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Milwaukee, June 5: Assata Shakur Teach-In

http://tinyurl.com/knpzqd3

6 p.m., African American Women’s Ctr., 3020 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, WI

* Who is Assata Shakur? * What was CoIntelPro?
* Why was Assata Shakur targeted by the FBI and charged with numerous violent crimes which resulted in dismissals or acquittals?
* Why did Cuba grant her political asylum nearly 30 years ago?
* What was the atmosphere like in the late 1960s and ‘70s regardingthe FBI & the police vs. Black militant organizations such as the Black Panther Party?
* Why did the FBI just name Assata as the first woman on its “Most Wanted Terrorists” list, with a new $2 million bounty, 40 years after the fact?

Join us for a planning meeting & educational program followed by a video presentation on her case.

Sponsored by Occupy Milwaukee

More info on Assata Shakur: http://assatashakur.org/

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