The Official Shield Mutual Action and Information Center for the Campaign to Free Adam Kokesh
Speak Out to Free Adam Kokesh!
Adam Kokesh is an upstanding marine who is active for peace, marijuana legalization, the right to keep and bear firearms and other worthy causes. Adam was put in a cage by US Park Police in Philadelphia on Sat May 18 2013 for speaking to a marijuana legalization rally. Our mission is clear: get him out of that cage immediately. Adam deserves our support. But this is as much about our willingness to support each other as it is about Adam. Stay tuned for action alerts. Participate! Be the change you want to see.
Join the Call Flood: Mon May 20 at 8AM call and demand Adam's release. Info here.
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You can also get news updates by subscribing to the Free Adam Kokesh email list at right.
Thanks to the below video report from Josie Harris and Christopher Cantwell, direct from the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, we know that Adam is being held under 18 USC 11, felony assault on a federal officer. He was not released today but he has a detention hearing Thursday and might be released then. Thanks to Scott MacMillan we have a copy of the complaint against Adam. See it below the video.
The Free Adam Kokesh campaign will share more information as it becomes available. We all need to step up our activities in support of Adam in order to help Adam. He is in a very serious situation. We can not trust that justice will prevail inside the government injustice system. We have to use our rights to make justice prevail.
Speaking from personal experience, Adam is being framed. It’s that simple.
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Stay tuned for more information and actions. We will not allow them to frame and cage Adam. Stand strong.
Free Adam Kokesh Campaign to Melt US Attorney’s Phone Lines
(Philadelphia, PA, May 20, 2013)— Activist advocate Shield Mutual has launched the Free Adam Kokesh Campaign in response to the US Park Police’s arrest of activist Adam Kokesh while speaking to a marijuana legalization rally on Saturday, May 18 in center city Philadelphia.
A video on YouTube shows the US Park Police arresting Kokesh while he was speaking to the crowd. He is currently being held at the Philadelphia federal prison. “They just came after Adam and N.A. Poe, the organizer of Smokedown – the only two there out of hundreds present who were taken into custody,” said Michael Salvi, an observer of the rally.
Shield Mutual is conducting a call flood on Monday, May 20 starting at 8AM. Friends of Adam Kokesh are currently calling the US attorney, the US magistrate and other federal bureaucrats to politely but firmly demand that Kokesh be immediately and unconditionally released. More than 1,000 people have already RSVP’d on Facebook for the call flood and hundreds have already called.
Supporters of Kokesh and N.A. Poe, who was arrested with Kokesh on Saturday, are currently rallying outside of the Philadelphia federal courthouse at 601 Market St.
About Adam Kokesh
Adam Kokesh is a former US Marine corporal and veteran of the Iraq War who is active for peace, marijuana legalization, the right to keep and bear arms and other libertarian causes. Kokesh is the host of talk radio show “Adam vs the Man.” https://adamvstheman.com.
About Shield Mutual
Shield Mutual is the agora’s first defense agency. We defend activists from government attack using public relations. More information about the Free Adam Kokesh campaign is at https://FreeAdam.net. More information about Shield Mutual is at https://ShieldMutual.com.
Please pick up your phone for Adam Mon May 20 2013 starting at 8AM EDT, call and politely but firmly demand his immediate and unconditional release. Ranked in order of importance:
“I demand the immediate and unconditional release of Adam Kokesh and the dropping of all charges against him.”
(1) US Attorney (Phila): (215) 861-8200
(2) US Magistrate (Phila): (215) 597-6079
(3) Philadelphia Federal Prison: 215-521-4000 (wait a sec, then press 0)
(4) US Federal Courthouse (Phila): (215) 597-7704
(5) US Park Police Office of the Chief in DC: (202) 619-7350 and Philadelphia: 215-597-7077
After calling, please tweet using the hashtag #FreeAdam.
Liberty activists have been released in the past solely upon the outpouring of public support that came via a flood call. Government “justice” is not impartial. When the judge and US attorney know that Adam has an incredible amount of support and that we stand ready to voice that support in ways that are not convenient for these bureaucrats, then we can convince them that Adam is more trouble than he is worth.
What’s this About?
Adam Kokesh is an upstanding marine who is active for peace, marijuana legalization, the right to keep and bear firearms and other worthy causes. Adam was put in a cage by US Park Police in Philadelphia on Sat May 18 2013 for speaking to a marijuana legalization rally. Our mission is clear: get him out of that cage immediately. Adam deserves our support. But this is as much about our willingness to support each other as it is about Adam.
Here is video of what happened Saturday in center city Philadelphia:
Please share this image widely and use it on social media. Thanks to Meg McLain for creating it pro bono.
There is a demonstration in support of Adam and fellow prisoner N.A. Poe, who was also arrested with Adam, right now at the federal prison where they are being held. More details: Facebook: Solidarity for Political Prisoners Adam Kokesh and N.A Poe
Take a look at this video. It looks like the man in the green shirt tried to plant something on Adam, but thankfully failed.
Update: Confirmed from the Kokesh camp that the gentleman in the green shirt was simply trying to save something related to the sound system from damage.
Adam Kokesh was arrested Saturday, May 18 2013 in center city Philadelphia while speaking to an audience of individuals rallying for marijuana legalization.
Shield Mutual is the Agora’s First Defense Agency and Adam Kokesh is our customer. We’re working to defend him with a public relations campaign and are interested in serving together on this issue with others who care about Adam and the issues he was working for when he was arrested.
