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Anti-War Activism is Not a Crime!
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In April 2025, San Jose anti-war activist Alex Dillard was subjected to the execution of a federal search warrant. FBI agents raided his home and seized his personal electronic devices, seeking evidence of alleged ties to Russia and implying that he may have been acting as a foreign agent.
We, as members of the San Jose community as well as the broad progressive people's movements in the U.S. and around the world, stand in solidarity with Alex against these attacks. We assert that these accusations are entirely baseless. They constitute a clear act of political retaliation against Alex's First Amendment-protected beliefs, activities, and associations.
This incident is not isolated. It reflects a broader pattern of repression by federal agencies against activists, journalists, and organizers who speak out against U.S. imperialism, war, and systemic injustice. From the surveillance and harassment of the Black liberation movement to the targeting of Palestinian solidarity organizers, the U.S. government has repeatedly sought to silence dissent through intimidation and legal persecution.
We condemn this latest act of state repression in the strongest terms. Such tactics are designed to instill fear, disrupt organizing efforts, and criminalize activism. But we refuse to be intimidated. Our community stands united in defense of the right to dissent and to challenge U.S. militarism, corporate greed, and state violence—no matter how aggressively the government attempts to suppress these voices.
We call on all allies, activists, and organizations committed to justice to sign onto this solidarity statement and to remain vigilant and to push back against these escalating attacks. The government’s efforts to conflate activism with "foreign influence" are a transparent attempt to justify repression—but we will not allow these tactics to silence us. We will continue to speak out, organize, and resist. Solidarity, not silence, is our answer to repression.
Activism is not a crime. Opposing war and genocide is not a crime. Hands off our movements!
Solidarity with Alejandro Orellana!
Solidarity with Alejandro Orellana!
June 26, 2025
The Anti War Action Network (AWAN) joins with organizations from around the country to demand that the U.S. attorney’s office drop charges against Alejandro Orellana at once.
AWAN sees solidarity with the immigrant rights movement in the U.S. as critical right now. The Trump administration has targeted immigrant students with deportation in retaliation for speaking out against U.S. support for Israel’s genocidal policies on Palestinians. The immigrant rights, anti-war and Palestine solidarity movements must defend each other in order to beat back attacks on our right to dissent in this country.
Alejandro Orellana is an activist in the Chicano-led organization Centro CSO and was raided by the FBI for protesting deportations in Los Angeles. He faces two bogus federal charges: conspiracy to commit disorder which carries up to 5 years in prison, and a charge of aiding and abetting civil disorder. On June 27, Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist and leader in Centro Community Service Organization, of East Los Angeles, will have his preliminary hearing and first court appearance.
Orellana has done nothing wrong. Protesting ICE raids and deportations is NOT a crime. Orellana has been a leading member of the Chicano-led organization Centro Community Service Organization, or Centro CSO, for over 10 years. He has been public and forthright in organizing against ICE raids and the Trump administrations. His activism and visible resistance to Trump and ICE serves as a model and inspiration for us all.
It is for this reason and no other that he is being targeted. To protect our First Amendment rights, our freedom of speech, and our right to say no to the ICE operations and the Trump administration,it is critical for all the people’s movements to defend Alejandro Orellana.
Call U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli on June 27 at 213-894-2400 and demand that the charges be dropped.
Donate to the legal fund: Venmo @CentroCSO or Zelle CSO at: +1 (323) 580-3764
Follow his case and find flyers and more for Alejandro Orellana at www.stopfbi.org.
From Palestine to Mexico,
all border walls have got to go!
Hands Off Iran
Hands Off Iran
June 13, 2025
The Anti War Action Network (AWAN) condemns the bombing by apartheid Israel on Iran. The genocidal Zionist state is once again escalating the situation with missile strikes that could provoke a wider war across the region. From violating numerous ceasefire agreements with Lebanon and the Palestinian Resistance, to bombing and annexing Syrian lands and bombing Yemeni civilians, Israel is now turning to military attacks on a key player in the axis of resistance: Iran.
With Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, and once again Iranian blood on its hands, it is clear that Israel knows its days are numbered and continues to lash out as international opinion against its genocide grows and its so-called pre-emptive strikes increase tension.
Despite Marco Rubio’s blatant lies, we know that the U.S. holds responsibility in Israel’s most recent aggression. After 20 months of direct material and financial support, political cover, and approval by the U.S. government of Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, Israel is now emboldened to act with more agression, further endangering the entire region.
Moreover, the U.S. has long sought to ruin the Iranian government through numerous interventions, proxy wars, sanctions, assassinations, and Israeli airstrikes. A weakening U.S. imperialism is using its rabid dog Israel to do its dirty work.
The joint attempts by the U.S. and Israel to center media focus on Iran’s potential future nuclear programs are worn out and clearly aim to provide cover for Israel’s first military strike and escalation. We refuse to entertain any attempt to shift the focus away from Israel’s military escalation, or from its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people .
AWAN firmly opposes any U.S. military involvement in the Middle East, both direct or indirect, and stands in solidarity with all those facing the brutal violence of Israel and U.S. imperialism.
Stop Israeli attacks on Iran!
No to a wider war in the Middle East!
End all U.S. aid to Israel!
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