[Peace] Fwd: [unac] UNAC conference and more

[Karen]

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> Click here to read this email in your browser <http://nepajac.org/unac_021420.html>
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> The UNAC conference is less than one week away
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> "Rise Against Militarism, Racism and the Climate Crisis - Building Power Together"
> February 21, 22, 23, People's Forum in New York City
>  320 W. 37th St. (Between 8th & 9th Avenues), New York City
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> Click here to register now <https://www.unacconference2020.org/registration/>
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> Click here for the conference web site <https://www.unacconference2020.org/>
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> If you have questions, send to UNACpeace at gmail.com <mailto:UNACpeace at gmail.com>
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> Leading activists from across the country will be at the conference.  There will be panels, workshops, presentations and discussions on a number of topics relating to the wars abroad and at home, and related issues such as the climate change crisis, racism, and the migration crises with plenty of discussion as well as music and more.  Meet people, exchange ideas and build our movement.  Join us!
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> Victory in a DC court.  The prosecution of the 4 Venezuelan Embassy Protectors ends in a hung jury.
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> Our movement won an important victory on February 14, when a 12-person jury was deadlocked and a mistrial had to be declared in the case of the 4 Venezuelan Embassy Protectors in Washington, DC.  The embassy protectors – Adrienne Pine, Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese, and David Paul – had been charged with “interfering with the protective functions” of the US State Department after spending 37 days in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC to keep it out of the  hands of the US-backed supporters of Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaido.  
> The judge in the case refused to let the defense attorneys conduct a proper defense by narrowing their ability to even discuss why they were in the embassy including the international laws that supported them being there.  This simply left jurors confused and led to a hung jury.
> This may not be the end or the case, since the prosecution can decide on a retrial.  Each of these trials in themselves is a violation of the defendants’ rights and amounts to harassment of the defendants and our movement.  While the prosecution has all the money and time they want to prosecute these cases, the defendants have had to raise tens of thousands of dollars for their defense.  However, the defense was able to use their fundraisers to not only speak about their unjust prosecution, but also to speak about Venezuela and the US attempts to overthrow the legitimate government of Nicolas Maduro.  So the stronger our defense, the better chance there is that the US government may decide to end the prosecution of the four Embassy Protectors rather than having their policies further exposed. 
> Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, two of the Embassy Protectors, have been on the committee to organize the UNAC conference.  Please join them there on February 21 – 23 where their cases and other defense cases such as those of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and  that of the Kings Bay 7 will be discussed. 
> Please go to the defense web site for information and to continue your support for this important case: https://defendembassyprotectors.org/ <https://defendembassyprotectors.org/>
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> Sanctions Kill
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> UNAC has joined with many other organizations to organize a coalition against U.S. sponsored Sanctions.  Sanctions are a form of economic warfare that the U.S. is using against 39 countries causing millions of deaths.
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> The coalition has called for action on the weekend of March 13 - 15
> Please endorse the call here: https://sanctionskill.org/  <https://sanctionskill.org/>
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> Read the UNAC Blog
> https://unac.notowar.net/ <https://unac.notowar.net/>
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