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1/01/09<br><br>
<b>Veronza Bower's New Years after 35 years of wrongly
imprisonment!<br><br>
</b>Many of you know my dear friend Veronza from looking at his WEB site
– Veronza.org. Veronza has served his full 30 years sentence and we
believe he is being held illegally in Federal prison. As many of
you might know we currently have a suit being conducted in the Federal
courts to win his freedom. <u>Remember he has served his full
sentence</u>! <br><br>
In my life I have learned to love and respect Veronza. He is an
intelligent compassionate human being who does more work for humanity
behind bars than most people do who are free. In the 60s he was
swept up and "maneuvered" into jail by an FBI that was charged
with destroying the Black Panther movement - regardless of whether their
methods were legal or otherwise.<br><br>
JUSTICE WILL BE DONE WHEN THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED BY THE SYSTEM
ARE AS OUT RAGED AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE SYSTEM!<br><br>
As he waits for the court's decision Veronza will not eat in the prison
cafeteria. There are too many incidents and fights which occur
which could give the prison officials an excuse to charge Veronza with an
"Incident Report". So he buys food at the commissary and
takes a tin of sardines or cheese crackers to eat in his cell. When
I visit him in prison I am constantly awed by the respect and prestige
that other prisoners show towards him. When I talk to him on the
phone I am constantly amazed at his ability to remain calm and focused
and able to retain his dignity. In fact, occasionally he hears the
desperation in my voice and responds by trying to cheer me up. Go
figure? <br><br>
The reason I am writing to you is to express the need for funds necessary
to free this worthy human being. Some of the lawyers work pro bono
some have to be paid. He needs money for telephone calls, food, and
whatever it takes to make life bearable in a Federal Prison.<br><br>
Wither it is $5 or $5,000 every penny is a major contribution to a truly
worthy cause: The easiest way to contribute is to make a check out
to: <br><br>
Veronza Bowers Jr. Defense Fund<br><br>
And mail it: in care of Maynard
Garfield
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2500 Barton Creek Blvd. Apt. 1509<br><br>
Austin, TX 78735 <br><br>
I thank you for listening – andd may your Holliday season be filled with
family and friends and joy! <br><br>
PS: If you wish to have your name removed from our mailing list please
let us know. <br><br>
Maynard M. Garfield<br><br>
<a href="mailto:mmgarfield@mmgarfield.com">mmgarfield@mmgarfield.com</a>
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