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Greensboro Justice Fund Newsletter Feb. - Mar. 1981 Co - Directors: Drs. Neil Prose & Marty Nathan Greensboro Case: Fighting for Our Civil Liberties Government repression around the Greensboro Case continues through the Blitz Amendment which will be introduced in the new 97th Congress. It would deny federal employment or job training to "anyone who publicly advocates the violent overthrow of the government." It almost passed at the end of the 96th Congress. It was aimed at Dori and Allen Blitz, 2 of the Greensboro 6(the anti-Klan demonstrators arrested on Nov. 3, 1979). The Blitzs have been receiving job training under the CETA program. Then there is the Greensboro 8 case. At night, after the Nov. 17th Klan-Nazi acquittals, police spotted a car in an area where several fires had been reported. They arrested 5 young Blacks in it and 2 weeks later, arrested 3 others including Willena Cannon, the car owner and a CWP supporter. Contrasted to the government dropping all conspiracy charges over the Nov. 3rd killings, D.A. Schlosser has publicly stated that he will pursue vigorous prosecution of the Greensboro 8 on various charges of firebombing, conspiracy to firebomb, and accessory to firebombing. (see p. 4 for more info) Beyond the Greensboro Case, there are other examples of our civil liberties being attacked. One is the civil suit of the Socio- list Workers Party which charges the government with spying on and harassing SWP members. The suit will go to trial on March 16, 1981. It's significance lies in the government's position that the issue is not whether the SWP or anybody else are guilty of a crime, but that "the government has a right to keep itself informed of the activities of groups that openly advocate revolutionary change in the structure and leadership of the government of the U.S. even if such advocacy might be within the letter of the law." Black residents in Harlem, New York City, have filed a $91.8 million punitive damage suit against the FBI and the New York Police for raiding their apartments without a warrant and terrorizing the occupants while searching for escaped Black activist Assata Shakur. There are also a number of legislative attempts to undercut our basic freedoms. One is the Intelligence Identification and Protection Act which narrowly failed to become law in the 96th Congress. The bill will be reintroduced and it forbids anyone from disclosing information leading to the identification of a US intelligence agent. Another legislative attack has come from CIA director,Wil1iam Casey, and influential congressional leaders who advocate that the CIA and FBI be exempted from the Freedom of Information Act.
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Full text | Greensboro Justice Fund Newsletter Feb. - Mar. 1981 Co - Directors: Drs. Neil Prose & Marty Nathan Greensboro Case: Fighting for Our Civil Liberties Government repression around the Greensboro Case continues through the Blitz Amendment which will be introduced in the new 97th Congress. It would deny federal employment or job training to "anyone who publicly advocates the violent overthrow of the government." It almost passed at the end of the 96th Congress. It was aimed at Dori and Allen Blitz, 2 of the Greensboro 6(the anti-Klan demonstrators arrested on Nov. 3, 1979). The Blitzs have been receiving job training under the CETA program. Then there is the Greensboro 8 case. At night, after the Nov. 17th Klan-Nazi acquittals, police spotted a car in an area where several fires had been reported. They arrested 5 young Blacks in it and 2 weeks later, arrested 3 others including Willena Cannon, the car owner and a CWP supporter. Contrasted to the government dropping all conspiracy charges over the Nov. 3rd killings, D.A. Schlosser has publicly stated that he will pursue vigorous prosecution of the Greensboro 8 on various charges of firebombing, conspiracy to firebomb, and accessory to firebombing. (see p. 4 for more info) Beyond the Greensboro Case, there are other examples of our civil liberties being attacked. One is the civil suit of the Socio- list Workers Party which charges the government with spying on and harassing SWP members. The suit will go to trial on March 16, 1981. It's significance lies in the government's position that the issue is not whether the SWP or anybody else are guilty of a crime, but that "the government has a right to keep itself informed of the activities of groups that openly advocate revolutionary change in the structure and leadership of the government of the U.S. even if such advocacy might be within the letter of the law." Black residents in Harlem, New York City, have filed a $91.8 million punitive damage suit against the FBI and the New York Police for raiding their apartments without a warrant and terrorizing the occupants while searching for escaped Black activist Assata Shakur. There are also a number of legislative attempts to undercut our basic freedoms. One is the Intelligence Identification and Protection Act which narrowly failed to become law in the 96th Congress. The bill will be reintroduced and it forbids anyone from disclosing information leading to the identification of a US intelligence agent. Another legislative attack has come from CIA director,Wil1iam Casey, and influential congressional leaders who advocate that the CIA and FBI be exempted from the Freedom of Information Act. |