Free Shifa

CALL TO ACTION
Free Shifa! Free Haris!
Challenge the violent tactics of the War on Terror!

BRIEF UPDATE:
As you all know Shifa Sadequee was convicted on August 12 of all four counts of conspiracy and attempt to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations. The evidence is flimsy and the laws are all based on “pre-emptive prosecution” to convict people before a crime has been committed. The defense team will submit a motion for re-trial. He and his co-defendant will be sentenced by the same judge who presided over the trial on October 15. The appeal process begins after the sentencing.

IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE:

1) 1000 Letters to Judge Duffey to reduce the sentencing
2) September 11th – Challenge the Culture of Fear: Join us at Charis Bookstore to write letters & learn more about the case
3) September 21st - Community Meeting to launch long-term strategies

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1) 1000 Letters to the Judge by October 1!
URGE JUDGE DUFFEY to SENTENCE SHIFA & HARIS FAIRLY

Shifa faces up to 60 years in prison and Haris faces 15 years. Shifa will be 83 years old before he gets out, if the judge throws the book at him which is likely.

Student movements across Bangladesh have committed to sending 1000 letters. Let’s match that in the US by sending 1000 personal letters to Judge Duffey, urging him to reduce the sentencing to time served (best case scenario) or the lowest sentencing possible in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines.

Template is attached – Please make it as personal and from the heart as possible! Visit www.freeshifa.com for more information in the “Who is Shifa” section
Send hard copy to judge and PLEASE EMAIL A COPY TO freeshifa@gmail.com - Include your name and contact information.

Send hard copy to:
Judge William S. Duffey
District Court Judge
United States District Court
1721 Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse
75 Spring Street S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303

Send email copy to: freeshifa@gmail.com

2) September 11th – Challenge the Culture of Fear
Join us at Charis Bookstore at 8pm-9:30pm to write letters & learn more about the case. Food provided!

Charis Books & More
1189 Euclid
Atlanta GA 30307

3) Community Meeting – Atlanta Supporters
Monday, September 21, 2009 – 6:30pm
@ 9 Gammon Ave
Atlanta GA 30315
(Project South offices)

Come and find out more about the case and build long-term strategies to support the families, activate our solidarity with the Muslim community, and to eliminate these kind of attacks on all of our communities. We will discuss Media Strategies, Organizing Strategies, Safety Strategies, and general community awareness about all the issues that are connected to this significant and historic case. We will also prepare for the October 15th Sentencing Hearing.

If you are not in Atlanta and want to support, please don’t hesitate to contact freeshifa@gmail.com. There are multiple opportunities to join and support the organizing efforts through writing solidarity statements, connecting to media around the country, and connecting to similar cases and community responses.

Wherever you are, please write letters and forward this call on to your networks, friends, families, and organizations!

GO TO www.freeshifa.com
JOIN Facebook group with videos and all press releases from the 7 days of trial: Justice For Shifa