Arrested protesters stuck at Anacostia Dr. police station. Please help!

[paineinthearse]

This is an outrage! Help with transportation home/ to hotels.

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000255.htm

Blogged by JC on 09.26.05 @ 07:26 PM ET

Cindy Sheehan and 370 protestors arrested, some being held for hours on buses

Cindy Sheehan was arrested along with 370 other protestors today in front of the White House. The president would like to keep Cindy quiet and he clearly wasn't interested in reading the 200,000 letters asking him questions about the war. In the spirit of non-violent civil disobedience, Cindy and the others waited for answers until the police took them away.

We have heard from those arrested and they are being held in buses and vans at the Anacostia Park Police Station. They have been cuffed in these vehicles for hours and have been told that they should expect to be held there past midnight. Park Police officials have confirmed that there will be no efforts to transport any of these people once they are released. Those who are released after the subway has closed (around 11:45pm), will be stranded out there. Cabs can seldom be found at this part of the city.

Some of my volunteers have reached out to people in the DC area and organizations in town for the rally to see if arrangements can be made to pick up those who are released too late to get public transportation home.

The Park Police Station is located at 1901 Anacostia Drive SE, Washington, DC.

Edit: cross posted in the GEN forum - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4895370&mesg_id=4895370

[madame defarge]

1. Um...

Cindy must be out...She's already posted on The Huffington Post about her arrest...Unless they gave her a wireless laptop in the cell...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cindy-sheehan/my-first-time_b_7923.html

[paineinthearse]

4. Thanks for the correction

edited subject line.

[goclark]

2. Help and kick

[tives12]

3. Fuck authority, silent majority

If I didn't live 500 miles away, I'd help in a heartbeat.

[rosesaylavee]

5. Kicked. Nominated.

If I weren't 1000 miles away I would help out.

[dogindia]

6. Is there a way to find out for sure. Can we call the police station

and make sure the folks that are released can get transport.

[liberalnurse]

7. I spoke to Megamonkey after she was released .

I am still down here outside DC. She though that it would take all night to process everyone .

[paineinthearse]

8. DU'ers in the GEN forum are looking to DC DU'ers for an update

We see nothing about these overnight detentions in the WaTimes or WaPo.

What's happening?

[Catchawave]

9. Somewhere on DU, I read

the civil disobedience was planned with the police in advance !?! They expected to be arrested and the police knew exactly how many "cuffs" to bring. Sounded like a planned exercise for the police and the protesters ?

If I remember correctly, it was even on the United for Peace and Justice website schedule?

Probably why the MSM ignored it or gave it little ink. I wish I could find the thread, so many of them, so little time :)

[SharonRB]

10. Hi, Catch

What happened to you this weekend? DG and I were looking all over for you? Were you at any of the DU meetups?

[Catchawave]

11. Hi Sharon !!!

I think I posted my whiney excuses on the KOEB :) I did meet you guys, in my own little meet-up world, heh, I was helping The Witch carry the DU Spirit sign :) Look for my post on the KO forum :):loveya:

[SharonRB]

13. I couldn't find you post -- I didn't know what thread it was in

You mean you were right there with us and you didn't introduce yourself? Shame on you! DG and I were looking all over for you.

[Catchawave]

14. Here's the post, in dg's thread in the KOEB:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=315&topic_id=20854&mesg_id=21039

:hi:

[paineinthearse]

12. Conyers has a follow-on blog entry

see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4909083&mesg_id=4909083