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DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS<br>
Friday, December 2nd<br>
12 - 2 pm<br>
Oakland Federal Building<br>
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INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH POLITICAL PRISONERS <br>
Saturday, December 3, 2005<br>
7 pm<br>
First Unitarian Church<br>
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Oakland<br><br>
EVENTS HELD IN 25 CITIES WORLDWIDE!<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>Join us in Oakland on Friday,
December 2nd for a day of action in support of political prisoners all
over the world, and for an evening event on December 3rd. <br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>There are over 8,000
Palestinian political prisoners being held in Israel, and over 1,000
Haitian political prisoners. There are hundreds of American political
prisoners in US jails all over the country and abroad. Thousands are
being held in Indonesia. In Mexico there are right now over 500 political
prisoners, many of whom are indigenous peoples. In Turkey there are more
than 8,000 political prisoners. Many are from the Kurdish national
struggle, and many leaders and militants from the revolutionary movement
are being held in complete isolation, drawing on measures and torture
techniques imported from the US, Europe, and Israel. In response to
escalating human rights violations, activists from around the world have
decided to initiate a Day in Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Worldwide. Donato Continente, a recently released political
prisoner from the Philippines explained: "It's time we took a
united and international approach to the freeing of political activists
and freedom fighters – it's essential that we share our experiences and
that we mount international campaigns." <br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3>Former Black Panther
leader and Yale Law School Professor KATHLEEN CLEAVER will headline the
Saturday night event. " It's essential to work for the freedom of
those still imprisoned because of their contributions to the human rights
struggle within the U.S., particularly in these days of intensified
government surveillance of and restrictions against
dissent...." Ms Cleaver explained. Puerto Rican
Independentista ALICIA RODRIGUEZ, who was pardoned by President Clinton
after 19 years in prison, will join Ms. Cleaver. The event will
also feature representatives from Haiti, Palestine, the Philippines and
the Cuban 5.<br><br>
These events will be preceded by a film festival, <b>Political
Convictions: Liberating Political Prisoners</b> with showings from
Monday, November 28 through Thursday, December 1st at New College, San
Francisco, and Laney College, Oakland.<br>
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<font size=2>For more information contact: intdaysolpp@yahoo.com <br>
Web site:
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<font size=3 color="#FF0000">The Freedom Archives<br>
522 Valencia Street<br>
San Francisco, CA 94110<br>
(415) 863-9977<br>
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