13th Annual Dinner for Families of PP's/POW's

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This annual fundraiser is critical to concretely support our PP/POW's and their families and is a VERY worthwhile effort!

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD for early planning, it's success depends on it!

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Dear Friend and Supporter of our Political Prisoners,

The Malcolm X Commemoration Committee presents its 13th annual dinner tribute to the families of our political prisoners and prisoners of war imprisoned in the tri-state area and whose families represent them at the event.. Because of your past support we have been able to place a generous amount in the commissary accounts of each freedom fighter who has been represented at the dinner by a family member. We hope the 13th dinner will be equally successful. That depends on your continued loyal support.

The next dinner will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2009, The time is 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Dinner will be served from 3 - 4 p.m The program will start promptly at 4:15 p.m.

Please note the change of the day of the week from Sunday to Saturday.
The venue has also changed. This year the dinner tribute is being held in conjunction with the 1199 SEIU Activists, and is being held at the:

Martin Luther King Labor Center Auditorium
310 W. 43rd Street, NYC 10036
(1199 headquarters)
between 8th and 9th Avenues

As usual, the revenue raised will be divided equally among the commissary accounts of the freedom fighters represented at the event.

The u.s.a. government’s COINTELPRO is alive and well. Its evil machinations among our Political Prisoners is particularly heinous and wreaking its toll among our courageous freedom fighters. Just recently we lost Brother Bashir Hameed who made his transition last August. As part of our 13th dinner we will make a special presentation to his mother, Mama Rosetta York, in memory of Bashir and to the years of unswerving support of Mrs. York for her son Bashir and all political prisoners.

Guest speakers are Ashanti Alston, Co-Chairman of the National Jericho Movement, and Brenda Stokely, veteran community activist and director of the New York Katrina Relief Support Group. Rap Artist Nat Turner will also be with us.

Come out and meet old friends and greet the families of our freedom fighters. The donation is $40.00 for advance reservations and $45.00 at the door.

For further information call (212) 928-5165 or (718) 949-5153.

Free the Land,

Mani Gilyard, Chairman
Malcolm X Commemoration Committee
and
Herman Ferguson, Chairman Emeritus
Malcolm X Commemoration Committee
Enclosure (reservation form is in the following post)

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Bump this important event up!