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Anti-Repression and Prison Industrial Complex

Tear Down the Walls People’s Power Assembly, Scheduled for Sunday, November 3 at 8:30-11:15 A.M. Freedom of speech, assembly, privacy and dissent are regarded as a birthright. Yet increasingly dissent is being criminalized. Spurred by Edward Snowden’s revelations, a Washington Post study has revealed that the US government has over 850,000 federal and private employees…

Could Ricardo Palmera be Released to Participate in Colombia’s Peace Negotiations?

(Oct. 24, 2012) YOUR ACTION NEEDED! An old, Bush-era tactic is impeding Colombia’s peace process. US extraditions of Colombian citizens are a violation of the nation’s sovereignty and interfere with negotiations to end it’s armed internal conflict. Of special concern is the imprisonment of Ricardo Palmera, aka Simón Trinidad, a key negotiator for the FARC…