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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the disclosure of COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) following the March 1971 break-in of the FBI office in Media, PA. Files removed from the office revealed a widespread program of surveillance, intimidation, and harassment of anti-war and radical social change activists. Today we are witnessing a similar assault by the FBI on activists and members of the Muslim community.
A Public Media Event & Celebration of Free Speech, Dissent, and Civil Liberties Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11a.m.- 1p.m. - Phila. City Hall west side 15th & Market Sts. Speakers, Music, Displays, Tabling Citizen activist groups across Pennsylvania have been tracked by the PA Department of Homeland Security (PA-DHS) in ‘Terror Watch’ bulletins compiled by the Institute for Terrorism Research & Response (ITRR) in a no-bid $125,000 contract with PA-DHS. ITRR is an Israeli/U.S. private security firm that is part of the mega-billion post 9/11 growth in the private for-profit surveillance and spying industry in the U.S.
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Sara Mullen, ACLU-PA | 11.03.2010
The ACLU of Pennsylvania, along with 19 other groups, will be sponsoring “The War on Dissent: A Town Hall” on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St. in Center City.  PHILADELPHIA - The ACLU of Pennsylvania, along with 19 other groups, will be sponsoring “The War on Dissent: A Town Hall” on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St. in Center City.
FBI raids on homes of anti-war activists... State office of homeland security tracking of activists… Police harassment and arrest of G-20 protestors... Surveillance and harassment of activists is on the rise. Express your support of free speech and learn more about current threats to the right to dissent, including:
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Rich Gardner | 05.25.2009
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Iran fails to come up to the sorry free-speech standard set by the last US President. They should be ashamed of themselves. I don't know if I'm exactly disappointed by the Iranian action against Facebook. In order to be disappointed, one has to expect good things. I guess I'm miffed that Iran has failed to come up even to the sorry free speech standards set by G. W. Bush, who had set up "Free Speech Zones" at Republican campaign events, usually allowing protesters to set up only in places that were at a good distance from where they could be seen or heard.
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Dave Lindorff, thiscantbehappening.net | 04.03.2009
A group of six ordinary people in a Colorado courtroom saw through the McCarthyite political tactics of the University of Colorado officials and Colorado politicians who conducted a witch hunt against tenured professor and long-time Native American activist Ward Churchill, saying with remarkable clarity and sense that he never would have had his tenure revoked and been fired by the university had it not been for his unapologetic left-wing politics and writings. Hooray for Juries: Ordinary Folks Once Again Defeat the SystemBy Dave Lindorff A group of six ordinary people in a Colorado courtroom saw through the McCarthyite political tactics of the University of Colorado officials and Colorado politicians who conducted a witch hunt against tenured professor and long-time Native American activist Ward Churchill, saying with remarkable clarity and sense that he never would have had his tenure revoked and been fired by the university had it not been for his unapologetic left-wing politics and writings. It was an enormous victory for academic freedom and for the First Amendment protection of freedom of speech.
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International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement | 03.25.2009
The International Executive Committee of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) and its international membership body, denounces the Thursday, March 19 police attack on two of our organizers during the City Council meeting to feature Mayor Michael Nutter and his introduction of the highly controversial 2010 city budget. During this process, InPDUM members were holding signs protesting Mayor Nutter’s current budget that spends more than $1 billion a year for police and prisons, which attack the black community. Subsequent to the police attack, InPDUM International Organizer Diop Olugbala (aka Wali Rahman) and InPDUM member Shabaka Mnombatha (aka Franklin Moses)—now known as the Philly City Hall 2—were brutally arrested and now have a list of charges, including aggravated assault on police!
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Uhuru Solidarity Movement | 03.20.2009
On Wednesday, March 19, 2009, police attacked members of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) in the gallery of the City Council during the City Council session where Mayor Nutter was announcing his 2010 budget. International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement members were holding signs protesting Mayor Nutter’s budget, which cuts essential services for the African population while spending more than one billion dollars a year for police and prisons attacking the black community. Subsequent to the police attack, InPDUM international organizer Diop Olugbala, (aka Wali Rahman), and member Shabaka Mnombatha, (aka Franklin Moses), were brutally arrested and are being charged with aggravated assault on police! Uhuru organizer attacked by police at City Council speaks at People's Townhall Meeting Thurs 3/26  Police attack Diop Olugbala during demonstrationSee video of police attack here.
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Uhuru Movement | 03.19.2009
For Immediate Release: Police Attack Protesters in City Council. Contact: International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement National Secretary Nzinga Themba 215-519-7749 For Immediate Release:
Police Attack Protesters in City Council. There is no free speech for African people in Philadelphia! Contact: International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement National Secretary Nzinga Themba 215-519-7749 
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