[2069] in peace2
REMINDER, TOMORROW: SUPPORT FREE SPEECH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anton F Van Der Ven)
Wed Nov 20 13:58:53 2002
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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:55:07 -0500
From: Anton F Van Der Ven <avdv@MIT.EDU>
REMINDER: TOMORROW, SUPPORT FREE SPEECH and
SHOW SUPPORT FOR AMER JUBRAN,
Palestinian rights activist targeted for exercising
his right to free speech.
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Bond hearing, Thursday, November 21st, JFK Federal Building
Assemble tomorrow at 8:00AM, directly outside the
Government Center T stop entrance.
Once enough supporters have gathered there, we'll brief everybody on Amer's
situation and then start channeling people into the courtroom. We are
planning for an informational picket after the hearing takes place, but our
primary goal is to fill Judge Shapiro's court with people unwilling to
tolerate anything less than Amer's immediate release from INS detention.
Please do not be late; it will take some time to get everyone into the
building, and it's vital that the courtroom be full when the proceedings
begin.
The support which Amer has received worldwide was instrumental in securing
his bond hearing, which the INS originally refused to grant him, and we
think that a strong show of support at the courtroom will be an important
component in securing his release. It's important to remember, though, that
Amer has already spent over two weeks in INS detention, and not one second
of that detention was legal, even according to the INS's own rules. Amer,
already familiar with governmental abuse of activists from his time in
Palestine, has kept his papers in perfect order since he moved to this
country, but even the technical violation which the INS alleges he
committed would not provide for his detention, since he is a lawful,
permanent resident of the United States and has no criminal record.
The will of the INS, as expressed by INS agent Mike Clifford, is to detain
Amer indefinitely without having to give reasons. Our will is that Amer be
released immediately so that he can continue his articulate and courageous
activism on behalf of the Palestinian people, which is the only reason he
was put in jail in the first place.
The Amer Jubran Defense Committee
P. O. Box 755, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130
www.amerjubrandefense.org
