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Carlos Montes www.csosite.org www.fightbacknews.org Subject: request for help from the Anti-War Committee - feel free to forward to your groups & friends Dear supporters, On Friday, September 24th, the office of the Twin Cities' based Anti-War Committee, and six homes in Chicago and Minneapolis were raided by the FBI. The Anti-War Committee's database, as well as individual activists’ personal computers, cell phones, and political papers were seized in order to investigate “material support for terrorism” and to discover how they “indoctrinate people into joining the Anti-War Committee”. Fourteen anti-war activists have been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Chicago, including members of the Anti-War Committee and a member of Women Against Military Madness. These raids and subpoenas are an attack on the first amendment right to freedom of speech and are a blatant attempt to silence those who speak out against US foreign policy. The anti-war and international solidarity activists who have been summoned to appear before a grand jury have worked for years to educate people about the impact of US wars abroad. They have traveled to war-torn Colombia and Palestine to learn first hand about the devastation caused by US military aid and have shared their experiences upon their return. It is outrageous that activists who organize for an end to U.S. war and military aid and in support of peace and justice are being investigated for material support for terrorism! They are on the front lines trying to end the war on terror. These are people of conscience not criminals! It is essential that we take a strong stand against this attempt to erode our constitutional rights to speak out against our government. We must defend our sisters and brothers who are being investigated and harassed by the FBI and the Grand Jury process. The Anti-War Committee has been at the front lines in opposing US wars abroad. We cannot allow the government to terrorize our activists in an attempt to silence our movement - your help is needed for their defense. The legal costs of resisting the FBI and grand jury harassment will be significant. You can help by making a generous donation today online at stopfbi.net or by mail to: Committee to Stop FBI Repression P.O. Box 14183 Minneapolis, MN 55414 This is a critical time for us to stand together and say no to the terrorizing of dissent in this country! Thank you for your support. Sí Se Puede, The Anti-War Committee -- Meredith Aby antiwarcommittee.org colombiasolidarity.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
