Prisoners Of Conscience Committee (POCC/BPPC)
"We are not a prison activist organization. We are a revolutionary organization." -Chairman Fred Hampton,Jr.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Kirk, Rush to meet about controversial gang proposal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-gang-proposal-brings-protesters-to-kirks-office-20130603,0,7937213.story
Sen. Mark Kirk's proposal for mass arrests of Chicago's Gangster Disciples triggered a small protest outside his Chicago office on Monday just as Rep. Bobby Rush — who dismissed the plan as an "upper-middle-class, elitist white-boy solution" — announced he'll meet with Kirk on Tuesday to talk about the issue.
Fred Hampton Jr., the son of slain Black Panther Fred Hampton Sr., led a handful of other activists who condemned the Republican senator's idea, which he floated last month.
Hampton Jr., 43, called the proposal a war on the African-American community and charged it would encourage police to stop, question, harass and arrest young black men.
"This is nothing other than a euphemism for an intense war to be waged against the black community," said Hampton Jr., who chairs the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and the Black Panther Party Cubs, both African-American grassroots groups.
He and a handful of other activists gathered for about a half hour holding signs outside Kirk's office at 230 S. Dearborn St.
"Take into account the history of how the City of Chicago has used such language," Hampton Jr. said. "What we've seen is, there was the war on drugs and guns. That war made it justified … to shoot young brothers in the back, to close public schools, to make mass arrests under the umbrella of a war on gangs or guns."
Hampton's father was killed in 1969 during a law enforcement raid involving the Chicago police, the Cook County state's attorney's office and the FBI. Hampton Sr. was a rising star in the Illinois Black Panther Party, which Rush co-founded and helped lead.
Debra Johnson, a spokeswoman for Rush, a Chicago Democrat, said the lawmaker stood by his criticism of Kirk even though he viewed gang violence not as a "black or white issue, but a national issue."
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., will join the two at the meeting, Johnson said. Durbin's office had no comment.
Last week Kirk said he wanted the 18,000-strong Gangster Disciples crushed and would seek $30 million in federal money for the effort. He spoke to reporters on Wednesday after he and Durbin met with Zachary Fardon, nominee for the top federal prosecutor's job in Chicago.
Kirk later spoke to Carol Marin on WTTW-TV's "Chicago Tonight," saying he'd met last Tuesday with top officials of the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The officials told him it was key to give gang members long federal prison sentences in another state and "render them completely ineffective," Kirk said.
Kirk's office had no comment on the protest.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
To Chairman Fred On Father's Day
This one's for you Man. Let the record reflect.
From your Son with nothing but love & revolutionary respects.
With you, no commercials for Gatorade juice, no Armani suits, nor nothing of the likes.
For I sung the song to be Freedom Fighter like Fred, as opposed to wanting to be like Mike.
Although you weren't here, you were always there for me. I learned lessons from your legend on what a Man was supposed to be.
When they played with my mail & I couldn't get to no phone,
During those hunger strikes & cold nights, I was never alone.
Like you, they say when I talk that I talk real fast & that I move my hands.
We love the people, Oh! But will get up with that ass.
On the streets I always lent a ear when they spoke on Big Fred.
And in prison I paid attention to what the old timers said. When they spoke on you, I seen that gleam in their eye. With just the mention of your name, I seen the demoralized get high!
No narcotics needed, in fact high off the people, as you always said.
As a kid I came up looking forward to sideburns, fur hats & a nappy head.
From the colleges to the communities, from the parlors to the poolrooms.
From the REAL Rainbow coalition to a Principled! Gang truce.
In this struggle, you said you would pay the ultimate price. Anticipated prison & dedicated your life.
Whenever the state slandered your name, Mama told me the truth.
I know I pissed off plenty teachers when I wrote about you.
And that young Lady, your Grand baby, she sends you her love.
She's a descendant of a Die hard & a blessing from above.
Inquiring minds want to know; how does it feel to be sired by you?
Being loved by the people & sweated by the you know WHO.
And if I could do it all over again, I would choose to be your son
And by the way, that Lady you chose; Now Daddy that was the one.
Copyright: Fred Hampton Jr.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Mobilize Against Genocide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.
PHONE: 773-256-9451
E-Mail: We_Ride@aol.com
SENATOR MARK KIRK REQUESTS ARREST OF EIGHTEEN THOUSAND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CITIZENS
(Chicago),
Illinois – 6/3/2013 – While Republican
Senator Mark Kirk has called for the arrest of eighteen thousand
citizens to feed the prison industrial complex, no efforts are being
made to ensure that jobs are brought into Chicago. No efforts are
being made to ensure that adequate health care is provided for
citizens. Trauma units in the minority community are being closed at
alarming numbers while public schools have already faced their
demise.
In response to Illinois Senator Mark
Kirk's issuance of a declaration to intensify the current toll taking
war waged against the Black community, a declaration is issued under
the commonly used guise of a so-called "war on gangs". We
are calling upon the colonized communities within the city of Chicago
specifically, to mobilize on June 3, 2013 at 11:00am in front of the
senator's downtown office at 230 South Dearborn Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
The clarion will sound to clearly state
that, no matter what euphemisms are used by this system, the
community will not silently sit back and become wiped out,
incarcerated and massacred.
This is a mobilization against
GENOCIDE.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Again, I say... Everything is political. Including emasculation.
-Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.
-Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.
WHAT THE F*CK????? Will Smith's Son Jaden Shows Off His NEW LOOK . . . A CROP TOP BLOUSE . . . A Leather MINISKIRT . .. And Some BLACK LEGGINGS!!!
‘Dehumanizing stares,’ body language prompted arrest of Florida teen feeding puppy: cops
"The breaking process is brutal! In this country & abroad for simply committing the "crime" of being Black Men. We are murdered and/or incarcerated. This system parades and struts the punks, runts, and those whom have conceded their nuts amongst us as success stories. They snatch us up and strip search us in so many sadistic ways. That it pains me to merely mention. Capitalism castrates and emasculates in a million and one mothafuckin' ways. Subconsciously we are trained to look down when they come around. And to only express our anger and bitterness against our fellow brethren."
-Chairman Fred Jr.
'Dehumanizing stares,' body language prompted arrest of Florida teen feeding puppy: cops
Police claim Tremaine McMillian was threatening and resisting officers after he was asked where his mother was. Cops subdued McMillian in a severe beat down that the teen's mother caught on camera.
By Sasha Goldstein/New York Daily News
-Chairman Fred Jr.
'Dehumanizing stares,' body language prompted arrest of Florida teen feeding puppy: cops
Police claim Tremaine McMillian was threatening and resisting officers after he was asked where his mother was. Cops subdued McMillian in a severe beat down that the teen's mother caught on camera.
By Sasha Goldstein/New York Daily News
Read more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-teen-beat-cops-dehumanizing-stare-article-1.1359319#ixzz2Uzxkshmd
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
On Wednesday May 29th Nominate Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. For "Best Community Leader"
Get The Word Out! Nominate Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.,
"Best
Community Leader" On Wednesday May 29th
MAKE
THE NOMINATION ON WEDNESDAY May 29th
Time - From 6am to 6pm EST
5am - 5pm CST
6am to 6pm PST
- Use Your Cell Phone, IPad, Laptop, desktop
- Open the link below in another window so that you can enter information. http://hoodieawards.steveharvey.com/nominations/
- Name of Nominee – Chairman Fred Hampton Jr
- Address: 6250 South Justine Street
- City: Chicago
- State: Illinois
- Contact Phone: 773-256-9451
Chairman
Fred is a grassroots organizer. His fights include those against
police brutality, bringing jobs into the community and freedom for
all. Chairman Fred is an overworked and underpaid servant of the
people and has been for a lifetime. Serving the people is not a new
fad for Chairman Fred. From Trayvon Martin to Mumia Abu Jamal,
Chairman Fred Fights for the People.
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