------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________ > > ANTIFA INFO-BULLETIN > News * Analysis * Research * Action > _______________________________ > > SPECIAL EDITION > - July 4, 2000 - > > * * * > ____________________________________________________________________ > > URGENT APPEAL FOR FUNDS FROM THE MOVE ORGANIZATION! > ____________________________________________________________________ > > [Transcribed for electronic distribution by Paul Lefrak, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] from letter received 6/20/00 from The MOVE > Organization. Please distribute widely.] > > THIS SYSTEM'S ONGOING ATTACK ON THE MOVE ORGANIZATION > TO: ALL OUR SUPPORTERS > FROM: RAMONA & PAM AFRICA > RE: LEGAL FUNDS > > People know that this system will give people money to buy them, corrupt > them and break them down, but what people must also realize is that this > system will also devise tactics to drain people of what money they have to > try to break them down. That is exactly what this system is trying to do > with The MOVE Organization, with this custody case involving the son of our > sister Alberta Africa, former wife of JOHN AFRICA. > > This case has been in litigation for almost two years now when it could > have been resolved quickly and easily in the very beginning if the > government wasn't trying to drain MOVE financially. In the early nineties, > the parents of the MOVE babies that were murdered in the May 13, 1985 > bombing settled their lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia and the city > had to pay MOVE. In 1996, I (Ramona) won my lawsuit against the city of > Philadelphia and the city had to pay MOVE again. MOVE hit the city where it > hurts the most, in the pocketbook. The city is determined to get that money > back and break MOVE at the same time, but their devious little tactic will > never work with MOVE. > > This custody litigation involves: court costs; attorney fees at $2,000.00 a > day for court appearances, and we're scheduled for six more days of court > in May alone, which is $12,000.00; psychiatrist fees at $2,200.00 for a > retainer and that's just the basics. > > Those of you that have ever been involved in a custody dispute know the > astronomical cost of such a battle. > > Dragging this custody litigation out is a deliberate tactic of the city of > Philadelphia to try and cripple The MOVE Organization and the fight to free > Mumia. They don't want to come at us with guns and bombs again, they really > can't afford to do that, so they're trying to drain us of the means to > continue our work. > > They know that if there is no money, Alberta won't be able to handle court > cost, she could lose her home and without her home she could be declared an > unfit mother and lose her son. Without money, they know that we (Pam & > Ramona) won't be able to travel to put out information about Mumia because > we consistently have to put out money for travel expenses. We do receive > some honorariums, we generally have our travel expenses paid for, but > sometimes we don't, and we almost always have to provide funds for food, > etc. > > We have also incurred large expenses for attorneys and investigation fees > for the MOVE 9. Even with some MOVE members holding down full-time jobs, we > can no longer handle all these expenses. If MOVE members (like us, Ramona > and Pam) have to be tied down to full-time jobs, this system will have > seriously obstructed the work being done for Mumia, which is exactly what > the system wants to do. > > MOVE rarely asks for help monetarily so you know it's necessary when we do > ask; we do need funds for legal expenses. It's all part of the revolution: > This system attacks us on many levels and we have to fight back on many > levels, this is just one of those levels. Everybody can't participate in > demonstrations, confrontations, jail activities, etc., but this is work > that people can do. People can effectively counter the government's attempt > to drain this family financially so we won't be able to keep fightin them > the way we're fightin now, and winning. > > What we're talking about is not just money, we're talking about Alberta > having the necessary funds to wage the battle to keep her son protected and > we're talking about keeping the fight for Mumia alive. > > THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, WE KNOW YOU WILL DO WHATEVER YOU CAN!!! > > Funds for the legal defense can be sent to: THE MOVE ORGANIZATION; P. O. > Box 19709; Philadelphia, PA 19143 > > If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at (215) 387-4107. > > Pam Africa, Ramona Africa > > ***** > > ANTIFA INFO-BULLETIN (AFIB) > 750 La Playa # 730 > San Francisco, California 94121 > To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Inquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On PeaceNet visit AFIB on pol.right.antifa > Via the Web --> http://burn.ucsd.edu/~aff/afib.html > Archive --> http://burn.ucsd.edu/~aff/afib-bulletins.html > > ANTI-FASCIST FORUM (AFF) > Antifa Info-Bulletin is a member of the Anti-Fascist Forum network. AFF is > an info-group which collects and disseminates information, research and > analysis on fascist activity and anti-fascist resistance. More info: > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Web: http://burn.ucsd.edu/~aff > > Order our journal, ANTIFA FORUM, cutting-edge anti-fascist research and > analysis! 4 issues, $20. Write AFF, P.O. 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