AIDS Treatment News Issue #349, August 18, 2000
John S. James
Many of those arrested were not intending to be, and were not breaking any law; they were held on preposterous charges such as blocking traffic when they were arrested indoors. Others did block traffic, and were charged with much more serious offenses than usual for such protests.
Also on August 15, seven medics for the protesters sued Philadelphia for civil-rights violations, claiming that police systematically stopped and harassed them during the protests. They said that they were not demonstrating or helping to plan or coordinate actions. Many more lawsuits are likely.
To contribute to legal defense for members of ACT UP Philadelphia, checks can be made out to Philadelphia Defense Fund and sent to:
Philadelphia Defense Fund c/o Ann Northrop, 465 West 23rd St. - #17B New York NY 10011-2120
Ann Northrop is co-treasurer of ACT UP New York, and is helping ACT UP Philadelphia's legal defense fund. This contribution is not tax deductible.
For news coverage, see the Independent Media Center, http://www.phillyimc.org Also, the generally well regarded PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER has started to cover the protesters, as well as the views of the national law-enforcement anti- protest campaign, which appears to have developed in reaction to the events during the meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle.
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