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riminal activity and it is not suspicious activity," Silverstein added. "On the contrary, it is activity that it protected by the United States and Colorado Constitutions."</FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.aclu-co.org/spyfiles/Documents/ccconference.pdf">Another document </A></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>the ACLU disclosed shows that a Denver intelligence officer traveled to Colorado Springs to attend a conference at Colorado College about the dangers of nuclear proliferation. He then filed a report detailing the views expressed by the speakers and listing the peace activists he recognized in the audience. </FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" color=#0000ff size=2><U><A href="http://www.aclu-co.org/spyfiles/Documents/SpaceNukesLaw.pdf">In a third document</A></U></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>, Denver intelligence officers report that AFSC and Citizens for Peace in Space sponsored a conference in Denver titled "Space, Nukes, and International Law." The report shows that Denver intelligence officers collected the license plate number of vehicles in the parking lot and then listed the corresponding names and home addresses in the Spy Files. </FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>The ACLU today released </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" color=#0000ff size=2><U><A href="http://www.aclu-co.org/spyfiles/Documents/ActiveForJusticeNewletter.pdf">an additional Denver police document </A></U></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>that reports that the Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission (PPJPC), also based in Colorado Springs, works closely with Citizens for Peace in Space and publishes a newsletter. The report lists PPJPC members and their addresses; lists the additional individuals responsible for editorial and distribution tasks connected with the newsletter; and lists 10 additional individuals that the report states are "associated" with the two peace groups. </FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>"People should be free to attend an educational conference, work on a newsletter, join a peace group, or attend a peaceful rally without fear that their names will wind up in a police dossier," Silverstein said.</FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>"These documents make it clear that the Denver police have been building these spy files about First Amendment activities in<A href="www.aclu-co.org"> </A> Colorado Springs with the active assistance of the Colorado Springs Police Department. That raises serious questions whether the Colorado Springs police also maintain the same kind of political surveillance files on peaceful protesters that has prompted controversy, and an ACLU class action lawsuit, in Denver.</FONT></P><P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>The documents, along with additional information about the Denver Spy Files controversy, are posted on the ACLU of Colorado web site, </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" color=#0000ff size=2><U><A href="http://www.aclu-co.org">www.aclu-co.org</A></U></FONT></P></font>  

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