Emergency Actions to Support Anti-War and International Solidarity Activists

Action call FROM

International Action Center

We denounce the Federal Bureau of Investigation harassment of anti-war and solidarity activists.  The FBI raided seven houses and an office in Chicago and Minneapolis on Friday, September 24, 2010.  The FBI handed subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury to eleven activists in Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. The FBI also attempted to intimidate activists in California and North Carolina.

This suppression of civil rights is aimed at those who dedicate their time and energy to supporting the struggles of the Palestinian and Colombian peoples against U.S. funded occupation and war.   The FBI has indicated that the grand jury is investigating the activists for possible material support of terrorism charges.

The activists involved have done nothing wrong and are refusing to be pulled into conversations with the FBI about their political views or organizing against war and occupation.  The activists are involved with many groups, including:  the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee, the Palestine Solidarity Group, the Colombia Action Network, Students for a Democratic Society, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. These activists came together with many others to organize the 2008 anti-war marches on the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

We ask people of conscience to join us in fighting this political repression, as we continue working to build the movements against US war and occupation.

FBI Raids: Protests in 19 cities on 9/27, 28, 29 called by solidarity activists

TAKE ACTION:

Call the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at:  202-353-1555  and  202-353-1555      Write an email to: [email protected].

DEMAND:

• **Stop the repression against anti-war and international solidarity activists.
• **Immediately return all confiscated materials: computers, cell phones, papers, documents, etc.
• **End the grand jury proceedings against anti-war activists.

Plan and Support national days of protest at FBI offices or Federal Buildings, September 27 and 28^th.

A demonstration has been called at the Minneapolis FBI Office Monday, 4:30, September 27^th

(111 Washington Ave. S.).

In Solidarity, the Anti-War Committee – http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

List of cities with upcoming demonstrations (as of 9/26/10)

Minneapolis MN: Monday: 4:30, FBI Office Monday, 111 Washington Ave. S.

Chicago, IL: Monday: 4:30 FBI Building, 2111 W. Roosevelt Rd.

NYC: Tues. 4:30 to 6pm Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza,

Newark, NJ: Tues 5 to 6pm Federal Building Broad Street

Washington DC: Tues 4:30 – 5:30 FBI Building 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW.

Detroit MI: Tuesday 4:30 McNamara Federal Building

Buffalo, NY: 4:30 at FBI Building – Corner of So. Elmwood Ave. & Niagara St.

Durham NC: on Monday, 12 noon Federal Building, 323 E Chapel Hill St

Raleigh NC.: Tuesday 9 am. Federal Building, 310 New Bern Ave

Asheville, NC: Tuesday

Atlanta, GA, Tues Noon, FBI Building

Gainesville, FL on Monday, 4:30 PM at FBI Building

Salt Lake City, Utah, 9 AM on Monday at Federal Building

SOURCE: http://www.iacenter.org/

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