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Martell Miller Speaks Out about Veya and the Attempt to Silence Minority Activists |
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by Dave Berliner
Email: daveberliner (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified!) |
06 Sep 2004
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In this story Martell Miller talks about how his experience videotaping the Champaign Police department's traffic stops of African-American men has resulted in a potential sentence of 4-14 years in jail for eavesdropping. |
 Eavesdropping.mp3 (885 k) Martell Miller Speaks Out about Veya and the Attempt to silence Minority Activists |
If you would like to support Martell Miller please attend his hearing on Wednesday, September 8 at 3:15pm [note time change] in Courtroom F (no shorts or sandals allowed).
There will be a showing of the documentary that has been confiscated by the Champaign Police Department about Champaign Police Stops will air at 4pm, Saturday September 11th in the auditorium of the Champaign Public Library and again at 1pm on Sunday, September 12th at Boardman's Art Theatre in downtown Champaign.
There is also a UPTV Commissioners meeting on Monday, 9/13 at noon in the Urbana City Building, 400 S. Vine St. |
See also:
http://www.veya.org
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Re: Martell Miller Speaks Out about Veya and the Attempt to Silence Minority Activists |
by Drew
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08 Sep 2004
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Clips from VEYA's documentary censored by UPTV are now available for download on their website: www.veya.org |
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Re: Martell Miller Speaks Out about Veya and the Attempt to Silence Minority Activists |
by Charles Joseph Smith
charlessmith702210 (nospam) sbcglobal.net (unverified) |
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12 Sep 2004
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It seems like Martell Miller was framed
because of the Rodney King incident. The
charges and possible penalties against
Miller is a ploy by the Champaign police to
keep those who want to document
suspected actions of police brutality
silent or not do such surveillance actions. |
