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<b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:PatLevasseurP@aol.com">PatLevasseurP@aol.com</a><br><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 05, 2006 11:34 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Lynne Stewart<br><br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>Hello All,<br>
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I am writing to update everyone on Lynne's condition and the work of the
legal team and defense committee. I also write to advise all that
the committee has very little money left in it's account and any
contribution would be most appreciated and very much needed. Please
make checks payable "The Lynne Stewart Defense Committee" or if
you wish to deduct from taxes payable to "The National Lawyers Guild
Foundation" just make sure to put LSDC on the memo line and mail to
LSDC, 350 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10013 (212- 625-9696.<br>
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Lynne just completed 33 radiation treatments. These have left her
incredibly fatigued but she seems to be coming back gradually to her
usual vigor.<br>
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Lynne Stewart was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2005 and at
the time of this writing has just completed 33 sessions of radiation.
This was the primary reason her sentencing has been delayed. We fully
expect her sentence to go forward on September 25. We have been working
on coordinating the letters written on her behalf and contacting
attorneys and groups who have worked with women in prison or mitigating
sentences for health reasons in preparation for papers with must be filed
by the end of June. The Lynne Stewart Defense Committee has been working
with Lynne's attorneys in research and contacting attorneys and activist
working on Women in Prison health issues and attending, tabling and
organizing events to keep the case of Lynne Stewart alive.<br>
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Lynne's attorneys are working on a motion regarding NSA wiretaps and of
course pre-sentencing memorandum to the court.<br>
Since November, 2005 The committee and or Lynne Stewart personally have
attended and tabled at many events, bringing up the case of Lynne
Stewart<br>
December 3, 2005 - Sacco & Venzetti Award for Lynne Stewart -
Community Church of Boston<br>
December 10, 2005 - Human Rights Day, Salem Methodist Church 129th St.,
New York City<br>
December 14, 2005 - World Can't Wait<br>
December 15, 2005 - Poetics becomes Law, New School, New York, NY - (Paul
Chan, produced a video with Lynne Stewart - where poetry is read by Lynne
and a human portrait is beautifully filmed)<br>
December 21, 2005 - Black Waxx interview with Lynne Stewart for Cable
Access TV in Manhattan<br>
Following Lynne Stewart's diagnoses of breast cancer, and a consensus
among legal team that Lynne must assume a different profile the LSDC
continues it's work and outreach with the direction geared to pre
sentence and compassion.<br>
February 18, 2006<br>
Michael Smith - attorney speaks in Chicago, shows "The Struggle
Continues" DVD produced by Emily & Sarah Kunstler interviewing
Lynne Stewart, her family, attorneys and community people, former
clients. Enclosed<br>
March 6, 2006 - Leonard Peltier event Community Church of New York<br>
March 9, 2006 - One Nation Under Surveillance - New York City<br>
March 10, 2006 - Lynne Stewart interview with Montreal Filmmakers
"Lying in State"<br>
March 11, 2006 - Sonia Sanchez event at Brecht Forum<br>
March 12, 2006 - Left Forum - panel including Lynne Stewart, Michael
Smith, Abdeen Jabara and others.<br>
March 18 - Cooper Union - anti-war, tabling<br>
April 17th - post card mailing - for LSDC film night - May 4th, 2006 -
(enclosed)<br>
June 1 - NY speak out on New Orleans - tabling and speaking out<br>
June 4 - NYC - Lynne Stewart - attending event sponsored by William Moses
Kunstler Fund.<br>
June 5 - Lynne Stewart - attending New York Criminal Bar Dinner at Tavern
on Green.<br>
We are working on a night of solidarity fund raising event for June 28th
or 29th (we ran into a snag at the location we thought we had for June
29th) - featuring poetry, Amiri Baraka, the Raging Grannies, Vinie
Burrows, also rap, jazz, singing some speeches in Brooklyn, NY.<br>
In September we plan workshops on Sentencing in US, Immigration/racism
and organizing to build stronger unity among impacted communities.<br>
The day before Lynne's sentencing date we plan a rally (tentatively at
the Riverside Church in Manhattan) for people who have come to New York
to attend the sentencing. We hope to have a strong showing of people
demanding compassion for Lynne Stewart at the sentencing the next
day.<br>
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Thank you for your continued support of Lynne and this most important
cause.<br>
<br>
Pat Levasseur, Director, Lynne Stewart Defense Committee<br><br>
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