Minneapolis Activist and Artist Falsely Jailed! Support AC!

Please help get a Twin Cities artist and activist out of jail!

Our friend, Raymond Merchant, aka AC, father of two, Hip Hop artist, and
community organizer in Minneapolis was recently wrongly arrested in
relation to a robbery in South Minneapolis to which he was no party.
Missing for several days, friends became worried when Raymond failed to
arrive to a show he was scheduled to perform at. After contacting his
family, it was confirmed he had been abducted by police just blocks from
his home while out for a walk.

Raymond cooks and distributes food through Minneapolis Food Not Bombs, a
group that came under heat last year as the Food Not Bombs House was
raided by police in the week leading up to the Republican National
Convention. Help us fight to get Raymond out of jail as he is facing
potential prison time resulting from the police pinning bogus charges on
him. The full charges and maximum penalty are as of yet unknown though we
know he is being charged with three felonies. He is currently being held
on a $50,000 bail with $5,000 bond, but it is our hope and intention that
he will not have to sit in jail until his first court date on November
16th. He has been in custody since October 24th.

Fight with us as we stand up to support Raymond, and end police repression!

Please visit the paypal link below to make a donation to Raymond's legal
defense.

In Solidarity,

Friends of Raymond Merchant

DONATE HERE:
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