[Peace-discuss] Re: [Announce] Fw: Urgent Action Alert: Amy Goodman Unlawfully Arrested At RNC

[Neil Parthun]

I just called.

Goodman got released 2 hrs. ago per the jail.

The others are held on felony riot and will be held 36-48 hours  
unless charged with the offense.  The woman answering at the jail was  
perturbed and said that complaining to her wasn't going to do  
anything and that she was just trying to do her job.  The Mayor's  
voice mail was full by the time I called.

Its not the act of seeing with our own eyes alone; its correctly  
comprehending what we see,

      Neil

  We absolutely have to refuse to attribute any kind of permanency to  
that which is simply because it is.
[angela v. davis, 1944-]

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.  
Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as  
you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with  
too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
[ralph waldo emerson, 1803-1882]

On Sep 1, 2008, at 7:29 PM, unionyes wrote:


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Subject: DN!: Urgent Action Alert: Amy Goodman Unlawfully Arrested At  
RNC


Amy Goodman and Two Democracy Now! Producers Unlawfully Arrested At  
the RNC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
www.democracynow.org

September 1, 2008

Contact:
Denis Moynihan 917-549-5000
Mike Burke 646-552-5107, mike at democracynow.org

ST. PAUL, MN-Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested  
in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time.  
Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they  
arrested her. Video of her arrest can be seen here: http:// 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ

Goodman was arrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now!  
producers who were being unlawfully detained. They are Sharif Abdel  
Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while  
they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street  
demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. Goodman's crime  
appears to have been defending her colleagues and the freedom of the  
press.

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous  
and Salazar were being arrested on suspicion of rioting. They are  
currently being held at the Ramsey County jail in St. Paul.

Democracy Now! is calling on all journalists and concerned citizens  
to call the office of Mayor Chris Coleman and the Ramsey County Jail  
and demand the immediate release of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar.   
These calls can be directed to: Chris Rider from Mayor Coleman's  
office at 651-266-8535 and the Ramsey County Jail at 651-266-9350  
(press extension 0).

Democracy Now! stands by Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and condemns  
this action by Twin Cities law enforcement as a clear violation of  
the freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of these  
journalists.

During the demonstration in which they were arrested law enforcement  
officers used pepper spray, rubber bullets, concussion grenades and  
excessive force. Several dozen others were also arrested during this  
action.

Amy Goodman is one of the most well-known and well-respected  
journalists in the United States. She has received journalism's top  
honors for her reporting and has a distinguished reputation of  
bravery and courage. The arrest of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar  is  
a transparent attempt to intimidate  journalists from the nation's  
leading independent news outlet.

Democracy Now! is a nationally syndicated public TV and radio program  
that airs on over 700 radio and TV stations across the US and the globe.

Video of Amy Goodman's Arrest: http://www.youtube.com/watch? 
v=oYjyvkR0bGQ

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