Defend the Rutgers 3!
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Timothy Horras
Apr 27, 2008, 10:48:04 PM4/27/08
to northeastsds, March 20 Working Group
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Friends and allies,
As some of you have no doubt by now heard, three Rutgers University students are being prosecuted in relation to the 2008 Rutgers Walkout Against the War: Suzan Sanal, Arwa Ibrahim, and fellow Students for a Democratic Society member Erik Straub.
The Rutgers Walkout was one of the largest campus protests to occur in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The Walkout brought together about 600 Rutgers students and supporters, who walked out on their daily routine and rallied in protest of the occupation. The protest culminated in a march, with an estimated 300 participants, that took a path through the streets of downtown New Brunswick, NJ and onto nearby highway Route 18.
Despite the fact that the action involved hundreds of students, police singled out only three for prosecution. Furthermore, while for the second year in a row the protest yielded no injuries, no arrests, no altercations between police and protesters and no incidents of vandalism or property damage, the New Brunswick Police Department is charging the three students with 'recklessly creating … a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by an act which serves no legitimate purpose.' This comes despite the media widely reporting the Walkout to have been peaceful and ignores the fact that police are on public record as having been "pleased" with the nature of the event.
If convicted, all three students could face up to 30 days in jail and $500 in fines. This does not include court costs and legal fees. We are putting out a call for support and solidarity with the Rutgers 3, who are being prosecuted for peacefully opposing the unjust war in Iraq. Please help us by contributing to the Rutgers 3 Defense Fund. You may donate securely online through the Rutgers SDS website:
Tent State University/Students for a Democratic Society
www.tentstate.com
The website will be updated regularly as new information becomes available (check out the Announcements section). Currently we have available media stories about the Rutgers Walkout, press releases regarding the Walkout and the Rutgers 3, an interview with Suzan Sanal and Erik Straub on WBAI Radio New York, first-hand accounts of the Walkout and follow-up rally in support of the Rutgers 3, and much more to come. To donate, simply click on the "Rutgers 3" graphic and follow the instructions.
Please consider forwarding this to any allies you may have in local peace & justice groups or to sympathetic faculty or community activists. If you would prefer, you can help us out by drafting a letter of support; please send these to in...@tentstate.com.
In solidarity,
Tent State University/Students for a Democratic Society
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
in...@tentstate.com
Friends and allies,
As some of you have no doubt by now heard, three Rutgers University students are being prosecuted in relation to the 2008 Rutgers Walkout Against the War: Suzan Sanal, Arwa Ibrahim, and fellow Students for a Democratic Society member Erik Straub.
The Rutgers Walkout was one of the largest campus protests to occur in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The Walkout brought together about 600 Rutgers students and supporters, who walked out on their daily routine and rallied in protest of the occupation. The protest culminated in a march, with an estimated 300 participants, that took a path through the streets of downtown New Brunswick, NJ and onto nearby highway Route 18.
Despite the fact that the action involved hundreds of students, police singled out only three for prosecution. Furthermore, while for the second year in a row the protest yielded no injuries, no arrests, no altercations between police and protesters and no incidents of vandalism or property damage, the New Brunswick Police Department is charging the three students with 'recklessly creating … a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by an act which serves no legitimate purpose.' This comes despite the media widely reporting the Walkout to have been peaceful and ignores the fact that police are on public record as having been "pleased" with the nature of the event.
If convicted, all three students could face up to 30 days in jail and $500 in fines. This does not include court costs and legal fees. We are putting out a call for support and solidarity with the Rutgers 3, who are being prosecuted for peacefully opposing the unjust war in Iraq. Please help us by contributing to the Rutgers 3 Defense Fund. You may donate securely online through the Rutgers SDS website:
Tent State University/Students for a Democratic Society
www.tentstate.com
The website will be updated regularly as new information becomes available (check out the Announcements section). Currently we have available media stories about the Rutgers Walkout, press releases regarding the Walkout and the Rutgers 3, an interview with Suzan Sanal and Erik Straub on WBAI Radio New York, first-hand accounts of the Walkout and follow-up rally in support of the Rutgers 3, and much more to come. To donate, simply click on the "Rutgers 3" graphic and follow the instructions.
Please consider forwarding this to any allies you may have in local peace & justice groups or to sympathetic faculty or community activists. If you would prefer, you can help us out by drafting a letter of support; please send these to in...@tentstate.com.
In solidarity,
Tent State University/Students for a Democratic Society
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
in...@tentstate.com
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