Feb 6 - Defend the Oakland 25

ALL OUT ON FEBRUARY 6 TO DEFEND
THE OAKLAND 25 ANTIWAR PROTESTERS!

DEMAND THE CHARGES BE DROPPED!
DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th

Rally - 12:00 noon at Superior Court
7th & Washington Sts, OAKLAND
Hearing at 2:00 p.m. in Department #115

On April 7, 2003, the Oakland Police Dept. opened fire on a peaceful antiwar picket line in the port of Oakland protesting the war profiteers shipping military cargo. The demonstration was called by Direct Action to Stop the War. Dozens of demonstrators and 9 longshore workers, members of ILWU Local 10 (who were honoring the picket line ) were seriously injured by the indiscriminate police use of so-called ''non lethal'' weaponry, including wooden dowels, rubber bullets , concussion grenades, and ''bean bag'' projectiles. 25 were also arrested including Jack Heyman, Local 10 business agent, who was dragged from his car, roughed up and then arrested for the ''crime'' of trying to warn his members of the violent police attack. They're now facing bogus criminal charges for exercising their democratic right to demonstrate.

For more information call 415-273-1649
Committee to Defend ILWU Local 10 Business Agent Jack Heyman

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[Please Note: An attractive leaflet has been produced for the rally and can be sent to all who need it for wider distribution to friends and coworkers. Please contact us at <ilcinfo [at] earthlink.net> or at <srsndln [at] pacbell.net> if you want us to send you the PDF version of the leaflet.]