Published on July 25, 2011 by StopFBI.net The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is pleased to circulate the following letter
Read MorePublished on July 15, 2011 by the Chicago Sun Times By Frank Main Battle lines between protesters and the police
Read MorePublished on July 15, 2011 by the Chicago Sun Times By Frank Main Battle lines between protesters and the police
Read MorePublished on June 2, 2011 by the Star Tribune by Randy Faust Protesters say payments show police were out of
Read MorePublished on June 2, 2011 by the Star Tribune by Randy Faust Protesters say payments show police were out of
Read MorePRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 26, 2011 Contact: Plaintiff Kris Hermes 510-681-6361 Activists Get $50,000 for FBI & St. Paul
Read MorePRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 26, 2011 Contact: Plaintiff Kris Hermes 510-681-6361 Activists Get $50,000 for FBI & St. Paul
Read MorePRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 26, 2011 Contact: Plaintiff Kris Hermes 510-681-6361 Activists Get $50,000 for FBI & St. Paul
Read MoreSeptember 24 began like any other Friday for Joe Iosbaker and Stephanie Weiner. Then, at 7 a.m., FBI agents knocked on the door of the Chicago couple’s house in the city’s North Side.
Armed with a search warrant, more than 20 agents examined the couple’s home, photographing every room and combing through notebooks, family videos and books, even their children’s drawings. Some items were connected to their decades of anti-war and international solidarity activism, but others were not. “Folders were opened, letters were pulled out of envelopes,” says Weiner, an adult education professor at Wilbur Wright College. “They had rubber gloves and they went through every aspect of our home.”
Read MoreSubject: Important Update on the RNC 8 Case: New Hearing Tuesday 10/19 at 9am
Dear supporters near and far,
It is with strong and mixed emotions that we bring important news: there appears to be a major change in the cases of the four remaining RNC 8 defendants–Garrett, Max, Nathanael and Rob. The four have tentatively reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, likely avoiding trial. The agreement, if it goes according to plan, significantly reduces the charge, calls for favorable sentencing, and is non-cooperating.
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