All out for Detroit to defend Rasmea Odeh!
Rasmea Odeh is a 67 year old Palestinian American community leader who was tortured by the Israelis in 1969, and is now being unjustly prosecuted by the U.S. government.
Update (11/11/14):
Monday in front of supporters in the courtroom, US marshals placed Rasmea in handcuffs and under arrest. She will be detained until her sentencing, which is set for March 10, 2015. Our immediate and urgent task is to fight for her release from jail. The Rasmea Defense Committee with Students for Justice in Palestine is calling on Palestinian and Palestine solidarity organizations and others committed to opposing political repression across the United States to participate in a national week of action to win her freedom now.
*** Participate in the week of action Wednesday, November 12-18! ***
Court Reporting
11/04/14 – Jury selection in Rasmea Odeh trial
11/05/14 – Trial Day 2: Defense opens with scathing indictment of Israel
11/06/14 – Trial Day 3: Rasmea takes the stand
11/07/14 – Trial Day 4: Rasmea and her defense finish strong on last day of trial
11/10/14 – Without a full and fair trial, Rasmea found guilty
More Press Coverage: http://www.stopfbi.net/about/press-coverage
Resources
I support Rasmea Brochure (32.86 MB – high resolution)
Petition: Drop the Charges Against Rasmea Yousef Odeh
Solidarity Statements:
- AF3IRM
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- American Friends Service Committee (Chicago)
- American Party of Labor
- Anti-War Committee (MN)
- Arab American Action Network
- Arab Cultural and Community Center
- Cardiff Palestinian Solidarity
- Cardiff Stop the War Coalition Wales, UK
- Center for Consitutional Rights
- Committee for Just Peace in Israel Palestine
- Committee to Stop FBI Repression
- Critical Ethnic Studies Association
- Elizabeth Bishop (TSU Professor)
- Father Robert Bossie, SCJ
- Hammerhard Media Support
- International League of Peoples’ Struggles-US (ILPS)
- Jewish Voices for Peace-Chicago
- Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
- Minnesota Committee to Stop FBI Repression
- National Lawyers Guild
- National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
- School of Unity & Liberation
- St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee
- Students for a Democratic Society
- Students for a Democratic Society at the U of MN
- The Palestine Solidarity Group
- The Palestinian Youth Movement
- The Peace and Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
- United African Organization
- United National Antiwar Coalition
- US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
- US Palestinian Community Network
- War Resisters League
- Welfare Rights Committee
- Women Against Military Madness
Please email StopFBI@gmail.com to send a solidairty statement from your group.