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Call Police Comissioner Ray Kelly 646-610-5410 and demand the release of the Carlyle arrestees!
Carlyle Group Arrestees FORWARD TO ALL LISTS NOW!
Call Police Comissioner Ray Kelly 646-610-5410 and demand the release of the Carlyle arrestees!
A protest was held this morning at the offices of the Carlyle Group, an investment fund that will profit from the war on Iraq. Protesters blocked the entrance to the building and were arrested in an organized civil disobedience.
But then police surrounded the legal protesters gathered across the street and refused to let them leave. There was no order to disperse, and those who tried to leave were stopped. The police then began arresting people whose only "crime" was to hold a sign protesting the war on Iraq! About 50 people, most of whom have had no CD training whatsoever, were arrested and are now being held at One Police Plaza.
Call and demand their release! 646-610-5410 and ask why they are being held, when they committed no crime. Call any elected official you can think of and ask them to apply pressure.
We must support these people who have simply exercised their constitutional right of free speech and lawful assembly and are now in jail!
SPREAD THE WORD FAR AND WIDE! RELEASE THE CARLYLE ARRESTEES!