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Montes court date/call-in Day: July 6


Carlos Montes' Court Date is July 6. Call AG Holder that day!
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Support Carlos Montes!
National Call-in Day to
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Please call U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
at (202) 514-2001

Suggested text: “My name is __________, I am from _______(city), in ______(state). I am calling to tell Attorney General Holder:

1. Drop the charges! Hands off Carlos Montes!
2. Stop the FBI raids and Grand Jury repression of anti-war and international solidarity activists.
3. Return all property to Carlos Montes and the other activists raided by the FBI.

On Wednesday, July 6, Carlos Montes will go to a Los Angeles court to face six felony charges and enter a plea. The charges all deal with firearms, ammunition and permits. Like millions of other Americans, Carlos has for years held legal permits for guns. The fact is that the charges against Carlos carry a total penalty of up to 18 years, and are aimed at his effective political organizing against war and for people’s civil rights.

Carlos is a longtime Chicano activist known for his leadership during the 1968 L.A. high school reform walkouts (see HBO film “Walkout!”) and the immigrants’ rights mega-marches of 2006. More recently in September 2010, Carlos Montes’ name appeared on the FBI search warrant left in the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis, where the protests against the 2008 Republican National Convention were centered. The attack on Carlos Montes is part of a sweeping campaign tied to 23 Midwest activists whose homes the FBI raided or who were subpoenaed to U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s Grand Jury in Chicago, as the Washington Post reported.

In addition, when the LA Sheriffs broke down Carlos’ door and ransacked his home, they took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the legal charges. Later, the FBI approached Carlos to ask him questions about the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, the target of this new McCarthyism. Those who know the history of Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil rights movement understand the repression Montes now faces.

When Carlos went to court on June 16, he demanded police and court documents. Not surprisingly, the District Attorney grew angry, at first refusing, and eventually relenting. There is the not-so-hidden hand of the FBI at work here and its goal is to disrupt and criminalize activists and movements for social justice.

Make no mistake: The U.S. government trial of Carlos Montes is an attack on the immigrants’ rights and anti-war movements. So please call July 6 and let Attorney General Holder know we are building a movement that will not bow down to dirty tricks and political repression.

In addition, the Los Angeles Committee to Stop FBI Repression
is mobilizing to pack the courtroom at
8:30a.m. on July 6 when Carlos Montes appears at
Alhambra Courthouse,
150 W Common Wealth, Alhambra, CA 91801. See map.

We invite others to organize solidarity protests, events, or participate in the CSFR Call In Day on July 6, as you see fit.

Please sign the petition for Carlos on the International Action Center website.

Visit www.StopFBI.net or write [email protected] or call 612-379-3585.


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Please Support Anti-War and Chicano Activist Carlos Montes!


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Please Support Anti-War and
Chicano Activist Carlos Montes!

A July 6 court date is fast approaching for Carlos Montes, and we urgently need your support.

Thousands of dollars are needed to put on a strong legal and political defense.

You can help keep Carlos Montes out of prison.

We are asking you to donate to Carlos Montes’ legal defense by clicking here.

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Carlos Montes is a longtime Chicano activist known for his leadership of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school education reform movement (see the film Walkout), the historic Chicano Moratorium against the U.S. war in Vietnam, and the recent immigrants rights mega-marches of 2006.

More recently in September 2010, Carlos Montes’ name appeared on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis - the organizing center for the 30,000 protesters at the 2008 Republican National Convention. The attack on Carlos Montes is part of a sweeping government campaign tied to 23 Midwest anti-war activists raided or subpoenaed by the FBI - as the Washington Post reported.

In May, Los Angeles Sheriffs broke down Montes’ door, arrested him and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the legal charges. The FBI tried to question Carlos regarding the case of the 23 anti-war and solidarity activists.

Sadly, we have seen this repression before. As Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) said in a recent letter to Attorney General Eric Holder about the current FBI and grand jury repression: “I am writing because I am reminded of another time and another period in our history, during the Civil Rights Movement, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and I and many others in the movement, were investigated in an attempt to silence our voices.”

If you know this history, you understand the repression Carlos Montes now faces.

In solidarity with Carlos Montes on Wednesday July 6, we are organizing a protest in Los Angeles and a National Call In Day to Attorney General Eric Holder.

Thank you for your donation and your solidarity. The anti-war and immigrant rights movements will not be silenced, we will continue to organize for meaningful change.

For peace and justice,
Tom Burke,
for the Committee to Stop FBI Repression
www.StopFBI.net

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Detroit forum exposes FBI repression

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Detroit, MI - 60 people met at an African-American community center on July 16 to discuss the growing movement for the right to free speech, to organize and for civil liberties for all. The National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) organized the event titled, “Resisting Profiling, Preemptive Prosecution, and Prisoners Abuse - a hearing to confront repression of human rights and civil liberties by the criminal justice system.”

Debbie Johnson, of Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice, framed the event by describing the reign of terror brought by the U.S. government upon peoples in other countries from the end of World War II through the wars in Korea, Vietnam and Central America, up to Iraq and Afghanistan. She explained how the U.S. wars for empire overseas lead to the repression of African-Americans, Arabs and Muslims, immigrants, anti-war activists and others here at home who oppose those wars.

Families Expose U.S. Government Repression

The first panel featured families directly affected by the U.S. government spying, infiltrating and staging crimes in attempts to rip friends, groups and communities apart. The U.S. government hopes to weaken opposition to U.S. wars and occupations. Tamer Mehanna spoke about his brother Dr. Tarek Mehanna’s devotion to educating children and building community. Tarek Mehanna is unjustly imprisoned in solitary confinement for two years now after refusing to be an FBI informant against his friends and community.

In the same situation, Sharmin Sadequee spoke about Shifa Sadequee, her younger brother. The family was terribly worried to find out that just days after his wedding, Shifa was beaten and disappeared by Bangladeshi intelligence police. After four miserable days, the family was informed Shifa was flown back home - blindfolded, stripped naked and chained - to be delivered into the hands of the FBI under the Bush administration. Shifa is in solitary confinement for many years now, a form of torture according to international law.

Tom Burke, of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression (The CSFR) spoke about FBI raids targeting anti-war and international solidarity activists’ homes and how the armed raids terrify children and shock whole communities. Burke received a subpoena to appear at U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s Grand Jury in Chicago. A round of applause filled the room when Burke said, “Each of the 23 activists is refusing to testify at the Grand Jury!” Burke described, “The overwhelming solidarity from hundreds of peace and international solidarity groups, faith based organizations, labor unions, community and immigrants’ rights groups. Now, following the Arab Spring uprisings, there is growing support from groups and political parties overseas too!”

Burke then made an appeal to the audience to support longtime Chicano anti-war and immigrant rights activist Carlos Montes. The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is organizing a National Call-in Day to Attorney General Holder and President Obama on Aug. 12, the day Carlos Montes is due in a Los Angeles court. Tom described how on May 17, heavily armed FBI agents busted down the door of Carlos Montes’ home and invaded it. Montes was arrested on bogus charges of illegally possessing weapons, but then the FBI attempted to question him about his political affiliations. The CSFR is sure the FBI is looking for any way to disrupt and criminalize leaders like Carlos Montes, whose name appeared on the subpoena for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis along with many of the 23 Midwest anti-war activists raided last September.

Seeking Justice, Ending the Repression

The second panel of the conference focused on civil liberties, the right to free speech and to organize, the abuse of U.S. law, and the history of repression by the rich and powerful. Abayomi Azikiwe, with MECAWI, an expert on Africa and people’s struggles, spoke about the long history of repression by the U.S. government, especially against African-Americans. Dawud Walid of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) described the ongoing singling out of American-Muslims by the FBI as a form of religious persecution that goes against the ideas of our country. Attorney Steve Downs with the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms detailed some of the more extreme and inhumane punishments used against prisoners. He called for ending solitary confinements over 60 days and the end of Control Management Units and Supermax prisons. Shahid Buttar of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee energized the audience with a rhyme and explained how we can take particular cases and organize around them to make broader changes to U.S. law. We can also force politicians and U.S. Attorney General Holder to end the repression of activists who oppose U.S. wars and occupation - whether they are Muslims, socialists, or whoever.

Before the event ended, U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke of Detroit arrived and gave a fiery speech from the podium expressing his support and that as a member of the Committee on Homeland Security he was with us in our fight for justice. Representative Clarke committed to writing a letter along the lines of the one Representative John Conyers of Detroit sent to U.S. Attorney General and President Obama concerning the FBI raids and Grand Jury repression of the anti-war and international solidarity activists.

Summing up the event, Sharmin Sadequee, sister of Shifa Sadequee, said, “I think we opened up avenues for many groups to build relationships with each other. We broadened and connected our movements to resist and combat preemptive prosecution and the persecution of our communities by the FBI and U.S. government. I think the panel discussions shed light on how the U.S. government is manufacturing these so-called 'home grown terrorism' cases and targeting Muslims for their beliefs and free speech. The U.S. 'war on terrorism' is racist!”

Asked, “Why is the U.S. government orchestrating this repression?” Sadequee stated, “Our judicial system, now under Attorney General Eric Holder, is part of this racist program, and is perpetuating racism by handing down verdicts and sentences on these cases. The U.S. government is persecuting Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and immigrant communities at home to justify its wars and violence across the world. Now the U.S. government is going after anti-war activists because these people want peace in the world. Perhaps, those Muslims that our government has put behind bars also wanted peace in the world, that's why they are being punished? We must connect the dots of what is going on!”

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Say No to Police Repression of NATO/G8 Protests


Sign the open letter to Mayor Emanuel: Say no to police repression of NATO/G8 protests!


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Say No to Police Repression of NATO/G8 Protests

The CSFR Signs Letter to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

The CSFR is working with the United National Antiwar Committee and many other anti-war groups to organize mass rallies and protests on May 15 and May 19, 2012. We will protest the powerful and wealthy war-makers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Group of 8. Mobilize your groups, unions, and houses of worship. Bring your children, friends, and community. Demand jobs, healthcare, housing and education, not war!

Sign the letter today!

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Office of the Mayor
City of Chicago
To: Mayor Rahm Emanuel

We, the undersigned, demand that your administration grant us permits for protests on May 15 and 19, 2012, including appropriate rally gathering locations and march routes to the venue for the NATO/G8 summit taking place that week. We come to you because your administration has already spoken to us through Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. He has threatened mass arrests and violence against protestors.

[Read the full text of the letter here]

For the 10s of thousands of people from Chicago, around the country and across the world who will gather here to protest against NATO and the G8, we demand that the City of Chicago:
Grant us permits to rally and march to the NATO/G8 summit
Guarantee our civil liberties
Guarantee us there will be no spying, infiltration of organizations or other attacks by the FBI or partner law enforcement agencies.

[View the initial list of signatories and endorsers here]



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Rep. Kucinich speaks out against repression of activists



Read Rep. Dennis Kucinich's letter to A.G. Holder in defense of anti-war activists.


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Rep. Kucinich writes letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding FBI repression of anti-war and solidarity activists

The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is pleased to circulate the following letter from Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), addressed to Attorney General Eric Holder. Attorney General Holder has the power to stop this witch hunt.

Rep. Kucinich is the tenth Congressional representative to raise concerns about the FBI's repression of anti-war and solidarity activists.

As the CSFR's national campaign to end the repression gains momentum and growing support, the FBI attacks continue as antiwar and immigrants' rights activist Carlos Montes, who was raided by the FBI in May, faces a court hearing on August 12 for six trumped-up felony charges brought against him. Like the other targets of the FBI raids, Carlos Montes was a leader of the huge protests outside of the 2008 Republican National Convention. As Rep. Kucinich points out in his letter, the FBI repression originates from infiltration and surveillance of permitted, non-violent protests at the 2008 RNC.

As you read Kucinich's letter, please consider donating to the legal defense fund, getting involved in our grassroots support committees, and signing the Pledge to Resist FBI and Grand Jury Repression.

Finally we thank Rep. Kucinich for asking tough questions of Attorney General Holder. We encourage other Congressional representatives and Senators to follow Rep. Kucinich's example by standing strong in defense of our civil liberties and speaking out against political repression.

Committee to Stop FBI Repression
July 25, 2011

For a .pdf of the letter, click here.
For text of the letter, see below:

July 25, 2011

The Honorable Eric Holder
Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Re: Investigation of Midwest Anti-War Activists

Dear Attorney General Holder:

I am writing to express my concern over reports about the investigation that the Department of Justice has been conducting of anti-war activists in several cities including Minneapolis and Chicago. I do not want to interfere in your investigation in any way, but there are two aspects of it that cause me great concern. I am hoping that your answers to my questions will resolve my concerns.

The first aspect is that the investigation appears to have begun, as early as April of 2008, with the assignment of an undercover agent to infiltrate the meetings of anti-war groups and individuals who were planning protests and demonstrations at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis that summer. The introduction of an undercover agent into meetings of anti-war groups would normally be cause for concern in isolation, but it is especially worrisome in the context of other efforts during the previous administration to stifle legitimate anti-war dissent including, as disclosed last month, that the Bush White House had asked the CIA to investigate Juan Cole, a University of Michigan professor who was a strong critic of the Iraq War. Why was an undercover agent assigned to infiltrate groups that were planning peaceful protests at the Republican National Convention? And, if the justification for that assignment was to determine whether any violent activities were being planned, why was that undercover operation continued after the Convention was over?

The second aspect is that the focus of the investigation appears to be whether these small, local groups have somehow provided "material support or resources" to foreign terrorist organizations. This suggestion defies credibility. What possible "material support or resources" could these small, local groups provide to foreign terrorist organizations? And, what contacts could they have conducted that would justify an investigation in which seven houses were searched and 23 individuals were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury?

The statute that prohibits "material support or resources" to foreign terrorist organizations is very broad and unclear. It has been amended several times in response to judicial decisions that have found its provisions to be unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. While the Supreme Court provided some guidance in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, that clarification did not exist until June 21, 2010.

Holder clarified the scope of conduct that could be prosecuted under the statute. However, almost 90% of the time period subject to your investigation occurred prior to that clarification. During those 26 months, the controlling legal authorities included the 2007 and 2009 decisions of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey, which did not allow prosecution of individuals who provided "training," or "expert advice or assistance," or "service" to those organizations. If that is the nature of the conduct that you are investigating, is it fair to bring criminal charges for acts that were viewed by some courts as lawful at the time they were committed?

One of the biggest problems with vague criminal statutes is the opportunity they provide for differential enforcement. The Washington Post and other news sources have reported that former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, former White House security adviser Frances Townsend, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani have publicly expressed their support for the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK), an organization that has been on the foreign terrorist list of the State Department since 1997. They spoke in support of the MEK, in Paris last December, at a rally organized by an international group that lobbies for the MEK. Can their public advocacy truly be "independent," within the meaning of the Holder decision, if it is solicited by an organization that lobbies for the MEK?

I fully support their constitutional rights to express their opinions on this issue and any others. But, I don't understand why their support of a foreign terrorist organization goes unchallenged by law enforcement, while anti-war activists are targeted with FBI searches and grand jury subpoenas. Is there any distinction that justifies the different treatment of these two groups other than the fact that one of them is composed of prominent people who support the wars conducted by two successive administrations and the other is composed of ordinary people who do not?

It has been reported recently that "the MEK has spent millions of dollars on lobbyists, PR agents and communications firms to build up pressure on Secretary Hillary Clinton to take the group off of the terrorist list." In Holder, the Department of Justice, under both your direction and that of Attorney General Mukasey, argued that it was a felony to file an amicus brief on behalf of a foreign terrorist organization, or even to engage in public advocacy on behalf of such an organization, unless that advocacy was totally "independent" of the organization. How do you reconcile those arguments with the total absence of attention paid to lobbying activities in support of the MEK? How do you reconcile that inaction with the apparent overkill that had been directed at the anti-war activists in Minneapolis and Chicago?

A federal prosecutor has tremendous power and resources. Because of that, he has a concomitant obligation to exercise that power with judgment and discretion. Is it good judgment to direct the overwhelming resources of the federal government onto small, local groups and individuals whose primary interest is peace? Is it good judgment to investigate them under a vague and broad statute whose text and interpretations have changed numerous times over the past decade? Is this really the best use of Department of Justice personnel?

Sincerely,

Dennis J. Kucinich
Member of Congress

Cc Robert S. Mueller, III
Patrick J. Fitzgerald





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[icffmaj] Please Support Anti-War and Chicano Activist Carlos Montes!




Hi, please support me and the 23 other activists in this fight.

One way you can help us is by distributing this email to your listserves and by making a donation of any kind.

Another way you can help is by joining me and other allies in this struggle against FBI/Police repression and intimidation.

My next court date is on August 12, 2011 and we have attached flyers in english and spanish regarding my case and court support for AUGUST 12, 2011.

Gracias,

Carlos Montes

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Please Support Anti-War and
Chicano Activist Carlos Montes!

A August 12, at CCB LA, court date is fast approaching for Carlos Montes, and we urgently need your support.
Thousands of dollars are needed to put on a strong legal and political defense.

You can help keep Carlos Montes out of prison.

We are asking you to donate to Carlos Montes' legal defense by clicking <http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=39efc5bdcd&e=2236bdad06>here.

For donations by check, there is information at the bottom.

Carlos Montes is a longtime Chicano activist known for his leadership of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school education reform movement (see the film <http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=c1d33c2d20&e=2236bdad06>Walkout), the historic Chicano Moratorium against the U.S. war in Vietnam, and the recent immigrants rights mega-marches of 2006.

More recently in September 2010, Carlos Montes' name appeared on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis - the organizing center for the 30,000 protesters at the 2008 Republican National Convention. The attack on Carlos Montes is part of a sweeping government campaign tied to 23 Midwest anti-war activists raided or subpoenaed by the FBI - as the <http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=91875ece73&e=2236bdad06>Washington Post reported.

In May, Los Angeles Sheriffs broke down Montes' door, arrested him and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the legal charges. The FBI tried to question Carlos regarding the case of the 23 anti-war and solidarity activists.

Sadly, we have seen this repression before. As Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) said in a recent letter to Attorney General Eric Holder about the current FBI and grand jury repression: "I am writing because I am reminded of another time and another period in our history, during the Civil Rights Movement, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and I and many others in the movement, were investigated in an attempt to silence our voices."

If you know this history, you understand the repression Carlos Montes now faces.

Thank you for your donation and your solidarity. The anti-war and immigrant rights movements will not be silenced, we will continue to organize for meaningful change.

For peace and justice,
Tom Burke,
for the Committee to Stop FBI Repression

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Carlos Montes goes to court Aug. 12 - Make these calls!


Support Carlos Montes as he goes to court Friday, August 12. Call AG Holder and President Obama!



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Support Carlos Montes as he goes to court Friday, August 12

Call
President Barak Obama at 202-456-1111

Attorney General Eric Holder at 202-514-2001

Sample call: “My name is ________ and I am calling from [city, state]. I’m calling about Carlos Montes of Los Angeles. He is one of the anti-war activists being targeted by the FBI. I want you to tell Attorney General Holder [or President Obama]:

1. Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!

2. Stop the FBI and the Grand Jury repression of the other 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists.

3. Return all property to Carlos Montes and the other activists raided by the FBI.
The U.S. government should not be prosecuting us when we exercise our rights to freedom of speech and dissent.”

On Friday, August 12, Carlos Montes will appear in a Los Angeles court again, for a preliminary hearing. At his last court date on July 6, Carlos pled “Not guilty!” to six charges, including a felony charge each for a firearm and ammunition, and four related to the permits’ paperwork. Like millions of Americans, Carlos has for many years held legal permits. So why is it that all of a sudden the government is saying there is a problem? These charges are a pretext to attack Carlos for his years of activism.

Please join us in calling U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama, demanding a stop to the prosecution of Carlos Montes. We need to stop the persecution of political activists like Carlos, like the 23 Midwest anti-war and international solidarity activists, people like you and me.

Make no mistake; the U.S. government’s trial of Carlos Montes is an attack on the immigrants’ rights and anti-war movements. So please call today and let Holder and Obama know we are building a movement that will not bow down to dirty tricks and political repression.

In addition, the Los Angeles Committee to Stop FBI Repression is mobilizing to
pack the courtroom on the morning of Friday, August 12, in
Department 100 at the Criminal Courts Building, 210 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, when Carlos Montes appears.


About Carlos Montes:

Carlos Montes is a veteran Chicano activist known for his leadership of the 1968 East Los Angeles education reform movement (see film Walkout), the historic Chicano Moratorium against the U.S. war in Vietnam, and the recent immigrants’ rights mega-marches of 2006. Carlos Montes was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano youth organization that stood for justice, equality, and self-determination.

With the 2003 Bush administration war and occupation of Iraq, Montes helped form and lead L.A. Latinos Against War. In recent years, Carlos helped initiate and organize the Southern California Immigration Coalition, to fight against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police repression.

About this case:

Now Montes himself is the target of government repression and the FBI’s dirty tricks. When the FBI raided several Midwest homes and served subpoenas on September 24, 2010, Carlos Montes’ name was listed on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis--the organizing center for the 2008 Republican National Convention protests, where Carlos participated.

Then on May 17, 2011, the LA Sheriffs broke down Carlos’ door, arrested him, and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the charges. The FBI attempted to question Montes while he was handcuffed in a squad car, regarding the case of the 23 Midwest anti-war and solidarity activists.

On June 16, 2011, Carlos appeared in court and obtained the arrest documents showing the FBI initiated the raid. A reporter interviewing a Los Angeles Sheriff sergeant confirmed that the FBI was in charge. Carlos Montes is facing six felony charges with the possibility of 18 years in prison due to his political organizing. Carlos Montes case is part and parcel of the FBI raids and political repression centered in the Midwest. We need you to take action against this repression.
You can also invite Carlos Montes to speak using a live Internet video call. It is easy to do and works well. More details on the video calls coming next week.

Please sign the petition for Carlos Montes on the International Action Center website.

http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=adcd159357&e=b3b6009f90


Visit www.StopFBI.net or write [email protected] or call 612-379-3585.


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THURSDAY + FRIDAY: Stop FBI Attacks on Chicano & Immigrant Rights Activist Carlos Montes!



Dear supporters,

Please find below:

1. An announcement for a discussion with targeted activist Carlos Montes in Pilsen this Thursday evening

2. Announcement for a national call-in day to Holder and Obama for Friday, which is Montes' next court date.

3. Details for the next meeting of the Committee Against Political Repression

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11: Stop FBI Attacks on Chicano & Immigrant Rights Activist Carlos Montes!

JOIN US: Thursday, August 11th at 6:30pm
Calles y Suenos, 1900 S. Carpenter, Chicago

Please join us this Thursday for a discussion with targeted long-time activist Carlos Montes, whose home was raided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff at the apparent behest of the FBI in May. A founder of the Brown Berets and a leader of the immigrant rights movement in LA, Montes faces several charges that were cooked up as an excuse to raid his home and seize materials related to his decades of activism. For more about Carlos and his situation, please see:http://www.stopfbi.net/2011/7/9/carlos-montes-pleads-%E2%80%9Cnot-guilty%E2%80%9D-next-court-date-set-august-12

On Thursday, we will show clips from the East LA 1968 high school walkouts and the Chicano Moratorium protests in 1970 and have a Skype conversation with Carlos Montes the night before his August 12 court date.

!Alto a los ataques del FBI contra Carlos Montes, activista chicano por los derechos humanos de los inmigrantes!
fundador de los Brown Berets en Los Ángeles
Líder del movimiento de derechos humanos para los inmigrantes en Los Ángeles Actualmente es blanco de represión por el FBI y Sheriff del Condado de Los Ángeles

Jueves, 11 de agosto, 6:30pm
Calles y Sueños 1900 S. Carpenter, Chicago

Están invitados a una conversación por Skype con Carlos Montes que tiene programada su audiencia en el corte el día siguiente el 12 de agosto. Hay videos de protestas en que el participio en organizar en 1968 y 1970.

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Support Carlos Montes as he goes to court Friday, August 12

Call
President Barak Obama at 202-456-1111

Attorney General Eric Holder at 202-514-2001

Sample call: “My name is ________ and I am calling from [city, state]. I’m calling about Carlos Montes of Los Angeles. He is one of the anti-war activists being targeted by the FBI. I want you to tell Attorney General Holder [or President Obama]:

1. Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!

2. Stop the FBI and the Grand Jury repression of the other 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists.

3. Return all property to Carlos Montes and the other activists raided by the FBI.
The U.S. government should not be prosecuting us when we exercise our rights to freedom of speech and dissent.”

On Friday, August 12, Carlos Montes will appear in a Los Angeles court again, for a preliminary hearing. At his last court date on July 6, Carlos pled “Not guilty!” to six charges, including a felony charge each for a firearm and ammunition, and four related to the permits’ paperwork. Like millions of Americans, Carlos has for many years held legal permits. So why is it that all of a sudden the government is saying there is a problem? These charges are a pretext to attack Carlos for his years of activism.

Please join us in calling U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama, demanding a stop to the prosecution of Carlos Montes. We need to stop the persecution of political activists like Carlos, like the 23 Midwest anti-war and international solidarity activists, people like you and me.

Make no mistake; the U.S. government’s trial of Carlos Montes is an attack on the immigrants’ rights and anti-war movements. So please call today and let Holder and Obama know we are building a movement that will not bow down to dirty tricks and political repression.

In addition, the Los Angeles Committee to Stop FBI Repression is mobilizing to
pack the courtroom on the morning of Friday, August 12, in
Department 100 at the Criminal Courts Building, 210 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, when Carlos Montes appears.


About Carlos Montes:

Carlos Montes is a veteran Chicano activist known for his leadership of the 1968 East Los Angeles education reform movement (see film Walkout), the historic Chicano Moratorium against the U.S. war in Vietnam, and the recent immigrants’ rights mega-marches of 2006. Carlos Montes was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano youth organization that stood for justice, equality, and self-determination.

With the 2003 Bush administration war and occupation of Iraq, Montes helped form and lead L.A. Latinos Against War. In recent years, Carlos helped initiate and organize the Southern California Immigration Coalition, to fight against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police repression.
About this case:

Now Montes himself is the target of government repression and the FBI’s dirty tricks. When the FBI raided several Midwest homes and served subpoenas on September 24, 2010, Carlos Montes’ name was listed on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis--the organizing center for the 2008 Republican National Convention protests, where Carlos participated.

Then on May 17, 2011, the LA Sheriffs broke down Carlos’ door, arrested him, and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the charges. The FBI attempted to question Montes while he was handcuffed in a squad car, regarding the case of the 23 Midwest anti-war and solidarity activists.

On June 16, 2011, Carlos appeared in court and obtained the arrest documents showing the FBI initiated the raid. A reporter interviewing a Los Angeles Sheriff sergeant confirmed that the FBI was in charge. Carlos Montes is facing six felony charges with the possibility of 18 years in prison due to his political organizing. Carlos Montes case is part and parcel of the FBI raids and political repression centered in the Midwest. We need you to take action against this repression.
You can also invite Carlos Montes to speak using a live Internet video call. It is easy to do and works well. More details on the video calls coming next week.

Please sign the petition for Carlos Montes on the International Action Center website.

Visit www.StopFBI.net or write [email protected] or call 612-379-3585.

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The next meeting of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression is this Sunday, August 14 at 4pm at Kent School of Law, 565 W Adams, room 520. Anyone interested in getting further involved in the political defense of the anti-war, international solidarity and labor activists whose freedom is on the line is encouraged to attend this 1.5 hour-long planning meeting.

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Reminder: Make these calls Aug. 12 - Montes' Court date


Support Carlos Montes as he goes to court Friday, August 12. Call AG Holder and President Obama!


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Support Carlos Montes as he goes to court Friday, August 12

Call
President Barak Obama at 202-456-1111

Attorney General Eric Holder at 202-514-2001

Sample call: “My name is ________ and I am calling from [city, state]. I’m calling about Carlos Montes of Los Angeles. He is one of the anti-war activists being targeted by the FBI. I want you to tell Attorney General Holder [or President Obama]:
1. Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!

2. Stop the FBI and the Grand Jury repression of the other 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists.

3. Return all property to Carlos Montes and the other activists raided by the FBI.
The U.S. government should not be prosecuting us when we exercise our rights to freedom of speech and dissent.”

On Friday, August 12, Carlos Montes will appear in a Los Angeles court again, for a preliminary hearing. At his last court date on July 6, Carlos pled “Not guilty!” to six charges, including a felony charge each for a firearm and ammunition, and four related to the permits’ paperwork. Like millions of Americans, Carlos has for many years held legal permits. So why is it that all of a sudden the government is saying there is a problem? These charges are a pretext to attack Carlos for his years of activism.

Please join us in calling U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama, demanding a stop to the prosecution of Carlos Montes. We need to stop the persecution of political activists like Carlos, like the 23 Midwest anti-war and international solidarity activists, people like you and me.

Make no mistake; the U.S. government’s trial of Carlos Montes is an attack on the immigrants’ rights and anti-war movements. So please call today and let Holder and Obama know we are building a movement that will not bow down to dirty tricks and political repression.


Los Angeles, California Action

Picket and Rally at the Courthouse

August 12, 8:30 a.m.
Criminal Courts Building
210 W Temple Ave
(Corner of Broadway and Temple)
downtown Los Angeles
Then Pack the Courtroom: Dept. 100 of the Courts building.

Stop the attacks on the Chicano and Immigrants Rights Movement!

Stop the FBI Witch Hunt!


About Carlos Montes:

Carlos Montes is a veteran Chicano activist known for his leadership of the 1968 East Los Angeles education reform movement (see film Walkout), the historic Chicano Moratorium against the U.S. war in Vietnam, and the recent immigrants’ rights mega-marches of 2006. Carlos Montes was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano youth organization that stood for justice, equality, and self-determination.

With the 2003 Bush administration war and occupation of Iraq, Montes helped form and lead L.A. Latinos Against War. In recent years, Carlos helped initiate and organize the Southern California Immigration Coalition, to fight against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police repression.

About this case:

Now Montes himself is the target of government repression and the FBI’s dirty tricks. When the FBI raided several Midwest homes and served subpoenas on September 24, 2010, Carlos Montes’ name was listed on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis--the organizing center for the 2008 Republican National Convention protests, where Carlos participated.

Then on May 17, 2011, the LA Sheriffs broke down Carlos’ door, arrested him, and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the charges. The FBI attempted to question Montes while he was handcuffed in a squad car, regarding the case of the 23 Midwest anti-war and solidarity activists.

On June 16, 2011, Carlos appeared in court and obtained the arrest documents showing the FBI initiated the raid. A reporter interviewing a Los Angeles Sheriff sergeant confirmed that the FBI was in charge. Carlos Montes is facing six felony charges with the possibility of 18 years in prison due to his political organizing. Carlos Montes case is part and parcel of the FBI raids and political repression centered in the Midwest. We need you to take action against this repression.

You can also invite Carlos Montes to speak using a live Internet video call. It is easy to do and works well. More details on the video calls coming next week.

Please sign the petition for Carlos Montes on the International Action Center website.

Visit www.StopFBI.net or write [email protected] or call 612-379-3585.


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Copyright © 2011 Committee to Stop FBI Repression, All rights reserved.
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Our mailing address is:
Committee to Stop FBI Repression
PO Box 14183
Minneapolis, MN 55414

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Call in Day to Support Carlos Montes, August 29 – Honor the Chicano Moratorium!



Call in Day to Support Carlos Montes, August 29, 2011 - Honor the Chicano Moratorium!


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Call in Day to Support Carlos Montes, August 29 - Honor the Chicano Moratorium!

On Monday August 29, call:

President Barak Obama at 202-456-1111

Attorney General Eric Holder at 202-514-2001

Sample message: “My name is ________ and I am calling from [city, state]. I’m calling about Carlos Montes of Los Angeles. He is one of the anti-war activists being targeted by the FBI. I want you to tell Attorney General Holder [or President Obama]:

Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!

Stop the FBI and the Grand Jury repression of the other 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists.

Return all property to Carlos Montes and the other activists raided by the FBI. The U.S. government should not be prosecuting us when we exercise our rights to freedom of speech and dissent.”

After you call, please write on our Facebook page, tweet at us, or send us an e-mail ([email protected]) to let us know you called - and please ask your friends and other activists you know to call in too.

Please join us in calling U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama, demanding a stop to the prosecution of Carlos Montes. We need to stop the persecution of political activists like Carlos, the 23 Midwest anti-war and international solidarity activists, and other activists in the movement.

Make no mistake: the U.S. government’s repression of Carlos Montes is an attack on the immigrants’ rights and anti-war movements. Please call today and let Holder and Obama know we are building a movement that will not bow down to political repression.

The Chicano Moratorium

We are calling on Monday August 29 because that is the date used to mark the anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. The Chicano Moratorium was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists who built a broad-based coalition of groups to organize opposition to the Vietnam War and was led by activists from local colleges and members of the Brown Berets. Carlos Montes was one of the originators of the Chicano Moratorium in 1969. Today he continues to organize the Chicano Moratorium against the wars and occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq and to commemorate journalist Ruben Salazar who was assassinated by police during an attack on the Chicano Moratorium on August 29, 1971. The August 29 call-in day is in honor of the important contributions of Chicanos and Latinos to the U.S. anti-war movement, from opposition to the wars in Vietnam through Afghanistan.

About Carlos Montes

Carlos Montes is a veteran Chicano activist known for his leadership of the 1968 East Los Angeles education reform movement (see film "Walkout"), the historic Chicano Moratorium against the U.S. war in Vietnam, and the recent immigrants’ rights mega-marches of 2006. Carlos Montes was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano youth organization that stood for justice, equality, and self-determination.

With the 2003 Bush administration war and occupation of Iraq, Montes helped form and lead L.A. Latinos Against War. In recent years, Carlos helped initiate and organize the Southern California Immigration Coalition, to fight against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police repression.

About this case

Now Montes himself is the target of government repression and the FBI’s dirty tricks. When the FBI raided several Midwest homes and served subpoenas on September 24, 2010, Carlos Montes’ name was listed on the FBI search warrant for the Anti-War Committee office in Minneapolis--the organizing center for the 2008 Republican National Convention protests, where Carlos participated.

Then on May 17, 2011, the LA Sheriffs broke down Carlos’ door, arrested him, and ransacked his home. They took political documents, a computer, cell phones and meeting notes having nothing to do with the charges. The FBI attempted to question Montes while he was handcuffed in a squad car regarding the case of the 23 Midwest anti-war and solidarity activists.

On June 16, 2011, Carlos appeared in court and obtained arrest documents showing that the FBI initiated the raid. A reporter interviewing a Los Angeles Sheriff sergeant confirmed that the FBI was in charge. Carlos Montes is facing six felony charges with the possibility of 18 years in prison due to his political organizing. Carlos Montes case is part and parcel of the FBI raids and political repression centered in the Midwest. We need you to take action against this repression.

Other ways to take action

Invite Carlos Montes to speak at a meeting using a live Internet video call. It is easy to do and works well. More details on the video calls coming next week.

Please sign the petition for Carlos Montes on the International Action Center website.

http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=5deb84de6f&e=b3b6009f90


Donate to the legal defense fund

http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=b046832f1b&e=b3b6009f90


For more info visit www.StopFBI.net or write [email protected] or call 612-379-3585.


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