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Vermont Police Attempt To Arrest Socialist Presidential Candidate

admin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:12:52 -0700

Police order candidate Moore to start
shopping, run for president less.

Democratic Process Not So Easy For Minor Party Candidate Moore, Several Miles from New Hampshire Border Where Major Party Candidates Campaign Effortlessly

Socialist Party USA Presidential Nominee Brian Moore was threatened with arrest Sunday afternoon by Brattleboro (Vermont) Police officers for petitioning in a supermarket parking lot to qualify on the presidential primary ballot of the Liberty Union Party of Vermont. The primary is scheduled for March 5th.

The manager of Hannaford Supermarkets in Brattleboro repeatedly ordered Moore, in a hostile voice, to leave the large mall parking lot because it was private property and owned by the store. Moore and his three colleagues stood their ground and refused to leave claiming they had a constitutional right to participate in a democratic process in a public area so that he could be a qualified presidential candidate in Vermont.

Two City of Brattleboro police cars, containing a lieutenant and a Sergeant Mike Gorman, arrived on the scene within minutes and ordered Moore and three of his petition colleagues "to leave or they would get a trespassing order, and would arrest us if necessary," Moore stated. Peter Diamondstone, an attorney and a leader of the Liberty Union Party in Vermont, and one of Moore's colleagues doing the petitioning, informed the officers that they had a constitutional right for such actions.read more »

International Day to Shut Down Guantanamo

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:39:34 -0700

Start: 01/11/2008 - 12:00pm

End: 01/11/2008 - 10:00pm

The Socialist Party is formally endorsing and our members will participate in the International Day to Shut Down Guantanamo on January 11th, 2008.

Check http://www.witnesstorture.org and here for updates as they become available.

International Day to Shut Down Guantanamo
From: "Matthew W. Daloisio"

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Hey folks...

Hope you are well. So here we are again. We hope that the Socialist Party NY, SP NJ and the SP USA can sign on again this year, so that hopefully in '09 we can celebrate the one year anniversary of the closing of Guantanamo! Let me know as soon as you can so we can update our materials. You can also go to http://www.witnesstorture.org and click on endorse to fill out a form.read more »

Film showing of "The Trial: The Untold Story of the Cuban Five"

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:31:04 -0700

Start: 12/01/2007 - 6:30pm

End: 12/01/2007 - 9:30pm

Dec. 1 (Saturday)
New York, NY
Event details:

1199 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center Auditorium
6:30 p.m.
310 W43rd St. (btwn. 8th-9th Ave.)
Take the A,C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, or W Trains to 42nd St. and Times Square

Suggested Donation: $10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

PROCEEDS GO TO A SPECIAL HOLIDAY COMMISSARY GIFT FOR THE CUBAN 5!!

The Program also will consist of a short Legal Update, Update from the Canadian Conference to Free the Cuban 5, and several campaign updates.

Light refreshments will be served.