[Imc] Re: [85Percent] Witnesses needed!

[Robert Dunn]

I am willing. Robert Dunn



>From: "Kranich, Kimberlie" <Kranich at WILL.uiuc.edu>
>To: "'85percent at yahoogroups.com'" <85percent at yahoogroups.com>, "GLBT list 
>UIUC (E-mail)" <UI-GLB-L at POSTOFFICE.CSO.UIUC.EDU>
>CC: imc at urbana.indymedia.org, 'Tara McCauley' <tara at shout.net>, 
>"'brooke at shout.net'" <brooke at shout.net>, "'Peter Miller,'"  
><nhemmady at hotmail.com>, "bush karen s (E-mail)" <ks-bush at staff.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: [85Percent] Witnesses needed!
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:57:41 -0500
>
>Queer folks and glbt supporters are needed to witness the outcome of the
>trial of the "Springfield 5" on Wednesday, August 29th in Springfield.
>
>The "Springfield 5" are members of the 85% Coalition who were arrested May
>9, 2001 for disrupting a Senate Executive Committee Hearing by marching to
>the front of the hearing room and chanting "No, no, we won't go, until we
>have equality.  We're your daughters, we're your sons, pass House Bill 101"
>after the Committee Chair announced that the gay rights bill would not be
>heard.
>
>The "Springfield 5" have been charged with criminal trespass to state
>supported land.  If convicted, the activists each face a maximum of 364 
>days
>in jail and a $2,500 fine.
>
>To prove criminal trespass, the state must demonstrate that the activists
>were told verbally or in writing by the Secretary of State Police to leave
>the Committee Room and refused.  Police officers are the state's witnesses.
>Their reports contain outright lies.  They say that we were asked to leave
>and didn't.  The truth is, we were flanked by several officers while
>standing and chanting.  The officers said nothing to us and they surrounded
>us.  When they grabbed and tugged on our arms we willingly went with them.
>
>If you'd like to be a witness to the outcome of the trial, please email me
>personally for arrangements. Thanks!
>
>Kimberlie, "a Springfield 5" defendant
>
>p.s. Listen to "Keepin' the Faith" on WILL AM580 at 5pm on Sunday when the
>85% Coalition will be the  Rev. Steve Shoemaker's guests
>


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