>From: "james-tait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >______________________________ > >ANTIFA INFO-BULLETIN >News * Analysis * Research * Action >______________________________ > >- AFIB No. 251, May 21, 2000 - > >FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL! >FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS & PRISONERS OF WAR! > >There is no indication that the Ku Klux Klan ended its partnership with the >Birmingham police before 1963, when [Eugene "Bull"] Connor lost his job as >police commissioner. Connor's legacy was a blatantly racist police force >notorious for its aggressiveness in repelling protest and related abuses, >as well as for its failure to curb a series of bombings, beginning in the >fifties, directed at blacks and associated with a campaign of intimidation >by white hate groups. This jihad accelerated in 1963, when no fewer than >five bombings directed at blacks shook Birmingham and terrorized its >residents. The most destructive of the explosions occurred on September 15, >1963, when the 16th Street Baptist Church was dynamited, causing the deaths >of four young black women. -- Frank Donner, Protectors of Privilege: Red >Squads and Police Repression in Urban America [Berkeley, University of >California Press, 1990] p. 311. > >* * * > >Contents: Number 251 > >1. LA RESISTENCIA [US]: Hands Off Our Brothers and Sisters! Crossing the >Border to Work and Survive is not a Crime! >2. ANTI-FASCIST FORUM [Canada-US]: Just published! "My Enemy's Enemy: >Essays on Globalization, Fascism and the Struggle Against Capitalism". >3. REFUSE & RESIST! [US]: Protest Attacks on Mumia Activists; Important >Development in Mumia's Legal Case. >4. LEONARD PELTIER DEFENSE COMMITTEE [US]: Report: Congressional Briefing >on the Case of Leonard Peltier. >5. WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE ON THE AMERICAS [US]: Operation Condor: Documents >Missing, New Charges Filed. >6. ARM THE SPIRIT [Canada]: Mothers of Prisoners Join MRTA Hungerstrike. >7. PAN-AFRICAN NEWS WIRE [US]: Ex-Detroit Cop Sentenced in Beating Death of >Malice Green. >8. REDWOOD SUMMER JUSTICE PROJECT [US]: Earth First!ers Get Their Day in >Court: Trial Date Set in Judi Bari Bombing Civil Rights Case. >9. WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE [UK]: Former Klansmen Indicted for Murder in >1963 Bombing of Birmingham, Alabama Church. >10. THE INDEPENDENT [London]: Mexico Appeals for UN Help in Halting US >Ranch Posses Sport Hunting of Migrants. >11. AGENCIA EFE [Spain]: FBI Undermined Puerto Rican Independence Efforts. >12. MUMIA ABU-JAMAL: Mother's Loss and Mother's Love. > >* * * > >LA RESISTENCIA >National Office >P.O. Box 2823 >Houston, TX 77252-2823 >Tel: (713) 521-3099 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: http://www.laresistencia.org >- Friday, 19 May 2000 - > >----- >____________________________________________________________________ > >HANDS OFF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS! >CROSSING THE BORDER TO WORK AND SURVIVE IS NOT A CRIME! >____________________________________________________________________ > >La Resistencia calls on everyone with a basic sense of humanity to oppose >the hunting down of unarmed immigrants by racist vigilantes in southern >Arizona. The Barnett brothers, major owners of land on the Mexican border >in Douglas, Arizona, boast of having hunted down and held hundreds of >immigrants at gun point, turning them over to the Border Patrol. Roger >Barnett, told USA Today that he is "prepared to kill Mexicans" if >necessary. > >In a further escalation, on May 12, two horse mounted ranchers armed with >high powered rifles are reported to have and shot and critically wounded a >Mexicano near Sasabe, Arizona. On May 13, an organizing meeting of >anti-immigrant, racist organizations was held in Sierra Vista, near >Douglas, with the aim of unifying the anti-immigrant movement around their >murderous "hunting" plans. They are striking a pose as "heroes" who are >stopping hordes of criminal aliens that are killing animals and destroying >property. > >Let's be real. These are people on their way to work in the fields, >restaurants, construction sites and maintenance crews, whose labor swells >the profits of corporate America. > >The actions of the vigilantes are right in line with the US government >murderous policy of border militarization. Operation Gatekeeper in >California alone has claimed over 500 immigrant lives since October, 1994. >The U.S./Mexican border has been turned into a war zone where the Border >Patrol hunts down unarmed immigrants. Recent anti-immigrant laws as well as >politicians' calls for protecting America's "endangered borders" have >emboldened these vigilantes. > >Now these racist Rambo types are adding their deadly force to the combined >resources of the Border Patrol, US military, and various other police >agencies which are carrying out the official US government policy of >"deterrence". They are following the lead of the US Border Patrol which has >itself shown by a rash of recent shootings in the San Diego/Tijuana area >that immigrants crossing the border can be shot at and murdered as part of >"discouraging unauthorized border crossing." > >Anyone who thinks they should support a reign of vigilante or governmental >terror against immigrants should ask themselves what makes you think they >won't target you too? and why anyone should stand up for you when they turn >on you? The ranchers of San Diego's East County have found that out first >hand. They called for the Border Patrol to clampdown on immigrants but then >themselves became the target of Border Patrol harassment > >Let's put the blame for the situation where it belongs, on the government, >not the immigrants. It's NAFTA which has enriched the lives of a handful >forcing millions more to leave their families in search for survival. And >it's the various border Operations that force immigrants to enter the US in >dangerous areas such as the deserts near Douglas. > >We call on people to join together in defense of those immigrants crossing >the border area on their way to seek work in the US. While the >anti-immigrant racists and government agents call for snitching kidnapping, >and murder, we should find the ways to provide food, shelter, safety and >protection for the people. > >Join La Resistencia! We Believe: 1) People are driven from their homelands >and come to the U.S. to survive. 2) All people have a right to survive >regardless of legal status. 3) Being an immigrant is not a crime. Human >life is more important than laws. 4) People with legal status have the >responsibility to defy and resist unjust laws, alongside our brothers and >sisters who have been deemed "illegal", and protect them. We call on all >who agree with them to join us in building a movement of resistance that >will enable us to defeat this heartless war on immigrants! > >Courtesy of Afrikan Frontline News: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Web: >http://www.afrikan.net > >***** > >ANTI-FASCIST FORUM >P.O. Box 6326, Station A >Toronto, Ontario >M5W 1P7 Canada >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: http://burn.ucsd.edu/~aff >- Saturday, 20 May 2000 - > >----- >____________________________________________________________________ > >MY ENEMY'S ENEMY: >Essays on Globalization, Fascism and the Struggle against Capitalism >____________________________________________________________________ > >Anti-Fascist Forum has just published an 88-page booklet examining >right-wing, racist, and demagogic tendencies within the movement against >globalization. Entitled "My Enemy's Enemy: essays on globalization, fascism >and the struggle against capitalism" this booklet brings together a number >of English-language texts which have been available on the Internet for >some time, but not in hardcopy form. > >This booklet is available for $5 (Canadian) or $3 (US) from Anti-Fascist >Forum. Please make checks or money orders out to "Anti-Fascist Forum" and >send to: > >AFF; POB 6326, Stn. A; Toronto, Ontario; M5W 1P7; Canada. > >For details about wholesale pricing, or any other questions, please contact >AFF at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >What follows is a list of texts in this booklet, as well as the short >introduction by Anti-Fascist Forum. > >* * * > >MY ENEMY'S ENEMY: Essays on Globalization, Fascism and the Struggle against >Capitalism > >1. Aryan Politics & Fighting the WTO by J. Sakai >2. "Anti-Globalization": Buchanan, Fulani & Neo-fascist Drift in the US by >Tom Burghardt, AFIB Editor >3. "Millenium Round" of the WTO under fire... from both left and right by >Alain Kessi >4. De Fabel van de illegaal quits Dutch anti-MAI campaign by Eric Krebbers >& Merijn Schoenmakerde >5. Campaign against the MAI potentially antisemitic by Eric Krebbers & >Merijn Schoenmaker >6. Goldsmith and his Gaian hierarchy Eric Krebbers >7. Fabel self interview about quitting the campaign against "free trade" by >Krebbers, Westerink & Schoenmaker >8. Beethoven versus McDonalds by Revolutionary Cells >9. Resisting Global Capitalism in India by Jaggi Singh > >* * * > >Introduction by Anti-Fascist Forum > >Why write an essay exposing troublesome characteristics of the struggle >against globalization, when global capitalism is seemingly more firmly >entrenched than ever? What can be gained from "rocking the boat", even if >it is true that the campaign against the World Trade Organization may >contain certain unsavory elements? Who poses the greatest threat, who >should be enemy number one, a few local demagogues or the barons of >international capital? > >Far be it from us at Anti-Fascist Forum to argue against fighting the World >Trade Organization and other planning bodies of international capital. But >the reasons why people choose to struggle against the WTO, and the ideas >underlying their fight, are vitally important to all of us who would like >to see capitalism overthrown and class society come to an end. > >The authors of these texts, most of which have already been published on >the internet, have all observed reactionary tendencies within the struggle >against global capitalism which go beyond the presence of a few individual >crackpots. While the Left currently dominates on the streets and, to a >lesser degree, in the popular imagination, this is not necessarily a >permanent affair. Without learning the lessons of history and debunking the >pseudo-progressivism of the liberal left, revolutionaries may find >themselves increasingly marginalized in a movement that whitewashes >blood-drenched "local capitalism" and lays the basis for heightened >exploitation around the world. > >As we have argued in our magazine, Left-wing weaknesses, both intellectual >and organizational, provide a vacuum that is readily filled by the >far-right. At the very least, the anti-WTO campaign is a good example of >this. In the words of the International Militant Anti-Fascist Network, with >which we are affiliated: "Fascism is not the cause of the Left's collapse >but the punishment for it." > >***** > >REFUSE & RESIST! >305 Madison Ave. Suite 1166 >New York, NY 10165 >Tel: 212-713-5657 >Fax: 212-822-8535 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: http://www.mojo.calyx.net/~refuse >- Wednesday, 17 May 2000 - > >----- >____________________________________________________________________ > >PROTEST ATTACKS ON MUMIA ACTIVISTS >____________________________________________________________________ > >http://mojo.calyx.net/~refuse/mumia/051700warren.html > >Dear friends, > >In the last few weeks, a very serious attempt by the government to stifle >the movement for justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal has unfolded. This is a >tribute to our effectiveness, but it also demands that we vigorously >respond. > >I am asking you to join with me in signing the attached statement which >will be published and forwarded to the appropriate federal court judge. >Please send permission to attach your name to me at 580 Washington Ave., >Brooklyn, NY 11238, or phone or fax to the numbers above. > >Those who wish to contribute to the cost of the appeal may also sent a >check made out to Frances Goldin, at 305 E. 11th St., #26, New York, NY >10003. > >Let's keep the voices defending our political prisoners on line and >fighting. > >Sincerely, >Michael Tarif Warren > >* * * > >WE PROTEST > >We are writing to protest a serious attempt by the federal government to >cripple the work of some of the staunchest supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal. >Clark Kissinger, organizer of the national leadership conferences for >Mumia, Frances Goldin, Mumia's literary agent, and several others have been >sentenced by a federal magistrate to a fine and one year supervised >probation. > >Ms. Goldin and Mr. Kissinger are forbidden to associate with felons (i.e. >Mumia) and cannot leave their federal court district in New York City >without the permission of a probation officer for one year. In addition, >they are required to be employed at a regular job (i.e. no full-time >volunteer work for Mumia), they have to surrender their passports, submit >to visits to their homes and offices by probations officers, list all >persons they are in contact with who have been convicted of a crime, and >turn in detailed financial records every month on where their money comes >from and how they spend it. > >These Orwellian restrictions were imposed as the result of a peaceful >protest and civil disobedience action last year at the Liberty Bell in >Philadelphia. Ninety-six people were issued summonses by Park Rangers for >"failing to obey a lawful order." This infraction is not even a >misdemeanor. It is classified as a "petty offense" and is equivalent to a >traffic ticket. Yet everyone who refused to return the summons pleading >guilty and paying the fixed fine -- and who had the temerity to ask for a >trial -- was given one-year supervised probation in addition to the fine. > >In addition, Mr. Kissinger's wife has been served with a subpoena to >produce all her financial records for the last ten years and to testify >before a federal grand jury. This is a giant fishing expedition by federal >agents, that further exposes the role of the federal government in >attempting to execute Mumia and silence the movement in his defense. > >There are two principles worth fighting for here. The first is the right to >have a trial. Mr. Kissinger, Ms. Goldin, and the others were given the >one-year probation as punishment for asking for a trial. The second is that >the government has no right to restrict key organizers and pry into their >private associations and finances. > >These judicial actions are an outrage and are clearly aimed at "shutting >down" anyone who works effectively for Mumia. The progressive forces in >this country cannot surrender the right to a trial, nor can we tolerate the >attempt of the government to "ground" those working for Mumia. > >The imposition of these judicial restrictions and subpoenas on leading >activists and their families serves no purpose other than to chill the >first amendment rights of those who have been most effective in bringing >Mumia's case before the public. We demand that they be stayed at once, and >overturned by the appeals court. > >* * * >____________________________________________________________________ > >IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN MUMIA'S LEGAL CASE >____________________________________________________________________ > >By Clark Kissinger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >- Wednesday, 17 May 2000 - > >In response to a request by Mumia's legal team, Judge Yohn has granted >permission for the defense to file a supplement brief on the issues raised >by the recent Supreme Court decisions on the Effective Death Penalty Act >(the two Williams v. Taylor cases). This is good news. > >The defense team has until June 2 to file this brief, which cannot exceed >15 pages. The prosecution has until June 23 to reply. It means that the >first hearing in Mumia�s habeas petition before Judge Yohn will be not be >until after June 23. > >***** > >LEONARD PELTIER DEFENSE COMMITTEE >P.O. Box 583 >Lawrence, KS 66044 >Tel: 785-842-5774 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: http://www.freepeltier.org >- Thursday, 18 May 2000 - > >----- >____________________________________________________________________ > >REPORT: CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON THE CASE OF LEONARD PELTIER >____________________________________________________________________ > >On May 17th Congressman Porter sponsored a two hour congressional briefing >on the case of Leonard Peltier and its related circumstances on the Pine >Ridge reservation. Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Amnesty >International, Ernie Stevens Jr. of the National Congress of American >Indians, Author Peter Matthiessen, Journalist Kevin McKiernan, shoot-out >survivor Nilak Butler, reign of terror survivor Debra White Plume, >shoot-out aftermath witness Jean Day, and lawyers Bruce Ellison and >Jennifer Harbury testified at the briefing. They told a full room of human >rights leaders and Congressional staff of the numerous human, civil, and >constitutional rights violations involved in the Peltier case. The purpose >of the briefing was to heighten support among Congress during this critical >time in the effort to gain freedom for Leonard Peltier. > >However, we were reminded that those who wish to obstruct the truth of the >Peltier case are ruthless in their tactics. The morning press conference >was sabotaged when someone called Amnesty International's building (the >location of the press conference) and told them the press conference was >cancelled. Many reporters were then told it was off, and we received little >media attention. The evening before, US authorities detained Rigoberta >Menchu Tum and tried to stop her from entering the country. > >But, despite this, the briefing was a success. We will be receving a video >tape of it in the near future, and we will be putting excerpts on the web >site. Meanwhile, keep up the calls to your Congress people, and if you can, >organize a local delegation to meet with them on the case. Ask them to >officially support Leonard Peltier's release on parole and/or clemency. >Thank you. > >In Solidarity, >The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee > >Call the White House Comments Line Today Demand Justice for Leonard >Peltier! 202-456-1111 > >***** > >WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE ON THE AMERICAS >Nicaragua Solidarity Network of NY >339 Lafayette St >New York, NY 10012 >Tel: 212-674-9499 >Fax: 212-674-9139 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/wnuhome.html >- Issue No. 537, May 14, 2000 - > >----- >____________________________________________________________________ > >OPERATION CONDOR: DOCUMENTS MISSING, NEW CHARGES FILED >____________________________________________________________________ > >A number of documents have reportedly disappeared from the so-called >"Archives of Terror," a collection of files discovered in Paraguay in 1992 >which reveal details of the human rights abuses carried out by the >dictatorships of South America through Operation Condor. Conceived by >Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Operation Condor involved the >coordination of intelligence operations under the dictatorships of Chile, >Argentina, Paraguay, Brasil, Uruguay and Bolivia. > >Paraguayan lawyer and teacher Martin Almada, who first discovered the >archives, told the Buenos Aires daily Clarin that one of the missing >documents is from the US Central Intelligence Agency and is titled "How to >keep torture victims alive." Almada, who was tortured under Paraguay's >dictatorship, told Clarin he had hoped to use the CIA document "to start a >legal action against the CIA." He said he recently learned from a >Paraguayan CIA operative that the CIA was responsible for his abduction. >Almada is currently in Washington asking the government of US president >Bill Clinton to declassify US documents relating to torture in Paraguay. >[Clarin 5/14/00] > >On May 11, Chilean human rights lawyer Nelson Caucoto filed three new __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
