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The '''Committee to Stop FBI Repression''' was launched on September 27, 2010, in response to the [[September 24, 2010 FBI Raids]]. They have collated [[September_24%2C_2010_FBI_Raids#Statements_of_Solidarity_from_Organizations|a list of organizations]] who have made statements of solidarity with the activists who are under investigation by the FBI.

[[category:Federal Bureau of Investigation]]

== Public Address and contact information ==

Email: stopfbi@gmail.com

Committee is listed with the following address:
[[International Action Center]]
www.iacenter.org
c/o Solidarity Center
55 West 17th St 5C
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: (212) 633-6646

== Janurary 25 Protests in support of Carlos Montes ==

[[Carlos Montes]] Was arrested in the FBI raids for providing support to Islamic Terrorists.
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*Dublin, - Dublin, Ireland: Protest FBI Repression of Palestinian Solidarity and Anti-War Activists
*Albany, NY - Albany, NY – Protest and press conference
*Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor, MI Protest
*Asheville, NC - Asheville, NC: Protest to Stop FBI Repression
*Atlanta, GA - Atlanta - January 25 protest against FBI/Grand Jury repression
*Boston, MA - Boston: Join the National Day of Action to Stop FBI Raids and Repression
*Brunswick, VIC - Melbourne, Australia Meeting in Solidarity with Activists
*Chicago, IL - Chicago, IL: Rally against FBI & Grand Jury Repression
*Cleveland, OH - Cleveland, OH: Picket Line Jan. 25 Against FBI Repression
*Colorado Springs, CO - Colorado Springs Jan. 25 Protest to Stop FBI Repression of the Anti-War Movement
*Columbus, OH - Columbus, OH: Jan. 25 Protest Against FBI Repression
*Dallas, TX - Dallas TX protest at Federal Building
*Detroit, MI - Detroit: Solidarity demonstration Tuesday, January 25 with those targeted by the FBI
*Duluth, MN - Duluth, MN—protest and press conference
*Fresno, CA - Fresno, CA: Protest FBI Repression January 25th
*Gainesville, FL - Gainesville, FL Protest
*Hartford, CT - Hartford, CT: Jan. 25 Protest against Grand Jury Repression
*Hilton Head, SC - Hilton Head, SC January 25 Protest to Stop FBI Repression
*Houston, TX - Houston: Protest FBI & Grand Jury Repression!
*Kalamazoo, MI - Kalamazoo, MI: Protest FBI Repression January 25
*Kyiv, - Kiev, Ukraine: Protest at U.S. Embassy Against FBI Repression
*Long Beach, CA - Long Beach, CA: January 25 Protest
*Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles: Protest FBI Repression on National Day of Action
*Louisville, KY - Louisville: Rally Against FBI Repression of Anti-War Activists
*Memphis, TN - Memphis, TN: Jan. 25 Protest on National Day of Action
*Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee, WI Jan. 25 Protest Against FBI Repression
*Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis: Protest FBI Repression for National Day of Action
*New Haven, CT - New Haven, CT: Jan. 25 protest against Grand Jury repression
*New York, NY - New York, NY: Jan. 25 Protest to Stop FBI Repression
*Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia, PA: 4:30 P.M. Press Conference on National Day of Action
*Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia, PA: 7:00 P.M. Video and Forum on the National Day of Action to Protest FBI and Grand Jury Repression
*Portland, OR - Portland - Jan. 25 Protest Against FBI Repression
*Providence, RI - Providence, RI: Jan. 25 Protest
*Provo, UT - Provo, Utah—Protest
*Raleigh, NC - Protest FBI Repression
*Rochester, NY - Rochester, NY - Protest FBI Repression January 25th
*Sacramento, CA - Sacramento, CA Protest
*Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Lake City, UT - Protest
*San Francisco, CA - San Francisco: Protest FBI and Grand Jury Repression!
*San Jose, CA - San Jose: Jan. 25 - Protest FBI and Grand Jury Repression
*Seattle, WA - Seattle, WA – Protest and people’s grand jury
*Springfield, MA - Springfiled, MA: Protest Jan. 25 Against FBI Repression
*St. Louis, MO - St. Louis, MO: Jan. 25 Protest Against FBI Repression
*Syracuse, NY - Syracuse, NY: Jan. 25 Protest to Stop FBI Repression
*Tallahassee, FL - Tallahassee, FL – Protest
*Tucson, AZ - Tucson, AZ Protest at Federal Building
*Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa, AL - Picket at Federal Building
*Vancouver, - Vancouver - Jan. 25 Protest
*Washington, DC - Defend Free Speech and the Right to Organize!
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== Associated Organizations  ==

'''The following organizations have issued statements or taken action in support of those targeted by the FBI raids.'''<ref>http://www.stopfbi.net/supporting-organizations/list Stop the FBI supporting organizations list](accessed June 7, 2011)</ref>

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*[[US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel]] ([[USACBI]])
*[[5th Worldclass Human Right Inc]]
*[[8th Day Center for Justice Staff]]
*[[ACLU Orange County]]
*[[Act for Palestine - Dublin City]]
*[[African People's Solidarity Committee]]
*[[AFSCME 3506]]
*[[AFSCME 3800]]
*[[AFSCME Council 31]]
*[[AFSCME Council 5]]
*[[AFSCME Local 3800]]
*[[AFT Local 6157]]
*[[AIDH]] Austin Texas
*[[Al-Awda]] New York: [[The Palestine Right to Return Coalition]]
*[[Al-Shabaka]], The [[Palestinian Policy Network]]
*[[Alice Peace and Justice Coalition]]
*[[All-African People’s Revolutionary Party]] (GC)
*[[Alliance for Global Justice]]
*[[AlliantACTION]]
*[[Amalgamated Transit Union]] Local 308
*[[American Federation of Government Employees]], Iowa City
*[[American Federation of Teachers Local 1493]]
*[[American Friends Service Committee]]
*[[American Friends Service Committee]] – Chicago Office
*[[American Indian Movement]]
*[[American Iranian Friendship Committee]]
*[[American Jewish World]]
*[[American Muslim Alliance]]
*[[American Muslims for Palestine]]
*[[Amnesty International]] Austin MN Chapter
*[[Amnesty International]] Chattanooga, TN Chapter
*[[Amnesty International]] Eugene OR Chapter
*[[Ann Arbor Coalition Against The War]]
*[[ANSWER|ANSWER Coalition]]
*[[Anti-Imperialist Camp]], Vienna
*[[Anti-War Committee]]
*[[Anti-War Committee]]
*[[Arab American Action Network]]
*[[Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East]]
*[[Arab Resource and Organizing Center]]
*[[Asheville Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Asociacion Democracia Y Salud]], Alicante, Spain
*[[Bail Out the People Movement]], Baltimore
*[[Bainbridge Unity Coalition]]
*[[Baldwinlinguas.com]]
*[[Baldwinlinguas.com]]
*[[Baltimore-Washington Area Peace Council]]
*[[Bard College]], Annendale-on-Hudson
*[[Bare Bones Productions]]
*[[Bay Area Committee to Stop Political Repression]]
*[[Bay Area Friends of the Filipino People]]
*[[BAYAN USA]]
*[[Bikram Yoga]]
*[[Black is Back Coalition]]
*[[Black Workers for Justice]]
*[[Blackwater Watch]]
*[[Blauvelt Dominican Sisters Social Justice Committee]]
*[[Boliaviasol]]
*[[Boston CISPES]]
*[[Boston Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Bring the Ruckus]]
*[[Buncombe County Greens]]
*[[Bus Riders Union]]/[[Sindicato De Pasajeros]] of Los Angeles
*[[Campus Labor Coalition of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]
*[[Capital District Area Labor Federation]]
*[[Caucus of Rank & File Educators]] ([[CORE]])
*[[Center for Constitutional Rights]]
*[[Chapel Hill SDS]] [[SDS]]
*[[Chelsea Uniting Against the War]]
*[[Chicago Committee Against Political Repression]]
*[[Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights]]
*[[Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban Five]]
*[[Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle East Policy]]
*[[Chicago General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World]]
*[[Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America]]
*[[Chicago Teachers Union]]
*[[Coalition to Protect People’s Rights]]
*[[CODEPINK]]
*[[CodePINK Chicago]]
*[[Coloradans For Peace]]
*[[Columbia Art Activists]]
*[[Columbus Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Committee for Palestinian Rights]]
*[[Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador]] ([[CISPES]])
*[[Committee on Pilipino Issues]] ([[CPI]])
*[[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism]] [[Committees of Correspondence]]
*[[Communist Party USA]] [[CPUSA]]
*[[Community Media Workshop]]
*[[Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago]]
*[[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] [[CAIR]]
*[[Council on American-Islamic Relations - Chicago]] [[CAIR]]
*[[Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality]]
*[[Defending Dissent Foundation]]
*[[DePaul University Students for Justice in Palestine]]
*[[Desis Rising Up and Moving]] ([[DRUM]])
*[[Detroit Committee To Stop FBI/Grand Jury Repression]]
*Duluth [[AFL-CIO]] Central Labor Body
*[[Durham Bill of Rights Defense Committee]]
*[[Ecotopian Society & American Heritage Service]]
*[[El Centro College Students for a Democratic Society]]
*[[Every Church a Peace Church]]
*[[Fellowship of Reconciliation]]
*[[Fight Imperialism Stand Together]] ([[FIST]])
*[[FIRE Collective]] [[FIRE]]
*[[First Chicago Church of the Brethren]]
*[[First of May Anarchist Alliance]]
*[[FMLN de Minnesota]] [[FMLN]]
*[[Fox Valley Citizens for Peace & Justice]]
*[[Freedom Road Socialist Organization]]
*[[Freedom Road Socialist Organization]]/[[Organización Socialista del Camino para la Libertad]]
*[[Freedom Socialist Party]]
*[[Friends for a Nonviolent World]]
*[[Friends of Palestine]]
*[[Gainesville Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Gainesville SDS]] [[SDS]]
*[[Glass Bead Collective]]
*[[Global Peace]]
*[[Graduate Employees Organization University of Illinois at Chicago, Local 6297]]
*[[Graduate Employees Organization University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Local 6300 IFT-AFT, AFL-CIO]] [[IFT-AFT]], [[AFL-CIO]]
*[[Grand Jury Resistance Project]]
*[[Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]]
*[[Greater New Haven Central Labor Council]]
*[[Green Party]]
*[[Green Party of Minnesota]]
*[[Hilton Head for Peace]]
*[[Houston Communist Party USA]]
*[[Indigenous Social Justice Association]] - Melbourne
*[[International Action Center]]
*[[International Action Center]] - Atlanta
*[[International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network]]
*[[International League of People's Struggles]]
*[[International Network in Solidarity with all Colombian Political Prisoners]]
*[[International Socialist Organization]]
*[[International Solidarity Movement]] - Chicago chapter
*[[Iraq Freedom Congress]]
*[[Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church]] (U.S.A.)
*[[Japanese American Citizens League]] - Silicon Valley Chapter
*[[Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War]]
*[[Kamëntsás Community]]
*[[Labor for Palestine]]
*[[Labor/Community Strategy Center]]
*[[Latin America Solidarity Coalition]]
*[[League for the Revolutionary Party]]
*[[League of Revolutionaries for a New America]]
*[[Letter Carriers Union, Golden Gate Branch 214]] [[Letter Carriers Union]]
*[[Libertarian Party of North Carolina]]
*[[LOK MORCHA]] (People's Front)
*[[Long Beach Area Peace Network]]
*[[Los Angeles Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Louisville Committee to Stop FBI and Police Repression]]
*[[MADRE]]
*[[Malcolm X Grassroots Movement]]
*[[Mankato Area Activist Collective]]
*[[Memphis International Solidarity Committee]]
*[[Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice]] ([[MECAWI]])
*[[Military Families Speak Out]]
*[[Milwaukee Activist Defense Network]]
*[[Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association - AFT Local 2169]] [[AFT Local 2169]] [[AFT]]
*[[Milwaukee SDS]] [[SDS]]
*[[Minneapolis Area Synod]]
*[[Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign]]
*[[Minnesota Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Minnesota Cuba Committee]] [[Cuba Committee]]
*[[Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee]] ([[MIRAc]])
*[[MN-WEB]] ([[Minnesota - Women’s Earth Brigade]])
*[[Mobilization Against War & Occupation]]
*[[Muslim Public Affairs Council]]
*[[Muslimah Writers Alliance]]
*[[National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression]]
*[[National Lawyers Guild]]
*[[National Network On Cuba]]
*[[Network of Spiritual Progressives]]
*[[Network of Spiritual Progressives Minnesota]]
*[[New York Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[New York Metro Area Postal Union]]
*[[Newark AFT]]
*[[News & Letters]]
*[[No More Victims]]
*[[North Carolina Labor Against the War]]
*[[North Carolina Peace Action]]
*[[North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists]] ([[NEFAC]])
*[[North Suburban Peace Initiative]]
*[[Northland Anti-War Coalition]]
*[[Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice]]
*[[Opposition to War and Occupation]]
*[[Organizations and People of Faith]]
*[[Palestine Solidarity Group]] - Chicago
*[[Palestine Solidarity Project]]
*[[Palestinian Federation of Chile]]
*[[Peace Action Wisconsin]]
*[[Peace and Justice Studies Association]]
*[[Peace Fresno]]
*[[Peace of the Action]]
*[[Peace With Justice Committee of Holy Trinity Church]]
*[[People's Law Office]]
*[[People's Organization for Progress]]
*[[People's Tribune]]
*[[Philadelphia Socialist Action]]
*[[Political Research Associates]]
*[[Politics For A Human Community]]
*[[Portland Central America Solidarity Committee]]
*[[Portland Coalition Opposing Political Repression]] ([[PDX-COPR]])
*[[Project SALAM]] [[SALAM]
*[[Project South]]
*[[Radical Women]]
*[[Revolutionary Students Union]]
*[[Rhode Island Mobilization Committee to Stop War and Occupation]] ([[RIMC]])
*[[Rights Working Group]]
*[[Rochester Against War]]
*[[Sacramento Area Peace Action]]
*[[San Francisco Labor Council]]
*[[Seattle United Against FBI Repression]]
*[[SEIU Illinois State Council]] [[SEIU]]
*[[SEIU Local 26]]
*[[SEIU Local 73]]
*[[Seriously Free Speech Committee]]
*[[SOA Watch]]
*[[Socialist Action]]
*[[Socialist Alliance]]
*[[Socialist Alternative]]
*[[Socialist Party USA]]
*[[Socialist Workers Party]]
*[[Solidarity]]
*[[South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council]]
*[[South Bay Committee Against Political Repression]]
*[[South Central Federation of Labor]]
*[[South Siders for Peace]]
*[[Southern California Immigration Coaliltion]]
*[[Stop the Checkpoints Committee]]
*[[Students for a Democratic Society]]
*[[Students for Justice in Palestine]]
*[[Sydney Stop the War Coalition]]
*[[Teamsters Local 705]]
*[[The Progressive Magazine]]
*[[Third Unitarian Church of Chicago Social Action Committee]]
*[[Town Hall Precinct of the Orange County Democratic Party]]
*[[Triangle Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]
*[[Troy Area Labor Council]]
*[[Tucson Committee to Stop the FBI Repression]]
*[[Tuscaloosa Students for a Democratic Society]]
*[[U.S. Human Rights Network Political Prisoner/State Repression Working Group]]
*[[U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities]]
*[[Uhuru Movement]]
*[[UIC Students for a Democratic Society]] [UIC SDS]]
*[[UIC Students for Justice in Palestine]]
*[[Unión del Barrio]]
*[[United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America]]
*[[United for Peace with Justice]]
*[[United National Anti-war Committee]]
*[[United Students Against Sweatshops]]
*[[University Education Association]] -- Duluth ([[UEA-D]])
*[[US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation]]
*[[US Labor Against the War]]
*[[US Marxist Leninist Organization]]
*[[US Palestinian Community Network]]
*[[Venezuela Solidarity Campaign]]
*[[Venus Collective]]
*[[Veterans for Peace]]
*[[Veterans for Peace, Minnesota Chapter 27]] [[Veterans for Peace]]
*[[Voces de la Frontera]]
*[[Voices for Creative Nonviolence]]
*[[Voters for Peace]]
*[[Voters for Peace]]
*[[War Resisters League]]
*[[War Times]]
*[[WESPAC Foundation]]
*[[White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church]]
*[[Willamette Reds]]
*[[Witness for Peace - Great Lakes Region]] [[Witness for Peace]]
*[[Women Against Military Madness]]
*[[Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Central Vermont]] [[Women's International League for Peace and Freedom]]
*[[Workers Solidarity Alliance]]
*[[Workers World Party]]
*[[Wright College SDS]] [[SDS]]
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==First National Meeting==
[[Image:Tom burke stop fbi.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Tom Burke]] speaking at the meeting]]
The first national meeting of the Committee was held on Nov. 6, 2010 at Saint Mark's Church in the Bowery. The meeting "was attended by more than 150 movement leaders and concerned individuals".

The meeting resolved to hold emergency protests the day after it's known activists have been called to appear before the Grand Jury and to call for a day of action for the subpoena court dates. The committee will also organize another call-in day to U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] and U.S. Attorney General [[Eric Holder]]'s offices. A student activist from [[California]] reported that [[Students for a Democratic Society]] was coordinating an effort to reach out to prominent academics to sign on to a letter condemning the raids.

Addressing the meeting were [[Bruce Nestor]], [[National Lawyer's Guild]]; [[Noor Elashi]], daughter of [[Holy Land Foundation]] co-founder [[Ghassan Elashi]]; [[Tom Burke]], [[Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!]]; [[Sara Flounders]], [[International Action Center]]; and targeted activists [[Jess Sundin]] and [[Hatem Abudayyeh]].<ref>[http://www.fightbacknews.org/2010/11/10/new-york-meeting-builds-movement-against-grand-jury-fbi-repression-anti-war-activists Fight Back News: ''New York meeting builds movement against Grand Jury, FBI repression of anti-war activists'', Nov. 10, 2010] (accessed on Nov. 23, 2010)</ref>

==Committee to Stop FBI Repression delegation to Congress== 
In mid November 2010, a  delegation from the [[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]] ( returned home from several days of bringing the "issue of the FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas of people doing international solidarity work and anti-war organizing to the U.S. Capitol". Three supporters of the Marxist-Leninist [[Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!]], [[Deb Konechne]] of the [[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]], [[Anh Pham]], who is facing a reactivation of her subpoena and [[Joe Iosbaker]], whose home was raided, spent two days meeting with U.S. Representatives on the issue. The delegation asked each Congressperson to sponsor a “Dear Colleague” letter condemning the raids and grand jury subpoenas. In the two days, the delegation met with either the Congressional Representative’s staff or the Representative themselves fro[[m the following 16 offices: [[Tammy Baldwin]] (WI), [[John Conyers]] (MI), [[Danny Davis]] (IL), [[Keith Ellison]] (MN), [[Raul Grijalva]] (AZ), [[Luis Gutierrez]] (IL), [[Mike Honda]] (CA), [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]] (IL), [[Dennis Kucinich]] (OH), [[Barbara Lee]] (CA), [[Jim McDermott]] (WA), [[Jim McGovern]] (MA), [[Bobby Rush]] (IL), [[Linda Sanchez]] (CA), [[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL), [[Maxine Waters]] (CA). The "meetings were positive, with all the offices expressing genuine concern about the situation. In some cases, because of the outpouring of calls from around the country, the U.S. Representatives were aware that the delegation was in Washington D.C. and the offices made time on their schedules to meet with the delegation. This reinforces the continuing importance of the solidarity work taking place around the country."

Rep. Conyers (MI), chair of the Judiciary Committee, directed the Counsel of the Judiciary Committee to meet with the delegation. Also, Rep. Ellison (MN) and his Congressional staff met directly with the delegation for a significant amount of time. rep. Ellison sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General [[Eric Holder]],  expressing concern over the situation and is continuing to work on options to support his constituents affected.  The delegation also received face-to-face meetings with Rep Gutierrez and Rep Davis from Chicago. Rep. Grijalva’s (AZ) office set up a meeting between the delegation and the Executive Director of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] in the Congress of which rep. Grijalva is the chair. In addition, the office of [[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL) and [[Maxine Waters]] (CA) gave the delegation significant time and attention.

“It was clear that progressive Representatives of the Congress are very concerned about the FBI investigation. Overall, they were very thankful for our visit and for the information and analysis given to them The level of awareness about the raids and grand jury was varied, from little to full awareness, but the delegation certainly changed that. After the two days, our presence and purpose definitely created a stir in the halls of Congress. “The fact that we were able to interact with 16 legislative aides or Congress people themselves, during an extremely busy time of restructuring leadership in the Congress, exemplifies the attention this matter is receiving”, stated [[Joe Iosbaker]].<ref>[http://uspeacecouncil.org/?p=334 Report on Congressional Delegation From the Committee to Stop FBI Repression, U.S. Peace Council website, posted Nov. 20, 2010]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:September 24, 2010 FBI Raids]]
[[Category:Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!]]