Webinar Video: The Case of Fergie Chambers: Transnational US Repression and the Persecution of Palestine

U.S. humanitarian, activist, father, partner and athlete, James “Fergie” Chambers, has been imprisoned in Spain for four months on a U.S. extradition warrant seeking his prosecution on trumped-up charges related to participating in protests for Palestine and his financial support for the Palestinian cause. Fergie has given over $1 million of his personal wealth to support projects and individuals, especially in Gaza facing genocide.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/veNxLSoQr30

He has applied for political asylum in Spain, and the Audiencia Nacional will hear his extradition case on Friday, 13 November. The International Association of Democratic Lawyers organized legal and political discussion of the case of Fergie Chambers, its relationship to Palestine, the long arm of U.S. repression, and the urgent call for political asylum, on Thursday, 12 November.

Speakers:

  • Momodou Taal, Ph.D. student, writer and podcast host forced from the U.S. for his support for Palestine
  • Suzanne Adely, President, National Lawyers Guild; Bureau Member, International Association of Democratic Lawyers
  • Kamau Franklin, Founder, Community Movement Builders; writer and former practicing attorney
  • Maria Garrido, Political scientist, lawyer and member of Fergie Chambers’ defense team in Spain
  • Sophie Ross, former Palestine Action US actionist and anti-imperialist activist
  • Moderator: Ceren Uysal, Co-Secretary General, European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH); Bureau Member, IADL