Feb. 13, 2010 Meeting in Forks, WA
Hello all!
Since we hear reports of stepped up detention activity by plainclothes agents (I.C.E.? or Border Patrol?) in the Forks area,
the Stop The Checkpoints’ February meeting will be in Forks at 2:00 pm on Saturday, Feb. 13th .
We’ll gather at Cafe Paix: A Work in Progress at 71 North Forks Avenue – It’s only a few blocks from the transit center if you want to ride the bus and walk to the Cafe.
We’ll have some signs there or you can bring your own for a street corner rally and/or sidewalk sign wave. Recently a man who went to buy a loaf of bread was taken from outside a Mexican grocery store and a 16 year old was taken from near City Hall by plainclothes “agents”. Their whereabouts are unknown. These ”agents” have been seen hanging around at the Forks DSHS office as well asking people for their papers, a violation of Homeland Security Department guidelines!
Since our meeting is on a three day weekend (Presidents’ Day is on Monday, Feb. 15th) there should be lots of visitors and Twilight fans coming to Forks, so let’s show them that we won’t stand for these continuing attacks on immigrant workers and families –our families, friends, neighbors and co-workers. We must stop these outrageous police state tactics by “agents” in plainclothes snatching people who are going about their daily life and taking them away in unmarked cars!
Join us in Forks on Saturday, Feb. 13 to defend civil liberties and stop racial profiling, raids and detentions! We’ll have time to plan future actions and discuss what true immigration reform should look like. If you want to carpool all or part way (can drive or need a ride) contact Lois Danks 360-452-7534 and I will coordinate.
Lois Danks, Coordinator
Stop The Checkpoints
P.S. Be sure to check out our web page at www.stopthecheckpoints.com. There are new articles posted and new links like the one to David Bacon’s website – with some dramatic and inspiring photographs of immigrant workers and stories of labor union activism led by immigrant hotel workers in California.
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It appears that the US Border Patrol is now doing general purpose law enforcement work in the Port Angeles area.
They respond to coffee stand robberies: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100120/news/301209984
and drunks running through the woods: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100121/news/301219988
What is the story behind this?
Take a look at your local police or sheriff’s dept. website- you’ll find incident logs, inmate rosters and other local information.
Take a look at the US Border Patrol Port Angeles Station website: http://tinyurl.com/ya3cypd- look for Any Local information- good luck.
If they have nothing to hide- why wouldn’t they be more open with local information?
Local papers have no sense of curiosity, maybe they don’t hire investigative reporters…
What does it take to get a press credential?
The secretive nature of Homeland Security operations in our area is disturbing.