[Peace] Fwd: Breaking News: Journalist Charges Dropped

[Belden Fields]

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> From: "Josh Silver, FreePress.net" <list at freepress.net>
> Date: September 19, 2008 2:35:12 PM CDT
> To: a-fields at uiuc.edu
> Subject: Breaking News: Journalist Charges Dropped
> Reply-To: "Josh Silver, FreePress.net" <list at freepress.net>
>
>
> Dear Belden,

> Charges dropped against journalists arrested in St. Paul.
>
> Your action made all the difference.
>
> St. Paul City Hall announced today that they are dropping all  
> charges against journalists arrested while covering the protests  
> outside the Republican National Convention -- including Amy  
> Goodman, host of Democracy Now!
>
> Your action made all the difference.
>
> You and more than 62,000 other people signed our open letter  
> demanding that the charges be dropped. The day after the  
> convention, we delivered your signatures in person to the mayor of  
> St. Paul.
>
> Today’s great news happened because together, we responded quickly  
> and spoke out strongly. This is your victory.
>
> But before you celebrate, I need you to do one thing. Please ask  
> three friends to join the Free Press network, so that the next time  
> we need to act, we will have an even greater number of allies to  
> add to our collective voice. Our struggle for an open and  
> democratic media system is so crucial right now. We need your help  
> bringing more people to the cause.
>
> Tell your friends to promote better media.
>
> Our task now is to ensure that our press remains free to report on  
> the events, issues and stories that matter to our country, our  
> communities, and our democracy.
>
> We'll stay vigilant -- I hope you’ll join us.
>
> Onward,
>
> Josh Silver
> Executive Director
> Free Press
> www.freepress.net
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> P.S. Please click here or copy and paste the message below into an  
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> Press.
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> Dear Friend,
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> Earlier this month, I -- along with 60,000 other members of Free  
> Press -- signed a letter calling on St. Paul City Hall to drop the  
> charges against Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and the other  
> journalists who were arrested during the Republican National  
> Convention.
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>
> Today, we found out that in response to public pressure, all of the  
> charges were dropped!
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