October 5 - Benefit Show for Daniel McGowan
Friday, October 5, 2007 - 7:00-11:00 pm
$5 - 10 Sliding Scale
to Benefit Political Prisoner Daniel McGowan
Defiance, Ohio
The Max Levine Ensemble
Plus one more TBA
at St. Stephens Church
1525 Newton St. NW (between 15th and 16th Streets)
Washington, DC
North of the Columbia Heights Metro on the Green Line
Daniel McGowan is a social and environmental justice activist and political prisoner who was arrested and charged in federal court on multiple counts of arson and conspiracy, relating to the arson of Superior Lumber company in Glendale, Oregon on January 2, 2001 and Jefferson Poplar Farms in Clatskanie, Oregon on May 21, 2001 claimed by the Earth Liberation Front. McGowan was facing a minimum of life in prison if convicted when he accepted a non-cooperation plea agreement on November 9, 2006. His arrest is part of what the US government has dubbed Operation Backfire.
New York native McGowan has worked on many activist issues including military counter-recruitment, demonstrations against the Republican National Convention, the Really Really Free Market, and the support of prisoners such as Jeff “Free” Luers and others. At the time of his arrest McGowan was a graduate student earning a Master’s degree in acupuncture and an employee of WomensLaw.org, a nonprofit group that helps women in domestic abuse situations navigate the legal system. He is currently working on another Master’s degree while serving a 7 year prison sentence.
For more information on Daniel McGowan: SupportDaniel.org.