Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fax-in Today - support NW grand jury resistors!

The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is circulating this call to action from the Committee Against Political Repression. Please send your fax today!

Dear CAPR supporter:

Two anarchists have been subpoenaed to appear before the secret grand jury in Seattle this Thursday, September 13. Previous hearings have been delayed through a combination of legal maneuvering and an outright refusal to testify. This time it looks as though U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan is preparing to jail those who refuse to testify.

Below you will find a Fax Petition demanding that she end this witch-hunt. To join the petition effort, please follow these simple steps:

1) Go to http://faxzero.com/

2) Fill out the form with your name and email address under Sender information.

3) Fill out Jenny A Durkan under Receiver Name and (206) 553-0882 for the Receiver Fax Line.

4) Copy the text at the bottom of this email into the box that says Type text to appear on the cover page. Personalize the text in the box to include your name and also anything else you would like to say.

5) Enter the confirmation code

6) Click the Send Free Fax Now button at the bottom of the box.

7) Check your email and click on the confirmation link. Clicking on this link will actually send your fax.

8) Wait for the email that confirms that your fax has been sent.

9) Once you have sent the fax, please CALL the U.S. Attorney's office at (800) 797-6722 to confirm that they received it. We suggest something like the following script:

"Hello my name is Agnes Driver, and I just sent your office a fax to ask that Jenny Durkan call off tomorrow's grand jury hearing and end the investigation. I'm calling now to confirm that you received it. Would you check for me please?"

The person answering the phone may offer some general assurance that they are receiving faxes. If they do, please be insistent: "Please, it is very important to me that Ms. Durkan receive my message, and that my voice be added to the opposition to this grand jury. Would you please double-check to verify that you've received my message. My name, again, is Agnes Driver."

It may take a few minutes for them to find your fax. Please be patient while they do. Once they confirm that they have your message, remember to thank the staff for accommodating you.

10) Please send CAPR a message at nopoliticalrepression@gmail.com, to let us know that you sent the message, and what response you received when you called.

Below is the Fax message to send:

End the Grand Jury Investigation of the Anarchist Movement
(Fax Petition)

To: Jenny Durkan
United States Attorney for Western Washington
Seattle, Washington
Fax Line : (206) 553-0882

Ms. Durkan:

I am writing to add my voice to the hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have telephoned you, written and signed declarations, and demonstrated in cities around the country demanding an end to the grand jury witch-hunt of anarchists and aligned activists in the Pacific Northwest.

This case clearly shows that your office is persecuting political dissent. It is despicable that the US attorney and the FBI are harassing and intimating this group of people for their political beliefs. I demand that the grand jury investigation be ended immediately, that the governments repression of social movements stop, and that any items seized in the raids be returned to their rightful owners.

signed,








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