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CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT Minutes February 3, 1982 Trevi Fountain Restaurant Present: Mr. C. Davis, Mr. J. Erwin, Mr. J. Mitchell, Mr. L. Pitts, Mr. S. Lipscomb, Ms. A. Welsh, Ms. Katie Greene, Atty. B. Martin, Ms. W. Cannon, Rev. L. Jenkins, Ms. C. Stoneburner, Ms. B. Keiser. Kr< g< Burrows, Ms. Nancy Garner, The meeting was opened by Mr. Davis, Chairperson. A lenghty discussion was held to review our progress to date, in particular the January 27th trip to Washington, DC to meet with Rep. Conyers. Participants of the delegation to DC had an overall favorable report of the visit. Though there was some disappointment with the level of press coverage and the failure of the Congressional Black Caucus as a whole to see us, it was felt by the group that we had had a positive impact on Mr. Conyers and his office. We felt that we had played a significant role in educating him on the facts and concerns surrounding November 3rd. As a result we hope that his committee will be even more persistent in its pursuit of the Justice Department's behavior concerning this case. Rep. Walter Founteroy of the CBC drafted a letter which was read to the group. The letter, a copy of which is attached, was very inspiring and complimentary of the Concerned Citizen's efforts. Based on our summary, it was the decision of the group to move in two directions: l) continue the education of others beyond the city of Greensboro, possibly in the form of a conference in the future and/or participation in public hearings planned by Conyers and his associates in June; and 2) move to broaden out the participation of local community groups and individuals in our efforts to seek justice around November 3rd civil rights violations, "e will pursue links to the national community in the future. For the time being we will focus on our local responsibilities. The letter and statement of concerns to be sent to the congressional delegation will be retrieved and sent out. In addition a committee was formed to plan a mass meeting to report to the people of Greensboro. That committee includes: Mr. Davis, Rev. Jentins, Ms. Cannon, Mr. Lipscomb, Ms. Greene, plus Rev. Brown, Mr. Erwin^and Atty. Martin, time permitting. They are report to the next meeting. Nancy Garner representing the Triad Citizens Concerned about Central America announced the February 27th mobilization at Fort Bragg to portest U. S. training of El Salvadorran troops. Mr. Davis urged all of us to spread the word and organize people to attend the demonstration. Mr. Davis reported that we had been asked in Washington whether we also endorsed the Civil Rights Suit. The group agreed that we needed more information in order to re-define our objectives to include support of the civil rights suit. Joyce Johnson and Lewis Pitts agreed to supply the group with this information at the next meeting.
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Full text | CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE NOVEMBER THIRD INCIDENT Minutes February 3, 1982 Trevi Fountain Restaurant Present: Mr. C. Davis, Mr. J. Erwin, Mr. J. Mitchell, Mr. L. Pitts, Mr. S. Lipscomb, Ms. A. Welsh, Ms. Katie Greene, Atty. B. Martin, Ms. W. Cannon, Rev. L. Jenkins, Ms. C. Stoneburner, Ms. B. Keiser. Kr< g< Burrows, Ms. Nancy Garner, The meeting was opened by Mr. Davis, Chairperson. A lenghty discussion was held to review our progress to date, in particular the January 27th trip to Washington, DC to meet with Rep. Conyers. Participants of the delegation to DC had an overall favorable report of the visit. Though there was some disappointment with the level of press coverage and the failure of the Congressional Black Caucus as a whole to see us, it was felt by the group that we had had a positive impact on Mr. Conyers and his office. We felt that we had played a significant role in educating him on the facts and concerns surrounding November 3rd. As a result we hope that his committee will be even more persistent in its pursuit of the Justice Department's behavior concerning this case. Rep. Walter Founteroy of the CBC drafted a letter which was read to the group. The letter, a copy of which is attached, was very inspiring and complimentary of the Concerned Citizen's efforts. Based on our summary, it was the decision of the group to move in two directions: l) continue the education of others beyond the city of Greensboro, possibly in the form of a conference in the future and/or participation in public hearings planned by Conyers and his associates in June; and 2) move to broaden out the participation of local community groups and individuals in our efforts to seek justice around November 3rd civil rights violations, "e will pursue links to the national community in the future. For the time being we will focus on our local responsibilities. The letter and statement of concerns to be sent to the congressional delegation will be retrieved and sent out. In addition a committee was formed to plan a mass meeting to report to the people of Greensboro. That committee includes: Mr. Davis, Rev. Jentins, Ms. Cannon, Mr. Lipscomb, Ms. Greene, plus Rev. Brown, Mr. Erwin^and Atty. Martin, time permitting. They are report to the next meeting. Nancy Garner representing the Triad Citizens Concerned about Central America announced the February 27th mobilization at Fort Bragg to portest U. S. training of El Salvadorran troops. Mr. Davis urged all of us to spread the word and organize people to attend the demonstration. Mr. Davis reported that we had been asked in Washington whether we also endorsed the Civil Rights Suit. The group agreed that we needed more information in order to re-define our objectives to include support of the civil rights suit. Joyce Johnson and Lewis Pitts agreed to supply the group with this information at the next meeting. |