Hey y'all, two of our journalists at the Asheville Blade are appealing their absurd convictions for covering a police crackdown on a houseless camp on Christmas 2021. This has, from the start, been intended to basically declare leftist journalism illegal. If the convictions stand, there are devastating implications for radical press around the country.
While our journalists are being represented pro bono, they're still being charged for court transcripts to appeal, because the American justice system ain't just. Those charges are now way more than we, or the civil liberties orgs helping us out, were initially told. The lead attorney's set up this fundraiser to make up the gap.
A lot's going on in the world right now, but if you're doing well or feel like you're in a place to, support is appreciated.