Why is the FBI Interested in the anti-war movement?

Twenty-three activists have grand jury subpoenas.  Who will be next?  
 

Join us for an important conference:

Saturday, Feb 19, 9:45 am - 5:00 pm, UNC Law School, Room 5052, 160 Ridge Rd., Chapel Hill.

Stop FBI Repression conference addresses this threat with speakers, panels, discussion. Panel discussions on the history of FBI repression in the South; grand jury repression and prosecutions under the “material support of terrorism” law; the political and legal context for the September 24 raids on antiwar and solidarity activists; and organizing reports from activists in the South working to stop political repression.

For more info call 919-360-6367, or see www.stopfbi.net.  
Please register at http://www.stopfbi.net/conference/north-carolina.  Pre-registration is appreciated but not necessary.
Parking information http://www.law.unc.edu/about/location

Agenda

9:30am - 10:00am Registration

10am - 10:10am Opening remarks from conference organizers

10:10am - 10:30am Subpoenaed activists Meredith Aby and Steff Yorek give overview of case

10:30am - 10:45am Call for donations to the legal support fund

11:00am - 12:15pm Panel: History of FBI and Political Repression Against People's Movements. Moderated by Elena Everett from Raleigh FIST.

- Lewis Pitts; Raleigh NC.
- Efia Nwangaza, US Human Rights Network; Atlanta GA.
- Theresa El-Amin, Southern Anti Racism Network; Columbus GA
- Dianne Mathiowetz, International Action Center, Atlanta GA.

12:15 - 1:15pm Lunch

1:15pm - 2:45pm Panel 2: Grand Juries, Material Support of Terrorism,
the Legal and Political Context of the September 24 Raids

- Peter Gilbert, National Lawyers Guild; Durham NC.
- Representative of In the Name of Humanity; Rocky Mount NC.
- Khalilah Sabra, MAS Freedom; Raleigh NC.
- Maureen Murphy, Palestine Solidarity Group; Chicago IL.
- Steff Yorek, Freedom Road Socialist Organization; Minneapolis MN.
- Jennifer Rudinger, ACLU; Durham NC.

2:45pm - 3:00pm Break

3:00pm - 3:45pm Organizing reports from around the South

3:45pm - 4:30pm Discussion of upcoming actions and protests

4:30pm - 5:00pm Summing up the conference

 

Sponsors of this conference include

ACLU of North Carolina
Asheville Committee to Stop FBI Repression
Atlanta International Action Center
Balance & Accuracy in Journalism (BAJ)
Blackwater Watch
Durham Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Durham County Libertarian Party
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Freedom Road Socialist Organization/OSCL
Green Party of the US
Internationalist Books
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD-USA)
Jews for a Just Peace
Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation
National Lawyers Guild at UNC Chapel Hill
NC Stop Torture Now
North Carolina Peace Action
Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Orange County Peace Coalition
Peace and Justice Committee, Community Church of Chapel Hill UU
Raleigh F.I.S.T.
Raleigh Fruitcakes
SDS - Asheville
SDS - Tuscaloosa
SDS - UNC Chapel Hill
Southern Anti-Racism Network
Triangle Committee to Stop FBI Repression
UE Local 150
US Human Rights Network
Veterans for Peace, Eisenhower Chapter
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom--Triangle Branch