[Ppnews] Drop the Charges Against Carlos Montes!

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Drop the Charges Against Carlos Montes!

Join the national call-in day on November 14 to

-- President Obama at 202-456-1111 and
-- Attorney General Holder at 202-514-2001

Demand: “Drop the charges against Carlos Montes."

Contact us and let us know how your calls went: info at stopFBI.net

If you are in the L.A. area...
Join us and Occupy the Court!
Downtown Courthouse on Temple St
Los Angeles, CA
Monday, November 14th - 8:00 AM
13th Floor, Department 123


After a hugely successful conference on November 
5 in Chicago, 150 activists and organizers 
committed to organizing solidarity with Carlos 
Montes. So across the country, activists and 
defenders of human rights are mobilizing to 
support Carlos Montes as he appears for a 
Preliminary Hearing at the LA County Superior Courthouse Dept. on Monday.

On May 17, under the direction of the FBI, LA 
Sheriffs brandishing automatic weapons broke down 
Montes’ door at 5:00am and ransacked his home, 
seizing meeting notes and writings covering over 
40 years of activism in the Chicano, immigrant 
rights, labor and anti-war movements. Carlos 
Montes is charged with 6 felony counts for 
weapons possession, threatening 18 years in 
prison - essentially a life sentence.Carlos 
Montes is directly connected to the Midwest 23 
through working to organize the mass protest at 
the 2008 Republican National Convention. Montes’ 
name appeared on the FBI search warrant for the 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=fb7dd2eb21&e=b7378561ef>Anti-War 
Committee office in Minneapolis one year ago on 
September 24 during the raids. While under 
arrest, the FBI attempted to question Carlos 
about his political activism and the 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=6ba05bbc97&e=b7378561ef>Freedom 
Road Socialist Organization. We demand all 
charges be dropped and the political repression end now.

Please take the following steps to the support 
Carlos Montes and the 23 Midwest activists facing FBI repression:

    * Sign the 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=df0b057408&e=b7378561ef>national 
petition supporting Carlos Montes
    * Sign the 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=10edcedfb2&e=b7378561ef>Pledge 
to Resist FBI and Grand Jury Repression
    * Join a 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=d32b818527&e=b7378561ef>local 
support committee of the CSFR or organize one in your town
    * 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=84903c6f76&e=b7378561ef>Donate 
to the legal defense fund

Copyright © 2011 Committee to Stop FBI Repression, All rights reserved.
Thanks for your ongoing interest in the fight 
against FBI repression of anti-war and international solidarity activists!
Our mailing address is:
Committee to Stop FBI Repression
PO Box 14183
Minneapolis, MN 55414




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