Topic: Democracy Now!

=== DROP THE CHARGES - DEMOCRACY NOW! ACTION ALERT - FORWARD WIDELY ===

On the web: http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/9/3/call_to_action

*Call to Action on Behalf of DN! Journalists Facing Charges for Reporting on the Republican National Convention*

Today it is critical that you make your voice heard in the Ramsey County Attorney and St. Paul City Attorney offices. Demand that they drop all pending and current charges against journalists arrested while reporting on protests outside the Republican National Conventions.

Monday, September 1 11:57 pm EDT

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody in St. Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on Monday afternoon. Read more...

www.democracynow.org
September 1, 2008

Contact:
Dennis Moynihan
Mike Burke

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have been arrested while covering a protest at the Republican National Convention in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, MN—Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Video of her arrest can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ

by Silky Shah
Outreach Organizer
Democracy Now!
www.democracynow.org

Do you want to hear local news, music, and diverse voices covered in your town, the same way national and international stories are brought to you by Democracy Now!? Would you like to be able to listen to Democracy Now! on a local radio station? Now is your chance to make it happen!

This October, the FCC will open up an extremely rare opportunity for non-profit organizations to apply for full power, noncommercial radio station licenses in the United States, and its territories (places like Guam and Puerto Rico). If your group or favorite local nonprofit organization meets the qualifications, and if a frequency is available, you can start a local, community-owned radio station, and get Democracy Now! playing over the airwaves in your town along with local radio the likes of which your community has never seen. The FCC doesn't give out licenses like these every day -- this opportunity will not be available for another 15 years. It's the last chance in a generation for community radio in your town and you have a shot to make it happen.