Please forward widely: Recently eight elders, former Black Panthers were arrested and charged with murder and conspiracy in a 35-year-old case based on torture of some of the accused and the one state's witness by the New orleans Police under the supervision of the SFPD, LAPD, and NYPD. Local residents Ray Boureaux and Hank Jones, former LA Black Panther Harold Taylor, and five others, (including long-held political prisoners Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqin of the New York Three) are now facing trial in San Francisco. A bail reduction hearing is set for Tuesday, March 13. Following up on several recent successful events in support of the dropping the charges, including a demonstration at the downtown federal building and a benefit film showing, the Unity Mission to Free the Eight has scheduled the following activities:
Sunday, March 11, 2:00: Planning meeting at YJC-Copwatch offices, 253 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, between Broadway and Broadway Place, just east of 110 Harbor Freeway. Tuesday, March 13, press conference, rally and march, commencing 6:00 PM at Leimert Park, 43rd Place and Crenshaw Blvd (marching up Crenshaw to MLK and back). Saturday, March 17: Jericho Contingent to Free Political Prisoners in anti-war rally, noon at Hollywood and Vine. Sunday, March 18, 2 PM: follow-up meeting at YJC office, 253 W MLK Blvd (see above). Tuesday, March 27, Film showing at USC Taper Hall 7 PM of "Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black Liberation Movement" For more information, call 310-495-0299 or check www.geocities.com/jerichoamnestycoalitionla ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
