*Minneapolis City Council members have signed and sent a letter to Senators Klobuchar and Franken and to Rep. Ellison affirming Constitutional rights of anti-war activists — especially those subpoenaed and raided in Minneapolis — and
*The following resolution was endorsed by the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants Association (AFT Local 3220). It passed unanimously at its General Membership Meeting on 11/14/2011.* ## Resolution Against FBI Repression of Social Activists
*The following speech was given by [Sarah Smith](/profile/sarah-smith), one of the Midwest 23.* I would like to welcome everyone here today to our very first national conference hosted by the Committee
Over 150 people gathered in Chicago on November 5 for the first national conference of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression. Conference organizer Tom Burke said, “The national conference was a grand success.
**For Immediate Release** **November 1, 2011** – FBI finishes copying more than 50,000 pages of materials seized from homes of Minneapolis peace and international solidarity activists – now they give back the originals – Serious