WASHINGTON DC


EVENT ALERT:
STATE REPRESSION IN THE ERA OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM

When: Saturday, November 17 at 7 p.m.
Where: St. Stephen’s Church 1525 Newton Street NW Washington,
D.C.
What: A discussion of the Criminalization of Animal Rights
and Environmental activists and the Continued War on the Black
Liberation Movement Featuring:*Ashanti Alston, former political
prisoner and Black Panther *Ramona Africa of MOVE *Gideon
Oliver, civil rights attorney, member National Lawyers Guild
*Will Potter, Journalist and creator of GreenIsTheNewRed.com
*Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, civil rights attorney, co-founder
Partnership for Civil Justice
Details: Join journalists, attorneys, and former political
prisoners at a forum discussing the links between past and
present instances of state repression of social justice movements.
From the targeting of animal and environmental activists being
dubbed by many as the "Green Scare" to the 37-year-old
charges being brought against former Black Panthers in San
Francisco, hear how history is repeating itself as state repression
intensifies in the era of the "War on Terrorism"
— and what we can do to fight it. $5-10 sliding scale donation
to benefit: Eco-Prisoner, Eric McDavid
(www.supporteric.org)
and the Jericho Movement
(www.thejerichomovement.org)
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS. For further information
and updates call 202.986.0681