Reminder...
Call Obama, Holder and Fitzgerald TODAY.
Stop the Grand Jury!
NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY
to Fitzgerald, Holder and Obama
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Grand Jury is still on its witch hunt and the FBI is still harassing activists. This must stop.
Please make these calls:
1. Call U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald at 312-353-5300. Then dial 0
(zero) for operator and ask to leave a message with the Duty Clerk.
2. Call U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder 202-353-1555
3. Call President Obama at 202-456-1111
Suggested text: “My name is __________, I am from _______(city), in
______(state). I am calling _____ to demand he call off the Grand Jury
and stop FBI repression against the anti-war and Palestine solidarity
movements. I oppose U.S. government political repression and support the
right to free speech and the right to assembly of the 23 activists
subpoenaed. We will not be criminalized. Tell him to stop this
McCarthy-type witch hunt against international solidarity activists!”
If your call doesn’t go through, try again later.
Update: More than 1700 activists have signed the
Pledge to resist FBI and Grand Jury Repression (via the web or the
paper version
at local protests), committing to join the national day of protest when
anti-war and international solidarity activists are ordered to appear
in front of the Chicago Grand Jury or are indicted. If you have not
signed, click
here. (
http://www.stopfbi.net/get-involved/pledge-of-resistance).
By signing, you will be on the priority contact list for the emergency action.
We demand:
-- Call Off the Grand Jury Witch-hunt Against International Solidarity Activists!
-- Support Free Speech!
-- Support the Right to Organize!
-- Stop FBI Repression!
-- International Solidarity Is Not a Crime!
-- Stop the Criminalization of Arab and Muslim Communities!
Background: Fitzgerald
ordered FBI raids on anti-war and solidarity activists' homes and
subpoenaed fourteen activists in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Michigan on
September 24, 2010. All 14 refused to speak before the Grand Jury in
October. Then, 9 more Palestine solidarity activists, most
Arab-Americans, were subpoenaed to appear at the Grand Jury on January
25, 2011, launching renewed protests. There are now 23 who assert their
right to not participate in Fitzgerald’s witch-hunt.
The Grand Jury is a secret and closed inquisition, with no judge, and no
press. The U.S. Attorney controls the entire proceedings and hand picks
the jurors, and the solidarity activists are not allowed a lawyer. Even
the date when the Grand Jury ends is a secret.
So please make these calls to those in charge of the repression
aimed against anti-war leaders and the growing Palestine solidarity
movement.
Email us to let us know your results. Send to in...@StopFBI.net
In Struggle,
Tom Burke,
for the Committee to Stop FBI Repression
www.stopfbi.net
