D7DN: Chuck Turners Last Public Appearance...Thurs. 3/24--7:00pm @ Northeastern Univ. Law School - 240 Dockser Hall--65 Forsyth St.--Boston

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DEAR MEMBERS:

Sorry, but due to circumstances beyond our control

the D7DNetwork will temporarily discontinue on March 25th.

This will be one of the last messages you will receive.  --lef

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

1.     “Framing the Innocent: Crimes Under the Color of Law at the Mass US Attorney’s Office”            (3/24—7:00pm)

2.      JALSA Announcement:  In Memoriam, Sumner Z. Kaplan

 

DETAILS BELOW…

 

 

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1.   “Framing the Innocent: Crimes Under the Color of Law at the Mass US Attorney’s Office”   (3/24—7:00pm)

 

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http://blackstonian.blogspot.com/2011/03/chuck-turners-last-public-appearance.html

 

 

Chuck Turners Last Public Appearance

 

Framing the Innocent:

Crimes Under Color of Law at the Massachusetts US Attorney's Office

 

 

 

Thursday, March 24^th    -   7:00 p.m.

Northeastern University Law School

240 Dockser Hall - Boston, MA

 

 

Confirmed speakers include:

 

Chuck Turner--Five-term Boston City Councilor representing Roxbury and Dorchester, and a lifetime activist for social justice, recently targeted by the FBI and the Massachusetts US Attorney.

 

Bob Boyle--Attorney representing many activists and political prisoners targeted by the FBI's infamous Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO).

 

Laila Murad--Organizer from the Tarek Mehanna Support Committee.

 

Michael Avery--Professor of Law, Suffolk Law School, won a landmark civil suit against the Boston FBI on behalf of four men wrongfully convicted of murder.

 

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Over the past few years, an atrocious history of government misconduct at the Massachusetts US Attorney's office has emerged in the court record, but few people have heard about it.

 

In the case Ferrara v. US, the court found that US Assistant Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn worked with an FBI agent to coerce a witness into maintaining false testimony, withheld evidence of the witness's recantation from defense counsel, and perjured himself in court. Other members of the office have:

 

        --Withheld information about misconduct by FBI agents;

 

        --Consistently and deliberately withheld evidence of the innocence of defendants from defense counsel and from the court.

 

The head of the Massachusetts US Attorney's office has shielded assistants and acted to cover-up government misconduct. Auerhahn was given responsibility to prosecute "terrorism" cases, where he continues to handle government informants and "cooperating witnesses."

 

The Massachusetts US Attorney has also demonstrated a clear set of political priorities: contempt for basic civil liberties and due process rights; an anti-immigrant agenda; selective prosecution of black political leaders; and the prosecution of an overwhelming number of indigent defendants and people of color.

 

Although the US Attorney's office has extraordinary power, people who are concerned about government abuses have paid comparatively little attention to its role within the criminal justice system.

 

Come participate in a public discussion about the Massachusetts US Attorney's Office and what we can do to hold it accountable to our concerns.

 

 

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2.  JALSA Announcement: In Memorium, Sumner Z. Kaplan

 

 

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The Honorable Sumner Z. Kaplan       It is with great sadness that JALSA shares the news that Sumner Z. Kaplan, one of JALSA's founders and one of our greatest fans, passed away Tuesday at the age of 92.  As most of you know, Sumner had tremendous energy and actively participated in everything we did until just a few months ago when he became ill.  We hoped his health would return, but unfortunately, that was not to be.   We have lost a tremendous friend.   Sumner was the beloved husband of 66 years to Eleanor ( Ellie) Kaplan; devoted father of Ruth Kaplan and her husband Toby Kusmer, Marjorie Kaplan and her husband Michael Stanislawski;  dear grandfather of Sarah Rose Kusmer and Anna Kusmer, Ethan, Aaron and Emma Stanislawski .   The funeral will take place on Friday, March 25 at 11 am at Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Street in Brookline.   Shiva will be held at the home of his daughter Ruth Kaplan and Toby Kusmer, 24 Spooner Road, in Chestnut Hill on Friday from the conclusion of the funeral service until 4 pm, and on Saturday night from 8-10 pm with minyan at 8 pm.  Shiva will continue from Sunday-Wednesday from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm, with minyan at 7 pm.   We extend our deepest sympathies to Sumner's wife, Ellie, and his daughters, Ruth and Marjorie, and to his entire extended family.  As a community we mourn the loss of our dear friend and fierce leader for justice.           JALSA's Commission on Law and Social Action (CLSA) will not meet on Friday, March 25 so that our members may attend Sumner's funeral service.

 

 

 

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ROXBURY:                               WARD 8, Pcts 3-4, 7;                 WARD 9, Pcts 3-5;             WARD 11, Pcts 1-3, 5;                 WARD  12, Pcts 1-9

DORCHESTER:                             Ward 7, Pct 10;                         Ward 8, Pcts 5-6;              Ward 13, Pcts 1-2, 4-5

SOUTH END:                            Ward 4, Pct 4;                           Ward 9, Pct 2

FENWAY:                                    Ward 4, Pcts 5, 8-9  

 

 

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