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Colin Flint has asked for this message to be distributed as widely as possible. Please feel free to send on to colleagues or other lists. Please read the additional material at the end of the message from Colin. ------ Forwarded Message From: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:21:19 -0500 To: Subject: Clarification and strategy Dear Friends and Colleagues, I just spoke to the Falah family and seek your assistance again in spreading the following far and wide. 1. Ghazi is due back in court Thursday. I misunderstood the options for that date. On Thursday Ghazi must be either charged OR given access to his lawyer (if charged he gets access to his lawyer anyway). He can be detained without charge for a month from time of arrest, which was July 8. 2. I have just spoken with the family - they are asking for a massive wave of letters, etc prior to Thursdays date. So please encourage people to write again and show the authorities that we are not going away! The impression is that the judge is aware of the campaign's pressure. 3. IMPORTANT: the family would like us to facilitate the spread of the story to media outlets. Any contacts in the press that you may have, please send them details of Ghazi's arrest and the campaign. 4. EQUALLY IMPORTANT: the family do not want the campaign politicized. So please do not mobilize political pressure groups and advocacy groups at the moment (though Amnesty International are keeping watch on the case and are ready to act if Ghazi's detention status changes. And of course - keep up the excellent work. The campaign has spread like wildfire and is truly international. best wishes, Colin ------ End of Forwarded Message If possible, we are asking that people send letters in support of Ghazi Falah to a range of officials listed below. Please note, the Falah family is keen that people focus on three key points in any letters that are sent: * the academic credentials and reputation of Professor Falah; * the normalcy of an academic geographer taking photographs; and * the humane need for contact with a lawyer, consulate staff and family. Please send letters to any or all of the following people: > Hon. Peter G. MacKay > Minister of Foreign Affairs > House of Commons > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > K1A 0A6 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > Canadian Embassy in Israel > Email: [log in to unmask] > Fax #: (011 972 3) 636-3380 > > US embassy in Israel > Email: [log in to unmask] > Fax #: (011 972 3) 516-4390 > > Israeli Attorney general, Mr. Mini Mazoz > Ministry of Justice > Salah al-deen st.29 > Jerusalem > Tel: 02-6466666; Fax: 02-6288065. > > The Minister of Justice, Mr. Hayem Ramon > Public Prosecutor, Aran Shingar > Ministry of Justice > Salah al-deen st.29 > Jerusalem > Email: [log in to unmask] > Tel: 02-6466527, Fax: 02-6285438 > People may also wish to contact the coordinator of academic freedom issues in their local academic association to request their support. In the case of Canada, this would be the Canadian Association of University Teachers: > Mr. David Robinson > Associate Executive Director > Canadian Association of University Teachers > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Professor Vic Catano > Chair of the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee > Canadian Association of University Teachers > E-mail: [log in to unmask] Finally, sample wording for letters of support for Ghazi can be found on the how to help page of the Free Ghazi Falah Campaign website: <http://muehlenhaus.com/ghazi/howtohelp.html>. The main campaign website can be found at: <http://muehlenhaus.com/ghazi/>. Thanks to all of you that have taken the time to assist the campaign, and thanks to all of you who are about to get involved. In peace, Lawrence -- Lawrence D. Berg, D.Phil. Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Diversity and Identity Community, Culture and Global Studies Unit Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences University of British Columbia 3333 University Way Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 Voice: +1 250.807.9392 Fax: +1 250.807.8001 Email: [log in to unmask] Skype: lawrenceberg http://www.chrdi.org/ldb/index.htm Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies http://www.acme-journal.org Co-Leader: BC Disabilities Health Research Network Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research http://www.dhrn.ca