[hardcore] Fw: URGENT call for support of artistic and academic freedom of expression!

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>Dear friends, artists, and friends of artists,
>
>An artist is being held on undisclosed charges:
>
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>"On May 30, members of the performance art collective Critical Art
>Ensemble were subpoenaed by the FBI. The FBI is planning to indict Steve
>Kurtz, a member of CAE before a grand jury on June 15, on unknown charges.
>CAE is under investigation for their use of scientific equipment to
>produce art projects that question the relationship between commerce,
>politics and biotechnology. Critical Art Ensemble have been producing
>performances and theory that merge political realities with technology and
>theater since 1987. Thus far seven subpoenas have been issued to: Adele
>Henderson, Chair of the Art Department at UB; Andrew Johnson, Professor of
>Art at UB; Paul Vanouse, Professor of Art at UB; Beatriz da Costa,
>Professor of Art at UCI; Steven Barnes, FSU; Dorian Burr and Beverly
>Schlee. Your help is needed to fight the criminalization of their work."
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>
>These developments are not good.
>
>I encourage you to take a moment to look at this, sign it, and forward it
>on...
>
>Sincerely,
>-R
>
>Rados Piletic
>Development Officer
>New York Foundation for the Arts
>[tel]  (212) 366-6900 x262
>[fax]  (212) 366-1778
>[e]  rpiletic at nyfa.org
>[web]  http://www.nyfa.org
>
>*****NYFA - From Inspiration to Art
>
>Subject: URGENT call for support of artistic and academic freedom of
>expression!
>
>Friends,
>
>I'm contacting you to spread awareness of a hugely disturbing and
>dangerous
>current of events and to request your invaluable support for protest and
>action.
>
>Artist and Associate Professor (University at Buffalo) Steve Kurtz needs
>your support. Because of his interventionist work with the internationally
>renown Critical Art Ensemble, he has been detained by the FBI, had all his
>current work-in-progress and research material confiscated, and is
>currently
>facing a grand jury on June 15 in Buffalo.
>
>There is a letter of support you can sign that calls for a stop to this
>investigation, and an invitation to protest/demonstrate at the County
>Courthouse on June 15, starting at 9AM. A defense fund website has been
>set
>up with information on the artist andthe grand jury investigation by the
>FBI. The website is updated daily with links to press and other events.
>
>http://www.caedefensefund.org/
>
>What is at stake here: freedom of artistic, academic and public
>expression.
>In this climate of fear and paranoia (certainly not limited to national
>boundaries), we need to stand our ground!
>
>best regards to all,
>Millie Chen
>
>------ End of Forwarded Message

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