CHICAGO MEDIA ACTION EMERGENCY ALERT, November 24, 2003
http://www.chicagomediaaction.org

Chicago Media Action has been asked to forward the following appeal
on behalf of protesters at the recent Free Trade Area of the Americas
ministerial in Miami. 

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Chicago/FTAA: URGENT Appeal for Legal/Bail Bond Support 

URGENT APPEAL for Legal/Bail Bond Support: Please Repost Widely!

Saturday, Nov. 22: Chicago activists have issued an urgent appeal for
bond support and jail solidarity for Chicago activists and others jailed
in Miami in the wake of anti-FTAA protests this week. Legal supporters 
reported earlier today that a number of arrestees who have been released 
were severely beaten in jail. There are also reports and allegations of 
sexual assaults in jail, and abuse that some have characterized as 
torture targetting jailed activists -- particularly people of color.

A number of women from Chicago remain in jail, and solidarity activists in 
Miami are gravely concerned for their well-being. Chicago activists have 
mounted an emergency fundraising campaign for bail money for the Chicago 
activists, as well as hundreds of others who remain jailed.

Chris Geovanis and Rachael Perrotta are working locally in Chicago to raise 
funds on behalf of the Ad Hoc Miami/FTAA Solidarity Project. Funds will be
wired directly to Miami, first to win the release of Chicago activists, then 
to support the release of people of color, student/labor activists, Indymedia
people, and the larger pool of arrestees. Groups supporting the ad hoc
fundraising effort include Chicago Action Medical (one of whose medics was 
arrested in Miami, and has been subsequently released), the Chicago
Anti-Bashing Network, the Student Labor Action Project/Chicago, United 
Students Against Sweatshops/Chicago, the Chicago Coalition Against War 
& Racism, Midwest Unrest, Students For Social Justice, and HammerHard
MediaWorks.

Please support this effort! Chris and Rachael are requesting CASH donations
that they can wire directly to legal support workers in Miami. To contribute
to this effort, please call Chris directly at 312-446-4939, Rachel at 
773-569-0568, or email chris at hammerhard@aol.com.

For breaking news from Miami, check out Miami Indymedia at www.ftaaimc.org 
or Chicago Indymedia at chicago.indymedia.org

For more information, call 312-446-4939, 773-569-0568, or email
hammerhard@aol.com. Labor donated.

Endorsers (list in formation): Chicago Action Medical, Chicago Anti-Bashing 
Network, the Student Labor Action Project/Chicago, United Students Against 
Sweatshops/Chicago, the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism, 
Midwest Unrest, Students For Social Justice, HammerHard MediaWorks.

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