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05-08-2007, 12:21 AM
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From: <a href='[Only registered and activated users can see links]'>EarthMama</a>
Date: May 8, 2007 12:04 AM
Thanks <a href='[Only registered and activated users can see links]'>Patti</a>
Date: May 7, 2007 8:02 PM
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5 Things You Can Do To Help Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, and Greg Williams!
Three Canadians face life imprisonment in a US federal prison simply for political activities in Canada to legalize marijuana around the world.
Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, and Greg Williams are Canadian citizens who were heavily involved in anti-prohibition activism in Canada for ten years. On May 28th, 2007 they will appear in a BC Supreme Court to begin the extradition hearing, scheduled to last 5 full days. The US Prosecutors will attempt to extradite these three Canadian cannabis activists to the US, where they face 10 years to life in prison.
We receive many emails and messages from people asking what they can do to help prevent Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, and Greg Williams (the "BC3") from being extradited to the US to face a lifetime in prison. Here are five simple, concrete things that anyone can do to make a positive impact on this situation. If you can donate even two hours of spare time each week to doing some of these five things you will be making a real difference.
The first three things can and should be done by anyone in the world who supports this effort. The last two are for Canadians only. Please don't just read this list and then do nothing. This is a very crucial battle and one we must win.
1) Contact the Canadian Justice Minister regularly.
Canada's Justice Minister is currently Robert Nicholson of the Conservative Party. It is largely his decision whether Canada will extradite Marc Emery.
Please call these phone numbers twice every week, and politely repeat your message every time. The goal is to keep these lines constantly tied up with calls and voice mails about Marc Emery, so that the Justice Department phones are ringing steadily about the Emery case every day.
When you call, always be very polite. Your goal is not to get into a debate with the secretary. Just say that you are calling because it would "shock your conscience" for Marc Emery to be extradited to the US for alleged marijuana seeds crimes committed on Canadian soil. Say that you believe that if Marc has broken the law in Canada, he should be tried in Canada, under Canadian laws.
If they say you are calling the wrong number, ask what number you should dial. But still call them again the next week regardless!
No matter where you are in the world, please contact the Justice Minister every week. We definitely need active, vocal support from Americans and the international community. If you have access to a fax machine then please also send a daily or weekly fax supporting Marc Emery to each of these fax numbers, and particularly the Department of Justice.
The Honourable Robert Nicholson
Department of Justice Office
tel: (613) 992-4621
fax: (613) 990-7255
Ottawa Office
tel: (613) 995-1547
fax: (613) 992-7910
Niagara Falls Office
tel: (905) 353-9590
fax: (905) 353-9588
Fort Erie Office
tel: (905) 871-9991
fax: (905) 871-5046
Weekly phone calls, faxes, email and handwritten letters that are neatly, concisely composed are effective political pressure. When writing email or mail, ask for a response in writing.
MAIL
The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0H8
EMAIL
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2) Donate and buy
This raid means the end of Marc Emery Marijuana Seeds, which was the pioneering business which Marc Emery used to fund activist efforts around the world. Marc, Michelle and Greg will all have huge legal bills, while at the same time losing their assets, income and livelihood.
Please make a donation or purchase with the BC Marijuana Party, Cannabis Culture Magazine, or Marc Emery's Cannabis Culture Headquarters store.
3) Write to Canadian media
Please contact all of the following newspapers and magazines, with a new letter every week. Don't write a big long letter. Just write a short, snappy letter which offers your opinion on American efforts to extradite Marc Emery.
Don't just send one mass email to all of these media at once. Instead send them each individually the same emailed letter. Write one letter every week, different letters but on the same topic, and send them to every one of these media outlets every week.
A more complete list of Canadian media outlets can be found here: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
NEWSPAPERS:
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
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4) Contact your MP and MLA
If you are in Canada, then contact both your MP and your MLA. Don't send them an email, make a phone call. Try to make an appointment for a personal visit. Also have every one of your friends and family members each make their own phone call as well. The more calls they receive the better.
You are not seeking your MP and MLA to support the legalization of marijuana. Just say that you are calling because you want your elected representative to oppose the extradition of any Canadian to a foreign country when their actions are not considered a serious crime in Canada.
Remind them that Emery is the leader of a legitimate political party, that the Canadian government has knowingly collected taxes from his US seed sales for a decade, and that Emery has operated openly without interference from Canadian police since 1998.
Tell your MP and MLA that Canada should not be sending political activists to jail in foreign countries, especially when their actions are not even considered to be an "arrestable offence" in Canada.
Your MP is your federal Member of Parliament. You can find your MP here: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Your MLA is your Provincial Member of the Legislature. You can find your MLA online here:
BC: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Alberta: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Saskatchewan: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Manitoba: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Ontario: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Quebec: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Newsfoundland: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Nova Scotia: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
New Brunswick: app.infoaa.7700.gnb.ca/gnb/pub/ListMLA1.asp
PEI: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
5) Rally in your community
If you are in Canada, then try to put on a rally in your community to protest this incursion of the US Drug War into Canada. The focus of your rally should not be on the marijuana laws, but rather that Canadians within Canada are not subject to US law. The Canadian courts and people have decided that selling marijuana seeds is a trivial, non-arrestable offence.
The Canadian government has steadily collected sizable taxes from Marc Emery's US seed sales for 10 years. If Emery has broken the law in Canada then he should be charged and tried here. If he has broken no laws in Canada then he should not be extradited to the US for a life sentence. Who will be next? Will US police start extraditing Canadians who perform gay marriages for visiting Americans?
If there is a US consulate office in your city then that is a good place to rally at. Otherwise find a park or other government building. Please contact us at the BC Marijuana Party and Cannabis Culture Magazine to let us know what you are up to. Tell us if you have contacted your elected representatives, if you are planning a rally, and what else you are doing to help preserve Canadian sovereignty and keep the US drug war out of Canada.
Thank you for your help. Marc Emery has devoted his life to ending the drug war and ensuring that marijuana seeds are available to anyone who wants to grow this wondrous herb. Please follow his lead, become active, and help to end this vicious war.
Please Donate or Buy a "No Extradition" T-Shirt at the CC Store!
Download the "No Extradition" Handout!
Download the "No Extradition" Petition!
Want updates and discussion? Go to the CC No Extradition forum!
Watch the "DEA Raid Emery Seeds" collection of news and media clips from July 2005 on YouTube.com:
read
From: <a href='[Only registered and activated users can see links]'>EarthMama</a>
Date: May 8, 2007 12:04 AM
Thanks <a href='[Only registered and activated users can see links]'>Patti</a>
Date: May 7, 2007 8:02 PM
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
5 Things You Can Do To Help Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, and Greg Williams!
Three Canadians face life imprisonment in a US federal prison simply for political activities in Canada to legalize marijuana around the world.
Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, and Greg Williams are Canadian citizens who were heavily involved in anti-prohibition activism in Canada for ten years. On May 28th, 2007 they will appear in a BC Supreme Court to begin the extradition hearing, scheduled to last 5 full days. The US Prosecutors will attempt to extradite these three Canadian cannabis activists to the US, where they face 10 years to life in prison.
We receive many emails and messages from people asking what they can do to help prevent Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey, and Greg Williams (the "BC3") from being extradited to the US to face a lifetime in prison. Here are five simple, concrete things that anyone can do to make a positive impact on this situation. If you can donate even two hours of spare time each week to doing some of these five things you will be making a real difference.
The first three things can and should be done by anyone in the world who supports this effort. The last two are for Canadians only. Please don't just read this list and then do nothing. This is a very crucial battle and one we must win.
1) Contact the Canadian Justice Minister regularly.
Canada's Justice Minister is currently Robert Nicholson of the Conservative Party. It is largely his decision whether Canada will extradite Marc Emery.
Please call these phone numbers twice every week, and politely repeat your message every time. The goal is to keep these lines constantly tied up with calls and voice mails about Marc Emery, so that the Justice Department phones are ringing steadily about the Emery case every day.
When you call, always be very polite. Your goal is not to get into a debate with the secretary. Just say that you are calling because it would "shock your conscience" for Marc Emery to be extradited to the US for alleged marijuana seeds crimes committed on Canadian soil. Say that you believe that if Marc has broken the law in Canada, he should be tried in Canada, under Canadian laws.
If they say you are calling the wrong number, ask what number you should dial. But still call them again the next week regardless!
No matter where you are in the world, please contact the Justice Minister every week. We definitely need active, vocal support from Americans and the international community. If you have access to a fax machine then please also send a daily or weekly fax supporting Marc Emery to each of these fax numbers, and particularly the Department of Justice.
The Honourable Robert Nicholson
Department of Justice Office
tel: (613) 992-4621
fax: (613) 990-7255
Ottawa Office
tel: (613) 995-1547
fax: (613) 992-7910
Niagara Falls Office
tel: (905) 353-9590
fax: (905) 353-9588
Fort Erie Office
tel: (905) 871-9991
fax: (905) 871-5046
Weekly phone calls, faxes, email and handwritten letters that are neatly, concisely composed are effective political pressure. When writing email or mail, ask for a response in writing.
The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0H8
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
2) Donate and buy
This raid means the end of Marc Emery Marijuana Seeds, which was the pioneering business which Marc Emery used to fund activist efforts around the world. Marc, Michelle and Greg will all have huge legal bills, while at the same time losing their assets, income and livelihood.
Please make a donation or purchase with the BC Marijuana Party, Cannabis Culture Magazine, or Marc Emery's Cannabis Culture Headquarters store.
3) Write to Canadian media
Please contact all of the following newspapers and magazines, with a new letter every week. Don't write a big long letter. Just write a short, snappy letter which offers your opinion on American efforts to extradite Marc Emery.
Don't just send one mass email to all of these media at once. Instead send them each individually the same emailed letter. Write one letter every week, different letters but on the same topic, and send them to every one of these media outlets every week.
A more complete list of Canadian media outlets can be found here: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
NEWSPAPERS:
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
[Only registered and activated users can see links]
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4) Contact your MP and MLA
If you are in Canada, then contact both your MP and your MLA. Don't send them an email, make a phone call. Try to make an appointment for a personal visit. Also have every one of your friends and family members each make their own phone call as well. The more calls they receive the better.
You are not seeking your MP and MLA to support the legalization of marijuana. Just say that you are calling because you want your elected representative to oppose the extradition of any Canadian to a foreign country when their actions are not considered a serious crime in Canada.
Remind them that Emery is the leader of a legitimate political party, that the Canadian government has knowingly collected taxes from his US seed sales for a decade, and that Emery has operated openly without interference from Canadian police since 1998.
Tell your MP and MLA that Canada should not be sending political activists to jail in foreign countries, especially when their actions are not even considered to be an "arrestable offence" in Canada.
Your MP is your federal Member of Parliament. You can find your MP here: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Your MLA is your Provincial Member of the Legislature. You can find your MLA online here:
BC: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Alberta: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Saskatchewan: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Manitoba: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Ontario: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Quebec: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Newsfoundland: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Nova Scotia: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
New Brunswick: app.infoaa.7700.gnb.ca/gnb/pub/ListMLA1.asp
PEI: [Only registered and activated users can see links]
5) Rally in your community
If you are in Canada, then try to put on a rally in your community to protest this incursion of the US Drug War into Canada. The focus of your rally should not be on the marijuana laws, but rather that Canadians within Canada are not subject to US law. The Canadian courts and people have decided that selling marijuana seeds is a trivial, non-arrestable offence.
The Canadian government has steadily collected sizable taxes from Marc Emery's US seed sales for 10 years. If Emery has broken the law in Canada then he should be charged and tried here. If he has broken no laws in Canada then he should not be extradited to the US for a life sentence. Who will be next? Will US police start extraditing Canadians who perform gay marriages for visiting Americans?
If there is a US consulate office in your city then that is a good place to rally at. Otherwise find a park or other government building. Please contact us at the BC Marijuana Party and Cannabis Culture Magazine to let us know what you are up to. Tell us if you have contacted your elected representatives, if you are planning a rally, and what else you are doing to help preserve Canadian sovereignty and keep the US drug war out of Canada.
Thank you for your help. Marc Emery has devoted his life to ending the drug war and ensuring that marijuana seeds are available to anyone who wants to grow this wondrous herb. Please follow his lead, become active, and help to end this vicious war.
Please Donate or Buy a "No Extradition" T-Shirt at the CC Store!
Download the "No Extradition" Handout!
Download the "No Extradition" Petition!
Want updates and discussion? Go to the CC No Extradition forum!
Watch the "DEA Raid Emery Seeds" collection of news and media clips from July 2005 on YouTube.com:
read