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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2001
Turn in your teddy bear for an AK47
Conjugal Visits for all Political Prisoner!
On April 20th, during protests against the Summit of the Americas, Jaggi
Singh was nabbed by undercover police and charged with several offenses, the most
serious being possession of a dangerous weapon. The weapon in question was
an enormous catapult used to launch helpless teddy bears across the security perimeter.
Those responsible for this heinous crime have denied that Singh had anything to do
with their glorious catapult, and today will be sending in signed confessions of
guilt to the authorities, and turning in their stuffed comrades to local police
stations across the country. Meanwhile, Singh has been denied bail, and will be
held for several months until his trial.
DIST, the group behind the catapult action, has also learned that Singh and other
political prisoners are being denied conjugal visits. Needless to say,
this is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention, and DIST has asked
that Amnesty International investigate this terrible abuse of human rights.
DIST is also announcing a campaign of teddy bear rage aimed at freeing the prisoners
captured during the Summit of the Americas. They are asking people to catch as many
stuffed animals as they can, and mail them to Le Grande Fromage, Jean
Chretien (this can be done free of charge), and to Quebec Justice Minister
Paul Begin (addresses below).
In order to encourage the public to send in their stuffed animals, DIST
has sent out a fake press release and set up a fake web page, announcing a
teddy bear exchange program, similar to the gun exchanges which occur
in the United States.
DIST is demanding the following:
- We want our catapult back!
- Free Jaggi Singh and other POW's
- Conjugal visits for all political prisoners
- Worldwide revolution with eternal grooviness as its only goal
We ask that people turn in their stuffed animals until all
demands are met.
emails of rage can be sent to:
paul.begin/depute/pq@assnat.qc.ca
Send Teddy Bears to:
Stop Teddy Violence
c/o Jean Chretien, Le Grande Fromage
House of Commons, Ottawa Ontario
Or those with money can send them to:
Paul Begin
Justice Ministry
1200 Route de L'Eglise, 9th Floor
Ste. Foy, PQ G1V 4M1
Pictures and Movies of the catapult action
Fake Web Page
Update: Singh spent 17 days in jail - the charges were of course dropped quitely, a few months later.
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