author: Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan
e-mail:
FriendsOfDanielMcG@yahoo.com
Daniel is from New York, and has been an active member of the community, working on diverse projects such as the demonstrations against the Republican National Convention, Really Really Free Markets, and supporting political prisoners such as Jeff "Free" Luers and others. Daniel was attending graduate school for acupuncture and was working at Women's Law, a nonprofit group that helps women in domestic abuse situations navigate the legal system, which is where he was arrested by federal marshals on December 7th, 2005.
Daniel was indicted separately, but his arrest comes in the context of a well-coordinated, multi-state sweep of six activists by the federal government, which has charged the individuals with practically every earth and animal liberation case left unsolved. The arrests were made primarily from information investigators received from activist-turned-informant, Jacob "Sketcher D" Ferguson. Jacob is cooperating with federal investigators and wore wiretapping devices while speaking with several of the defendants, including Daniel. Since then, one of those arrested, Stanislas Meyerhoff, has also decided to cooperate with the prosecution, hoping that the court will show "mercy." Daniel has stated that there will never be any cooperation on his part with his "captors."
In order to help Daniel, his family and friends have created a support network (Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan) in order to help fund Daniel's legal representation which is expected to be hundreds of thousands of dollars. We are asking his friends and supporters to donate what they can to help Daniel's family with the legal bills. The support group will also be covering the cost of postage and telephone calls, travel expenses for prison visits, reading material for Daniel, his commissary fund, and whatever other needs might arise.
Donations can be made by clicking here.
In addition, we want to make sure that Daniel is getting the emotional support he needs to remain strong throughout this process. He really appreciates letters and we are asking everyone to please write to him.
Daniel McGowan
# 1407167
Lane County Jail
101 West 5th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
Please remember when writing to not discuss his pending case, do not use any nicknames, do not discuss legal information or offer legal advice (even if you are a lawyer), don't discuss any illegal activity, and be smart-- remember that ALL mail is read by prison officials.
On behalf of Daniel, we thank you for your support. Questions and concerns can be directed to FriendsOfDanielMcG@yahoo.com
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