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Dennison Williams & Leah-Lynn Plante Statement Against Grand Juries

by Resist!
This statement was given by grand jury resistors on the morning of August 1st at a press conference in Portland, OR:
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Our Passion for Freedom is Stronger than the State’s Prisons


Hi my name is Dennison. I will be reading a statement on behalf of Dennison Williams, Leah-Lynn Plante. The two of us were subpoenaed to the secret grand jury to begin meeting on Thursday investigating anarchists.

We are releasing this statement to make clear our intention to resist the grand jury. We will not co-operate with their investigation. If we appear before the grand jury, we will not answer any questions other than our names. If we are asked additional questions, we will invoke our First, Fourth,and Fifth Amendment rights. Under no circumstances will we talk about other people.

This grand jury is a tool of political repression. It is attempting to turn individuals against each other by coercing those subpoenaed to testify against their communities. The secret nature of grand jury proceedings creates mistrust and can undermine solidarity. And imprisoning us takes us from our loved ones and our responsibilities.

But our passion for freedom is stronger than the state’s prisons. Our refusal to cooperate with the grand jury is a reflection of our own desires for a liberated world and our support for others who are working to bring that world into being. We support the efforts of all those who will be resisting this grand jury.

If you would like to join us, please visit: http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com. There you can find out how to sign on to a solidarity statement, donate money to our defense and support campaign, and write us should we be imprisoned.

More importantly, though, you can show your solidarity by refusing to co-operate with any police force and encouraging your friends and families to do the same. The police do not protect us, and do nothing to bring justice to those who have been hurt by others. If we want real safety, and real justice, we need to begin creating liberatory alternatives to the state’s institutions.

http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/our-passion-for-freedom-is-stronger-than-the-states-prisons/



UPDATE 8/3/12: Today Leah was released from the grand jury in Seattle after refusing to give information other than her name. She received a new subpoena for August 30 at 1 pm. It’s really important that we continue to show support and solidarity with all grand jury resistors. Let’s make the solidarity demonstration on the 30th even bigger than today’s!

http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/leah-released-from-the-grand-jury-today-resubpoenaed-for-august-30/
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