[act-ma] FW [brookline-announce] Thur mar 24, Come Support Chuck Turner!

[Kevin Heaton]

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> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:12:57 -0400
> Subject: [brookline-announce] Thur mar 24, Come Support Chuck Turner!
>
> Thursday, March 24, 7:00 P.M.
> Northeastern University School of Law,
> 240 Dockser Hall (65 Forsyth St. Boston)
>
> Note from Elaine, who says it so well... and more info below
>
> [from Elaine Antonio]
>
> Subject: FW: [SupportChuckTurner] Chuck Turner Events and Announcements
>
>
> For any of you who have shown sympathy and support for Chuck in the
> past, he is to begin serving his 3 year sentence this week. He will be
> going to a federal prison in West Virginia. Could he be further away?
> It's all so heartbreaking. The judge wouldn't even allow him to remain
> free pending his appeal. They are determined to put him behind bars.
> A friend of mine went to hear Diane Wilkerson speak before she left
> to serve her 4 years at Danbury and she told the audience that the
> investigation that fingered Chuck and her had originally started out as
> an FBI probe into Boston police connections with cocaine dealers
> especially at Ron Wilburn's (the FBI informant) night club. She said
> that they went after Chuck because the BP were complaining that he was
> giving them problems. This is all paraphrased. Elaine
>
> > Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:31:20 -0400
> > To: SupportChuckTurner at masslists.org
> > CC: prlist at massglobalaction.org
> > From: supportchuckturner at masslists.org
> > Subject: [SupportChuckTurner] Chuck Turner Events and Announcements
> >
> > SupportChuckTurner at MassLists.org is an announcement list supporting
> due process and fairness for Councilor Turner. Visit
> www.SupportChuckTurner.com for updates.
> >
> >
> >
> > Chuck Turner Announcements
> >
> > 1. Chuck Sentencing Update
> > 2. Words from Chuck
> > 3. [3/24] Chuck's Last Appearance Before Incarceration
> >
> > www.supportchuckturner.com
> >
> > ---
> > 1. Chuck Sentencing Update
> >
> > Chuck has been sentenced to serve his 3 years at the United States
> > Penitentiary at Hazelton in remote Bruceton Hills West Virginia. As
> > Chuck's supporters, we commit to reading and disseminating Chuck's
> > writings, maintaining our communications while he is incarcerated and
> > ensuring that he us not isolated as he serves his sentence 600 miles
> > away.
> >
> > ---
> > 2. Words from Chuck: "See You Soon!
> >
> > It seems inconceivable that after 46 years of service to my people and
> > my community, I am about to spend three years in a federal lockup.
> > However, as the song says, “Keep your Eyes on the Prize”. Don’t let
> > the defeats in the struggle for justice distract. Given the 400 year
> > experience of our ancestors..., I have no right to complain despite
> > the injustice of it all.
> >
> > Terri and I thank you for your wonderful support. It reminded us what
> > community really means. How can you help? One way is to help retire
> > the debt owed to us by the campaign. All contributions should be sent
> > to P.O. Box 190251, Roxbury 02119.
> >
> > The most important assistance is to stand up and fight back whenever
> > you see injustice. You and I know that US Attorney Sullivan’s
> > objective was to break our spirit. They now know they can’t break
> > mine. Show them the can’t break yours.. Be part of the unending the
> > Chain of Change. Don’t complain. Fight Back. .
> >
> > Former US Atty Sullivan has failed. His purpose was to silence me.
> > However, he is learning that while his system can put my body in jail,
> > my spirit and voice remain free. You can access my writings at
> > SupportChuckTurner.com and BlackCommentator.com.
> >
> > A Luta Continua—The Struggle Continues!
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > PS Please join me at the Forum, Crimes Under Color of Law, at 240
> > Dockser Hall, 65 Forsythe Street at N.U. Law School on March 24th at 7
> > p.m. I and others will be talking about the issue of the criminal
> > collusion between the FBI and the MA US Atty’s office. "
> > ---
> >
> > 3. [3/24] Chuck's Last Appearance Before Incarceration
> >
> > Turner to Address Crimes of US Attorney’s Office
> > Framing the Innocent: Crimes Under Color of Law at the Massachusetts
> > US Attorney’s Office
> >
> > Thursday, March 24, 7:00 P.M.
> > Northeastern University School of Law, 240 Dockser Hall (65 Forsyth
> St. Boston)
> >
> > Speakers:
> >
> > Chuck Turner: five-term Boston City Councilor representing Roxbury and
> > Dorchester, and a lifetime activist for social justice, recently
> > targeted by the FBI and the massachusetts us attorney
> >
> > Bob Boyle: attorney representing many activists and political
> > prisoners targeted by the FBI's infamous counter-intelligence program
> > (cointelpro)
> >
> > Laila Murad: organizer from the Tarek Mehanna support committee
> >
> > Michael Avery: professor of law, Suffolk Law School, won a landmark
> > civil suit against the Boston FBI on behalf of four men wrongfully
> > convicted of murder
> >
> > BOSTON – On Thursday, March 24th, at 7 p.m., the night before he will
> > begin serving a federal prison sentence, former City Councilor Chuck
> > Turner will participate in a forum entitled “Framing the Innocent:
> > Crimes Under Color of Law at the Massachusetts US Attorney’s Office.”
> > The event is being organized to draw attention to serious misconduct
> > within the office of the US Attorney in Boston. Other speakers will
> > include civil rights Attorney Bob Boyle, Laila Murad, an organizer for
> > the Tarek Mehanna Support Committee, and law professor Michael Avery.
> > The event will take place in Room 240 of Northeastern University’s
> > Dockser Hall (65 Forsyth St., Boston).
> >
> > Turner and the other organizers of the event believe that
> > prosecutorial abuse within the US Attorney’s office hasn’t been given
> > the scrutiny it deserves. Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Mark L.
> > Wolf, who has been a leader in exposing and censuring the US
> > Attorney’s office for its criminal misconduct, is on record stating
> > that there is a “dismal history of intentional and inadvertent
> > violations” on the part of the US Attorney’s office. The forum is
> > designed to educate the public about the ways in which the abuses by
> > the US Attorney incriminate innocent people and jeopardize the
> > prospects for justice.
> >
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