Activists Arrested at Impeachment Sit-in at Congressman Nadler’s Office

Elaine Brower and 3 other World Can’t Wait activists arrested at IMPEACHMENT SIT-IN at Congressman Nadler’s office
The Bush Regime has now been caught lying about Iran, destroying the taped evidence of its torture of prisoners ˆ blatantly impeachable offenses, and much more. Yet what major candidate is even talking about stopping torture and repealing the new laws codifying it? What major candidate is supporting impeachment of these criminals? It is up to the people to act. Today 10 people sat in in the Brooklyn office of Jerold Nadler, a key member of the House Judiciary Committee that could initiate impeachment hearings — yet Nadler has joined Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Democratic Party leaders in declaring impeachment off the table. Protesters demanded to talk with Congressman Nadler to express the sentiment of millions that Bush & Cheney should be impeached for their crimes. On behalf of the Congressmen, his aids refused to even let the protesters talk to Nadler on the phone and instead threatened them with arrest. At 5:00 PM four women protesters were arrested, and as of now they are still being held at the 60th Precinct (West 8th Street & Surf Avenue) in Coney Island. We have heard, not yet confirmed, that they will be charged with criminal trespass. We demand their immediate release and that all charges be dropped. The criminals are in the White House. Just before their arrest, they were interviewed by New York 1, WBAI Evening News and the Thom Hartmann show on Air America. Press reports on the sit-in and arrest can be found at:

http://www.dai lykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/2/12110/54147

http://www.afterdowni ngstreet.org/?q=node/29726

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/index.jsp

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_080102_citizens _are_sitting.htm
We will keep you posted as this develops. And we will have a full report, hopefully live and in person from those arrested at our meeting on Thursday night, details below:
We won’t live in a torture state!
Come learn more and plan/mobilize: Thursday, January 3, 6:30 PM MLK Labor Center/1199
310 West 43rd St, 7th Floor
between 8th and 9th Avenues Featuring the 30 minute section of the Bush Crimes Commission Hearings on Torture and Illegal Detection and speaker from American Civil Liberties Union on torture
Followed by discussion and planning for: January 11th, day of national actions against torture and to shut down Quantanamo:
Mobilizing people to travel to
Washington, DC for actions at Supreme Court.
Mobilizing youth and students — plans for mass wearing of orange in school, teach-ins and assemblies with expert speakers on torture.
Mobilizing schools, churches, community centers, tenants organizations, etc. to display giant orange banners declaring: “No torture”.
And many other plans to be proposed and decided at the meeting.
And looking towards January 31st – National day of actions to Drive Out the Bush Regime, and beyond. See you then.
World Can’t Wait – NYC Chapter