The Suppression of Dissent in the United States: A benefit for the SF8

THE SUPPRESSION OF DISSENT IN THE UNITED STATES
With JULES BOYKOFF, KATYA KOMISARUK, and a representative of the SF8
$5-10 donation to benefit the SF8 Defense (no one turned away)

Eight former Black Panthers were arrested earlier this year on charges related to the 1971 killing of a San Francisco police officer. Similar charges had been thrown out in 1973, after it was revealed that police used torture to extract confessions from some of the same men. Unfortunately, such state repression of social movements is far from unusual in the US. Please join us for an evening of speakers about the history and current reality of government repression, as well as counter-strategies activists can use to combat it.

Jules Boykoff is a political science professor at Pacific University and author of the new book BEYOND BULLETS: THE SUPPRESSION OF DISSENT IN THE UNITED STATES. He will discuss the tactics used by US government agents to undermine the long-term viability of movements for political, social, and economic change.

Katya Komisaruk applied to Harvard law school while serving a five-year prison sentence for civil disobedience, and has been a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer for over a decade. She is also the author of the indispensable BEAT THE HEAT: HOW TO HANDLE ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. She will offer informed, practical suggestions of what activists can do in the face of repression.

A representative of the SF8 will also be on hand to give an update on their case and tell us how we can get involved in supporting their defense.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
The SF8 — http://www.freethesf8.org
BEYOND BULLETS— http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/beyondbulletsakpress
BEAT THE HEAT — http://www.akpress.org/2002/items/beattheheat

This event is presented by AK Press and cosponsored by New College Center for Education and Social Action.