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ON THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Sue Munaker Chicago
A representative, conference will be held in the Chicago area on 'March
23-24
or 29-30 to consider the Movement's relationship to the Democratic Convention.
The conference, called by an ad hoc committee was initiated by the National
Mobilization.
Major positions which will be suggested to the participants are:
Disruption—The Democratic Party is totally illegitimate and should
destroyed.Therefore the Movement should do everything possible to prevent
the Convention from assembling and to disrupt the proceedings.
Electoral Alternatives—The left should propose a concrete
political alternative to a Johnson/Nixon race. We should call for creation
of a third party and/or a candidate who would run against racism and imperialism.
Perhaps in August there should be a counter-convention to nominate our
own slate.
Stay Home—Any demonstrations will play into Johnson's hands
and cause the Movement to lose support of the average American. We should
stay home or organize demonstrations in every city but Chicago as LBJ
wants violence and is "setting up the Movement for giant bust."
Disciplined Coordinated Demonstrations—
Thousands will come to Chicago whatever we do. We should take advantage
of this to dramatize to the world that millions of Americans feel unrepresented
by a Johnson/ choice while against disruption and violence A well disciplined
local organizing and education should begin this Spring (about the Democratic
Party) and build to the summer.
The ad hoc committee appointed an interim committee whose duties are solely
administrative to carry out the following motions:
1)
Call a large Movement conference, by invitation only, with representatives
from constituent organizations (SDS, Women for Peace, etc.),, major area
groups (e.g. the Chicago Peace Council) and concerned individuals, ( Dick
Gregory).
2)
Contact people to write papers on the alternative proposals and, specifically,
on
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strategies for interest groups; (e.g. welfare, women draft resisters).
3)
Organize pre-conference regional meetings discussion of the perspective
and be sure all ideas and interests are represented at the conference.
4)
Be responsible for the general administration of the conference.
5)
Develop an agenda for the March conference which will provide for democratic
decision making on a general strategy for Democratic Convention and establish
machinary for developing and carrying out that strategy
6)
Call the conference under the names of the interim committee with other
names attached at, a call to the conference. Members of the interim committee
are:Carlos Russell, Caroline Black, Earl Durham, Tom Hayden, Corky Gonzales,
Linco1n Lynch, Bob Greenblatt, Rennie Davis, Dave Dellinger and Sue Munaker.
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idea proposed as part of the fourth alternative 13 to devote each day
of the Convention to a specific Radical women should begin to work out
a strategy of with this in mind and other strategies if this course is
not adopted. Send your ideas to the newsletter.
More
information can be had from the March 23rd Convention Office, 407 S. Dearborn
Room 315 Chicago, Ill.
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MALE CHAUVINIST OF THE MONTH AWARD
by unnanimous decision of our distinguished panel of judges the
Male Chauvinist for the month of March is declared to be:
Warren Hinkle III
Editor of
Ramparts
for contributions to the cause of the oppression of too numerous
to describe herein but obvious to anyone who has read the February
issue the "Playboy of the left"
First runner-up is hereby awarded to whoever conceived the cover
photo depicting "political woman" as having two tits and
no head.
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