Writing and Visiting Tre

From:    tre@riseup.net
Date:    Sat, March 15, 2008 

Tre is currently at Multnomah County Detention Center. It is possible that
he will be moved soon (and we will let you know if that happens) but in
the meantime, please feel free to write and visit him. Note the info below
and click on the links for more detailed instruction. You can speed
delivery of a letter by personally dropping it by MCDC.

REMEMBER THAT ALL CONVERSATIONS WILL BE MONITORED AND RECORDED AND ALL
CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE PHOTOCOPIED. ALL OF WHICH CAN BE USED AGAINST TRE.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HIS CASE (FACTS OR OTHERWISE) OR HIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY. BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU WRITE AND SPEAK OF!!!

Thank you all for your love, support, time and energy...now and in the
past! Namaste.



Visiting Tre
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Contact information and visitation rules for Multnomah Facilities:

Justice Center Jail (503) 988-3689
Inverness Jail (503) 988-5060

Please read these visitation rules for these facilities. Here is a link to
information concerning visiting an inmate in Multnomah County facility:
http://www.mcso.us/public/Inmate_visitors_guide.htm


*****If people want to visit Tre, they need to write him first at
tre@riseup.net and ask to be placed on his list. They need to provide
their date of birth and phone number.*****

Some visiting info:

1) The visiting hours at MCDC are: SATURDAY & SUNDAY HOURS - 9:00 am to
2:15 pm & 4:15 pm to 9:45 pm and WEEKDAY HOURS - 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 pm

2) You will need to show a valid piece of identification.

3) He gets 2 half hour visits per week total, and up to and optimally, 3
people go in at once.

4) The visiting week starts on Sat and goes through the following Fri.

5) You just go with your 3 folks and you cannot book ahead - that is why
we are trying to coordinate (write us at tre@riseup.net) so that 2 groups
don't show up at same time.

6) Tre can change his own list at anytime and he needs 1-2 days to process
it.

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Writing Tre
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Here's a link to information concerning sending mail to an inmate in
Multnomah County facility: http://www.mcso.us/public/inmate_mail_FAQ.htm

Letters, preferably on scrap paper, (Tre's choice), or tree-free, can be
written:

Tre Arrow (He was booked into MCDC under that name)
SWIS #640393
Multnomah County Detention Center
1120 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204

Letters can be mailed or dropped off at MCDC.


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Press Release: (for those of you that didn't see it)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 29, 2008


  From: The Tre Arrow Defense Committee (TADC), Portland, OR
  Contacts:
  Paul Loney, Attorney, 503-234-2694;
  Bruce Ellison, Attorney, 605-391-6884;
  Shawna Scarpitti, Family Spokesperson, 408-802-6910
_____________________________________________________________________________
  --- Tre Arrow Arrives in Portland ---
  Friends and Supporters Welcome Him Back!

 Tre Arrow is being given a warm "welcome back" to Portland by his
many friends, family and supporters.  Tre is a grassroots
activist, known foremost for his environmental protection work in the forests
of Northern Oregon.  Following several years of peaceful activism by Tre, the
U.S. Government labeled him an "eco-terrorist" and charged him with multiple
counts of arson, conspiracy to commit arson, and possession of destructive
devices (i.e. incendiaries).

 Tre has been a prisoner for four years in Canada fighting
extradition to the U.S., fearing that he would not be given a fair
trial in light of the "eco-terrorist" label.  Tre is awaiting
trial in Portland, Oregon, vigorously fighting his criminal
charges.  Tre states, "As winter holds the land in its grasp, the
bare hardwoods stand strong and beckon the spirit of Spring.
Likewise, as my life enters a new season, my strength and life
force are flowing through my veins and invigorating my body, mind,
and spirit for the upcoming challenges. The time has come to
prepare for trial in Portland. I am returning from Canada ready
to assist my lawyers in this process."

 Tre has consistently denied any guilt and always asserted that he is
innocent of all charges.  Tre states, "I have maintained my innocence from
the onset of this ordeal. My legal team presented my plea for asylum in
Canada based on the political persecution I am facing. But, it is
abundantly clear that the Canadian Government is complicit in the
atrocities and injustices perpetrated by the US government.  My faith in
the Canadian authorities to act with a conscience in a fair and objective
manner has not been realized. The time has come to prove my innocence once
and
for all."

 Tre's indictment came only after three other individuals were
arrested for the arsons and began to cooperate with the
government. Tre's defense team stresses his innocence and asserts
that the three cooperating individuals are directing the blame on
Tre to escape punishment.  Tre states, "I am innocent of the
charges that the U.S.  government is trying to pin on me.  Just as
many activists have experienced, the government is targeting me
because I have chosen to challenge the status quo — not because I
am guilty."

 Tre continues to be known in Portland as the peaceful activist who
climbed the ledge outside the offices of the Regional U.S. Forest
Service headquarters in July 2000. Tre perched on that 9-inch ledge, 10
meters
above the ground, for 11 days. This attracted local, national, and
international attention to the former Eagle Timber Sale.  Tre and other
grassroots activists were ultimately so successful that the U.S. Forest
Service canceled the Eagle timber sale.  Today, the public continues to
enjoy the forest in the Clackamas River watershed for its natural beauty.
The forest functions as a back-up drinking water source for Portland and
surrounding communities.

 Tre's family, friends and supporters remark on his kindness,
passion and positive approach to activism.  Tre leaves a lasting
impression on everyone who heard his simple, yet important,
educational messages on social justice, the connection of people,
animals, the earth, and how humanity should take care of the
planet.

 In addition to environmental activism, in Portland, Tre helped
with animal abuse issues, worked as a childcare provider and ran
as a Pacific Green Party candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives in 2000.  Tre's candidacy garnered more than 15,000 votes.

 Tre's sister Shawna Scarpitti is the family's spokesperson.  "My
family's hope is to get Tre's story known by the public to add to
the movement calling for him to be released. He is an innocent man
facing a life sentence in prison.  Tre has been fighting
extradition for nearly four years in British Columbia, Canada, and
is now returning to face trumped-up charges
for crimes he did not commit," says Scarpitti.

 Tre adds, "I thank the wonderful folks in Canada who have become
part of my family and helped in countless ways with my legal and
personal needs.  I thank you from the depths of my being and we
shall meet again! To all those in Oregon and beyond, to all those
helping to mount the needed support — I am coming home and will
see you soon. I will be free, and I will be vindicated! In the
words of Caitriona Reed, I declare, 'For the power of my anger,
transforming itself into love, for the beauty and integrity of all
life-forms, and for the bright energy of my passion for justice and the
health of all beings, I bow to you in gratitude and touch the Earth.'"

 For more information and how to support Tre Arrow, please contact
the website at: www.trearrow.org.

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--
"Our work will be unfinished until not one human being is hungry or
battered, not one single person is forced to die in war, not one innocent
languishes imprisoned and no one is persecuted for his or her beliefs."
Leonard Peltier
Tre Arrow Defense Committee



Environmentalist and refugee hopeful, Tre Arrow has been incarcerated in
Canada since March 2004.
"I am innocent of the charges the U.S. government is trying to pin on me.
Just As many activists have experienced, I am being targeted by the U.S.
government and the FBI, not because I am guilty, but because I have chosen
to challenge the status quo."
-Political Prisoner Tre Arrow-