>Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 23:13:10 -0600 (CST) >From: "Marpessa Kupendua" <nattyreb@ix.netcom.com> >Subject: *IT'S ABOUT TIME - BPP Reunion Update! > >IT'S ABOUT TIME - 35th Year Black Panther Party Reunion > >The It's About Time Committee is committed to hosting an inclusive, >non-sectarian, memorable event that celebrates the founding principles, >platform, and programs of the Black Panther Party (BPP). We will >commemorate the historic legacies of the BPP as well as the many sacrifices >and constructive contributions that all of us made while serving the people >body and soul. > >As we approach the 35th anniversary of the Black Panther Party's founding, >not only do we have the opportunity to celebrate, we have the responsibility >to place our own experiences into historical context. We have the privilege >and obligation to acknowledge the support of our elders, friends and >families during those turbulent times and we must commemorate the sacrifices >of those who fell in body and in spirit to the prevailing internal and >external forces of those times; especially our political prisoners. > >After 27 years of court battles, we recently celebrated the release of our >comrade geronimo ji jaga from Amerika's gulag. During the course of that >struggle, information about the FBI's COINTELPRO program of dirty tricks and >blatant set-ups came to light. We must rededicate ourselves to the struggle >to seek justice for the many other victims of COINTELPRO who continue to >suffer behind bars, and all political prisoners. > >Unless we former members do otherwise, the legacy of the BPP will be >rendered moot - largely ignored, dismissed and distorted by today's >commentators and tomorrow's historians. We need to tell our stories and the >stories of those of us who we lost or remain imprisoned. >Those of us who continue to struggle for justice in our communities need to >come together as a unified force. We must get beyond the divisions, >orchestrated by the COINTELPRO forces, among others, to render us >ineffective or destroy us as a viable movement. > >Let us come together to celebrate our contributions to the Black Liberation >Struggle, to the struggle for all peoples for justice and humanity, to >preserve our history, set an example for today's youth, and to Unite in our >dedication to seeking justice for our political prisoners - It's About Time! >=============================> > >"IT'S ABOUT TIME" IS LOOKING FOR X PARTY > MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS RIGHT NOW > CONTACT BRO. BILLY X at <itsabouttime3@juno.com> > WITH INFO. > ================================ > > It's About Time is looking for X Party members and >supporters, making plans for the 35th Anniversary >Reunion of the Black Panther Party which will be >held October 2001. They had a very successful >30th year Reunion in Oakland, California in 1996, >bringing together approximately 400 ex-Party >members and community workers. > > "It's About Time" would like to have the 35th year >Reunion on the east coast to make it more accessible >to people on the east coast and to continue the >healing process among all rank and file Party members. > > "It's About Time" is looking for people in the Washington- >Baltimore area who may be willing to form a committee to > help work on the reunion. We are also asking for any >suggestions for a location; hotel, school or other >meeting place which can handle workshops and a >banquet for up to 500 people. We are a Non-Profit >Corporation 501c3. > > Please let us know as soon as possible if you can >donate any time to this project. We would especially >appreciate having someone locally to investigate >locations. > > All Power to the People! > >Billy X <itsabouttime3@juno.com>
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