[GPSCC-chat] Peace Vigil, MLK Library, Friday, March 2, 5-6 pm: Support Carlos Montes

Tue Feb 28 22:10:23 PST 2012

       The weekly Peace Vigil at the ML King Library this Friday, March 
2, 5-6 PM will include expressions of support for Carlos Montes, 
organized by the South Bay Committee Against Political Repression 
(SBCAPR);  see below.

       SBCAPR is part of the National Committee to Stop FBI Repression 
(www.stopfbi.net <http://www.stopfbi.net/>), formed in response to FBI 
raids of prominent antiwar and international solidarity activists across 
the country beginning in 2010.  One of those raided was Carlos Montes, 
who has been a Chicano activist since the 1960s and has misdemeanor 
convictions (reduced from felony charges) dating from that period.  
Carlos has been charged with purchasing firearms as a convicted felon.  
It appears that the case against him is entirely politically motivated, 
and he was singled out, because it seemed easier for the government to 
build a case against him given his record of activism and civil 
disobedience.  (See also Wikipedia, "Carlos Montes".)  We may know more 
after a pretrial hearing this Friday, March 2.

       Best Wishes,
       Spencer Graves

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	SBCAPR meeting Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm and Support 
Carlos Montes, Friday, March 2, 5-6 pm
Date: 	Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:52:42 -0800
From: 	Masao Suzuki <masaos at earthlink.net>
To: 	Masao Suzuki <masaos at earthlink.net>

Join the weekly Friday Peace Vigil at the MLK, Junior Library on the 
corner of 4th and San Fernando, this Friday, March 2 from 5 to 6 pm.

*Solidarity protest on March 2 for Carlos Montes!*

*Demand, “Drop the Charges!
No FBI Frame-up of Carlos Montes!”*

*Please join the weekly Friday Peace Vigil, on Friday, March 2 from 5 to 
6 pm.*

*Martin Luther King, Junior Library*

*Corner of 4th and San Fernando, San Jose*

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I also wanted to urge those who are able to to attend the Latin Film 
Night following the vigil, sponsored by the San Jose Peace and Justice 
Center:

*Latin Film Night: "A Better Life"*

*When: *Friday, March 02 2012 @ 06:30 PM - - 09:00PM

*Where: *San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 South 7 Street, San Jose, 
CA 95112

*Description: *This week's Latin film, "A Better Life", follows the 
story of Carlos Galindo, an immigrant from Mexico, and his son Luis. 
Carlos is a gardener and landscaper working his hardest to an effort to 
give his son a better life, a life that he never had. Through the movie 
you will also watch hardships that Luis also has to face including 
pressures of joining a gang. Actor Damian Bichir Nominated for Academy 
Award. Presentation by Michelle Cordova on the history of Mexican 
Immigration in the United States

There will be Mexican food at the screening, $ 5 - 10 suggested donation 
for food

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More information on the significance of March 2 from the National 
Committee to Stop FBI repression:

*Friday, March 2, 2012:
Montes Court Hearing to Uncover FBI Lies

**Call to Organize Local Protests
at Federal Buildings or FBI Offices*

*/Protest the FBI Frame-up of Carlos Montes!
Drop the Charges Now!/*

*Organize a solidarity
protest on March 2!*

*Demand, “Drop the Charges!
No FBI Frame-up of Carlos Montes!”*

*Send your event announcement to info at StopFBI.net 
<mailto:info at StopFBI.net> for posting.*

The FBI is relentlessly persecuting Carlos Montes. *At his next court 
hearing on March 2 in Los Angeles, Carlos Montes’ lawyer will make 
discovery motions on how FBI special agent Matt Weber worked with L.A. 
Sheriff Detective Don Lord and the Joint Terrorism Task Force in this 
frame-up attempt.*Last May, the Los Angeles Sheriffs smashed down 
Carlos’ door at 5 a.m., waving automatic weapons, ransacking his home, 
and carting away his life’s work of notes and papers. A FBI agent 
attempted to question Carlos about the Freedom Road Socialist 
Organization while he was handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser.

Chicano leader and long-time activist Carlos Montes is one of 24 
anti-war and international solidarity activists hit by FBI and grand 
jury repression since Sept. 24, 2010. Like others caught up in this 
witch hunt, Montes of Los Angeles was one of the organizers of the 
massive protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. 
Paul, Minnesota. When the FBI raided the Minnesota Anti-War Committee 
(AWC) office, Carlos Montes’ name appeared on the warrant for 
investigation. An undercover law enforcement officer “Karen Sullivan” 
lied about her identity and spied on the AWC, including Carlos Montes, 
for two years.

*Repression of the ‘60s Is Back*
Carlos Montes is well known as a co-founder of the Brown Berets and for 
leading the immigrant rights mega-marches in L.A. The FBI is trying to 
railroad Carlos for his political organizing.

Montes' defense is challenging the state’s claim that he has a felony 
record from his 1969 arrest for leading a student strike that demanded 
Chicano, Black and Women’s Studies at an East Los Angeles college. Also, 
the legal record does not support the claim of a past felony, thereby 
ruling out the District Attorney going ahead with this case. 
Nevertheless, the government is alleging it was a crime for Montes to 
buy several guns at a local sporting goods store over a ten-year period, 
because of the (nonexistent) felony record. The FBI are relentless in 
their frame-up.

The prosecution is basing their evidence on this 42-year-old incident, 
where, during the 1969 student strike and rally, the L.A. County 
Sheriff’s Department invaded the East Los Angeles college campus, 
beating and arresting student protesters. In the aftermath of the 
turmoil, Montes was arrested while driving home with a fellow activist 
and family. He was charged with assaulting a Sheriff’s Deputy. Just like 
today, the Sheriffs targeted Montes because of his politics - he was a 
leader of the La Vida Nueva on campus and the Brown Berets in the community.

*Support Grows! Solidarity Will Bring Victory!*
Support for Montes and the other activists under attack by the FBI and 
U.S. Federal grand jury is growing. Recently, Montes received a letter 
of support from the 350,000-member California Teachers Association and 
the 40,000 members at LAUSD United Teachers of Los Angeles and the UAW 
local at UCLA.

Facing up to 18 years of prison time, Carlos Montes is preparing to go 
on trial. Here is what you can do:

1. Organize a solidarity protest and demand, “Drop the Charges! No FBI 
Frame-Up of Carlos Montes!” on March 2, 2012. Send your announcement to 
info at StopFBI.net <mailto:info at StopFBI.net> for posting.
2. Pass a resolution in solidarity with Carlos Montes or write a letter.
3. Sign the petition at _http://www.stopfbi.net/petition/national_ 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=46c4cbc6c0&e=fc2a0149d6>
4. Sign the Pledge at 
_http://www.stopfbi.net/get-involved/pledge-of-resistance_ 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=cf1c48075c&e=fc2a0149d6>
5. Donate to the Legal Defense _http://www.stopfbi.net/donate_ 
<http://stopfbi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b7315d854bc40ca9fa6dd227&id=adf069fab5&e=fc2a0149d6>

/Copyright © 2012 Committee to Stop FBI Repression, All rights reserved./
Thanks for your ongoing interest in the fight against FBI repression of 
anti-war and international solidarity activists!
*Our mailing address is:*
Committee to Stop FBI Repression
PO Box 14183
Minneapolis, MN 55414

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