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Template:TOCnestleft Sarah Martin is associated with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!
Israel problem
In February 2009 Israeli security forces refused entry to three U.S. activists attempting to visit the Palestinian Territories. One of them, Karen Sullivan, "is being sent home on a flight tonight, and two others, Sarah Martin and Katrina Plotz have refused to leave, and are being taken into custody. They are being treated as criminals, while their only goal was to learn about the reality of life for the Palestinian people".[1]
“Minnesotans For Peace”
A group of at least 18 Minnesotans are expected to set off July 21, 2010, for the “National Peace Conference” in Albany NY
Many of the Minnesotans traveling to Albany were involved earlier this year in repeated efforts in both Minnesota and in Washington DC requesting Minnesota Senators Klobuchar and Franken to explain their positions as well as contacts with other Minnesota congresspersons requesting they vote against the supplemental war funding and to seek withdrawal of all troops from Afghanistan and Iraq .
- John Braun - AlliantAction and Twin Cities Peace Campaign
- Kim Doss-Smith – Women Against Military Madness
- Marie Braun - Women Against Military Madness and Twin Cities Peace Campaign
- Pat Cretilli - Women Against Military Madness
- Paul Bauer - Women Against Military Madness
- Ward Brennan - Veterans for Peace
- Maxine McNamara - Women Against Military Madness
- Polly Mann - Women Against Military Madness
- Meredith Aby - AntiWar Committee
- Sarah Martin - Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!
- Alan Dale - Iraq Peace Action Coalition
- Kristin Dooley - Mayday Books and Women Against Military Madness
- Joe Callahan - Cuba Committee
- Coleen Rowley- Burnsville and Eagan Peace Vigils
- Marcial Castro – Cuba Committee and Hands Off Honduras
- Jack Rossbach – Minnesota Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munitions
- Dehlia Jurek --Peace in Action of Taylor Falls
- Debbie Wilken --the Minnesota Peace Project.[2]
Grand Jury
A showdown is in the making between the government and three Twin Cities anti-war activists targeted by the FBI. Tracy Molm, Anh Pham and Sarah Martin have received word from the U.S. Attorney’s Office that that they will be called to appear in front of a Chicago Grand Jury.
The three were among those targeted when the FBI raided their homes on Sept. 24 and handed out subpoenas to 14 activists in Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan to testify before a federal grand jury. All of them submitted legal documents invoking their Fifth Amendment rights and did not appear before the Grand Jury. Now, Molm, Pham and Martin are being told that they will nevertheless have to appear in front of the Grand Jury.[3]
Meeting Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met in New York , September 21, 2010, with 100 leaders and representatives of anti-war, labor, alternative media and Iranian and Palestinian solidarity organizations. Among the participants were Sarah Martin, Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!, Margaret Sarfehjooy, board member of the Minneapolis-based Women Against Military Madness, former attorney general Ramsey Clark, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, Sara Flounders from the International Action Center, Brian Becker of the ANSWER coalition, Ramona Africa of the Free Mumia Coalition and Amiri Baraka, poet and activist.[4]
WAMM
Sarah Martin joined WAMM in 1983. Her first action was a day-long session about opposing nuclear weapons and empowerment. As an action that day, balloons with messages were released into the air. Sarah notes that WAMM has always understood the connections of militarism to systems of oppression. Over the years WAMM supported and took action around the Hormel strike, Native American fishing rights, and the Nurses strike, to name a few. More recently, after being among the first to come forward in 2010 to stand with them, WAMM has sustained support of antiwar activists in the Twin Cities targeted for dissent by the FBI. And, of course, WAMM continues to oppose military madness in all its forms.[5]
In 2010 Sarah Martin, was a member of Women Against Military Madness. [6]
In 2011, Sarah Martin, was co-chair of Women Against Military Madness. Tracy Molm and Anh Pham have worked with WAMM in the Iraq Peace Action Coalition and other coalitions to organize non-violent anti-war educational events and protests, including at the Republican National Convention, speaking out against the atrocities of war and injustice.[7]
NATO meeting
About 100 Minnesotans journeyed to Chicago the weekend of May 12 – 13, 2012 to participate with 20,000 others in protesting the meeting of NATO nations. Sarah Martin, Laura Ross, Sue Ann Martinson and Kim DeFranco were part of the Minnesota contingent.[8]
References
- ↑ IAC URGENT ALERT: Minnesota activists jailed in Israel
- ↑ [http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php/http:/bcnews.go.com/duboard.php?az=printer_friendly&forum=160&topic_id=39686&mesg_id=39686 “Minnesotans For Peace” to travel to National Conference This Week for Peace Posted by annm4peace on Tue Jul-20-10 11:47 PM]
- ↑ http://theuptake.org/2010/11/17/fbi-raid-targets-ordered-to-appear-in-front-of-grand-jury/The Uptake, FBI Raid Targets Ordered To Appear In Front Of Grand Jury By: MICHAEL MCINTEE | November 17, 2010]
- ↑ http://www.fightbacknews.org/2010/9/23/us-progressives-meet-iranian-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad FBNews, U.S. progressives meet with Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadBy staff | September 23, 2010]
- ↑ [http://riseuptimes.org/2012/07/10/more-daring-deeds-wamms-sarah-martin/RiseUpTimes, MORE DARING DEEDS! WAMM’S SARAH MARTIN July 10, 2012]
- ↑ http://archive.southsidepride.com/2010/10/articles/FBI.htmlSouthsidePride, FBI raids local peace activists]
- ↑ WAMM, worldwideWAMM November/December 2010 End the Grand Jury Witchhunt! Defend Our Re-Subponeaed Friends!
- ↑ Uptake, Peaceful Minnesota NATO Protestors Joined 20,000 In ChicagoBy: BILL SOREM | May 29, 2012