Surveillance / Privacy

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Steve Downs of Project SALAM, Support And Legal Advocacy for Muslims, was the featured speaker at a meeting of Progressives In Action at the Grapevine Restaurant on April 12. The subject of the presentation was pre-emptive prosecution in America. Much, but not all of it is aimed at Muslims and Arabs. Downs stood in front of three large boards displaying the names of people who have been pre-emptively prosecuted. The three boards displayed 150 names.

The anti-war and international solidarity activists who are being called before a grand jury in Chicago have learned that beginning a few months before the protests against the Republican National Convention in 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota, a law enforcement officer infiltrated the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee (AWC). The infiltrator went by the name Karen Sullivan, joined the AWC in April 2008, and about a year later she joined the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.

The class's first film: 1984; staring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton

We'll start class with a 20-min. introduction followed by the film with a 20-min to half hour discussion afterword.

MILLIONS OF little people WORLD WIDE ARE COUNTING ON A FUTURE PEACE BETWEEN IRAN & AMERICA....

On Saturday, October 16, 2010, members of the Community Education Task Force and anti-mayoral control allies picketed the Monroe County Democratic Committee on University Ave. in order to demonstrate their unequivocal disapproval of the Duffy-Morelle-Gantt-Cuomo-led and continued efforts to push mayoral control of the Rochester City School District down the throats of the people.

Also, we were informed of a new police policy to video tape political protests.

LINK to VIDEO: http://blip.tv/file/4259216

According to the Sergeant called to the "scene" of this morning's 7-person informational picket against mayoral control, it is now a policy within the Rochester Police Department that any public protest is to be filmed, photographed, or otherwise surveilled at the discretion of the commanding officer. NOTE: This policy does not apply to ALL protests across the board--only the ones deemed worthy by whomever is in charge.

Full report coming soon.

UPDATE: The officer who gave us this information identified himself as Sector Supervisor, Sergeant Charles Zlotkus.

Missed the rally on Monday? Angry at the systemic oppression being doled out by the FBI in the forms of house raids and federal grand jury subpoenas across the land? Well, don't worry--there's another demonstration this week for YOU! Come show your solidarity for peace and social justice activists as well as your rage against the FBI for their intimidation and violent tactics!

Video of Press Conference on 9/9/10