“Right” to Vote DENIED Again!

August 31, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 101 Comments
Filed under: Update

The last time I tried to vote, they refused to allow me to do so as a homeless man, despite their claims that homeless people have a “right” to vote too.

A couple of weeks ago, I attempted to register to vote again – this time putting down a home address on their form as they had begged me to do in the past. However this time I registered under my current name of Ian Freeman rather than my old slave name. I wanted to see if they would accept that name.

The good news is they claim they will accept the name, but the bad news is that they are rejecting my voter application because I wrote “All Rights Reserved” above my signature, on the advice of one Matt Mavrogeorge from the NH Attorney Genital’s office. Does their rejection of the application on this basis suggest that one is giving up rights by signing their voter registration form? I set out in an attempt to find this answer and left a message on Matt’s voicemail. He emailed back the following: Read more

Adam and Pete from Liberty on Tour Arrested in Denver

August 30, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 11 Comments
Filed under: Update

For refusing to show their papers. Curtis was also arrested for the same “crime” this weekend on the Seacoast.

My Apology to James Callaway & Mixer Recap

August 30, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 43 Comments
Filed under: Update

Thanks to some mediating by his daughter, Annie, James Callaway and I were able to come to some level of remedy today. James insisted it was not his intention to threaten Sam and seemed to understand how I could have taken what he said to me as threatening to Sam during our phone call a week ago and so I apologized to him for breaking confidence and publicly revealing our conversation. He reasonably requested I relay the information more publicly on the blog, so here it is. I also agree with Annie that my blog post did not help deescalate the situation. Read more

Capuzzo’s Letter From Jail #2

August 28, 2010 by Ian Freeman · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Jailed Activist, Update

Capuzzo Capuzzo has written another letter from the jail in Mass. You can give him something to do in there by sending him (and other NH activists) mail via mail-to-jail! Thanks to Aida for the transcription:

Friends in Liberty,

Some of you know me already, but many of you do not. I thought it would be interesting to write letters to have posted on line and give everyone the chance to hear about life in jail. The difference being, I’m here long term. This idea is from Kurt Hoffman’s letters from jail. He is my inspiration in this and also a big part of me becoming an activist from the same letters.
I have been in the Franklin County Jail in Greenfield, MA for a month and a half, estimated. I don’t know anyone here but they knew me fairly quick with the nickname of “Hippy”, being an activist and because of all the shit they found in my car when I was arrested with fellow activist and great friend, Rich Paul, and my friend Jackie. Luckily, I get along with most everyone pretty well.
Most of my time passed fairly quickly because of letters from friends, mail to jail, watching TV, and reading. The latest books of interest being the biography of Gandhi, Harry Truman, and the essay from Henry David Thoreau titled Civil Disobedience. Read more

The First Trespassive Twelve Trial

August 28, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 17 Comments
Filed under: Update, Video

The first of the “Trespassive Twelve” faces trial for the horrible crime of walking on “public” property. Of course, he was found guilty, but is appealing.

I LOL’d

August 27, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 36 Comments
Filed under: Update, Video

Sentinel Reports on Open Container Hearing

August 26, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 15 Comments
Filed under: Issues, News, Update

Thanks to the Keene Sentinel’s Kyle Jarvis for this piece on last night’s committee meeting and the discussion outside:

A challenge to the city’s open alcohol container ordinance by a member of the libertarian Free Keene group didn’t cause any action, but did produce lots of dialogue Wednesday night.

Much of that discussion happened outside City Hall, between Free Keene members and members of a new group started on Facebook, Free Keene from the Free Keene Stigma, before a City Council committee meeting.

The Facebook group’s members say they want to combat Free Keene tactics, which the group deems ineffective and harmful to the city’s image. Read more

VIDEO: The Drinking Game Goes Unmolested!

August 19, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 47 Comments
Filed under: News, Personal Freedom, Update, Video

What was called “disorderly conduct” two weeks ago was ignored this week as the city council went about their “business” without interrupting their own meeting. Now they REALLY have no case against those they aggressed against, as they allowed the exact same behavior to continue. Not that they had a case before, anyway. WKBK’s Brad Ryder reports:

Sentinel Reports on Drinking Game Before it Happens

August 19, 2010 by Ian Freeman · 15 Comments
Filed under: Issues, Laugh at the Aggressors, News, Update

Here’s the article appearing in today’s Keene Sentinel about tonight’s drinking game. It reports that on tonight’s agenda is a letter from Keene native Heika Courser regarding the repeal of the open container ordinance, so the councilors will be addressing the issue. All indicators show a larger turnout of activists is expected tonight than last time. Here’s the text of the piece by “Sentinel Staff”:

City officials say they have made no special plans if a Free Keene group attends another Keene City Council meeting to play a “drinking game.”

The group’s website, FreeKeene.com, says that the “drinking game: round two” will be held at tonight’s meeting. Read more