>From: "Charles \"Cappy\" Pinderhughes" <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: National Campus Network <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [NCN] BRC National Organizing Conference, June 23-25
>Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:00:33 -0500
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>From: Black Radical Congress <[log in to unmask]>
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>This is a Press Release/Statement from the Black Radical Congress
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> Black Radical Congress
> National Organizing Conference
> June 23-25, 2000
> Wayne State University
> Detroit, Michigan, USA
>
>
>"Forty-one shots"
>
>This has become a symbol of the conditions and status
>of Black people in the U.S. It will forever be etched
>in our minds. It is an outrageous, painful and sickening
>illustration that Black people have no rights that whites
>are bound to respect. It applied to Dred Scott in 1857,
>Emmett Till in 1955 and Amadou Diallo in 1999. It applies
>to all of us today.
>
>Police shootings, racial profiling, attacks on Affirmative
>Action and increasing economic insecurity are the problems
>of the day for the Black masses. Impoverished Black families
>on welfare are treated like indentured slaves through
>Workfare; prison labor is exploited for the benefit of
>private corporations in a modern form of slavery; Living
>Wage jobs are harder to find as Black youth are herded
>into prisons instead of colleges and universities; And
>all of this is taking place while the country continues to
>experience record breaking economic growth and prosperity,
>but only for a few greedy capitalists.
>
>On Juneteenth 1998, recognizing that "the problem of the
>Color Line" had not been resolved but had become worse,
>2,000 people gathered in Chicago for the Black Radical
>Congress (BRC). We came together to forge a radical agenda
>for the 21st Century. We met with the understanding that
>the Black Liberation Movement has many traditions and
>ideological points of view. The Principles of Unity that
>brought us to Chicago acknowledges those differences but
>pledged us to unite to rebuild a powerful liberation
>struggle. We understood that our lives depend on it.
>
>The Congress identified the many problems faced by the
>Black masses; we heard from the fighters and resisters in
>our communities; we resolved to develop a living Freedom
>Agenda; and we identified important campaigns to challenge
>white supremacy and capitalist exploitation.
>
>On the battlefront since the congress we have participated
>in the fight to save Mumia Abu Jamal's life; we mobilized
>to save the life of Tabitha Walrond; and we continue to
>organize against the extradition of Assata Shakur. In
>our various cities we have started the work of building
>Organizing Committees and work on campaigns for a Living
>Wage and quality Public Education. We have joined the
>struggle for Reparations and have circulated the Freedom
>Agenda for discussion and debate by the Black masses.
>
>The BRC is young and we are proud of what we have done. But
>it's not enough and we need to do better. This year we will
>meet to further develop our work and our organization. The
>June 2000 BRC National Organizing Conference will identify
>a unifying campaign and provide us with an opportunity to
>train old and new activists on how to take up the coming
>fights. Join us to help move the BRC forward!
>
>What will the Conference do?
>
> * Consolidate the BRC as a coalition of organizations
> and individuals committed to building a movement for
> Freedom and Justice for Blacks in North America.
>
> * Prepare the groundwork for the 2nd Congress of the
> BRC in June 2001. The Organizing conference needs
> the participation of all Black people who want to
> resist the growing threat of a police state.
>
>Detroit is the place of many historical and contemporary
>struggles of the Black masses. From the early struggles of
>Black workers in the auto industry to the struggle for Human
>Rights that seeks to regain control of our lives from the
>state and private interests, Detroit represents some of our
>best traditions of fighting back. The founding of the League
>of Revolutionary Black Workers and the Republic of New Afrika
>(RNA), along with many other organizations has made Detroit a
>critical center of the Black Liberation Movement. We will
>continue that tradition in June.
>
>If it wasn't clear before, there is no doubt now that...
>
> We Are All Amadou!
>
> Fight the Police State and White Supremacy!
> Build the BRC!
> Forward in our Freedom Struggle!
>
>
>For More Information Contact:
>
>Charles Brown
>313-224-3480 (phone)
>313-438-3114 (voicemail)
>[log in to unmask] (email)
>
>
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>The Black Radical Congress
>National Office
>P.O. Box 490365
>Atlanta, GA 30349
>Phone: (404) 768-2529
>Fax: (404) 614-8563
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