I love Paula Cooper's history of supporting good causes, ranging from ACT UP to the Critical Art Ensemble Defense Fund. Joy Garnett's NEWSgrist is the best place, other than the CAE's site linked above, to follow the case.

Quoting the press release:

An April 17 auction to benefit the Critical Art Ensemble Defense Fund has attracted donations from some of the biggest names in the contemporary art world, including Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Alexis Rockman, Ruben Ortiz Torres, Hans Haacke, Kiki Smith, Chris Burden, and a great many others.

We may not make it to the event, as we already have tickets to an American Symphony Orchestra concert at 3.