Grand Juries – What are they? How can we resist them? 10/10 at 2-4pm

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Grand Juries – What are they? How can we resist them?



Sunday, October 10, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Walker Church (in the basement), 3104 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis.
In the last week of September, 14 anti-war and international solidarity activists were hit with Grand Jury subpoenas. These are the most recent but certainly not the only grand jury subpoenas served on activists from different movements around the country. In this context it is critical that radicals, activists, and supporters of those targeted understand the use of this shadowy institution—including the "rights" they grant us and the rights we claim for ourselves.
Carrie Feldman, a local activist and former member of the Coldsnap Legal Collective, will be speaking about what a grand jury is, how they have been used to target radical movements, and her experience resisting a federal grand jury investigation into the animal liberation movement.
In addition, one of the local anti-war activists targeted by the latest round of subpoenas will speak on the current situation in that case.
Stop the FBI harassment! Say no to government repression of activists! For more information on the recent raids and subpoenas into the anti- war movement, visit: http://stopfbi.net/ For more information about Carrie's case, visit: http://davenportgrandjury.wordpress.com.

Legal Education Session and Know Your Rights Training in response to the FBI offensive against the Anti-War Movement: The Legal Information Activists Need to Know



Sunday, October 10, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Walker Church, 3104 16th Avenue South,
Minneapolis. The following topics will be covered: an explanation of the Federal Laws prohibiting "Material Support to Terrorists" and how they are being used, and how they threaten the rights of peace activists everywhere; discussion of the federal grand jury process, and its oppressive use against political movements; training on what to do "if an agent knocks”; what are rights if a federal agent wants to talk to you, comes to search your house or other property, or serves you with a subpoena?
Information will be presented by local civil rights Attorney Jordan Kushner, with contributions by other lawyers and activists with pertinent experience. Sponsored by: the National Lawyers Guild (NLG-MN).