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The anarchist community in Los Angeles has been under
increasing
repression and disruption by city, state, and local authorities.
Sherman
Austin is an activist and webmaster based in Los Angeles. He was
recently
sentenced to a year in federal prison for the simple act of making a
link
on his website that the government didn't like. This page is for
those
people who wish to learn more about Sherman Austin, for those who want
to
show their support and solidarity, and for those who want to stop
the
government from trampling on our rights.

Sherman's website:
Raisethefist.com
Recent News
Free Sherman Austin!
Though only a
teenager, Sherman Austin was still quite capable of
communicating his
politically progressive ideas. After all, he was raised
in Los Angeles by his
mother, Jennifer, to feel free to speak his mind
about any issues of the day.
In January 2002, about 25 heavily armed FBI
agents raided the Austin home,
ransacking it while interrogating the
terrified teenager for over five hours.
The FBI seized the whiz kids
network of computers in order to take down his
rabble-rousing website,
accusing him of disseminating bomb-making
information.

SHERMAN AUSTIN LEGAL BATTLE NOT OVER
The Federal Public
Defenders Office informed me today that the FBI will
not return property
seized from my home on the day of the raid (jan. 24,
2002). The property will
be turned over to STATE authorities pending
further investigation and
possible prosecution. This is NOT Double
Jeopardy. A person may be prosecuted
twice for the same offense as long as
the second proceeding takes place in a
separate sovereign's court.

Sherman Austin - action alert
Sherman
Austin, a Los Angeles based web designer and African-American
activist, has
received a one-year sentence in federal prison for having an
풓illegal link
on his website, www.raisethefist.com. The link provided
readers with
instructions on the use and production of bombs. Austin was
prosecuted under
a 1997 law sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein that
makes it illegal to
distribute information related to explosives with the
intent to use that
information in a federal crime of violence.

The U.S. Government Wanted
To Make An Example Out of Me: The Story Of
Sherman Austin
September 3,
2003The 20-year-old webmaster of a California-based site
called
raisethefist.com is to begin a year-long prison term today. And
when he gets
out of prison next year, he will be banned from associating
with anyone who
wants to change the government in any way. Sherman
Austin was arrested over
18 months ago. Federal officials charged that
Austin had illegally
distributed information about how to build Molotov
cocktails and "Drano
bombs" on his web site.

Sherman Austin Needs Help
Sherman Austin has
been moved into protective custody at the San
Bernardino Central Detention
Center. The guards moved Sherman into
isolation because of death threats
against him by white supremacists. In
order to secure Sherman's safety we are
demanding his immediate transfer
to a permanent facility.

Los Angeles
Indymedia Center Interviews Sherman Austin
Enjoying the hospitality of
Jennifer Martin's cozy Sherman Oaks apartment,
and the playful affections of
her spotted dog, with its radiantly pleasant
disposition, was a warm
beginning for this somber occasion. Martin's
twenty year old son, Sherman
Martin Austin was recently unjustly convicted
for posting bomb making
information on his website, with intent to further
an act of violence. We
were there to get their side of the story;
conspicuously absent from the
mainstream media's reports on the case. With
us that afternoon, were
Sherman's longtime friend, Chantel, and his
girlfriend, Lupe.

A
Webmaster's 25th hour
Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com
Sherman Austin is
looking forward to a year in federal prison with the
kind of equanimity that
most people reserve for a trip to the doctor's
office. The 20-year-old
anarchist was charged with distributing
information about Molotov cocktails
and "Drano bombs" on his Web site,
Raisethefist.com. Under a 1997 federal law
championed by Sen. Dianne
Feinstein, D-Calif., it is illegal to publish such
instructions with the
intent that readers commit "a federal crime of
violence."

RaiseTheFist.com: "It's time to wake up and get free" [La
Haine]
RaiseTheFist.com: "Es hora de despertar y liberarse" [La
Haine]
Sherman DID NOT Author the Reclaim Guide
Lady Liberty Shot in the
Foot...Again
Linking Dangerously [Slashdot.org]
Activist Gets Year in Jail
for Hosting, Link to Bomb Info by the
Electronic Frontier Foundation
News
from the Corporate Press
Man jailed for bomb sites
Anarchist Web Site
Lands Man in Jail
News Archive
RTF webmaster/founder, Sherman Austin
potentially facing 20 years
Support Sherman Austin
DONATIONS

Please
send donation to Sherman's family at:

Ms. Martin
12115 Magnolia Blvd.
#155
North Hollywood, CA 91607
Jmi4678@netscape.net

UPCOMING
BENEFIT SHOWS

UPDATE: Benefit Show for Sherman with Special Guest Zack De
La Rocha, Sat.
Aug 30 @ Che Cafe.
When: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2003
Time:
5:00 PM
Where: Che Caf in San Diego
PRICE: $6.00
(Extra Donations
Welcome)

Guest Speaker: ZACK DE LA ROCHA FROM RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
!!!

More info: contact Chantel or Lupe at liveiranlive@riseup.net OR
voicemail
949-436-1188

On September 3rd of 2003 Sherman Austin of
http://www.raisethefist.com
must turn himself in at the MDC Federal Jail in
Downtown LA. He will serve
a sentence of 1 year, 3 years strict probation
with restricted computer
use as well as other harsh restrictions for having
an "illegal link" on
his site. He was also fined $2,100 retribution taxes.
The brotha needs
help paying off the fine, so on August 30th we'll be having
a going away
benefit show for him to raise funds. We'll also throw more shows
for
Sherman until his fines and legal expenses are paid off and any
money
raised over the amount needed will go to other political prisoners.
We'd
like anyone that wants to support Sherman and other political prisoners
to
attend this event or/and pass out info about his case and upcoming
events
for him.

Cartoon by Carlos Latuff

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Sherman Austin Railroaded
by charles amsellem
Friday August
08, 2003 11:48 AM
blackreb@earthlink.net