Carlos Goes to Court Today. Call the LA DA TODAY: DROP THE CHARGES!
Students for a Democratic Society
Call Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley
starting @ 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
213-974-3512
Sample call:
“Hello,
my name is _________ and I am calling from __________. I want District
Attorney Steve Cooley to drop all charges against Carlos Montes. He is
being framed by the FBI because of his political activism for peace,
justice, and equality. Drop the charges now!”
Please sign the new petition to
"Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!"Send a message to Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley!
Carlos Montes urgently needs your solidarity! Please sign our petition hosted at the IAC site. Share it with your family, friends and co-workers. Signing the petition will generate a direct email to District Attorney Cooley, demanding he drop the charges against Carlos Montes. So even if you signed our old petition, please sign this one and get your message to D.A. Cooley. (Go to the bottom of this email to read the petition text)
Carlos Montes goes on trial Tuesday, May 15-22, 2012 because District Attorney Steve Cooley is moving forward with the FBI-initiated political prosecution against this long time veteran Chicano leader and anti-war, labor and immigrant rights activist. Along with the FBI, District Attorney Steve Cooley is attempting to imprison Carlos Montes on charges stemming from 42 years ago, when he led a Chicano student strike at East L.A. College to demand Chicano studies.
Steve Cooley is the official face of political repression, targeting Carlos Montes in an attempt to imprison him for over 5 years. The trial of Carlos Montes is designed to repress our movements for peace, justice, equality and freedom. Now is the time! The stakes are high! We can win through solidarity!
Click here to sign the petition today.
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Text of online petition in support of Carlos Montes
To: Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley
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cc: President Barack Obama, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Vice President Biden, DOJ Inspector General Fine, the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, Congressional Leaders, the Congressional Black Caucus, U.N. Secy Gen Ban, and members of the media
** Drop All Charges against Carlos Montes and stop the trial NOW!
Carlos Montes is a long-time Chicano activist in Los Angeles. He is a leader in the anti-war & immigrant rights movements. He plays an important role in the movement against Arizona’s SB1070 and other anti-immigrant laws in the U.S.
Carlos Montes is facing multiple felony charges because the FBI claims he is a felon in violation of firearm codes. The FBI claim stems from a 1969 student strike for Black, Chicano, and Women’s studies at East L.A. College, where police beat and arrested demonstrators. Carlos was arrested on his way home from the protest, accused of assaulting a sheriff’s deputy (with an empty soda can). This charge was sentenced as a misdemeanor according to a recent court document.
The prosecution's case against Carlos Montes is being based on this 42-year-old misdemeanor, disguising it as a bogus felony. Without a past felony, all of the charges Montes is facing, relating to his legally purchased firearms, would be dismissed. Both sides agree that no prison time whatsoever was served in the 1969 incident. The legal process is being driven by something other than the facts of the case. It is political repression.
Montes is the target of government repression and the FBI’s dirty tricks due to his activism. When the FBI raided several Midwest homes and served subpoenas on September 24, 2010, Carlos Montes’ name was listed on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis - the organizing center to protest the 2008 Republican National Convention, where Carlos participated.
Eight months after the Midwest raids, on May 17, 2011, the L.A. Sheriffs broke down Carlos’ door, arrested him, and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and activist meeting notes having nothing to do with the charges. The FBI attempted to question Montes while he was handcuffed in a squad car, regarding the case of the 23 Midwest anti-war and solidarity activists.
These actions constitute unconstitutional political repression and suppression of free speech.
Drop the charges against Carlos Montes. Stop the trial NOW!
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