Dec 9th, National Call-in Day: Stop Witch-hunt Against Antiwar Activists

NATIONAL CALL IN DAY
Call Off the Grand Jury Witch-hunt Against Anti-war and Solidarity Activists!
Stop FBI Repression!

Call U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald
312-353-5300, on Thursday, December 9
1. Call off the Grand Jury! 
2. Stop FBI repression of the anti-war and solidarity movements

Fitzgerald Expands Repression with 3 New Subpoenas in Chicago
Under the direction of U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s office, the FBI is
expanding their repression of anti-war and Palestine solidarity activists in
Chicago.  On Friday, December 3, 2010, the FBI targeted three young women who
traveled together to Palestine last summer.  After the FBI called to question a
young Jewish-American woman, Sarah Smith, FBI agents knocked on the door of two
young Palestinian-American sisters.  One sister was already on the phone with lawyer
Jim Fennerty and handed the phone to the FBI, causing the FBI to leave.  The FBI
agents soon returned with subpoenas to the Grand Jury targeting anti-war and
solidarity activists, dated for January 25, 2011.  The three are standing strong
with the other 14 subpoenaed activists from Illinois, Minneapolis and Michigan.
Over 100 people protested in Chicago on Monday against the expanding repression.

Help Keep 3 Minneapolis Women Out of Jail
Fitzgerald’s new wave of repression comes a week after the re-activation of
subpoenas for three Palestine solidarity activist women in Minneapolis.  Tracy Molm,
Anh Pham and Sarah Martin are being asked to appear before the Grand Jury again,
despite refusing to speak in October.  In Minneapolis and other cities a week of
actions demanded “Protest to keep Anh, Tracy, and Sarah, out of jail!” Lawyers for
each of the three are meeting with Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fox this week.
However, on orders from Fitzgerald’s office, the FBI shenanigans continue with
visits to anti-war activist’s homes.   

So please stand with the 17 subpoenaed anti-war and solidarity activists and make a
phone call to Fitzgerald at 312-353-5300. 

Also, please sign and circulate our petition at http://www.iacenter.org/stopfbi/

For more information visit www.StopFBI.net or write to StopFBI@gmail.com or call
612-379-3585. 

Thank you,
Tom Burke,
for the Committee to Stop FBI Repression