Call-In to Congress Nov 17 and Nov 18 to Support StopFBI Delegation in Washington D.C.

[annm4peace]

(these are my friends, and we work hard for peace in our free time... yes we have regular jobs)

just as a reminder: We are coming together in response to the FBI raids on seven homes and an anti-war office on Friday, September 24, 2010. The FBI also handed subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury to fourteen activists in Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. These activists are involved in many groups, including the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee, the Palestine Solidarity Group, the Colombia Action Network, Students for a Democratic Society, and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. These activists and many others came together to organize the 2008 anti-war marches during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

We Demand:
**Stop the repression of 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.
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Call-In to Congress Nov 17 and Nov 18 to Support StopFBI Delegation in Washington D.C.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-11-17 11:37


Dear Friends,

A delegation from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression (CSFR) is in Washington D.C. today, Wednesday, November 17. Joe Iosbaker and Anh Pham, both targets of the FBI raids and Grand Jury repression, and Deb Konechne, who is coordinating, need your help today and tomorrow. The CSFR delegation plans to meet with U.S. Representatives in person to get a Dear Colleague Letter demanding an end to FBI raids and calling off the Grand Jury. While we are focusing on the Progressive Caucus and its 80 plus members (see below), we think that calling any and all the U.S. Representatives is worthwhile in bringing this issue of repression of the anti-war and international solidarity movement to their Washington D.C. offices.

We are asking you to call your U.S. Representative today and ask:

1. Please meet face-to-face with today’s delegation from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression. Give the Representative’s office the delegation’s contact info: Deb Konechne at 651-487-0574 or write to Jess Sundin [e-mail].
2. Please initiate and sign a Dear Colleague Letter calling for an end to FBI raids and calling off the Grand Jury against anti-war activists.

To call your U.S. Representative

**Please call the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121, give your U.S. House Representative’s name or give your zip code and ask to be connected.

-Or-

**Go to http://www.house.gov/ and enter your zip code in the upper left corner where it says “Find Your Representative”. This will link you to the U.S. Representative’s web page, where you can find the Washington D.C. office phone number to call.

Thank you for calling in an effort to stop the repression of the anti-war and international solidarity movements, Tom Burke, on behalf of the CSFR

P.S. We are waiting on news about the reactivation of subpoenas.

Priority Phone Calls For Meetings and the Dear Colleague Letter

A. We have meetings with the following aides and whatnot, but we want you to call and politely ask for meetings with the U.S. Representative and request they initiate and sign a Dear Colleague Letter. So if you are in their Congressional District please call today!

1. Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern, 202-225-6101, Legislative Director Cindy Buhl, Wednesday at 10:30 AM

2. Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, 202-225-2111, with aide Isaac Brown, Wednesday, 2:00 PM

3. Michigan Rep. John Conyers Jr., 202-225-5126, meeting with counsel from the Judiciary Committee - Michelle Milben and Elliot Mincberg, Wednesday, 3:00 PM

4. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, 202-225-4755, Thursday, 9:00 AM

B. Meetings we are seeking, but we need email requests and phone calls from you, the constituent, asking the U.S. Representative to meet with the delegation from the CSFR.

1. California Rep. Barbara Lee, 202-225-2661

2. California Rep. Mike Honda, 202-225-2631

3. California Rep. Sam Farr, 202-225-2861

4. Washington Rep. Brian Baird, 202-225-3536

5. Washington Rep. Jim McDermott, 202-225-3106

6. Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 202-225-5871

7. Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush, 202-225-4732

8. Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., 202-225-0773

9. Illinois Rep. Phil Hare, 202-225-5905

10. Illinois Rep. Bill Foster, 202-225-2976

11. Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, 202-225-2435

If you can help us to set up a meeting with any U.S. Representative on Wednesday or Thursday, then please email Jess Sundin at [e-mail] asap.

[EFerrari]

1. Kick

[youmayberight]

2. Three have been told they must appear before Grand Jury

Three of the fourteen previously subpoenaed have been told they will be called to appear before the Chicago grand jury. Go to stopfbi.net for more information.

[Canuckistanian]

3. I don't understand why the FBI is doing this

It really defies logic.