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Title: Running Down the Walls
START DATE: 5/21/2006
START TIME: 9:00 AM
Duration: 7 Hours
Location: Whittier Narrows Rec. Park
Location Details:
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
765 N Santa Anita Ave
South El Monte, CA 91733
Event Topic: Political Prisoners
Event Type: 5k run/walk
Contact Name: Matt Hart
Contact Email: la@abcf.net
Contact Phone: (562) 214-1554
DESCRIPTION:
5k Run/Walk for US Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War

Run for their lives!

On May 21, 2006 the Los Angeles chapter of the Anarchist Black Cross Federation (LA-ABCF) will be sponsoring the 5th Running Down the Walls. This event is a 5k non-competitive run/jog/walk through the Whittier Narrows Regional Park. The goal of this event is to raise awareness and funds for the numerous political prisoners currently locked up in the United States. These are prisoners imprisoned for their participation in liberation and social justice movements in North America. Their status is distinct from social prisoners because their imprisonment and sentencing was due to their political involvement.

Because LA-ABCF is a grassroots political organization we rely on donations to build and organize events to raise the level of awareness around the issue of political prisoners. There are a number of ways which you can help make this event successful:

Participate in the 5k run. Each runner pays to register for the run.

Sponsor one or more of the runners directly and pay their registration fees.

Volunteer during the day of the event

Help organize and outreach for the run

Make a donation to LA-ABCF.

All of the proceeds will be divided between the Warchest program of the ABCF and a local community project, Growing Healthy. The Warchest is a program designed to send monthly checks to political prisoners and Prisoners of War who have been receiving insufficient or no financial support during their imprisonment. The program was initiated in November 1994 and has raised over ,000 since its inception.

The second program is a New Panther Vanguard sponsored program known as Growing Healthy. It is an educational gardening program at Normandie Avenue Elementary and John Muir Middle Schools. The goal is to increase long-term health outcomes by introducing student and community participants to farm fresh produce, and educating them about nutrition. It also teaches sustainable organic farming skills that can be used at home.

In the previous years, the LA-ABCF has had solidarity runs in several cities and over seven US prisons, including USP Leavenworth and Walpole State Prison. This year, we have confirmed Solidarity runs in Chowchilla, USP Atwater, and two in Walpole State Prison. More runs are soon to be announced.

Food, refreshments, and entertainment will be provided on the day of the event for anyone who attends the event. The ABCF wished to make this event as successful as possible and can only achieve this with your support. Show the political prisoners and prisoners of War show you care by RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS!

For more information, check out our website: www.abcf.net/la or email: la@abcf.net

or Write to us at:

LA-ABCF

PO Box 11223

Whittier CA90603

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