17?; . ••."- ;CTON : D YEN'.Ct. CA I.*. 90291 (2!.- 3s9-7681 policy Statement of general principles. Peace rreedom Partv Founding Convention. Richmon. Jalifornia. March 18. 1968. The basis of human dignity is the ability of people to make the decisions that affect their lives—to order their own pri­ vate lives as they choose and to decide collectively with their PEACE & peers on matters of collective concern. Î PEACE AND The fundamental decisions which affect people's lives are SJREEDOMMj FREEDOM economic decisions. The people have power over their economy only when they can make it work to fulfill their needs. But to­ NEWS November, 1969 day in America the public insti­ tutions of government, by which the people might exercise such power, are the willina servants pfp nippons- - of an industrial state which, operating through millions of SAN FRANCISCO ANTI-WAR ACTION functionaries who are "only do­ On November 15 in the early liard of the Black Panthers, An­ ing their jobs," manages the e- morning the biggest anti-war de­ drew Pulley of the Fort Jackson conomy and thereby the lives of monstration in history will be­ 8, Rennie Davis, one of the Chi- the ordinary people in the inter­ ests of expanding profit and con­ gin in fan Francisco and Wash- caqo 8 on trial for conspiracy; tinued national and world-wide inaton, D.C. More than 200,000 and Corky Gonzales, founder of domination. people are expected to Dartici- the Crusade for Justice. pate in San Francisco. If the November anti-war ac­ Individual wage-earners are Activists in the San Francis­ tions do not persuade the Nixon defined as inferior to the em­ co Peace and Freedom Party are administration to end the war, ployers who manage them. Collec­ prominent in buildino the demon­ anti-war activities will contin­ tively, throuoh unions, they are stration, contributing manpower, ue and intensify. Peace and Free­ still subordinate to the people materials and oroanizational ex­ dom activists in Fan Francisco, who buy their labor. perience. They are workino in as elsewhere, will be in the Black people as individuals the New Mobilization to End the forefront of the action. are at the mercy of brutally ra­ War in Vietnam {New Kobe). The Peace and" Freedom Partv cist police and subtly racist New wobe is demandino the com­ was born out of the surae of in- employers. Black communities plete withdrawal of American dianation anainst the Vietnam are invariably governed by white troops and materials from Viet­ war in 1967-68 ^nd jthe convic­ power structures "downtown." The nam immediately. New Mobe is al­ tion that the existinn political same holds true of other oppres­ so demandina: self-determination parties could „not mcej; __£be real sed, minorities- . .„«gs, • tor Vietnam and Black America; needs of the American pennle, in- Individual soldiers must fol­ stop the repression--free all po­ cluriinn endinn t^ie war. We have low even the most arbitrary or­ litical prisoners; end ABM and seen the Democrats' war become ders of superior officers under all forms of militarism; end ra­ the republicans' war. Some Demo­ penalty of court-martial. They cism and poverty,* free speech crat spokesmen find it expedient are not allowed at all to organ­ for Gl's. All these demands cor­ to voice watered-down opposition), ize themselves for redress of respond to PFP Dolicy. now that their partv's admip-î's"- grievances, let alone to demand Early in the mornina of Novem­ tration is no lonaer at s-take. justification for a war in which ber 15 people will beain assem.b- The PFP adheres to the same they risk their lives. lina at Pier 29 cf the Embarca- nrincinles at election time and The Democratic and Republican dero in San Francisco. At 8 AM in between. Our da^-to-day or- parties are the public expres­ the first demonstrators will be­ oanizing is for the same radical sion of those who hold a dispro­ gin the 7 3/4 mile march from chanoes that wo advocate durino portionate share of power in pri­ Pier 29 to the Polo Fields in elections. Join us! vate life. The Peace and Free­ Golden Gate Park. They will move dom Party supports the efforts down Battery Street to Pine St., of the powerless to gain dignity throuoh the heart of the down­ by exercising some real control town business district to Mont- over their own lives: black peo­ aomery St., then down Montaomerv ple trying to organize their own to Post St., then west on Post IMMEDIATE communities, wage-earners who through the downtown shoppino strike for their rights against center. their employers or in wildcat ac­ Another arcup of demonstra­ tion against undemocratic unions, tors will assemble in Kimbell soldiers who refuse to commit Park at Stçiner and Geary St. in acts that violate the dictates of conscience—all the people the Black Fi 1lmore district. who stand up and resist. They will be joined by still an­ other group comino from Mission The main task of the Peace Dolores Park at 18th and Dolores and Freedom Party is to organize Ave. in the Mission ör Chicano people to begin to gain real and district. Both these groups will concrete power over the institu­ then move down Steiner to Post tions which control their every­ where they will swell the ranks day lives. One important way to of marchers from Pier ""2-9-* accomplish this is to project in­ Together the 3 groups will to the electoral arena the voi­ move west on Post to Presidio ces of people fighting for human Ave. then sne block south to Gea­ dignity, to make it clear that ry and west on Geary. At Geary the demand for human dignity is and Park Presidio Blvd. they at root a demand for power—and will meet still another assembly. that the people will have this The huge army for peace will coiiç^ power only when we all can demo­ tinue down Geary to 30th Street ..The silk-screen desian shown cratically assure that our econ­ omy works to fulfill human needs then south on 30th and intc* GoM^ above, with a red and white back rather than to increase the pow­ en Gate Park's Polo Fields. ground, was contributed to the er and profit of a small minori­ The rally there is scheduled PFP by Venice artist Bill Olive. ty. The function of Peace and for 2 PM. Speakers are expected 1,000 copies were made on poster Freedom candidates is to act as to include Dr. Ralph Afeer'nathy board for use in the November the tribunes of Americans who of SCLC, Dolores Huerta of the anti-war demonstrations around have begun to fight back. Farm Workers' Union, Da/id Hil- the state. general principles DAVIDSON CAMPAIGN * Immediate, unconditional with­ Return power in the cities to Peace and Freedom activist drawal from Vietnam. All peoples the inhabitants of the various Rick Davidson is one of five can­ must have the right to determine communities. Place control of didates in a race for the Los An­ their own destiny. End US mili­ the police directly in the hands geles City Council 6th District of the people. tary and economic domination a- seat. A special election for broad. * Health care is a right, not a that office will be hel'd Decem­ * End racism. Self-determination privilege based on income. ber 2. for all minorities. * End military conscription. Sup­ Rick has been active in the * Replace the present economic port the right of servicemen to Venice PFP since its beoinning. system with one based on workers' form their own organizations in He helped start the Venice Sur­ control of the work place, on their own interests. vival Committee and the BEACH­ democratic social planning of * End discrimination against wo­ HEAD community newspaper. the economy and on production men, both socially and occupa- Rick's campaign is raising geared to satisfy human needs ra­ tionally. the urgent issue of communitv ther than to make profits. * Vote at age 18. control of community affairs. He * Guarantee personal freedoms: * Education at all levels is a is attacking present procedures the right to privacy, personal right. Transfer full power at of the City Planning Department religious and political beliefs, the University level to faculty and advocates that plans for com­ sexual freedom between consent­ and students and at the lower le­ munities should be developed and ing adults, abortion, use of vels to the community, faculty implemented by their residents. drugs. and students. Rick, who has been a victim of false arrest and police vio­ Personal Freedom lence, proposes that police be controlled by councils of com­ S*$ft Wifklif Now! The position of the Peace and munity representatives, that po­ Freedom Party on personal rights lice accused of crimes stand Less than a year from now the has been clear and consistent trial like other citizens and media will be full of politics, from our beginning. We are for that police live in the communi­ local, state and national. Rad­ the absolute maximum of personal ty they serve. icals will be outraged by the liberty compatible with large numbers of people living togeth­ Rick says that freeway build­ lawnorder proposals of conserva­ ing should be halted in order to tives, frustrated by the plati­ er in a society, a condition most of us are stuck with. develop a viable rapid transit tudes of liberals. _ system. He is opposed to further During the pre-election per­ The conservatives love to expansion of L.A.