Splitting the Sky: No jail time for attempted arrest of war criminal George Bush

Splitting the Sky comments on his trial verdict from ICTV Victoria on Vimeo.

Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark supports Mohawk Splitting the Sky in attempted citizen's arrest of war criminal George Bush in Canada

Citizen's Arrest of War Criminal George W. Bush: Court Case in Canada
Anti-Bush Protester Handed Fine, One-Year Probation
by Daryl Slade
Global Research, June 10, 2010
Calgary Herald - 2010-06-07

CALGARY — A Chase, B.C., man will not go to jail after being convicted of obstructing a peace officer while protesting former U.S. president George W. Bush's visit to Calgary last year.
Provincial court Judge Manfred Delong handed a conditional discharge Monday to John Pasquale Boncore, 58, and placed him on probation for a year.
Boncore — who also goes by the name of Splitting the Sky — must make a $1,000 donation to a charity of his choice and pay a $50 victim fine surcharge as conditions of his probation.
Court heard Boncore, who wanted to have Bush arrested as a war criminal, tried to cross a line of city police officers providing security as the former president spoke at the Telus Convention Centre on March 17, 2009.
Boncore told the judge before sentencing that if being fined $1,000 "for trying to apprehend a war criminal of the Bush administration, and possibly stop torture and murder," then "bring it on."
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who has worked for many years in aboriginal rights with Boncore, a former resident of Buffalo, N.Y., gave a strong character reference on the man's behalf during Monday's hearing.
Outside court, Clark condemned the Bush administration for "the most unspeakable aggression" since the Second World War in starting conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. He insisted there shouldn't be a problem with protesting something you believe in.
"It's important people see that side of (Bush's regime)," said Clark. "If (the U.S.) continued this war aggression, it's going to be a short and difficult future for everybody."
A defiant Boncore told the judge before sentencing he wasn't there to incite violence but that he "(believes) in my heart that George W. Bush is a war criminal."
Crown prosecutor Tracy Davis, who did not seek any jail time, nevertheless called Boncore's actions that day a well-planned and deliberate action.
Defence lawyer Charles Davison had sought a discharge for his client, who had no prior criminal record and has a good standing in his community.
Delong said the issue did not have anything to do with Boncore's beliefs but rather what he had done that day.
He called the obstruction a relatively minor offence compared to similar cases.
Global Research Articles by Daryl Slade

Zapatista Corn Attacked, San Diego

Zapatista Corn at the World Beat Center in San Diego is Attacked! / ¡Arrancaron el maíz zapatista

Zapatista Corn at the World Beat Center in San Diego is Attacked! Replanting Celebration Planned for June 27, 2010. Join us!

By Schools for Chiapas

A beautiful GMO-free corn field planted on Earth Day 2010 in solidarity with the Zapatista movement of Chiapas, Mexico has been destroyed by vandals in San Diego, CA, USA.

The corn seed for this planting was donated by Mayan farming families to publicize their resistance to genetically modified (GMO) corn and to seek sanctuary for their heritage corn seed which is now threatened with GMO contamination. The now destroyed, but symbolic “Zapatista Milpa” is located near the World Beat Center in the center of Balboa Park, San Diego, CA., Planet Mother Earth.

We believe this attack to be a hate crime motivated by the same anti-immigrant and anti-Mexico hysteria which is sweeping the country. You can see photos of the destroyed “Zapatista Milpa” in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA., Planet Mother Earth on Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/pedrocafe#!/album.php?aid=226041&id=574805864&ref=mf

As a symbol of hope and life, this tiny GMO-free corn field must be replanted to provide continued sanctuary to corn from Chiapas, Mexico. Please join us to replant on Sunday, June 27, 2010 from 2pm to 4pm at “The Zapatista Milpa” on Park Avenue near the World Beat Center, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA., Planet Mother Earth.

We want to make this replanting a joyful and celebratory event so bring shovels and musical instruments; bring food and drink to share; bring seeds and poems to swap, but mostly bring your hearts and your friends. If you live nearby, it will be wonderful if you can join us in the flesh. If you are far away – join us in your heart by sending love and hope.

We hope those who stomped and uprooted the living garden of Mayan corn in Balboa Park can find a way to heal. Specifically we invite them to join us at the replanting celebration on June 27. Everyone who believes the Mayan people of Chiapas have a right to save their GMO-free, heritage corn - those who work in community or school gardens, those who work on organic farms or backyard gardens – please consider a solidarity planting of Zapatista “Mother Seeds in Resistance”.

For additional information about the Zapatista resistance to GMO-contamination in the birthplace of corn, click here: http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org/
to obtain Zapatista corn seed for planting or to learn more about the “Zapatista Milpa” in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA., Planet Mother Earth, or for more general information about “Mother Seeds in Resistance”, please contact:

Libby Navarro
619-232-2841
Libby@SchoolsforChiapas.org

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¡Arrancaron el maíz zapatista en el Centro World Beat en San Diego, CA! Celebración para replantar planeada para el 27 de junio 2010. ¡Acompáñanos!

Una hermosa milpa no-transgénica plantada el día de la tierra 2010 en solidaridad con el movimiento zapatista de Chiapas, México ha sido destruida por vándalos en San Diego.

La semilla de maíz para esta siembra fue donada por familias campesinas mayas para traer publicidad a su resistencia del maíz transgénico y la ahora destruida, simbólicamente nombrada “Milpa Zapatista” se encuentra cerca del centro World Beat en el centro del parque Balboa en San Diego, planeta tierra.

Creemos que este ataque es uno de odio motivado por la misma histeria anti-inmigrante y anti-Mexicano, la cual se está propagando por todo el país. Pueden ver fotos de la “milpa zapatista” destruida en el parque Balboa, San Diego, Planeta Tierra:

http://www.facebook.com/pedrocafe#!/album.php?aid=226041&id=574805864&ref=mf

Como un símbolo de esperanza y vida, esta pequeña milpa de maíz tiene que ser replantada. Por favor acompáñanos a la replantada el domingo, 27 de junio 2010 de 2pm a 4pm en la “Milpa Zapatista” en Park Avenue cerca del centro World Beat, parque Balboa, San Diego, planeta madre tierra.

Queremos hacer esta replantada un evento de alegría y festejo así que traigan sus palas e instrumentos musicales; traigan comida y bebidas para compartir; traigan semillas y poemas para intercambiar, pero de mayor importancia, traigan sus corazones y sus amig@s. Si viven cerca, seria maravilloso si nos podrías acompañar en carne y hueso. Si estas lejos---acompáñanos de corazón mandándonos amor y esperanza.

Esperamos que aquellos que pisotearon y arrancaron la vida del jardín de maíz maya en el parque balboa puedan hallar alguna manera para sanarse. Específicamente, los invitamos a acompañarnos esta celebración del replanteamiento el 27 de junio. Tod@s quienes crean que la gente maya de Chiapas tiene derecho a proteger su maíz tradicional no-transgénico- aquel@s que trabajan en la comunidad o en jardines escolares, aquell@s que trabajan en milpas orgánicas o en jardines en sus hogares- por favor consideren sembrar en solidaridad el maíz zapatista “Semillas Madres en Resistencia”.

Para mayor información sobre la resistencia zapatista a la contaminación de transgénicos en la tierra natal del maíz, siga esta liga: http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org/

Para sembrar semilla zapatistas o para obtener más acerca de la “Milpa Zapatista” en el parque Balboa en San Diego, CA., planeta madre tierra, o por mayor información, favor de contactarnos:

Libby Navarro
619-232-2841
Libby@SchoolsforChiapas.org

Immigration Checkpoint: Racial Profiling in Action

Dennis Banks 'A Good Day to Die' premieres in Oklahoma

'A Good Day to Die' on the life of Dennis Banks, world premiere in Oklahoma

TODAY: deadCenter Film Festival to host world premiere

deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City to host world premiere of documentary on American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks.
Read more: http://www.newsok.com/deadcenter-film-festival-to-host-world-premiere/article/3468164?custom_click=pod_headline_movies#ixzz0qfqtXDPW
Hollywood filmmakers David Mueller, Bob Hicks and Lynn Salt wisely chose deadCenter Film Festival for the world premiere of "A Good Day To Die,” their documentary examining the rise of the American Indian Movement and its intrepid co-founder, Dennis Banks."We feel that (Oklahoma) is a very appropriate place to unveil the film because this is Native American country,” Mueller said.
Watch the trailer video:
http://www.agooddaytodiefilm.com/film-synopsis/
List of cast:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540733
Cast
Dennis Banks, Charlie Hill, Jerry Brown, Eda Gordon, Della Warrior, Clyde Bellecourt, Cora Jones, Lenny Foster, Larry Anderson, Rick Thomas, De Glassgow, Tashina Banks, Jay White Crow, Wilmar Mesteth, Marshall Young, Lehman Brightman, LaDonna Harris, Joann White Crow, Marshall McKay, Sydney Bird, Ken Tilsen