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* Protest for Immediate Release of Lynne Stewart - Tonight - Tuesday, July 9th, 5:00 PM at The Westwood Federal Building Demand Compassionate Release for Political Prisoner Lynne Stewart NOW! This Action is Part of Ongoing National Demonstrations CONTACT: (323) 306-6240 or: iacente...@peoplesmail.net Please join progressive organizations and activists demanding that the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Obama administration and Attorney General Eric Holder release people's lawyer, Lynne Stewart, who was jailed on phony charges by a vindictive judge. Seventy-three year old people's attorney Lynne Stewart is suffering with 4th stage breast cancer and fighting for her life in prison. Thousands of signers have petitioned for her release so that she can receive proper medical attention and be with her loved ones. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has rejected her release. >From Lynne: Disappointed but Not Devastated <http://lynnestewart.org/2013/06/26/from-lynne-disappointed-but-not-devastat ed/> <http://lynnestewart.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lynne-Stewart-June-2013- 090.jpg> http://lynnestewart.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lynne-Stewart-June-2013-0 90-300x208.jpg 6/25/13 Disappointed But Not Devastated My Dear Friends, Supporters, Comrades: I know we are all disappointed to the marrow of our bones and the depths of our hearts by the news that the Bureaucrats, Kafka like, have turned down my request for compassionate release. Let me say, that we are planning ahead. The letter from the BOP (soon to be posted on the website) is flawed, to put it mildly. Both factually and medically it has major problems. We intend to go to court and raise these in front of my sentencing Judge Koeltl. At the first sentencing he responded to a query by one of the lawyers that he didn't want me to die in prison - we'll see if he can now live up to that. He is of course the same Judge who increased my sentence to 10 years - but this IS very different and we can only hope that we can prevail. Stay tuned for what we need from you. We will never give up. In the meantime, once again, I grieve for my children and grandchildren who love me so much and had such great expectations of enjoying life together again in our beloved NYC and not just trying to, in the prison visiting room. My Ralph, too, whose dedication and love are only exceeded by the work he does on my behalf - but he is a born fighter and although he hurts, it all comes more naturally to him. But for everyone else, I hope that your affront at this crass bureaucratic denial of the request which you by your signatures and letters and phone calls demanded - How far can we let this go? when a 73-year old woman who IS dying of cancer (maybe not on their timetable,) her life of good works ignored, be shunted aside . "she does not present circumstances considered extraordinary and compelling . at this time." We must show them that I cannot be ignored, that YOU cannot be ignored." Fight On. All of Us or None of Us. An affront to one is an affront to all. Love Struggle, Lynne Stewart www.lynnestewart.org ____________________________________________________ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
