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and kept his spirits

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alive.

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Those who contributed on Launch

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Good, and the people involved

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with Launch Good and so, so many.

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You know, again, I don't wanna thank

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so many people by not mentioning who

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they are, but

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God, Allah knows who

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you are and what you did and

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how you contributed and how

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we supported justice and how

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you supported this

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work against oppression

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and against unfairness

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and against our Constitution

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and Bill of Rights and the freedom

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of speech.

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And so I just wanted to say on

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behalf of the ISM,

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we are very proud of you.

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We appreciate everything that

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everybody did.

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No matter how large or big,

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we appreciate that.

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We thank you and we ask God to

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bless each and every one of you

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They're just so attached to their

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grandpa. I mean, they're just not

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letting him go much longer.

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We are going to have now Brother

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Salasi a bit

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about what his thoughts are, because

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I don't know.

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Thank you very much, Salaam alaikum

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and welcome everyone

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to Dua'a Al-Salam.

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I am so happy and

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honored that after

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11 Friday

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I was not allowed to pray

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the Jum'ah prayer which is gathering

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prayer with other Muslims.

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I used to pray by myself

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as an individual almost

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99% of the time

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inside.

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The jail.

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Finally, I am back and

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I'm here with my

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grandchildren, with my

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family, with my dear community,

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with people of freedom, people of

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justice, people of faith

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who stood with my

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cause and my case.

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Thank you very much everyone.

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This means the world to me.

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I have a new life.

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And this life came

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from Allah SWT,

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came from your support and from

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your stand with

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justice and stand with

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my kids.

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And I really appreciate it, thank

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you very much.

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My dear brothers and sisters,

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media and everyone,

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my dear society,

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I am back to serve the community.

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We will have many meetings

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to continue building

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bridges more and

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more with other faiths,

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to building projects more

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and for the future of our

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children.

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We are builders for

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goodness, we are against

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wrongdoing,

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we're against anything unjust,

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but anything with values,

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anything with justice.

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Anything to support families,

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support education,

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support our kids

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and the future of our kids,

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we will be there and we will

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do that extra mile to make sure

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to deliver for the best future

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to everyone.

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This is who we are.

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I said the same thing when I wasn't

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in jail when I addressed the

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community a few times

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through the phone.

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Inside my room, inside my

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cold room, I used to say, because

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it's too cold by the way over there.

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And we'll continue doing the same,

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wherever we are,

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to do the mission, to support the

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community and society,

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and to deliver goodness everywhere

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we shall go.

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I really was

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hoping to see my

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mom before she traveled

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to Palestine.

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So, the last few days

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in jail, I was insisting

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to do an interview with one of

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my attorneys.

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And by the way, I really want to

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thank the team of attorneys

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who worked for my

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case, and especially the local one,

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which is Brother Munjid Ahmed,

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this hero, the community hero.

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Go team!

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Because in this community,

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where you find in downtown

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Milwaukee, in court,

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fighting for any just cause for

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free, by the way.

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You find them in Chicago, you find

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them anywhere to stand for

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justice.

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And by the we, 90% of

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my neighbors' men, when they

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stand for people to be for free with

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any just course.

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They know how to differentiate

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between business and

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because, MashaAllah.

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And again, there's many attorneys

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who stood with me.

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I thank them all for what they did.

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And I thank the judge for his

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service.

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The way he chose to

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be a just judge and honestly,

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he gave me hope for the system

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that, thank God,

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we have still great people who

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can give right

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judgment for a better

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future.

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Because imagine myself...

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Finally, I met my mom

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last night before she went back

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home.

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If the judge says something else,

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I will lose this opportunity.

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And she's 85 years old.

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And by the way, Subhanallah, 10

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minutes before I went to jail,

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she spent five days in the hospital

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because of heart problem.

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And I spent those five days by the

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way with her inside the hospital.

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Allah gave me the opportunity to be

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with her.

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During all nights, I

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spent the nights with her in the

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same room to stand with my mom.

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Because for me she is my mom and

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dad. My dad passed away when

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I was four years old.

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So she raised me as mom and Dad.

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And I told her to stand by her,

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not to be away from her now when she

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needs me.

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala again gave

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me this opportunity to see her

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a day before. And at the same

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time to see my beautiful

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grandchildren.

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I have nine grandchildren and

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I'm breaking news there's number ten

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coming the way

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And my daughter,

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she came all the way from Memphis

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with her husband, with her kids.

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You're prepared to be with me, and

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by the way, she had her fourth

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baby when I was in jail.

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Now it's like 65 or

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70 days, and I was jail

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when she had the birth of the baby.

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It was very tough from here to be

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honest with you. Very tough to have

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her baby with her kid while

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she knew that her dad was going

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through what I was going to do.

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And to have also my

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six sons, they're all professionals,

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alhamdulillah, my own kids finished

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from Salar school.

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And they're both professional

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Finnish colleges.

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All my six kids, they are Finnish

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colleges, they're born in Dallas,

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and they are recognized, they are

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professional, they are the product

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of this community.

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They're raised in this community,

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like other kids here in this

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committee.

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We belong here,

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and we wanna continue to build here.

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So I hope inshallah ta'ala

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the future will be better because

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we deserve a better future

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for all of us inshAllah ta'al.

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And again, thank you very much.

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Thank you very much for coming.

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I appreciate my dear community who

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stood with me.

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People of pain, I

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don't want to miss any names,

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honestly, or any group.

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Tilted group, and I go back with me,

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more than 400 letters arrived

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to my room.

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And the guards there used to be

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shocked.

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And once, one time,

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the guard came to me, and a female

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guard told me, Can you come and

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carry the mail?

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I can't carry it.

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What is this?

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And I have to walk outside to

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go carry my own mail because it was

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too heavy.

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It's two boxes of mail I

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have like at least four e-letters

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from Dallas.

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I have 23 letters from

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Michigan.

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I had almost 70 letters

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from Chicago

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Medicine community JBB

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and other groups who work hard with

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medicine.

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They send me tens of letters in

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Milwaukee, the Salama school,

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you feel it?

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I mean, if I was to say raise hands,

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I'm sure that a few of you guys

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would raise hands and say, okay, I

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see your letters a lot.

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But it means a lot to someone who

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is going through unjust situation.

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Again, thank you very much.

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I owe you for this.

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I love you, and I promise you

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that you will do your best for the

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sake of Islam.

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It's a great feeling and

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we're looking forward to working

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with you more on a daily basis.

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I want to call up, before we

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talk to the attorney,

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I would like to bring up Kenneen

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Sastua.

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This is Slaaf's eldest

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son.

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He took over from his

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dad, Masha'Allah, he's a quiet

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guy, but he's

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a tremendous asset

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to the family.

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He took on a really major

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task, and

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he wants to talk a little bit about

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what it was like for the family,

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for those 81 people.

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Salam Aleykum, thank you for being

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here today.

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I mean, when you go

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back and realize your

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dad was hit now and you have to go

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find him and being overwhelmed with

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all those emotions

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and living every day as

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the nightmare continues, waking up

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every single day not knowing how

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your dad is, what's going on,

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if he's okay,

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Many other nights we also heard

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about the food poisoning that he was

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going through and stuff like that.

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So it was killing to us as

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a family and the news came to us, as

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an earthquake, to us and the

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community.

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My son insisted on bringing

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a blanket today thinking that his

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grandfather is so cold from

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the nights that he spent over there.

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So,

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when we heard the news yesterday and

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we rushed, we rushed.

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We knew it was a dream come true.

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But we were worried that we were

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daydreaming.

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So we rushed to make sure that we

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got there as fast as we can.

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And dreaming every day, hugging your

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father again, seeing him

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being back to the family.

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It was a Dream Come True.

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And it came true because

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of this amazing community,

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amazing leaders, amazing

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people that took the action and

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did what they had to do to make

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sure that he comes home.

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And for that we thank all of you

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guys and the Wisconsin community

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and the cities across the nation.

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Thank you.

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He's back home.

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He's back home with his family,

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and we took a

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quiet night last night, knowing that

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he's home, sound asleep in

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his bed, and that he

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is among his family.

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So, that's a big free

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come true to us, and now we

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can actually call him every day,

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whenever we want, check on him

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whenever we wanted, see him whenever

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want, and he

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has one big family that we

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should have. What happened to

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him should have happened.

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We did the thing and we will

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continue doing the thing.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you, Karim.

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We are next going to

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hear from...

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We will have the

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video available for you

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afterwards, or if anyone wants

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what she's saying, we

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will give you the link so

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that you can actually have the

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videos. We're not going to be able

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to project it.

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But this is

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Attorney Luna Druby

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from, I think

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it's Bell Doc, let me

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get the name correct, I

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don't want to screw it up.

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Bell Doc Levine at Hoffman LLP

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in New York.

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She's worked on a number of cases

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nationally, particularly

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for those individuals involved

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with the... Offense and the

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attempt to target them.

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She was a great

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Sorry, one of the,

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I don't know if one of you.

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One of the mics set here just fell

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off, one second.

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Over here.

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But let's just.

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Okay, we're gonna give that a try.

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All right, sorry about that.

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So, again,

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great attorney, great work,

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and great results.

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I mean, we were really very,

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very happy to see the

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judge's decision, and I'll have

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Attorney Drupie

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talk about

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some of the case and where we're

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going from here.

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Attorney Dupie.

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We will now allow

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it. Okay, can you all hear me, okay?

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Can you guys hear good?

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Yeah, everyone is saying yes.

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Thank you all for being here.

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I am so honored to be

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a member of the Colossus Army.

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It is an amazing team of

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lawyers dedicated to getting justice

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for Soloff.

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It is profoundly moving to

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see him and hear Soloff speak in

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front of you all and in person.

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It has been such a battle and

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it is wonderful to see his home and

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back home below.

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The loss was detained for 80

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days in a plain country jail

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where he endured horrific conditions

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of confinement.

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The loss lost 30 pounds

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while incarcerated and was denied

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basic medical treatment.

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He had a tight tooth, diabetic,

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and must have his blood glucose

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checked at least daily

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or was at risk of serious

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medical complications.

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At one point,

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he suffered severe stomach pain.

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It was debilitating and cost

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him to fend the guard for medical

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treatment.

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Instead he was told to purchase his

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own Tylenol and that medical

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staff would not be available until

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the next morning.

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In addition to his medical issues,

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he was denied the ability to

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practice his faith freely.

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But as we told the federal

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judge a few weeks ago,

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the real problem was that he should

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not be detained in the first place.

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His detention was punitive

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and was retaliation from his

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advocacy on behalf of his people.

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Salah Sarsour is a proud

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Palestinian, and as he

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told me when he was in detention,

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nothing would stop him from speaking

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out about Palestinians for the

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right.

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Yesterday, a federal judge agreed

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and founded a government to not

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retaliate against Salah's advocacy.

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However, Salah legal battle

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continues.

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And he will continue to pursue his

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claims in the federal court.

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Secondly, since immigration cases

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continue, and he'll

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be challenged to release every one

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of the government's false

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allegations against him there as

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well.

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But the lesson here today

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is clear.

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The government's policy of chilling

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speech of those who

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advocate for Palestinians will not

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proceed.

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Freedom of speech and association is

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a core constitutional right in this

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country.

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And yesterday, a federal judge

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agreed.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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We're going to have if any of

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the media have questions for

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attorney Druby,

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we will have you ask

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those questions right now before

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we have a few other

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speakers who will address you.

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Anyone have a question and

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we'll relay it directly to attorney

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Drupy.

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Yes

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Okay, so the question is are

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we worried about the

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Heritage Foundation and

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the issues related to the freedom of

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speech and that they're trying to

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Impact

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Well, I think everybody in

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the country should be terrified by

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what the government has done in

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response to the Heritage Foundation

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and their plans.

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But as we saw yesterday,

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we cannot allow

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these actors to chill

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the speech of anybody.

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This is about Palestine,

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but it could affect any other

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area, whether it's climate justice

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or, you

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know, human rights.

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It can affect everybody, it

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starts here, and that's

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something that we all should be

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aware of and be ready to fight.

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Yes.

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Okay, so he is saying

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that the government has been very

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strong with regards

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to the allegation

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and the language that they have

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actually used.

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And he wants to know how

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will you go forward in addressing

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some of these allegations that

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are being raised by the government.

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As we informed the

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judge, and as the judge decided in

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yesterday's decision, these

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are 30-year-old stale allegations

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that they're grudging up now.

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They know their fault.

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In fact, they chose to

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not believe them multiple times

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during Mr. Sarsour's

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30 years in this country.

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And so everybody can see

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the pretext behind

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that. The real reality

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here is that the philosopher

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was targeted for his lawful

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speech.

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And that's the reality and that's

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what we continue to fight.

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Okay,

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so the question is, how many

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pending cases does

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Salah has have, excuse me?

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I'm sorry, I saw that coming down.

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And what is the nature of

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those cases? So how many cases

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does the law have that are pending?

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And what's the nature?

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So there are two parallel cases

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going on right now.

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There's an immigration court case

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related to the government's

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accusation

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and relating to

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the immigration status.

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Separately, our federal case

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relates to his unlawful detention,

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so when he was detained,

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lawyers jumped into action very

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quickly to try to get a court

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order to stop them from moving him

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or deporting him,

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God forbid, overseas.

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So because of quick action of

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lawyers, we were able to keep him

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in Indiana, and

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that was the power of that federal

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case,

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Yes, ma'am.

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So the question is, as an attorney,

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what are the next steps as you're

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moving forward with these cases?

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We have an incredible immigration

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team of lawyers who will

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be pursuing and fighting

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every criminal allegation against

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him for the government's

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claims that are the basis of his

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removal proceeding, which is the

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immigration proceeding.

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And we, on the federal case,

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the federal side, we will continue

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to pursue that case,

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whether it's through discovery and

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fact-finding.

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We will continue to...

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That case and we

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believe strongly that the judge will

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ultimately come down and

583
00:21:14,590 --> 00:21:16,669
rule definitively that

584
00:21:16,670 --> 00:21:18,329
the lost person's constitutional

585
00:21:18,330 --> 00:21:19,330
rights are violated.

586
00:21:23,090 --> 00:21:25,149
Any other questions from the media?

587
00:21:25,150 --> 00:21:25,859
Yes, sir.

588
00:21:25,860 --> 00:21:27,659
Does the federal government ever

589
00:21:27,660 --> 00:21:29,359
explain or offer any information why

590
00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:30,360
they brought in Indiana?

591
00:21:31,740 --> 00:21:34,139
Did the government ever explain

592
00:21:34,140 --> 00:21:36,099
why they brought him to

593
00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,100
Indiana?

594
00:21:40,420 --> 00:21:42,499
The benefit of explaining

595
00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:43,739
their conduct.

596
00:21:43,740 --> 00:21:45,659
All I can say is the practice

597
00:21:45,660 --> 00:21:48,039
that we've seen in multiple cases is

598
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,279
they try to shuttle people down

599
00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,219
south to favorable jurisdictions

600
00:21:52,220 --> 00:21:54,319
for them to impose

601
00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:55,569
the harshest.

602
00:21:55,570 --> 00:21:57,669
Treatment possible, and

603
00:21:57,670 --> 00:21:59,829
like I said, if it weren't for

604
00:21:59,830 --> 00:22:01,649
the incredibly quick conduct

605
00:22:01,650 --> 00:22:03,069
of the legal team,

606
00:22:04,070 --> 00:22:05,589
that might have just happened, but

607
00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:07,689
we were able to stop him and

608
00:22:07,690 --> 00:22:09,469
keep him in Indiana.

609
00:22:09,470 --> 00:22:10,829
Still out of his way from his

610
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,649
family, but not down

611
00:22:12,650 --> 00:22:14,649
south where I think inevitably we're

612
00:22:14,650 --> 00:22:16,079
trying to defend him.

613
00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,139
If I could just add to

614
00:22:18,140 --> 00:22:20,459
that, I do know that

615
00:22:20,460 --> 00:22:22,639
when they took him to

616
00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,119
Chicago and then they were taking

617
00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:26,119
him to Indiana, what

618
00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:28,079
Attorney Tooby has mentioned is

619
00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,259
that a habeas petition without

620
00:22:30,260 --> 00:22:32,239
even having all the

621
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,079
papers from the government was

622
00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,119
filed, because the fear was that

623
00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:38,079
he would be moved down to Louisiana

624
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,899
or some other jurisdiction,

625
00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:42,079
as Attorney Dupuy was

626
00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:43,899
mentioning, moving down south is

627
00:22:43,900 --> 00:22:45,839
something that's more favorable to

628
00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,099
the government.

629
00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:48,719
Any other immediate questions?

630
00:22:52,350 --> 00:22:54,549
Attorney Julie, thank you so much.

631
00:22:54,550 --> 00:22:57,629
We appreciate your time and

632
00:22:57,630 --> 00:22:59,529
again, appreciate all your work.

633
00:22:59,530 --> 00:23:00,929
We're very, very thankful for you

634
00:23:00,930 --> 00:23:02,010
and your entire team.

635
00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:10,999
Okay, thank you.

636
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,639
There was a lot of popping in the

637
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,119
background, but I hope you were able

638
00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:15,120
to hear that.

639
00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:20,829
All right, next,

640
00:23:20,830 --> 00:23:22,069
as I mentioned, there were many

641
00:23:22,070 --> 00:23:24,129
groups that were really involved.

642
00:23:24,130 --> 00:23:26,009
Last Sunday, we had

643
00:23:26,010 --> 00:23:27,010
a group,

644
00:23:28,270 --> 00:23:30,169
Dr. Jody Malame was

645
00:23:30,170 --> 00:23:31,129
part of that group.

646
00:23:31,130 --> 00:23:32,389
I'm going to have you talk a little

647
00:23:32,390 --> 00:23:33,629
bit about that.

648
00:23:33,630 --> 00:23:34,789
They actually went down,

649
00:23:35,790 --> 00:23:37,229
drove the five, five and a half

650
00:23:37,230 --> 00:23:39,229
hours to Clay

651
00:23:39,230 --> 00:23:41,209
County, Indiana, in

652
00:23:41,210 --> 00:23:42,210
the middle of nowhere,

653
00:23:43,790 --> 00:23:45,609
and they

654
00:23:45,610 --> 00:23:47,469
were able to rally in

655
00:23:47,470 --> 00:23:48,869
support of so-and-so.

656
00:23:48,870 --> 00:23:50,149
So Sue wouldn't need them a lot

657
00:23:50,150 --> 00:23:51,709
more, and she's going to just give

658
00:23:51,710 --> 00:23:53,349
you a little indication of both.

659
00:24:04,330 --> 00:24:05,549
Okay, I think we got it.

660
00:24:08,570 --> 00:24:10,009
Okay, go right ahead.

661
00:24:10,010 --> 00:24:11,289
Go right ahead, don't worry about

662
00:24:11,290 --> 00:24:12,490
the...

663
00:24:14,070 --> 00:24:16,649
Good afternoon sisters and brothers.

664
00:24:16,650 --> 00:24:19,449
Today is a really joyous day.

665
00:24:19,450 --> 00:24:22,049
In addition to being Juneteenth,

666
00:24:22,050 --> 00:24:24,229
today is Salaf as our

667
00:24:24,230 --> 00:24:25,230
freedom day.

668
00:24:29,650 --> 00:24:32,229
Today we celebrate Salah's

669
00:24:32,230 --> 00:24:34,189
freedom from unjust captivity

670
00:24:34,190 --> 00:24:36,349
by ICE for his strong voice

671
00:24:36,350 --> 00:24:38,489
and advocacy for

672
00:24:38,490 --> 00:24:40,769
justice in Palestine.

673
00:24:40,770 --> 00:24:42,729
I am one of many Jews in Milwaukee

674
00:24:42,730 --> 00:24:44,609
who see Salah as

675
00:24:44,610 --> 00:24:46,529
our hero for

676
00:24:46,530 --> 00:24:48,089
standing up for all of our

677
00:24:48,090 --> 00:24:50,129
constitutional rights, for standing

678
00:24:50,130 --> 00:24:51,130
for democracy.

679
00:24:56,490 --> 00:24:58,889
As Brother Osmond was saying,

680
00:24:58,890 --> 00:25:00,749
last Sunday, I stood with

681
00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:02,769
close to 200 people, many

682
00:25:02,770 --> 00:25:05,069
folks here in this room today,

683
00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:06,749
outside the Clay County Retention

684
00:25:06,750 --> 00:25:07,809
Center.

685
00:25:07,810 --> 00:25:09,709
It included Jewish people from

686
00:25:09,710 --> 00:25:11,769
across three states,

687
00:25:11,770 --> 00:25:13,689
alongside an interfaith crowd and

688
00:25:13,690 --> 00:25:14,930
Salah's family,

689
00:25:15,950 --> 00:25:17,849
calling for his release, hoping

690
00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:19,729
he would hear us.

691
00:25:19,730 --> 00:25:21,749
Some traveled many hundreds of miles

692
00:25:21,750 --> 00:25:23,299
to be there.

693
00:25:23,300 --> 00:25:25,219
Harit Mikuni Mandelbaum, the

694
00:25:25,220 --> 00:25:27,899
wife of an Orthodox rabbi,

695
00:25:27,900 --> 00:25:30,139
said in our Jews for Salah vigil,

696
00:25:30,140 --> 00:25:31,679
using the words from the story of

697
00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,419
Exodus, let my people go,

698
00:25:34,420 --> 00:25:36,539
Salah Hasor is my people,

699
00:25:36,540 --> 00:25:37,580
we are all connected.

700
00:25:43,990 --> 00:25:46,069
In the two months since

701
00:25:46,070 --> 00:25:47,909
Salah Safur was taken

702
00:25:47,910 --> 00:25:50,769
from his beloved community here,

703
00:25:50,770 --> 00:25:52,969
thousands of Jewish Americans have

704
00:25:52,970 --> 00:25:54,909
risen up to oppose the

705
00:25:54,910 --> 00:25:56,689
state terror done in our name

706
00:25:56,690 --> 00:25:58,129
against Salah and other

707
00:25:58,130 --> 00:25:59,369
Palestinians.

708
00:25:59,370 --> 00:26:00,869
It didn't happen like this before

709
00:26:00,870 --> 00:26:02,949
Salah was taken.

710
00:26:02,950 --> 00:26:04,949
We know that Jewish safety

711
00:26:04,950 --> 00:26:06,809
depends on protecting a

712
00:26:06,810 --> 00:26:08,829
free, multicultural, multiracial

713
00:26:08,830 --> 00:26:10,829
democracy, and that when ice

714
00:26:10,830 --> 00:26:12,769
comes for one, they come

715
00:26:12,770 --> 00:26:13,770
for us all.

716
00:26:17,860 --> 00:26:19,759
Wisconsin Jews for

717
00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,879
Justice collected more than

718
00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,979
400 signatures from just

719
00:26:23,980 --> 00:26:25,939
Jewish residents of Wisconsin

720
00:26:25,940 --> 00:26:28,259
demanding Salah's freedom.

721
00:26:32,410 --> 00:26:34,229
Then the ARC, which is a

722
00:26:34,230 --> 00:26:36,269
national progressive Jewish group,

723
00:26:36,270 --> 00:26:38,209
put up a Jewish petition to

724
00:26:38,210 --> 00:26:40,089
free Sava, which currently has

725
00:26:40,090 --> 00:26:44,329
an amazing 9,500

726
00:26:44,330 --> 00:26:46,309
plus signatures, which is a

727
00:26:46,310 --> 00:26:48,269
record number for that organization

728
00:26:48,270 --> 00:26:49,270
on any issue.

729
00:26:52,170 --> 00:26:54,289
This week, four rabbis

730
00:26:54,290 --> 00:26:56,269
published an op-ed in the Chicago

731
00:26:56,270 --> 00:26:58,249
Sun-Times demanding the release

732
00:26:58,250 --> 00:27:00,309
of Salah, saying, we will

733
00:27:00,310 --> 00:27:02,449
not allow Salah or anyone

734
00:27:02,450 --> 00:27:04,289
else to get illegally detained

735
00:27:04,290 --> 00:27:05,290
in our name.

736
00:27:10,070 --> 00:27:11,869
In my work with Jewish boys from

737
00:27:11,870 --> 00:27:13,649
peace here in Milwaukee, I have had

738
00:27:13,650 --> 00:27:15,589
the great, great honor of working

739
00:27:15,590 --> 00:27:17,469
closely with Salah for more than 12

740
00:27:17,470 --> 00:27:18,429
years.

741
00:27:18,430 --> 00:27:20,589
And I know him well as an

742
00:27:20,590 --> 00:27:23,009
extraordinary doer of mitzvahs,

743
00:27:23,010 --> 00:27:24,569
of good deeds.

744
00:27:24,570 --> 00:27:26,889
I love and respect his orientations

745
00:27:26,890 --> 00:27:28,969
for justice for everyone,

746
00:27:28,970 --> 00:27:30,649
and especially for the most

747
00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:31,650
vulnerable.

748
00:27:32,690 --> 00:27:34,569
Jews for Salah is an

749
00:27:34,570 --> 00:27:36,469
unprecedented convergence of Jews

750
00:27:36,470 --> 00:27:38,119
from across the Midwest.

751
00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:39,839
From grassroots and political

752
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,959
movements, synagogue, shuls,

753
00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,019
ley-led minions, representing a

754
00:27:44,020 --> 00:27:45,959
wide range of denominational,

755
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:47,219
political and ideological

756
00:27:47,220 --> 00:27:49,059
commitments, but collectively

757
00:27:49,060 --> 00:27:51,359
we share a common outrage

758
00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:53,299
and a firmly held belief that

759
00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:55,379
it is our Jewish obligation to

760
00:27:55,380 --> 00:27:56,939
fight for Salah's fundamental

761
00:27:56,940 --> 00:27:58,979
freedom and for the right to dignity

762
00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:00,739
and free speech for him and for

763
00:28:00,740 --> 00:28:02,739
Salih, and we are tired of

764
00:28:02,740 --> 00:28:04,859
Palestinian speech being repressed

765
00:28:04,860 --> 00:28:05,860
by the government.

766
00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:11,939
One of our speakers, Rabbi

767
00:28:11,940 --> 00:28:13,879
Chris Elder, had actually

768
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,699
just returned from Auschwitz before

769
00:28:15,700 --> 00:28:17,019
he joined us in front of the Clay

770
00:28:17,020 --> 00:28:18,759
County Detention Center.

771
00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:20,499
The Nazi death camp where his

772
00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:22,159
grandmother and aunt had been

773
00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:23,559
murdered. It was his first visit

774
00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:24,899
there.

775
00:28:24,900 --> 00:28:26,699
And he told us that while the Clay

776
00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:28,699
county jail was not a death

777
00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:30,799
camp, it was a step towards

778
00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,769
that. It a step toward fascism.

779
00:28:33,770 --> 00:28:36,129
He told us the Torah says,

780
00:28:36,130 --> 00:28:37,989
do not stand, I be

781
00:28:37,990 --> 00:28:40,809
mine, the blood of your neighbor.

782
00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:42,489
And Rabbi Elder said to the Trump

783
00:28:42,490 --> 00:28:44,329
administration directly,

784
00:28:44,330 --> 00:28:46,149
do not use anti-Semitism

785
00:28:46,150 --> 00:28:47,989
as a cudgel in your

786
00:28:47,990 --> 00:28:49,969
made up war against free

787
00:28:49,970 --> 00:28:51,929
speech, against what you decry

788
00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:53,849
as liberalism, against the

789
00:28:53,850 --> 00:28:56,089
First Amendment, against Muslims,

790
00:28:56,090 --> 00:28:57,949
against Palestinians, against peace

791
00:28:57,950 --> 00:29:00,029
activists, against brown skinned

792
00:29:00,030 --> 00:29:01,969
people. As Jews, we reject

793
00:29:01,970 --> 00:29:03,929
the use of our community's

794
00:29:03,930 --> 00:29:05,809
legitimate concerns as a

795
00:29:05,810 --> 00:29:07,789
smoke screen for policies

796
00:29:07,790 --> 00:29:09,749
that separate families and undermine

797
00:29:09,750 --> 00:29:10,979
democracy.

798
00:29:10,980 --> 00:29:12,500
So to my brothers-in-law,

799
00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:14,899
I say welcome.

800
00:29:14,900 --> 00:29:17,179
It's so good to see your smile here

801
00:29:17,180 --> 00:29:19,419
at ISM again.

802
00:29:19,420 --> 00:29:21,299
Your interface community stands with

803
00:29:21,300 --> 00:29:23,179
you. We celebrate your return

804
00:29:23,180 --> 00:29:24,599
today, and we know the work

805
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,399
continues tomorrow.

806
00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:27,959
It's an honor to be in this struggle

807
00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,879
with you, and we will remain in

808
00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:31,399
it with you until all of you

809
00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,059
ridiculous charges are dropped.

810
00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:40,659
We also remember, all

811
00:29:40,660 --> 00:29:42,379
together, all of us remember that

812
00:29:42,380 --> 00:29:44,679
more than 200 other souls

813
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,599
still trapped underground in

814
00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:48,299
the Clay County Jail, denied healthy

815
00:29:48,300 --> 00:29:50,299
food, sunlight,

816
00:29:50,300 --> 00:29:52,139
medical care, taken by

817
00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:54,019
the ICE Gestapo to brave our

818
00:29:54,020 --> 00:29:55,899
democracy, and we all

819
00:29:55,900 --> 00:29:57,879
say that Frisala Hasor

820
00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:58,880
means freedom all.

821
00:30:06,230 --> 00:30:08,889
Thank you very much, Dr. Malana.

822
00:30:08,890 --> 00:30:11,729
Okay, we have just

823
00:30:11,730 --> 00:30:13,529
a couple more.

824
00:30:13,530 --> 00:30:15,669
We're gonna hear from,

825
00:30:15,670 --> 00:30:17,689
next, the Executive Director

826
00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:19,109
of the Wisconsin Muslim Civil

827
00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:21,269
Alliance, Sister Fauzia

828
00:30:21,270 --> 00:30:22,249
Quraishi.

829
00:30:22,250 --> 00:30:24,009
They were very, very involved in

830
00:30:24,010 --> 00:30:25,929
getting information out to

831
00:30:25,930 --> 00:30:27,009
the community.

832
00:30:27,010 --> 00:30:29,309
She worked with also

833
00:30:29,310 --> 00:30:30,749
elected officials.

834
00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:32,689
We wanna really thank the

835
00:30:32,690 --> 00:30:34,529
elected officials From those who

836
00:30:34,530 --> 00:30:36,489
came when we had our initial

837
00:30:36,490 --> 00:30:37,849
press conference,

838
00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:41,089
you know, the officials from

839
00:30:41,090 --> 00:30:42,430
the city of Milwaukee and the

840
00:30:42,431 --> 00:30:44,729
surrounding communities, as

841
00:30:44,730 --> 00:30:47,629
well as those who subsequently

842
00:30:47,630 --> 00:30:50,509
helped in passing resolutions,

843
00:30:50,510 --> 00:30:52,049
Sister Fazio can discuss some of

844
00:30:52,050 --> 00:30:53,050
that stuff. Thank you.

845
00:30:57,959 --> 00:30:59,819
Good afternoon,

846
00:30:59,820 --> 00:31:01,839
everyone. Look around you.

847
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,319
This right here is

848
00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,239
what happens when you

849
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:08,939
tell the community to sit down and

850
00:31:08,940 --> 00:31:11,119
be silent because our community

851
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:12,539
leader was taken for his free

852
00:31:12,540 --> 00:31:13,679
speech.

853
00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:15,599
But we stand up instead.

854
00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,859
We speak up every

855
00:31:17,860 --> 00:31:19,359
single time.

856
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:22,919
When Brother Salah was taken

857
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,839
from this community, some people

858
00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,319
expected us to be quiet.

859
00:31:27,330 --> 00:31:29,569
They did not know this community,

860
00:31:29,570 --> 00:31:31,909
and Alhamdulillah, now Brother

861
00:31:31,910 --> 00:31:32,910
Salah is home.

862
00:31:38,910 --> 00:31:40,709
My name is Wazir Qureshi, and I'm

863
00:31:40,710 --> 00:31:41,969
the executive director for the

864
00:31:41,970 --> 00:31:44,049
Wisconsin Muslim City Alliance.

865
00:31:44,050 --> 00:31:45,929
And I want to talk about how we got

866
00:31:45,930 --> 00:31:46,809
here.

867
00:31:46,810 --> 00:31:48,789
Because this community deserves

868
00:31:48,790 --> 00:31:50,809
to celebrate the collective efforts

869
00:31:50,810 --> 00:31:52,789
that can protect us and

870
00:31:52,790 --> 00:31:54,289
bring our community members home

871
00:31:54,290 --> 00:31:56,190
when we stand up for one another.

872
00:31:57,450 --> 00:31:59,089
From the moment Brother Salah was

873
00:31:59,090 --> 00:32:00,909
taken and detained, we made

874
00:32:00,910 --> 00:32:02,109
a decision.

875
00:32:02,110 --> 00:32:04,429
We were not going to whisper.

876
00:32:04,430 --> 00:32:05,869
We were going to wait.

877
00:32:05,870 --> 00:32:07,749
We were going to organize.

878
00:32:08,910 --> 00:32:10,989
Over 200 organizations

879
00:32:10,990 --> 00:32:13,609
from across Wisconsin and

880
00:32:13,610 --> 00:32:15,729
beyond signed on to a letter calling

881
00:32:15,730 --> 00:32:17,909
for Salah's release and

882
00:32:17,910 --> 00:32:20,249
named that this was a clear attack

883
00:32:20,250 --> 00:32:22,269
on his free speech to

884
00:32:22,270 --> 00:32:24,369
oppose the genocide in Gaza

885
00:32:24,370 --> 00:32:26,529
and uplift Palestinian

886
00:32:26,530 --> 00:32:27,530
rights.

887
00:32:28,370 --> 00:32:30,469
As a legal resident for over

888
00:32:30,470 --> 00:32:32,569
30 years, a beloved community

889
00:32:32,570 --> 00:32:35,309
leader and family man,

890
00:32:35,310 --> 00:32:36,889
we stood up to tell the truth about

891
00:32:36,890 --> 00:32:37,890
who he is.

892
00:32:38,590 --> 00:32:40,669
Muslim, non-Muslim,

893
00:32:40,670 --> 00:32:42,589
faith organizations, civil rights

894
00:32:42,590 --> 00:32:44,889
organizations, labor groups,

895
00:32:44,890 --> 00:32:47,289
and every other group, we thank you,

896
00:32:47,290 --> 00:32:49,369
we are grateful for all of you.

897
00:32:49,370 --> 00:32:51,189
All of us united under one

898
00:32:51,190 --> 00:32:52,309
truth.

899
00:32:52,310 --> 00:32:54,729
This detention was wrong,

900
00:32:54,730 --> 00:32:55,969
and we were going to say this

901
00:32:55,970 --> 00:32:58,109
everywhere, to everyone,

902
00:32:58,110 --> 00:33:00,509
and to every level of government.

903
00:33:00,510 --> 00:33:01,689
Milwaukee spoke out.

904
00:33:01,690 --> 00:33:02,999
We saw that.

905
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,059
Our Milwaukee Common Council

906
00:33:05,060 --> 00:33:07,099
passed a resolution with 12 votes

907
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,199
in favor.

908
00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,179
Thank you, Alderman Alice Brower,

909
00:33:10,180 --> 00:33:11,579
for leading that.

910
00:33:11,580 --> 00:33:13,179
We also saw that at the Milwaukee

911
00:33:13,180 --> 00:33:15,459
County Supervisor level, where

912
00:33:15,460 --> 00:33:17,239
I testified along with Brother

913
00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:18,819
Celeste's family.

914
00:33:18,820 --> 00:33:20,719
And I watched supervisors

915
00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,759
who would not originally said

916
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,359
yes and vote yes, but they then,

917
00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:25,959
after listening to all of us and

918
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,579
listening to our community, voted

919
00:33:27,580 --> 00:33:29,759
yes. We want to thank Commie

920
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,019
Supervisor Carolyn Gomez-Tom

921
00:33:32,020 --> 00:33:33,779
for authoring that resolution.

922
00:33:33,780 --> 00:33:35,639
You rallied your colleagues and

923
00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,319
you showed up for this community.

924
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:38,759
We thank you. We needed a champion

925
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,319
and we reverted.

926
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:41,320
We appreciate that.

927
00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:45,120
Thank you very much.

928
00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:48,509
We went to Congress.

929
00:33:48,510 --> 00:33:50,769
Six members led by Congresswoman

930
00:33:50,770 --> 00:33:52,489
Gwen Moore, right here from

931
00:33:52,490 --> 00:33:54,949
Wisconsin's 4th District,

932
00:33:54,950 --> 00:33:56,569
wrote directly to the Secretary of

933
00:33:56,570 --> 00:33:58,489
Homeland Security demanding Brother

934
00:33:58,490 --> 00:34:00,169
Salah's release.

935
00:34:00,170 --> 00:34:02,069
Senator Tammy Baldwin led

936
00:34:02,070 --> 00:34:04,169
a Senate leader letter joined

937
00:34:04,170 --> 00:34:05,989
by Senators Bernie Sanders and

938
00:34:05,990 --> 00:34:08,009
Senators Chris

939
00:34:08,010 --> 00:34:09,698
Van Hollen.

940
00:34:09,699 --> 00:34:11,619
And the people, the people of this

941
00:34:11,620 --> 00:34:13,819
community and across the nation

942
00:34:13,820 --> 00:34:16,519
sent over 25,000

943
00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,138
letters to members of Congress.

944
00:34:19,139 --> 00:34:20,859
25,00 letters, please.

945
00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:26,379
This is a community that

946
00:34:26,380 --> 00:34:28,888
refuses to be ignored.

947
00:34:28,889 --> 00:34:31,488
All of that, every resolution,

948
00:34:31,489 --> 00:34:34,089
every letter, every phone call,

949
00:34:34,090 --> 00:34:36,089
every rally, built the pressure

950
00:34:36,090 --> 00:34:38,488
that supported Brother Salah's

951
00:34:38,489 --> 00:34:40,549
legal team as they fought for this,

952
00:34:40,550 --> 00:34:42,469
for his habeas petition

953
00:34:42,470 --> 00:34:44,589
to be heard in federal court.

954
00:34:44,590 --> 00:34:46,309
And this week, a federal judge

955
00:34:46,310 --> 00:34:48,549
ordered his immediate release.

956
00:34:48,550 --> 00:34:50,589
And this is what advocacy really

957
00:34:50,590 --> 00:34:52,289
does look like.

958
00:34:52,290 --> 00:34:53,749
That is what it produces.

959
00:34:53,750 --> 00:34:55,549
And we will do this for every

960
00:34:55,550 --> 00:34:57,629
community member who is targeted

961
00:34:57,630 --> 00:34:59,789
by an administration that wants

962
00:34:59,790 --> 00:35:00,790
to silence us.

963
00:35:01,790 --> 00:35:03,189
Brother Salah's release is a

964
00:35:03,190 --> 00:35:04,089
victory.

965
00:35:04,090 --> 00:35:06,249
However, the work is not finished.

966
00:35:06,250 --> 00:35:07,189
We know that.

967
00:35:07,190 --> 00:35:08,829
We must still fight.

968
00:35:08,830 --> 00:35:10,849
For his right to free speech

969
00:35:10,850 --> 00:35:12,929
in court, and there are others in

970
00:35:12,930 --> 00:35:15,149
detention, as Jogi mentioned

971
00:35:15,150 --> 00:35:17,189
as well, that don't have

972
00:35:17,190 --> 00:35:18,429
a coalition behind them.

973
00:35:18,430 --> 00:35:21,209
No press conference, no resolutions.

974
00:35:21,210 --> 00:35:23,009
The system that made this possible

975
00:35:23,010 --> 00:35:25,009
are still in place,

976
00:35:25,010 --> 00:35:26,829
and we will do everything we can

977
00:35:26,830 --> 00:35:28,369
to speak for our neighbors, and that

978
00:35:28,370 --> 00:35:29,669
is what they deserve.

979
00:35:29,670 --> 00:35:31,509
To Brother Salah, we welcome

980
00:35:31,510 --> 00:35:33,219
you. Thank you so much.

981
00:35:33,220 --> 00:35:34,539
And you're free and belongs to every

982
00:35:34,540 --> 00:35:35,539
person in this room.

983
00:35:35,540 --> 00:35:37,219
And I congratulate every one of us

984
00:35:37,220 --> 00:35:38,719
and we are so thankful and blessed

985
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:39,720
to have you back.

986
00:35:46,230 --> 00:35:48,669
Thank you. Thank you so much,

987
00:35:48,670 --> 00:35:49,769
Sister Fuzia.

988
00:35:49,770 --> 00:35:51,269
So we're going to hear from just two

989
00:35:51,270 --> 00:35:52,889
more individuals.

990
00:35:52,890 --> 00:35:54,969
The last person who

991
00:35:54,970 --> 00:35:56,909
will be speaking

992
00:35:56,910 --> 00:35:59,069
is Mujat Ahmed,

993
00:35:59,070 --> 00:36:00,309
one of the attorneys.

994
00:36:00,310 --> 00:36:01,669
He's also going to read a statement

995
00:36:01,670 --> 00:36:04,169
that was issued by Congresswoman

996
00:36:04,170 --> 00:36:06,649
Gwen Moore's office, who did go down

997
00:36:06,650 --> 00:36:08,889
twice to see

998
00:36:08,890 --> 00:36:11,769
Salah Sassoura at the Clay County.

999
00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:13,109
And again, we appreciate her

1000
00:36:13,110 --> 00:36:14,110
efforts.

1001
00:36:17,010 --> 00:36:19,229
One of the things about this

1002
00:36:19,230 --> 00:36:21,589
targeting of individuals is

1003
00:36:21,590 --> 00:36:23,609
it's targeting individuals from

1004
00:36:23,610 --> 00:36:25,289
many many different communities and

1005
00:36:25,290 --> 00:36:27,129
one of the allies that

1006
00:36:27,130 --> 00:36:28,929
the ISM has worked with for many

1007
00:36:28,930 --> 00:36:30,809
years and the Muslim community has

1008
00:36:30,810 --> 00:36:33,409
worked for many years was

1009
00:36:33,410 --> 00:36:35,229
the Latinx

1010
00:36:35,230 --> 00:36:37,389
or the Hispanic community from

1011
00:36:37,390 --> 00:36:39,649
many, many different backgrounds and

1012
00:36:39,650 --> 00:36:41,889
we are going to hear from

1013
00:36:41,890 --> 00:36:43,869
Christine Duman Ortiz

1014
00:36:53,530 --> 00:36:55,509
It's wonderful to be here

1015
00:36:55,510 --> 00:36:58,429
with all of you at

1016
00:36:58,430 --> 00:37:00,909
this time to

1017
00:37:00,910 --> 00:37:02,769
celebrate him

1018
00:37:02,770 --> 00:37:04,629
coming home to be reunited

1019
00:37:04,630 --> 00:37:06,509
with his family and to be reunited

1020
00:37:06,510 --> 00:37:07,710
with this community.

1021
00:37:09,050 --> 00:37:10,949
It's also an opportunity for all

1022
00:37:10,950 --> 00:37:13,369
of us, a commitment Asada

1023
00:37:13,370 --> 00:37:15,489
Sosun mentioned earlier,

1024
00:37:15,490 --> 00:37:17,869
to really commit ourselves again

1025
00:37:17,870 --> 00:37:19,829
to the struggle ahead, to the

1026
00:37:19,830 --> 00:37:21,149
days ahead.

1027
00:37:21,150 --> 00:37:23,129
Because we know

1028
00:37:23,130 --> 00:37:25,249
that we continue to

1029
00:37:25,250 --> 00:37:28,149
face challenges including the

1030
00:37:28,150 --> 00:37:30,649
ongoing effort at deportation

1031
00:37:30,650 --> 00:37:32,649
but broadly speaking

1032
00:37:32,650 --> 00:37:34,789
too against efforts to

1033
00:37:34,790 --> 00:37:36,929
silence dissent and the abuse of

1034
00:37:36,930 --> 00:37:39,319
power and so it's

1035
00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:41,619
you know, really proof today

1036
00:37:41,620 --> 00:37:43,699
that when we come together,

1037
00:37:43,700 --> 00:37:46,159
we do make a difference.

1038
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,259
And not everyone speaks out,

1039
00:37:48,260 --> 00:37:49,939
but when people speak out, that's

1040
00:37:49,940 --> 00:37:51,859
what it's speaking out on behalf of

1041
00:37:51,860 --> 00:37:53,839
others, and that's it allows

1042
00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:55,759
everyone to see the humanity

1043
00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,139
of the situation, to understand

1044
00:37:58,140 --> 00:37:59,439
the injustice.

1045
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:01,299
To peel away the walls of

1046
00:38:01,300 --> 00:38:03,239
that prison, to expose the

1047
00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:04,919
inhumanity, and to bring us

1048
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:05,799
together.

1049
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,959
And so we also thank you for your

1050
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,099
leadership and your advice,

1051
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:11,899
and the families who spoke on your

1052
00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:12,900
behalf.

1053
00:38:15,570 --> 00:38:17,769
Aida Benitez,

1054
00:38:17,770 --> 00:38:19,789
another Wisconsinite who we've

1055
00:38:19,790 --> 00:38:21,669
been supporting and all of us as

1056
00:38:21,670 --> 00:38:23,589
a community was

1057
00:38:23,590 --> 00:38:26,869
also recently released,

1058
00:38:26,870 --> 00:38:29,249
still facing a deportation

1059
00:38:29,250 --> 00:38:31,469
without having any criminal

1060
00:38:31,470 --> 00:38:32,949
record.

1061
00:38:32,950 --> 00:38:35,029
But it really shows

1062
00:38:35,030 --> 00:38:37,029
in both cases part of what's

1063
00:38:37,030 --> 00:38:39,249
been important to expose has

1064
00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:41,289
been those conditions in the jail

1065
00:38:41,290 --> 00:38:43,429
because we've

1066
00:38:43,430 --> 00:38:45,829
been able to see how

1067
00:38:45,830 --> 00:38:48,489
these prisons that are

1068
00:38:48,490 --> 00:38:50,689
private prisons this is a business

1069
00:38:50,690 --> 00:38:52,529
they're making money off

1070
00:38:52,530 --> 00:38:54,469
this have been

1071
00:38:54,470 --> 00:38:56,329
owning people for

1072
00:38:56,330 --> 00:38:58,249
long periods of time and

1073
00:38:58,250 --> 00:39:00,769
putting their lives and health at

1074
00:39:00,770 --> 00:39:01,709
risk.

1075
00:39:01,710 --> 00:39:03,649
Anita was able to, when she

1076
00:39:03,650 --> 00:39:06,849
came out, to also share how

1077
00:39:06,850 --> 00:39:08,809
she and others were offered

1078
00:39:08,810 --> 00:39:10,809
three dollars a day to

1079
00:39:10,810 --> 00:39:12,509
do work in the prison, in the

1080
00:39:12,510 --> 00:39:14,889
cafeteria, and cleaning,

1081
00:39:14,890 --> 00:39:16,529
and how she witnessed two

1082
00:39:16,530 --> 00:39:18,349
miscarriages of two

1083
00:39:18,350 --> 00:39:19,949
pregnant women because of the

1084
00:39:19,950 --> 00:39:21,479
abusive conditions.

1085
00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:23,940
So our struggle continues,

1086
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,619
and I just want to say all

1087
00:39:27,620 --> 00:39:29,139
of this of what's been happening,

1088
00:39:30,260 --> 00:39:31,079
it's an effort.

1089
00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:33,219
We are seeing the escalation against

1090
00:39:33,220 --> 00:39:35,579
our communities, whether that's

1091
00:39:35,580 --> 00:39:38,379
voting rights activists in Ohio.

1092
00:39:38,380 --> 00:39:40,599
Whether that's Palestinian activists

1093
00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:42,599
who were part of the broader network

1094
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:44,699
to document ICE abuses in

1095
00:39:44,700 --> 00:39:45,959
Minnesota.

1096
00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,719
We know the escalation against

1097
00:39:47,720 --> 00:39:49,699
organizations and activists

1098
00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:51,799
is part of an effort,

1099
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:52,800
right?

1100
00:39:53,820 --> 00:39:55,799
But this is proof that every time

1101
00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:57,759
they come at us, we

1102
00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:59,719
come back stronger and we're

1103
00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:01,719
united. So we meet fear with

1104
00:40:01,720 --> 00:40:03,939
courage and we meet division

1105
00:40:03,940 --> 00:40:05,839
with unity. It's an honor to be in

1106
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,719
the struggle with all of you to

1107
00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:09,659
celebrate this moment, and

1108
00:40:09,660 --> 00:40:11,479
we will continue to build in

1109
00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:12,899
the times ahead.

1110
00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:13,900
Thank you.

1111
00:40:17,950 --> 00:40:19,789
Thank you very much,

1112
00:40:19,790 --> 00:40:21,649
Christine. Before I call off

1113
00:40:21,650 --> 00:40:23,069
a budget, I just want to mention one

1114
00:40:23,070 --> 00:40:25,109
thing. I had the opportunity to

1115
00:40:25,110 --> 00:40:26,929
drive back with Salah

1116
00:40:26,930 --> 00:40:30,029
from Tate County yesterday.

1117
00:40:30,030 --> 00:40:31,969
And we were talking about

1118
00:40:31,970 --> 00:40:34,149
even wealth conditions were

1119
00:40:34,150 --> 00:40:35,150
there.

1120
00:40:36,090 --> 00:40:38,029
And Salah doesn't shy

1121
00:40:38,030 --> 00:40:39,969
away from expressing himself

1122
00:40:39,970 --> 00:40:42,409
and organizing people.

1123
00:40:42,410 --> 00:40:43,969
And many of the people he actually

1124
00:40:43,970 --> 00:40:45,949
said there were not from our

1125
00:40:45,950 --> 00:40:48,009
community. Many came

1126
00:40:48,010 --> 00:40:50,309
from Mexico and other areas.

1127
00:40:50,310 --> 00:40:52,149
But he said how he had

1128
00:40:52,150 --> 00:40:54,149
developed a relationship with

1129
00:40:54,150 --> 00:40:56,049
them. Some of them didn't have much

1130
00:40:56,050 --> 00:40:58,189
family, they didn't the resources

1131
00:40:58,190 --> 00:40:59,809
he allowed them to use.

1132
00:40:59,810 --> 00:41:01,529
You know, his phone or the time

1133
00:41:01,530 --> 00:41:03,209
method, you know, that they were

1134
00:41:03,210 --> 00:41:04,849
able to use the phone, his minutes,

1135
00:41:04,850 --> 00:41:06,529
if I could call it that, not the

1136
00:41:06,530 --> 00:41:07,489
actual phone.

1137
00:41:07,490 --> 00:41:09,589
He helped them, you know writing

1138
00:41:09,590 --> 00:41:11,529
things in

1139
00:41:11,530 --> 00:41:12,529
English.

1140
00:41:12,530 --> 00:41:14,429
Again, he said it was a family.

1141
00:41:14,430 --> 00:41:16,349
And when he left, he said,

1142
00:41:16,350 --> 00:41:18,329
it's amazing when they

1143
00:41:18,330 --> 00:41:19,709
found out that he was leaving, many

1144
00:41:19,710 --> 00:41:21,549
of them were crying, and

1145
00:41:21,550 --> 00:41:23,349
in their own language, just thanking

1146
00:41:23,350 --> 00:41:25,529
him for the work that he

1147
00:41:25,530 --> 00:41:26,949
actually did.

1148
00:41:26,950 --> 00:41:28,489
And again, I just think that that's

1149
00:41:28,490 --> 00:41:30,449
something too important to

1150
00:41:30,450 --> 00:41:32,629
mention, that we are one community

1151
00:41:32,630 --> 00:41:33,630
regardless.

1152
00:41:35,170 --> 00:41:37,129
I just want to

1153
00:41:37,130 --> 00:41:38,889
invite Mungin.

1154
00:41:38,890 --> 00:41:41,149
I've known Mung in for a long time.

1155
00:41:41,150 --> 00:41:42,849
He's one of the board members of the

1156
00:41:42,850 --> 00:41:44,109
ISM.

1157
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I don't know if he did any work in

1158
00:41:45,990 --> 00:41:47,909
81 days, other than for Salah.

1159
00:41:49,090 --> 00:41:51,129
I really, you know,

1160
00:41:51,130 --> 00:41:52,949
every time we're on the phone

1161
00:41:52,950 --> 00:41:55,429
all the time, in

1162
00:41:55,430 --> 00:41:56,590
meetings he's, you