{"article":{"id":3993,"heading":"Sept 30: Prisoner Solidarity Fundraiser","author":"john k","created":"2000-09-30 06:33:59","modified":"2000-09-30 07:00:00","last_modified":"Sat, 30 Sep 2000 14:00:00","article":"

WHEN: 10AM-3PM


WHERE: Griffith Park, near the Rangers Station

(Take Riverside Drive, which truns into Cystal Springs Drive)

North from Los Feliz Blvd


REGISTRATION: We are asking $15.00 for registration but no one will be turned

away for lack of funds. So if you can't afford the $15.oo please bring what

you can as every little bit helps.

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INFO: 310. 608. 4106

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Running Down The Walls


September 30th 2000

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On September 30th , 2000, The Los Angeles Chapter of the Anarchist Black

Cross Federation will be holding its second annual Running Down The Walls 5K

run. The run is held to raise money for and promote awareness about

Political Prisoners held in the United States. The run also benefits the

Prisoner Art Project or P.A.P. The P.A.P. is a project begun by LA ABC. It

provides money for art supplies to participating political prisoners. The

artwork created is then auctioned off and the proceeds sent back to the

prisoners. It is hoped that this will relieve some of the needs felt by

those incarcerated. With the recent actions related to the WTO, IMF and

Republican and Democratic Conventions, there is an increasing need to support

fellow activists imprisoned because of their political activities.

The run will be held from 10am to 3pm at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

Last year, the run raised over 1500$ and we are hoping to do much better this

year. If you would like to participate in the run, or volunteer your

services to help, we would like to hear from you. Any questions can be

directed to the following e-mail address:

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\"RunDownTheWalls@aol.com<\/a>\"

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These are just a few of the Political Prisoners the proceeds of this run

will be benefitting:

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Sundiata Acoli-New Afrikan POW. In 1968 he joined the Harlem

branch of the Black Panther Party. In 1969 he was imprisoned with 13

others in what was known as the Panther 21 case for charges motivated by

community work. Held 2 years without bail, the Panthers were acquitted

and Sundiata was released in 1971. He was harassed by the FBI until

forced to go underground with the BLA. In 1973 Sundiata, Zayd Malik

Shakur, and Assata Shakur were ambushed on the NJ turnpike by state

troopers. Zayd was killed and Assata was critically wounded. In the shoot

out a trooper was killed. Sundiata managed to escape but was captured

later and is now serving life plus 30 years.

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Jaan Karl Laaman was a member of the United Freedom Front, which carried

out armed action against the apartheid, imperialism and the wars in the

80's. He was captured in 1984, along with other members of the Ohio-7 and

sentenced to 98 years.

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Bill Dunne is an Anti-Authoritarian POW who was picked up on Oct. 14 1979

by paramedics for \"being under the influence of police bullets\" in the

vicinity of a shoot out and a wrecked car containing weapons and a dead

escapee. According to the police Dunne, partner in crime Larry Giddings,

and unknown associates of a SF Anarchist group conspired to liberate a

comrade from a Seattle prison. Dunne is serving a 90 year sentence plus

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