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<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div><div><div><p style="text-align:center"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Organizing Against Abuse of Power Locally and Globally:<br></font></b><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thai media activist to speak with local civil rights group</font></b></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, July 9, 2011<br></font><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">at the Independent Media Center<br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">4-6 pm discussion<br></span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6 pm potluck</span></p>
<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><span>CU Citizens for Peace and Justice will be hosting Thai media activist </span>Chiranuch "Jiew" Premchaiporn. Jiew is known internationally for her pending freedom of speech case where she faces up to 50 years in jail for "cyber crimes" related to operating an open publishing website. Jiew directs <a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/" target="_blank"><span>Prachatai</span></a> (meaning Free People) which regularly reports on abuses of power and social justice efforts. Learn more about her case from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/world/asia/02thai.html" target="_blank"><span>NY Times</span></a>, <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/trial-thai-web-forum-moderator-jeopardizes-freedom-expression-2011-02-09" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a>, <a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/02/trial-independent-media-pioneer-chiranuch" target="_blank"><span>Electronic Frontier Foundation</span></a>, and<a href="http://fsrn.org/audio/thailand-targets-%E2%80%9Ccyber-crime%E2%80%9D/4365" target="_blank"><span> </span><span>Free Speech Radio News</span></a>.</font></p>
<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">In addition, we will be sharing local efforts to end abuses of power including updates on:</font></p>
<p></p><ul><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><b>New Copwatch Website</b> for CU where residents can report and map <span>community-police interactions: <a href="http://cucopo.crowdmap.com/" target="_blank">http://cucopo.crowdmap.com</a> </span></font></li>
<li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Secure Communities Act</b> and immigrant detainees at the County Jail</font></li><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">The Proposed<b> Expansion of the County Jail</b></font></li>
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<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">We hope you can join us to meet Ms. </font><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small">Premchaiporn</span><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small">, an inspirational woman who has put brought world-wide focus on Thailand's movements for social change, and learn about local efforts to end abuses of power. </span></p>
<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">Hosted by <a href="http://cucpj.org/" target="_blank">CU Citizens for Peace and Justice</a>. Co-sponsored by the <a href="http://www.designingasociety.net/" target="_blank">School for Designing a Society</a>. </font></p>
<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">(If you are interested in cosponsoring email Danielle Chynoweth at <a href="mailto:chyn@ucimc.org" target="_blank">chyn@ucimc.org</a>).</font></p>
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