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Please turn out all forces for tomorrow's National Day of Peace Rally, 5 p.m. at the Tribune Plaza, on Michigan Avenue just north of the Chicago River bridge. Demands are for an end to the war, for no harassment of Arab-Americans and Muslims, and for an end to the attack on constitutional rights. Great speakers and an exhilerating time a guaranteed. We need thousands out so that the many many people who oppose what is going on stop being afraid to speak out. See you there. Emile Schepers
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IMPORTANT EVENT CONCERNING THE NEW TURN TOWARD REPRESSION, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND TRY TO COME YOURSELF
ON TUESDAY, NOV. 13, FROM 7 PM ON THERE WILL BE AN IMPORTANT GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE NEW TURN TO REPRESSION SINCE 9-11, INCLUDING SUCH TOPICS AS THE PATRIOT 'ANTI-TERRORISM' BILL, THE PROPOSED STATE OF ILLINOIS 'COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TERRORISM' BILL, THE ROLE OF TOM RIDGE AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE, ETC ETC.
We are facing a huge danger of repression of legitimate dissent, with new legislation both already signed and in the pipeline that will enable the government to listen in on phone conversations, spy on the internet, detain and deport non-citizens virtually on mere "suspicion" without any probable cause and judicial oversight, and persecute labor and community groups that disagree with government policy.
SPEAKERS WILL BE
WILLIAM GOODMAN, LEGAL DIRECTOR of the CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS in NYC, speaking on international law aspects of 9-11 and its aftermath.
NANCY CHANG, SENIOR LITIGATION ATTORNEY for the CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, speaking on the attack on the rights of immigrants and the foreign born, and on the possible role of Tom Ridge and the Homeland Security Office.
JAMES FENNERTY, Chicago attorney who practices civil and constitutional rights at the federal bar, has worked on cases of repression and grand jury abuse, and is president of the Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers' Guild , and SARITA GUPTA, Executive Director of Chicago Jobs with Justice, who will comment on the relationship of the new turn toward repression to workers' and labor struggles.
WHEN: TUESDAY NOV. 13, 7 P.M. ON WHERE: THE HOTHOUSE, 31 E. BALBO, CHICAGO DONATION $3
Co-Sponsored by The Hothouse, The Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights and the Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers' Guild.
CHICAGO COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE BILL OF RIGHTS 1325 S. WABASH, CHICAGO IL. 60605-2506 (312) 939-0675 FAX (312) 939-7867
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