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Denver activists released on bail! Continue the fight against the frame-up!
Sign on to the solidarity statement Sign the petition to drop all the charges! Donate to the legal and political support campaign for the arrested organizers The ANSWER Coalition congratulates the emerging nationwide and global movement against the repression of anti-racist organizers in Denver for securing the release of Eliza Lucero, Joel Northam and Lillian House from jail! We will continue to organize until District Attorney Young ends his vendetta against protesters and drops the bogus charges he is pressing against leaders of the movement for justice for Elijah McClain. Police agencies in the Denver area on September 17 arrested anti-racist organizers in a coordinated assault. The police made the arrests in a way to intimidate and terrorize people. People were arrested in a Home Depot parking lot, at their homes, and after they were pulled over while driving. Among those arrested were the leaders of large-scale peaceful protests that have gone on for months demanding justice for Elijah McClain. They are facing multiple felony charges and years in prison in an obvious frame-up aimed at stopping the movement for justice for Elijah McClain. The release of Joel, Lillian and Eliza is a major victory for the nationwide movement that has developed to fight back against the frame-up on serious felony charges of Denver-area organizers leading the fight against racist police brutality. Over the past seven days, thousands of people have signed the petition, participated in solidarity rallies across the country, added their name to the open letter of support, and made generous donations to their defense. Authorities grossly violated their legal rights by refusing to bring the three activists up for a bail hearing. But they were finally forced to relent under major legal and political pressure, and now all three are out on bail.
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