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Contests &FIJA Calendar &FIJActivist &Jury Rights Day FIJA | 03 Aug 2010

Help Get the Word Out About Jury Rights Day

Jury Rights Day is September 5- help us get the word out! We have recently posted Jury Rights Day graphics you can download and use to link back to FIJA’s website to help educate potential jurors about their rights and responsibilities in the jury box. And don’t forget you have the opportunity to win cash [...]

FIJActivist &Volunteer rsconsult | 27 Jul 2010

FIJA Florida Campaign Gaining Momentum, Volunteers

On Saturday 7/24/10 my family and I attended the North Pinellas 912 group protest at the intersection of Keene Road and Main Street in Dunedin, Florida. It was a beautiful day, and there was a good turn out of people protesting about the tyrannical run away government.  The people at this protest were very pleasant and understanding. [...]

FIJActivist &Function of Juries FIJA | 19 Jul 2010

Nullification: Individual and Collective Uses

by Iloilo Marguerite Jones, Executive Director Fully Informed Jury Association – FIJA.org In Wood’s new and excellent book on Nullification, much is written about the use of nullification at the state level of government against the federal level of government, but less attention is given nullification by the individual juror. Yet, the essence of justice [...]

FIJActivist FIJA | 17 Jun 2010

Details of Dr. Julian Heicklen’s recent arrest

Dr. Heicklen gives the detail of his arrest and stay at Riker’s Island. At 12:00 noon Officer Barnes and a sergeant approached.  Officer Barnes asked me to put down my sign, so that I would not hit him on the head with it.  I declined saying that: “I am not going to hit you.  It [...]

FIJA in the News &FIJActivist &Jury Nullification &Volunteer FIJA | 09 Jun 2010

Dr. Julian Heicklen Is Back Home, Charges Dropped

From the recently arrested Dr. Julian Heicklen: Hi: I was released from prison on June 8 at about 6:00 pm. The case against me has been dropped in the interest of justice. My cell phone was confiscated, so I cannot access nor return any phone calls. Do not call me. I have not read any [...]

FIJA in the News &FIJActivist FIJA | 03 Jun 2010

Videotape Police Abuse, Go to Jail?

George Donnelly may be wondering what country he is in right now. Recently, he and other activists trying to hand out pamphlets published by the Fully Informed Jury Association were confronted by U.S. marshals in Manhattan. Attempting to record the encounter, Donnelly found himself being pushed to the pavement by the marshals. Then arrested. He [...]

FIJA in the News &FIJActivist FIJA | 14 May 2010

Legal and Financial Assistance needed for George Donnelly

Legal and Financial Assistance needed for George Donnelly, peaceful person. George was attacked, arrested, and sent to a federal facility for the “crime” of photographing on federal property, which is not an offense against any known or published statute, law, edict, whim, or directive. George has been released and is at home under “home arrest.” [...]

FIJActivist FIJA | 04 May 2010

FIJA Buttons Available

FIJA buttons are available from a FIJActivist: Look official as you hand out FIJA literature.  Wear this Fully Informed Jury Association button which includes the website address. Price is $2.00 each which includes packaging and postage.  Please send your name, mailing address, and quantity of buttons desired to SLfeedback (at) safe-mail.net

FIJActivist &Jury Nullification FIJA | 04 May 2010

Nullify This, by Rick Fisk

Excerpt: “Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and pursued unalterably thro’ every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematical plan of reducing us to slavery.” ~ Thomas Jefferson, 1774 For at least 40 years, modern [...]

FIJActivist &Jury Nullification &Volunteer FIJA | 15 Feb 2010

Activism in Florida, Part 2

From: “Robert Dreyfus” Date: February 15, 2010 6:44:07 AM MST To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Subject: Fw: WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER HEARD THE TERM JURY NULLIFICATION, OR UNDERSTOOD THEIR RIGHTS CONFERRED BY THIS DOCTRINE, ARE NOW AWARE, AND ABLE TO EXERT THEIR RIGHTS FOR WHICH SO MANY [...]

FIJActivist &Jury Nullification &Volunteer FIJA | 15 Feb 2010

Activism in Florida

Email received from a Florida FIJActivist… From: “Robert Dreyfus” Date: February 14, 2010 12:12:13 PM MST To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Subject: AN EASY PROJECT TO PROTECT LIBERTY TO THOSE RECEIVING THIS INFO: I consider each of you to be an activist.  I hope you will take time  to read the attachment, and if you think it has [...]

FIJActivist &Jury Nullification &Uncategorized FIJA | 16 Dec 2009

Activists in Grafton County, New Hampshire

Photos of activists in Grafton County, New Hampshire handing out FIJA literature this month. Great work guys and gals! FIJA Grafton County – December 2009 If you are inspired to do this in your own town, take a look at the links at the top of the page for the Media Catalog, the Library, and [...]

FIJActivist &Volunteer FIJA | 18 Mar 2009

FIJActivists Needed!

FIJActivists are needed in every state, even in those states where there are already other FIJActivists. We have a lot of work to do getting the word out, and we can use a lot of assistance with helping to protect your freedoms through informed jurors. If you have some time to hand out literature, to [...]

FIJActivist &Uncategorized &Volunteer FIJA | 13 Feb 2007

Volunteers needed in San Francisco

Hi, I didn’t see this listed on the FIJA website, so thought I’d mention it so you can add it to the “Volunteer Activists Needed Now” section. The Cannabis Action Network is organizing distribution of jury rights fliers every weekday morning in February outside the federal building and courthouse in San Francisco (450 Golden Gate [...]

FIJActivist &Uncategorized &Volunteer FIJA | 26 Oct 2006

Volunteer Activists Needed Now!

Volunteers needed NOW to assist with educational efforts in the following areas: Hawaii: Charlie Abel is doing leafleting in Hawaii, and you can reach him by email at charliesfarm@earthlink.net California: Mike Benoit is doing street work and mailings of 30,000 FIJA flyers in the San Diego and Los Angeles area, and can use volunteer help. [...]