[Announce] Fwd: Frank Cordaro Sentenced to 30 Days in County Jail

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> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:41:52 -0500
> From: "Frank Cordaro" <frank.cordaro at gmail.com>
> October 5th
> 
> Friends,
> 
> Frank Cordaro just received thirty days in the Polk County jail after
> pleading guilty to criminal trespass.
> 
> Cordaro, and two other defendants Renee Espeland and Aaron Glynn
> appeared at the Polk County Court House at 1:00 p.m. today to face
> trespassing charges they received after the September 21st occupation
> of Senator Grassley's office.
> 
> The three adults had joined the high school student-led occupation
> that grew out of the HS student group "Students Beyond War."  The
> Sept.  21 occupation was an act of non-violent civil disobedience in
> protest to the war in Iraq to demand that Senator Grassley stop voting
> to fund this immoral, illegal and unjust war.
> 
> The judge responded harshly in an attempt to deter further acts of
> civil resistance. Renee and Aaron, a senior at Hoover High School,
> each received fines over $300 and were released. Frank was taken
> into custody, and his 30-day sentence began immediately.  He is being
> held in the Polk County Jail.
> 
> This sentence is clearly an attempt to stop those who seek peace to
> stop seeking it.  The harsher consequences also mean our efforts are
> working.  Let us not be intimidated.  Let's respond to this by
> increasing our efforts to end this insane war and future war.
> 
> If you are interested in a participating in an organized response, or
> have any questions in general, please contact Des Moines Catholic
> Workers:
> 
> Mona Shaw
> monashaw at aol.com
> 319-621-4646 (cell)
> 
> John Tuzcu
> jtuzcu at gmail.com
> 216-533-9925
>