On the night of June 12th in Edinburgh there was a
benefit gig for Jeff Free Luers that ended with a
confrontation in front of the American consulate.
Earlier in the day a short film was shown about Jeff
"Free" Luers to a large audience, and as
night continued a punk benefit gig began. The
bands that played ranged from an inspiring set by
local anarcho-punk legends "Oi Polloi" to a
high-energy set from thrashmasters "Wardead". In
between sets, various people from the audience
stood up to speak about the importance of
defending political prisoners and direct action.
It was a great turn-out and lots of people were
inspired to helpout defend political prisoners.

Later in the night, an impromptu band of people
spontaneously gathered to spread the word on the
streets of Edinburgh. The group marched with a large
banner that read "Free Jeff Luers, Free the
Land" and attracted attention from people on
Edinburgh's main street. The march gathered more
interested people and began marching to the
American consulate. At the consulate a large
American flag was lit of fire as a warning to the
American government that they should free
political prisoners like Jeff or face international consequences.
As the burning flag was left on the front door of the consulate, the
police eventually reacted and tried to arrest the
group. While those that burnt the flag and most of
the group escaped arrest, three people were
captured by the police. They were held for the extraordinarily
long time of thirty hours (by Scottish standards) and released.


Although Jeff "Free" Luers is an political prisoner
from far away, all prisoners who are
captured in defense of mother earth must be
defended across the globe. This one flag burning
should serve as a warning shot to the corrupt
prisons of the USA. Our thoughts and hearts go
out to Jeff. Our passion for freedom is
stronger than any prison.