Category: Features
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Oakland Activists Lockdown U.S. Fed Court to #FreeRasmeaNow
For Immediate Release – November 12, 2014 ACTIVISTS LOCKDOWN US FEDERAL COURT IN SUPPORT OF TORTURED CHICAGO COMMUNITY LEADER Oakland Rallies Against Conviction of Palestinian Organizer Press Contact: Lara Kiswani: 530.220.2842 (Oakland), Hatem Abudayyeh 773.301.4108 (Detroit) Where: Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building When: 7am – Wednesday, Nov 12 Oakland – Activists with the Bay Area Rasmea Defense Committee have chained themselves…
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November 14, New York City: Emergency Action for Rasmea Odeh
EMERGENCY Action in Solidarity with Rasmea Odeh – NYC Friday Nov. 14 from 3:30pm at 26 Federal Plaza / Jacob Javits Fed. Bldg., physically at Broadway & Thomas St., nr. Worth St. & Duane St., J, 4, 5, 6, R, A, C, N, Q, #1, E & PATH stops & buses via Broadway or via…
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November 12 & 14: 2 Major Events in Oakland to support Rasmea Odeh
Free Rasmea Odeh Now! Drop the Charges against Rasmea Odeh! JOIN US TO CONTINUE TO EXPRESS OUR SOLIDARITY WITH RASMEA. Wednesday, November 12th @ 7:30am Oakland Federal Building: 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA Rally, speak out, and flyering [MORE INFO] Friday, November 14th: Occupation, Repression, and Strategies of Resistance from the US to Palestine: A Night…
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Without a full and fair trial, Rasmea found guilty
Rasmea Defense Committee statement Contact: Hatem Abudayyeh, 773.301.4108, [email protected] Without a full and fair trial, Rasmea found guilty. Detention hearing at 2 PM. In a travesty of justice, Rasmea Odeh today was found guilty of one count of Unlawful Procurement of Naturalization. For over a year, Rasmea, her supporters, and her legal team have been…
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Rasmea and her defense finish strong on last day of trial! Join us in Detroit for jury deliberations!
Join us in Detroit again Monday, November 10th, for the jury deliberations! Picket at 8 AM at the courthouse on 231 W. Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Detroit. Transportation will be provided for Chicagoans at 11:30 PM on Sunday, November 9th, at the Mosque Foundation, 7360 W. 93rd Street in Bridgeview. You MUST email [email protected] to…
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Report on Trial Day 3: Rasmea takes the stand!
Report on trial day 3: Rasmea takes the stand! Rasmea’s supporters packed the courtroom in anticipation of her taking the stand, but the day began first with the continued testimony and cross examination of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Agent Douglas Scott Pierce. Under cross by defense attorney Jim Fennerty, Pierce revealed that in…
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Report on Rasmea Trial Day 2: Defense opens with scathing indictment of Israel
Report on Rasmea Trial Day 2: Defense opens with scathing indictment of Israel; cross examination exposes holes in prosecution of Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh Opening statements were made today in the trial of Rasmea Odeh, beloved leader of Chicago’s Palestinian community, and the first witnesses for the prosecution were called to the stand. Again,…
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Angela Davis: Free Rasmea Odeh, political prisoner
The following op-ed, by former US political prisoner, feminist scholar, and Black movement leader Angela Davis, appeared in the Detroit News of November 4, 2014: Free Rasmea Odeh, Political Prisoner by Angela Davis Rasmea Odeh is fighting for her citizenship and for her freedom. She is scheduled to appear in federal court in Detroit today…
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Report: First Day of Rasmea Odeh Trial
Ninety supporters of Palestinian community leader Rasmea Odeh filled an overflow courtroom today for the beginning of her trial in Detroit, MI. They came from Chicago, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, Ohio, Milwaukee, Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Detroit, and were barred from the main courtroom because dozens of potential jurors were seated there. The proceedings began with…
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Chicagoans & others: everything you need to know about Rasmea’s trial in Detroit
Chicagoans & others: everything you need to know about Rasmea’s trial in Detroit After a series of unfair rulings by Judge Drain a few days ago, our call for everyone to “Get on the Bus” is now even more important. All of Rasmea’s supporters must pack the courtroom every day of the trial, and especially…