[Concerned Citizens of the November 3rd Incident minutes]

              CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT
Minutes
February 17, 1982 Trevl Fountain Restaurant
Present: Mr. C. Davis, Rev. L. Jenkins, Ms. L. Eberhardt, Mr. J. Mitchell, Mr. S.
Lipscomb, Mr. M. Roberto, Ms. N. Garner, Mr. E. Burrows, Ms. B. Keiser, Atty. B.
Martin, Mr. L. King, Mr. N. Westmoreland, Mr. J. Erwin, Mr. S. Jacobs, Mr. E. Whitfield,
Ms. G. Korotkin
The meeting was opened by Mr. Charles Davis, Chairperson. There were two
items of business from the previous meeting, flowing from the tasks the group
formulated after the visit to Rep. Conyers:  (1) planning a mass meeting to
report to and reach out to the Greensboro community about our goals and efforts;
and (2) inviting Rep. Conyers to bring his subcommittee to Greensboro to conduct
a congressional hearing in Greensboro on the November 3rd incident.
Steve Lipscomb, chair of the mass meeting committee, proposed having the
mass meeting on Saturday, March 27th, at 12 noon, outdoors at A & T, perhaps
preceded by a march from the Morningside community to build momentum and get
passersby. Mobilization could be like the mobilization for Awareness Week,
with both flyers and letters to organizations. Content of the meeting could be
statement of purpose; speakers like Michaux and Van Alstyne to speak on the
legal basis for federal prosecution (expanding on the earlier forum); a major
speaker like Julian Bond or John Conyers; and a question and answer period to
help people really understand the issues. Possibly the videotapes of the
incident or the film "Resurgence" could be shown also.
During discussion of the proposal It was pointed out that March 27th is also
the date of a national march in Washington, D.C, against U.S. intervention in
El Salvador, which is expected to draw people from Greensboro. In case of bad
weather, an indoor location might be desirable. Also questions were raised
about whether noon Saturday was the best time in terms of being able to get
people out to something. In regard to content of the program, it was suggested
that the program would probably be too long to also show videotapes or films,
and that we need input from local figures on the program too. It was recommended
that the committee firm up the date and go after definite national and local
figures to be on the program.
Mr. Davis reported on the efforts to Bring Rep. Conyers and his subcommittee
to Greensboro. Mr. Davis said he had talked to Alvin Thornton in Mr. Conyers'
office. Mr. Thornton said he liked the proposal but it would have to go through
channels, including the lawyers for the committee. He recommended that in the
meantime we should make a written case to plead to the committee about how
their coming here would impact positively on the community. Mr. Davis said each
organization should submit a statement to him within a week about the desirability
of hearings in Greensboro. Mr. Davis recommended we invite the committee with
or without subpoena power, and that if the Conyers subcommittee can't come we
should invite the Congressional Black Caucus or any liberal congressperson.
Such hearings in Greensboro would help bring the matter before the attention of
Congress and the nation. A local hearing would present an opportunity for all
those impacted, directly or indirectly, to express themselves and pursue the
truth, not just the federal prosecution of some individuals. In particular it
would allow Morningside people to speak and would allow diversity of input.