A friend of mine went to the spokescouncil meeting on monday in SF and
came back with some good information.

first off: there's another meeting at 7 pm on thursday in the redstone
building on the corner of 16th and Capp (near mission) in the city.

next: for anyone that can't make it to the SC ride departures, there are
busses from SF to Sac Sat/Sun/Mon departing from the Safewy on Market &
Dubose at 8 am and busses returning from Sac Sat 8pm, Sunday 7:30 pm,
and Monday 4:30 and 9:30 cost is $7 (but this might go down).

Direct action: the area around the conference centre has been divided up
into quadrents (earth, fire, wind and water), and the fire quadrent has
been given to people from the bay areas (thats all of SF bay area and
monterey bay area--including us!). for those of you familiar with Sac
or with access to a map, fire is between 14th and 16th from L street
to K street. there are a few different affinity groups planning actions
for this area, but it's always great to have more!

Also on direct action: the field trips planned for the delegates on
Wednesday are taking place at UCD, where apparentley they have test
crops and labs. if only we could get some ELF cells interested...

General; there is also a Janitorial strike going on in Sac right now, so
don't know if that's helpful, but it's always good to show solidarity
with worker's rights.

for those of you willing to get arrested: the legal hotline is
916-359-1081 and I hear that you can't expect any smiling faces in the
Sac police force, so be sure to remember to take full advantage of your
right to REMAIN SILENT! and jail solidarity is always appreciated.

Food: East Bay Food Not Bombs and Sac Food not Bombs are both planning
of providing food, so while it's always good to have your own supplies,
keep these guys in mind, too.

I guess that's about it from me, anyone that can make it to the spokes
on thursday in the city is definately encouraged to come and represent
their affinity group!

love and light
--rebecca