Ariel Attack, an occasional contributor here at Queers Against Obama, has apparently been arrested.
(note: Ariel's posts at QAO have been removed--with her knowledge and assent--because of the corporate media assault on her political views, her gender identity and expression, and her impending court date. They can find grist for their mill of anti-trans hate elsewhere)
From Baltimore Trans Action:
Ariel Attack, a Denver-based anarchist, was arrested at 2:27am Tues, 24 here in Denver for allegedly smashing 11 windows of the Democratic Party headquarters at 777 Santa Fe Drive.
Right now we are trying to raise the bail money for her to get out of jail; her bail hearing will be tomorrow at 10am Denver time. Several lawyers have told us to expect anywhere from between $3,000 to $10,000 in bail, and due to the high publicity of the case here in Denver, we are expecting higher (lead story for most all local news outlets, and being picked up by national news networks).
At this moment, we do not know Ariel's status within the jail, especially regarding her gender classification. We have been unable to talk with Ariel since she went in. She is listed in the jail records and media under her birth name. We also do not know what plans, if any, she had made for this situation.
As such, Denver Bash Back! and all of her friends and community are calling out hoping to raise the money to at least make bond. Jail is a dangerous place for everyone, but especially trans people, and we make every effort to get our friends and comrades out. We are also asking people to NOT call the jail and potentially out Ariel, which would create a very dangerous situation. Interaction with the jail is being done by people here in Denver in very specific ways to create the maximum amount of safety possible for Ariel.
Below is a link to the paypal account which will deposit money into the FREE ARIEL ATTACK FUND!!! Please do what you can to help get an amazing friend and comrade out of jail and back into her community. Also below are links to some of the corporate media stories about her arrest.
THANK YOU!!!
PAYPAL
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7756872
CORPORATE MEDIA
Denver Post
The Denver Channel
For further info on Ariel's case, go to Denver Anarchist Black Cross
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