[Lorenzo Kom’Boa Ervin speaks on Community self defense against racism & State oppression]

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From the USA on A Z - Week National Tour

ex-Black Panther Lorenzo Kom’Boa Ervin

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Community self defence against racism & State oppression

Other speakers :
George Silcott - brother of Winston Silcott / Amanda - Movement for Justice

Speakers also invited from :
Colin Roach Centre, Independent Panther, Friends of Move, Newham Monitoring Project

Lorenzo Kom’Boa Ervin, an active member of the Black Panther Party in 1960’s was forced to flee the FBI’s Cointelpro Shoot-to-kill policy against him and many others. Hijacking a plane, he escaped to Cuba and was later deported back to the US where, at the age of 20, he was framed for attempted murder of a KKK leader, and given 2 life sentences by a racist southern State court.

His subsequent prison writings - published by organisations who campaigned for and won his release - have been circulated worldwide. He is now active in the National Federation of Community Partisans, a group of anti-authoritarian black radicals, and has toured speaking to thousands of black Americans about self-organisation and resistance.

Venue : Autonomous Refugee Centre
Old Magistrate Court - 82 Stoke Newington Road - Hackney, N16
Time : 2.00pm - Saturday, 17th Feb.

Meeting sponsored by :
Anarchist Communist Federation, Class War Federation, Solidarity Federation, Turkish & Kurdish 5th May Group, Inkar ve Tahrip, Haringey Solidarity Group.

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Saturday, 17th Feb. 1996 or 2001 or 2007 ?