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**PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY**<br><br>DEFEND FREE SPEECH! DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST SHAUN JOSEPH!<br>First Pre-Trial Hearing<br>Tuesday, December 6, 9AM<br>Courtroom 11, Boston Municipal Court<br>24 New Chardon St, Boston MA<br>(near Haymarket Station Orange/Green Line T; or Bowdoin Station Blue Line T)<br><br>On September 26, known war criminal Donald Rumsfeld--a man charged<br>with torture in at least four countries and currently being sued for<br>torturing two US citizens--came to Boston to sell his memoir. During a<br>nonviolent protest at Rumsfeld's appearance, antiwar activist Dr.<br>Shaun Joseph was brutally tackled by police and arrested on false<br>charges of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. Dr.<br>Joseph, who has no criminal record, maintains his complete innocence.<br>Why did the police arrest a nonviolent protester--and not the<br>notorious liar who pushed the country into a series of brutal wars?<br>Don't let them get away with
this attack on our right to assemble and<br>speak out!<br><br>This is the first pre-trial hearing, so we don't expect much "Law &<br>Order" courtroom drama now (or actually ever). Don't feel bad if you<br>want to make it but can't--there will be more opportunities to show<br>support in the coming weeks and months. But community support is<br>always welcome and important!<br><br>For more information, please email <a href="mailto:defendshaun@bostonsocialism.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:defendshaun@bostonsocialism.org">defendshaun@bostonsocialism.org</a>.<var id="yiv2086546714yui-ie-cursor"></var><br><br><br id="yiv2086546714yui_3_2_0_22_132283279297173"> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>