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Right to protest attacked by Congress, President
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 3/15/12
On March 8, President Obama signed the Federal Restricted Building and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011. This bill has been called the “anti-Occupy bill” and it specifically targets protests at national security events where the Secret Service is in charge.
civil liberties, Civil Rights, Federal Restricted Building and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, HR 347, Occupy Wall Street, right to protest
Solidarity is not a crime: Chicago rally to defend civil liberties
BY Staff | Chicago, IL | 3/11/12
Over 100 people rallied and marched here March 10 at Daley Plaza. They came to defend civil liberties, demand an end to suppression of dissent and to call for a stop of government attacks on immigrant, Arab, Muslim, Black and Latino communities.
civil liberties, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, September 24 FBI Raids
Chicago religious leaders speak out against Mayor Emanuel-sponsored ordinances restricting First Amendment rights
BY Staff | Chicago, IL | 1/20/12
As part of the pressure campaign to stop Mayor Emanuel from restricting the freedom to assemble, the Interfaith Committee of the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CANG8) circulated the following statement to faith leaders in the Chicago area.
Bill of Rights, CANG8, civil liberties, First Amendment, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel
“Sit Down and Shut Up” ordinances passed in Chicago City Council
BY Staff | Chicago, IL | 1/18/12
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following joint statement from the Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda (CANG8) and Occupy Chicago on the Jan. 18 vote by the Chicago City Council.
Bill of Rights, CANG8, civil liberties, Coalition Against NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda, First Amendment, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, Occupy Chicago
Coalition descends on Chicago City Hall to fight for right to protest
BY Staff | Chicago, IL | 1/18/12
Over 50 people gathered in City Hall, Jan. 17, to speak out against plans by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to restrict the right to protest.
CANG8, civil liberties, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, Occupy Chicago, right to protest
Obama signs NDAA, allows for indefinite detention without trial
BY Staff | Washington D.C. | 1/03/12
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), which includes provisions that allow for indefinite military detention without trial, on Dec.31.
civil liberties, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, indefinite detention, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, President Obama
Lawsuit filed by ACLU to protect Occupy Minneapolis
BY Staff | St. Paul, MN | 11/24/11
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against Hennepin County, Nov. 22 on behalf of Occupy Minneapolis. The lawsuit argues that the county’s new restrictions on the OccupyMPLS unconstitutionally restrict the demonstrators’ free speech rights.
ACLU, American Civil Liberites Union, civil liberties, Occupy Minneapolis, Occupy Wall Street, OccupyMN
UE convention resolution supports civil liberties, condemns FBI repression
BY Staff | United States | 10/05/11
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution from the 72nd National UE Convention, held Sept. 25-29. The resolution condemns the FBI and grand jury repression aimed at anti-war, labor and international solidarity activists and urges support for the Committee to Stop FBI Repression.
civil liberties, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, September 24 FBI Raids, United Electrical Workers
War Hysteria, Then and Now
BY Naomi Nakamura | San Jose, CA | 6/02/02
On June 2, members of the San Jose Japanese American community met at the Yu-Ai-Kai (Japanese American Seniors' Center).
911, civil liberties, Nihonmachi Outreach Committee, Patriot Act
War at Home and Abroad
BY Fight Back! Editors | United States | 2/01/02
Make no mistake about it: the Bush administration is waging a war at home and abroad.
Afghanistan, Bush, civil liberties
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