Amanda (Mandy) Hiscocks, and Alex Hundert, along with others, are facing politically-motivated charges in relation to the Toronto G8/G20 protests. The three were pre-emptively arrested at gun-point in a house raid on the morning of June 26, before protests began.

November 12, 2009 Dan gets arrested. Dan talks about his arrest during the OCAP banner drop in Toronto on March 5. Part of this show included the full 55 minutes of Melissa Elliott's talk during Indigenous Sovereignty Week at the KW Community Centre for Social Justice. Also, updates on Afghansitan, Olympics, G20, Climate Change, Six Nations and Barriere Lake.
http://www.peaceculture.org/drupal/radio/aw@lradio-nov12-2009.mp3