Ithaca Peace Activists Trial Starts Monday - HELP

[bcoylepa]

One more time
okay - this is my third try at posting this - these folks need our help

do what you can but do something!

The first and only federal
conspiracy trial
arising out of civil resistance
to the Iraq War begins
September 19 in Binghamton, NY.

go to http://www.stpatricksfour.org/index.php for more important info!

[buzzsaw_23]

1. More Info

Summary. Two days before the invasion of Iraq, four Catholic Workers from Ithaca (NY), in an act of non-violent civil resistance, entered a military recruiting center, read a statement, and carefully poured their own blood around the vestibule. The four, all parents, were tried in Tompkins County Court in April 2004 on charges of criminal mischief. Nine of twelve jurors voted to acquit.

However, almost a year later, the US government decided to retry the four, now on charges of conspiracy. If convicted, they face up to six years in prison and $250,000 in fines. The St. Patrick's Four trial begins September 19 in Binghamton, NY.

http://www.stpatricksfour.org/index.php

[SmokingJacket]

2. Insane whackball of a district attorney...

honestly thinks these *unbelievably* gentle pacifists are some kind of threat to the community. :banghead:

Well more likely he just wants to "send a message" that protesting won't be tolerated here.

Meanwhile, the same crackpot DA let a guy who ran down a pedestrian in a crosswalk (in his SUV, dragged her down the street, then went shopping at Home Depot) off with small fine. Nothing wrong with that behavior!! But dropping your own blood at a recruiting center, ooooh, that's dangerous!

[La Coliniere]

3. Catholic Workers

put some long needed respect back into the Catholic Church. Kind of a counter offensive to Opus Dei. Dorothy Day Lives!

[buzzsaw_23]

4. kick n/t

[bcoylepa]

5. keep posted please

my posts keep sinking on this -
feel free to keep reposting under different titles - an amazing schedule of events is going to happen next week in Binghamton including Ray McGovern, Kathy Kelly ( Voices from the Wilderness) and Medea Benjamin ( Code Pink) an dso many more including my frined Gita Gutierrez a lawyer for CCR
go to their web page and sign the petition please - thanks

[buzzsaw_23]

6. bump