[Ppnews] Support the San Francisco 8

[Political Prisoner News]

Attend the next court date scheduled for 
Wednesday, February 14th, 9:00 am, Dept 12, 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco!

 From the Talking Drum Collective

February 2007 Action Alert - Free The 8 Panther Vets On Lockdown
ASSATA SPEAKS! FEBRUARY 2007 ACTION ALERT
http://www.AssataShakur.Org/resist.htm

Title: FREE THE 8 PANTHER VETS ON LOCKDOWN

Time Frame: UNTIL VICTORY IS WON!

Plan of Action: Make phone calls, write letters, 
attend hearings/meetings/rallies, broadly 
distribute information, provide financial support 
and resources towards the struggle for the 
release of 8 senior citizen Freedom Fighters.

Eight former Black Panthers were arrested January 
23, 2007 in California, New York and Florida on 
charges related to the 1971 killing of a San 
Francisco police officer. Similar charges were 
thrown out after it was revealed that police used 
torture to extract confessions when some of these 
same men were arrested in New Orleans in 1973. 
Richard Brown, Richard O'Neal, Ray Boudreaux, and 
Hank Jones were arrested in California. Francisco 
Torres was arrested in Queens, New York. Harold 
Taylor was arrested in Florida. Two men charged 
have been held as political prisoners for over 30 
years ­ Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqim are both 
in New York State prisons. A ninth man -- Ronald 
Stanley Bridgeforth ­ is still being sought. The 
men were charged with the murder of Sgt. John 
Young and conspiracy that encompasses numerous acts between 1968 and 1973.

Harold Taylor and John Bowman (recently deceased) 
as well as Ruben Scott (thought to be a 
government witness) were first charged in 1975. 
But a judge tossed out the charges, finding that 
Taylor and his two co-defendants made confessions 
after police in New Orleans tortured them for 
several days employing electric shock, cattle 
prods, beatings, sensory deprivation, plastic 
bags and hot, wet blankets for asphyxiation.

Purpose of Action: Let the world know of this 
federal witchhunt, harassment and kidnappings, as 
proof that this government will terrorize and 
torture freedom fighters, even in their senior 
years, to continue their war against those who 
dared to ever take a stand for the people.

Bail Hearing and Arraignment
Set for Feb. 14, 2007

The first court hearing for the four defendants 
who live in California-Richard Brown, Hank Jones, 
Richard O'Neal, and Ray Boudreaux-was held in San 
Francisco Superior Court on January 29, 2007. 
They are presently being held on bail of $3 
million to $5 million each (!). Their arraignment 
and a bail reduction hearing was carried over until February 14 at 9:00 a.m.
The Superior Court is at 850 Bryant Street in SF.

Participate

How you can make a difference today:

1. Attend the arraignment and bail reduction 
hearing on Valentine's Day at San Francisco 
Superior Court. These men need to get bailed out, 
which is impossible with the present absurd bail amounts.

2. Write these Brothas and ask them what their 
specific needs may be (i.e. commissary, books, 
etc.). We must support them and let their captors 
know that they have folks on the outside looking out for them.

3. Stay posted on ongoing developments and Action 
Alerts by subscribing to cdhrsupport's e-mail 
list (address below) as well as websites in solidarity with these men.

Addresses:

Bro. Herman Bell
# 79C-0262, Sullivan Correctional Facility, Box 116, Riverside Drive,
Fallsburg, New York 12733-0116

Bro. Ray Boudreaux
2301300, 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco CA 94103.

Bro. Richard Brown
2300819, 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco CA 94103.

Bro. Henry (Hank) Jones
2301301, 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco CA 94103.

Bro. Jalil Muntaqim (Anthony Bottom), # 77A4283, 
Auburn Correctional Facility, 135 State Street, P.O. Box 618, Auburn, NY 13024

Bro. Richard O'Neal
2300818, 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco CA 94103

Bro. Harold Taylor
#07-00944, 5600 Nehi Road, Panama City, FL 32404

Bro. Francisco Torres,
#349071576, 1515 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370.

(taken from http://www.cdhrsupport.org/)

Goals and Outcomes


Goals:

1. To make the release of these men a global issue.
2. To expose this government's campaign of terror 
against hundreds of U.S. political prisoners, prisoners of war, and exiles.

Outcomes:

1. To achieve full acquittal of all charges on 
these freedom fighters, and completely clear Bro. 
John Bowman's name in connection with this.
2. To raise the demand for amnesty for all US 
freedom fighters by building an even stronger movement!
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CHECK THESE WEBSITES REGULARLY!:
http://www.cdhrsupport.org/ (sign up for e-mail list!)
www.thejerichomovement.com
http://fbiwitchhunt.com/BP.html
http://www.freedomarchives.org/BPP/torture.html
http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/home/home.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Liberation_Army
http://www.assatashakur.org
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