FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 Southern CA organizations to announce unity and denounce the FBI attack against anti war and international solidarity activists. · What: Press Conference: STOP FBI raids on anti-war & social justice activists · When: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 4:30 PM · Where: Downtown LA Federal Bldg. 300 N. Los Angeles St. Los Angeles Contacts: Committee to Stop FBI Repression CONTACT: John Parker (323) 899-2003, Carlos Montes (213) 712-0370 Stop the frivolous and politically motivated FBI harassment of anti war and solidarity activists. The FBI served and executed search warrants on anti war and solidarity activists on September 5, in several cities. Local immigrant rights and Mexican/American activist Carlos Montes name is on the FBI court order to search and confiscate files at the Twin Cities Anti War Committee in Minnesota. Today and tomorrow actions like this one in at least 32 cities are joining a call from the Minneapolis Anti-war Committee (www.antiwarcommittee.org) which was among those raided and subpoenaed. Primary Objectives
That the FBI as an investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice cease and desist from repression against anti-war & international solidarity activists. To demand the immediate return of personal property including all confiscated materials: computers, hard drives, cell phones, documents, etc. That grand jury proceedings against anti-war and international solidarity activists be immediately terminated. Partial list of participating cities: Minneapolis; Duluth, Minn.; Chicago; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Kansas City, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Utah; New York City , N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh, Penn.; Washington D.C.; Hartford Conn.; Columbus & Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit; Raleigh, N.C.; Asheville, N.C.; Atlanta; Tucson, Ariz.; Los Angeles; San Francisco. Partial list of endorsers: Southern California Immigration Coalition, Anti-Racist Action, Puerto Rican Alliance, International Action Center, Fight Back News, Community Service Organization, Labor/Community Strategy Center, ANSWER, Freedom Socialist Party, Radical Women, CISPES, Unión del Barrio, Latinos Contra la Guerra, and BAYAN-USA . Carlos Montes www.csosite.org www.fightbacknews.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/la...@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/
