Friday, November 30, 2007

PACK THE COURT ROOM ON DECEMBER 13th

Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 8:30AM
Criminal Justice Center - Room 1003
1301 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107


On July 23rd 2007, four Philadelphia-area anti-racist activists were
arrested on multiple trumped up charges stemming from a
counter-demonstration against a Ku Klux Klan rally that was scheduled
to take place in Center City that morning.

Two men wearing neo-Nazi t-shirts were verbally confronted by
anti-racists and forced to leave. The men then boarded a waiting SUV,
at which time another verbal confrontation ensued, at the end of which
one of the SUV's windows was damaged. Police personnel waited until
this point to break their cover and identify themselves - the driver
of the SUV was a Philadelphia Police Detective while the passenger and
owner of the vehicle was an FBI special agent.

The initial charges against each activist consisted of 4 felony and 6
misdemeanor counts, but were quickly reduced to 8 misdemeanor charges
when the arresting offices realized the original trumped up charges
were just too exaggerated to ever stick.

On December 13th, the Love Park 4 will have their day in court.

We are happy to report that the defendants are confident in their
lawyer's ability to help them beat these trumped up charges, and are
currently proceeding towards trial in December with cautious optimism.
We are encouraging friends, family, and fellow activists to pack the
courtroom on December 13th to show their support and solidarity for
the defendants.

It is important that as many people as possible attend this court
date. We must show the State the large amount of support that exists
for these anti-racists arrested in a situation that - for all
practical purposes - was straight up entrapment. We must send a clear
message that State-sponsored harassment of political activists will
not go unchallenged.

We have also received word that local white supremacists are planning
to attend this court date to intimidate and harass both the defendants
and their supporters. With this new information, it is even more
imperative that people turn out in large numbers on December 13th. We
must not allow this attempt at intimidation to go unchecked. Let's
pack the court room with signs of solidarity for our comrades – fill
those seats early and keep the neo-Nazis out!

We are asking that everyone who comes to court please dress in an
appropriate manner, and behave professionally. Coming to court will
help show the judge and district attorney just how much support the
Love Park 4 has - but anything negative will only hurt their case.
Please keep that in mind when you are planning to attend.

In Solidarity with ALL Political Prisoners,
The Love Park 4 Defense Committee
www.myspace.com/supportlovepark4

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