On the Sunday before Mardi Gras 2011, the seventh annual New Orleans Krewe of Eris Parade was attacked by the Fifth District of the New Orleans Police Department. We were beaten, tazed, pepper-sprayed, incarcerated and falsely charged. Our brass band instruments were deliberately smashed; some of us were beaten so badly we were hospitalized. The twelve of us who were arrested have assembled a legal team and are seeking dismissal of the absurd criminal charges NOPD has leveled against us.
What is Eris?
• Article on the 2008 parade
• Interview with Eris founders
• Eris photos from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
What Happened this Year?
• First-hand account from an Eris arrestee
• Eyewitness account from a bystander
• See some video from the attack
Mainstream News Coverage (warning: wingnutz in comments sections)
• New Orleans police clash with Mardi Gras marchers in Faubourg Marigny
• NOPD is reviewing arrests of 12 at Krewe of Eris parade Sunday night
• Police actions during Eris are an attack on New Orleans culture