[Boston-wkg-video] Fwd: SOMERVILLE 5, trial starts

[Marjorie Bangs]

I can make it.

marjy


>From: Sofia JarrinT <sofiajt at yahoo.com>
>To: BIMC Wkg Video <boston-wkg-video at lists.indymedia.org>
>Subject: [Boston-wkg-video] Fwd: SOMERVILLE 5, trial starts
>Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 08:37:37 -0700 (PDT)
>
>How does next Thursday look for everyone? Does that
>mean could take a break again this week? (i'm
>EXHAUSTED)...
>
>How do you feel doing it in the studio? That means
>we'll have 2 weeks to prepare, call volunteers to man
>cameras, etc. Or we could be humble and go back to the
>hot set...
>
>peace,
>sofia
>
>--- Phebe Eckfeldt <peckfeldt at oeb.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
> > Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 11:23:01 -0400
> > To: sofiajt at yahoo.com
> > From: Phebe Eckfeldt <peckfeldt at oeb.harvard.edu>
> > Subject: SOMERVILLE 5, trial starts
> >
> > Hi Sofia,
> > 	Hope you have been well.  Our defense
> > committee for Somerville 5 is alive and active
> > after one year of working on this case.  As you
> > can see from the post below which we put out, the
> > trial for the "adults" starts on May 15.  The DA,
> > the police and the prosecution insist on
> > vengefully pushing this all the way even though
> > they know their case is flimsy to non-existent.
> > The young men are doing well, two are scheduled
> > to graduate in June and hope to go on to college.
> > We want to get the charges cleared away so they
> > can move on with their lives.
> >
> > 	We would like to know if you would be
> > interested in doing another show on the case in
> > the next week or so.  We have a group of youth
> > who have been working on the case who would like
> > to be on a show which highlights this case and
> > racial profiling and police brutality.  It is
> > possible that Calvin and Isiah (two of S5) would
> > also like to be on the show.
> > 	Please let me know.  thanks alot.
> > Phebe
> >
> > Support the Somerville Five!
> >
> > After more than a year, the first trial for the
> > Somerville Five will finally happen on Monday,
> > May 15th at 9 am at Cambridge District Court, 40
> > Thorndike Street, Cambridge.  (Picket line and
> > press conference start at 8:30 AM).  After being
> > attacked by the Medford Police last April 20,
> > after being suspended from Somerville High
> > School, and after countless pre-trial hearings
> > these five Black youth will finally have a chance
> > to face their attackers!  And we want to be there
> > in full force to demand: Hands off our Youth!
> > Drop ALL charges Now!  Stop the Racist Frame-up!
> >
> > "What it took me 18 years to build up, it took
> > those cops 10 minutes to tear down. We can stop
> > racial profiling!" - Calvin Belfon, Sr. (father
> > of two of the Somerville 5)
> >
> >
> > The Somerville Five are five young Black men
> > ranging from 15 to 18 years old, students at
> > Somerville High School, who went out the night of
> > April 20, 2005 to enjoy a carnival in Medford,
> > MA.  But the night turned into one of horror that
> > changed their lives forever.  They were racially
> > profiled, beaten, maced, arrested and
> > psychologically traumatized by 10 white Medford
> > police then charged with numerous crimes.  What
> > was an unprovoked police attacked by racist cops
> > on innocent young Black men, was quickly covered
> > up.  The police, courts, D.A., local media and
> > press and education officials have all worked
> > together to frame-up these young men who have no
> > prior record and are good students and athletes.
> >
> >
> > We will put police brutality and racial profiling on
> > trial on May 15th.
> >
> > o	Join the picket line at Cambridge District Court
> > at 8:30 am, May 15th
> >
> > Pack the courtroom - attend the trial which is
> > expected to start at 9am.  Trial is expected to
> > last several days.  We will picket every day.
> >
> >       	Tell District Attorney Martha Coakley:
> > Drop ALL Charges NOW against the Somerville 5!!
> > Phone, fax, letter campaign.  Voice your protest!
> > Phone: 617-494-4300, 617-679-6500 or 617-679-652 Or
> > Fax 617-225-0871
> >
> > Stop the epidemic of police brutality! Stop
> > racial profiling! Money for books and education,
> > not war and occupation!
> >
> >
> > For more info:
> > Somerville 5 Defense Committee; Women's Fightback
> > Network; International Action Center, (617)
> > 522-6626  ü  www.iacboston.org  ü
> > iacboston at iacboston.org
> >
>
>
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