Supporters of Academic Freedom Call for an Immediate End to the Investigation of Steve Kurtz and the Critical Arts Ensemble.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2004-06-18 22:34
On June 15th, a grand jury convened to consider charges of bioterrorism against Critical Arts Ensemble member and University at Buffalo professor Steve Kurtz. The Critical Arts Ensemble Defense Fund organized a demonstration in Buffalo to demand an end to the investigation. About 200 demonstrators rallied in front of Buffalo city hall, two blocks from the grand jury location. Artists, civil liberties activists, and students from around the country picketed for about an hour with signs condemning attacks on free speech, the patriot act, and affirming the importance of academic freedom. Rallies in support of Kurtz were also held Tuesday in San Francisco, CA, Amsterdam, and Vienna.