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we called. We called this press conference this morning to announce effect Time mentioned the fact that the Superior Court Judge Judy has again moved to support the establishment by denying to students by the injunction process the right to adequately protest in Mass at San Francisco State

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College. This, to me, seems to be another demonstration of the concern of some of us that the police establishment as well as the judiciary, is an agent of the A political establishment of this state in attempting to deny to students and faculty alike the right to

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picket and to demonstrate in this crucial issue, Uh, we have here a representative of the strike committee, the Community Support Committee, who would like to make a statement at this time. Mm, mhm. All right. Mhm. The community conference to support the San Francisco State strike feels

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it is very important for the community to be aware of what the real issues are in this strike in the students struggle, their central issue is institutionalized racism in this society. There's no need to go into the fact that the President's Commission supports this overwhelmingly, and

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they're demonstrating it to the public in a last ditch rational attempt to change the character of higher education in California. The other part of the struggle is the struggle, the worker's struggle against establishment attempts to destroy the unions, right to organize and to strike. And we

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feel it's very crucial that the public understand that the same tune being played today by Regan in behalf of corporate power Big business, the same tune of It's a small handful of agitators, UH, by, uh, director Fitzpatrick of the police Department. It's a handful of Communists,

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all the other types of of slogan, ears and and jingoism that the establishment is trying to characterize. The strike at ST, as has been heard 50 years ago, 25 years ago, everywhere that later asked the entire community to come out on Sunday and demonstrate in a

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forceful way to the public at this rally at the Labor Temple that union people in this city, San Francisco, are solidly behind both the students and the left at San Francisco State College. I mean, I also add that I'm wondering if the courts will be, uh,

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as vigilant in enforcing the injunction against the students, as they have been in enforcing this injunction against the American Teachers Federation in the event, uh, police power moves on the campus to enforce the injunction of the court. It would be a further demonstration of the fact

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that we do not have equal justice in San Francisco. I call to your attention the fact that the I'll w. On Saturday they will have a demonstration of support and solidarity with the students and the teachers at San Francisco State College. And I believe this is

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the beginning of a long struggle between the Regan forces. Uh, they know nothings in higher education in California and the people who believe that higher education has certain prerogatives and certain needs that must be met in a society and social change. I welcome your questions, Dr

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Long. A long standing problem. You said today that this would apparently be a long battle between Reagan forces and other forces. Well, anything Dr Berman has indicated to you, it's not anything he's indicated to me. I have been aware of the fact that up until this

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time there's been no real meaningful contact between the Third World Liberation A students and, uh, as I listened that radio and television uh, I see Dr Hayakawa becoming more and more transparent in his attitude. Regan, every time he has an opportunity to speak, indicates there will

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be no negotiations. And I think the state establishment has taken a very frozen position in this matter. And I don't see the understanding of the need of of meaningful adjustment to what I think are justifiable demands of these students. And I remind you of the fact

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that we've been working in this area now for over five years with the state Board of Trustees and the various administrative officials in Sacramento. And, uh, if meaningful adjustments have been made to our demands two or three years ago instead of now requesting, uh, 15 demands,

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we would possibly be dealing in a very calm way with demand 51 51. So the fact that we have this confrontation, it's certainly not of our making. It's an insensitive establishment that just doesn't respond to the demands of people for change in higher education. That's crazy.

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Thank you. Wait. We have a I will be at the University of California for conferences with some of the black administrators and black faculty members. A situation at the University of California has become very serious. And we want, if possible, to make movement in that confrontation

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before we indulge in violence and more frustrated behavior. You've been restrained by support from campus. You abide by that restraining order. Well, I don't think I was listed in the courts directive as an individual, and, uh, I have not been restrained by the courts. I've been

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arrested at one time. And, uh, one of the easiest way to encourage me to go to San Francisco State College would be for, uh, oppressive judiciary to direct me not to go there, because I think it's my right to assemble, Doctor. Does the fact that you're

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now seeking broader support among Labour indicate that the f B I feel that it's spring funky? Slipping? No, I don't think so. There are those of us who visualize this, uh, for some weeks. Now is the beginning of a long struggle to test the role of

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the people in bringing about change in higher education or the power of the, uh, anti intellectuals represented by donkey, uh, Regan and Rafferty to stop, uh, participatory action in higher education. Uh, I believe that they just want to say that the racist lying administration admission high

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school at myself and Al Martin arrested yesterday because they said we had no right to be at that school. They lied on Wednesday. They lied on Friday, and they lied on Monday. On Wednesday, they said that the police and administration had stopped the riot at that

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high school. That's a lie myself and Robert Powell of the Mission rebels Operation Motivation stopped the riot on Friday. At the same time, Robert, Roberto Vargas and myself were involved in stopping the riot inside the Mission High School, and on Tuesday I was invited there as

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a community representative to discuss the problems at the school. Monday morning, it became apparent that administration that the kids have got themselves together the black, white and brown kids and started attacking the real enemy. You know, that's cool and that they wanted to close it down.

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They felt that since I had some type of report with the students that I was a dangerous character. I walked out of my car into the school immediately was told to leave. I was going to leave Mr Barnett Martin. It was going to leave. And Mr

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Lubomyr ski at that time stated it was okay for us to leave. And Mr Christ was so scared to leave the police officers were in charge. Plainclothes policemen said, Come back here. Who he punks. Thank you are. And we're gonna lock you up, and that's and

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we will take them. They're on a mission station. I think it's about time that the community became aware that they're lying. They're lying at Mission High School as they've lied at San Francisco State College. And the people think that's not true. We're gonna have a trial,

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will take it to a jury trial and will have mercy on the stand and see how well his lies hold up. Right? What was your business of stupid when you walked in? I've been there Tuesday. I've been there. I was instrumental in stopping the ride on

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Wednesday and Friday. I'm a community representative. I have a great deal of relationship with the kids. More than Graham. No, I did not have any official connection. I was there Wednesday, Friday and Tuesday. Mr. I talked to Mr Christ er at length on Tuesday and he

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knew I was going to be there the next day. And when I asked him as I was about to be arrested Do you approve of this, Mr Chrysler? After what I what I talk to you about? And he said, Well, I don't want you around the

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campus at that time. Further on on Monday, Monday morning, if you remember, Mr Chrysler said in the paper that all the problems were over. You know, everything was settled down, Mr Martin and myself at that time stated to Mr Christ, the problems are not over. You're

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gonna have a lot of trouble today. You know, They said they had the police tell us to get off and stay one block away from from Mission High School. I think what happened Monday speaks for itself as who was right and who was wrong. May I

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make this statement? I'm hoping that the communications media will be available for the