The following speech was given by Chuck Kaufman during the opening plenary of the 2011 Latin America Solidarity Conference in Washington, DC. Kaufman is the national coordinator for the Alliance for Global Justice.
U.S. Representative Danny Davis of Illinois recently wrote and sent a letter to President Obama that serves as a very good example for further legislative efforts. Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison also wrote
Whereas, on September 24, 2010, the FBI raided the homes and offices of anti-war, international solidarity and trade union activists in Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan and served subpoenas to 14 people to testify
The following resolution was passed on March 10, 2011.
WHEREAS, on Friday, September 24, 2010, the FBI coordinated national actions when it raided seven houses and an office in Chicago and Minneapolis; served
Hi Seattle United Against FBI Repression activists,
Twenty-three antiwar and international solidarity activists are still facing possible jail time for living by their convictions.
Attached is a new flyer we’d like you
At our board meeting 22 March 2011 the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (www.ccdbr.org) voted unanimously to join the Pledge of Resistance and to convey our full solidarity