Guest guest Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Canadian SHAC Activist in Jail Posted on March 10, 2008 by kalanu -from SHAC Canada While out of town to give a talk and a workshop on direct action andSHAC tactics, Gabriel Villeneuve and 3 other activists were arrested andthrown in jail on Friday Feb. 22 in Quebec city, Canada (near Montreal) forallegibly participating in a demonstration against a company that dobusiness with Huntingdon life Sciences (HLS). The fact is that onlythree of them were at the protest, Gabriel wasn’t there. Everyone waseventually released out of jail after 3 days but authorities decided to keepGabriel for a much longer and not determined period of time because the Judgedidn’t believe Gab when he told him he wasn’t at the protest andbecause of his activism history regarding animal rights protests.That shows us that apparently freedom of speech covered by the Canadianconstitution doesn’t cover freedom to express our disgust againstcompanies who see no problems of paying and supporting the murder of500 animals a day at HLS. Gabriel is a long time SHAC activist and is someone who, a few yearsago, decided to put everything aside to dedicate his life to help shut downHLS. He is a great source of inspiration for many people, pleasesupport him. You can send him postal cards, letters, pictures (no Polaroid),drawing,internet articles, Canadian and international stamps and money order.He is not allowed to receive books, magazine and other material. You can also write him letters by email (at shaccanada)whichwill be printed and sent to him by his prisoners support committee. Hewould like to receive short letters more often than long letters onlyonce. He would like to hear about all kinds of actions that is going on inyour area and everywhere else in the world. He likes DIY punk rock,hardcore, black history, general activism causes and vegan raw nutrition. Gabbiggest wish while in jail is to see a rise in the amount ofdemonstrations and all types of actions across the world against HLS. Please take a few minutes to write him a letter! Gabriel Villeneuve #HUL03299801500, de la FauneCase Postale 87130Québec, QuébecG1G 5E4CANADA –SHAC Canada Canada west coast-VANCOUVER#102 - 2250 Commercial DriveVancouver BC, V5N 5P9Canada778-554-SHAC(7422) Canada East coast-MONTREALPO 475791550 rue de MaisonneuveMontreal,QCH3G 2V7Canada514-966-6460 shaccanadawww.SHAC.net http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http:cafepress.com/allforthem http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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