[Notice of next meeting]

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CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT
Notice of Next Meeting
DATE: Wednesday, August 11
TIME:  12 noon
PLACE:  Trevi Fountain Restaurant, 709 E. Market Street
AGENDA:  1) Plan for local action to support request for special prosecutor to
conduct the grand jury investigation and prosecution in the November
3rd incident; specifically, the proposal for a petition campaign.
2) Inadequacy of the media coverage on the November 3rd incident and
other important issues, and how to deal with it
3) Unfinished business - action on the statement drafted by Gordon
Chamberlin (a plan was developed for approaching the clergy, but hasn't
been carried out).
Update
(based on minutes of Aug. 4 meeting plus additional information)
Special prosecutor
A good deal of momentum has begun to build up around this issue. Many of the
people who are concerned about the Nov. 3rd issue, see the serious problems of
relying on an investigation and grand jury conducted by the Justice Dept. to resolve
to the public's satisfaction the questions of government involvement in the case.
The problem here is worse than one branch of government investigating another
branch of government, because the Justice Dept. has to investigate itself.  Recent
testimony suggests strongly that the FBI was investigating the CWP immediately prior
to Nov. 3rd and that the FBI did have prior knowledge there would be trouble - both
of which they have denied in the past.  The FBI is a part of the Justice Dept., and
FBI agents are the only investigators the grand jury has.  Furthermore, the Justice
Dept. represents all the federal emplyees who have been sued by the victims in the
civil rights suit, at the same time that the Justice Dept. is supposed to be impartially
investigating everyone, including federal agents, who might have been involved.
It's a classic conflict of interest situation.  (If anyone wants a position paper
going into the legal basis for the appointment of an independent special prosecutor
in this case, please call Gayle Korotkin, 275-6589, or 273-6527, or 274-5372.)
Last week there was a press conference in Raleigh at the office of the United
Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice, at which Rev. Leon White announced
the support of the CRJ for the request for a special prosecutor and their intention
to work actively to secure such an appointment.  The press conference was also
attended by 3 folks from Greensboro - Gordon Chamberlin & Charles Davis, who also
made statements, and Joe Gruendler,  and by Shelly Blum, representing the N.C.
National Lawyers Guild, and James Berry from the Peace and Justice Ministry of Raleigh.
Rev. J. Ray Butler read a statement signed by himself and 10 other people from
around the state calling for a special prosecutor. Press coverage was very inadequate,
particularly in Greensboro, but the story went out broadly over the radio.
,,Nationally a letter is going out soon to many organizations and individuals
signed by Prof. Arthur Kinoy, Julian Bond, Ann Braden and others calling for support
for the appointment of a special prosecutor.  The Racial Justice Working Group of