[Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident minutes]

              MINUTES
12 Noon October 28, 1981 Trevi Fountain Restaurant
Persons Attending:  B. J. Battle, L. Brandon, E. Brisbon, E. and B. Burrows,
W. Clapp, C. Coleman, C. Davis, N. & J. Johnson, S. Nelson, A. Welsh, and
E. Whitfield.
The meeting was convened by Mr. Charles Davis who called for a summation
and impressions of the'Forum on Perspectives on Federal Investigation of November 3rd, 1979/which was  held at the Guilford County Courthouse on Monday
night, October 27th.  Mr. Davis led the discussion, indicating that the meeting was very useful for him in that it provided a "stamp of approval" from
recognized legal experts that there are in fact grounds for federal prosecution of those responsible for the murders of November 3rd.  This will
strengthen him he said  in his interaction with others in the community
who might hold doubts about the incident.  There was general agreement
that  this "stamp of approval" was a significant accomplishment of the
forum.
Lewis Brandon drew out that another major point about the forum was
the tremendous response from people.  About 200 people attended.  He pointed
out that this reflects the widespread interest in the Greensboro community
for seeing that justice is done about the November 3rd murders and other
matters in the community.  There was also agreement on this point.  Others
added that the make-up of the audience for the forum was also very broad,
with both young and old, black and white, etc.
There was some brief discussion about how to make the general community
conscious of the findings of the forum.  Anne Welsh suggested that we try
to have the tapes of the forum transcribed, especially Van Alstyne's. Joyce
Johnson suggested that the sponsors of the forum and others should appear
on talk shows, write articles, send out mailings, etc. to propagate the
points brought out at the forum.  She added that the positive response from
the community should also be propagated.  No definitive action was taken
on these suggestions since no transcriber is readily available.  Beth Burrows
suggested later that the findings of the Conyers Hearings also be distributed.
Mr Davis stressed that our task now is  to  define the appropriate
form or forms to further tap the  desire for federal investigation which
was expressed at the forum.  A written summary of the forum is just one
method.  He asked for others.  Lewis Brandon suggested that an invitation
should be extended to Julian Bond to return to the community.  His visit
would have two main purposes:  a)  to share the findings of his committee
with the larger community,    and b) to rally broader support in our community for federal investigation.  After brief discussion the group agreed
to the following plan:
a) Julian Bond will be asked to re-visit for a mass meeting on
November 22, 1981,for the two-fold purpose outlined.
b) He will be invited by a broad group of community organizations
and individuals, who will personally sign the invitational letter.
A draft letter will be prepared by Anne Welsh and distributed by
Charles Davis for approval and signatures.  Prior to receiving a
copy of the draft invitational letter each organization and individual being requested to sign the letter will be contacted
The general plan agreed upon by us will be presented to him or
her.  This will give both clarity and speed to this process.