,?REE ,/RIKES ,& ,Y\'RE ,\T6 

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,! FOLL[+ IS AN 9T]VIEW ) A MEMB] ( ,$9BUR< ,CLAIMANTS1 ,JIM1 AB\T ATTEMPT$ POLICE REPRESSION ( ! ,?REE ,/RIKES 7ANTI-,JOB ,SEEK]S ,ALL[ANCE7 CAMPAIGN2 ON ! #b#a/ ( ,JANU>Y A CLAIMANT WAS F\ND GUILTY ( ,BREA* ( ! ,PEACE & S5T5C$ TO #ae H\RS ( COMMUNITY S]VICE4.<#a.> ,HIS (F5SE 7SIC7 HAD BE5 TO DELIV] A #c /RIKES W>N+ LETT] TO A ,B5EFITS ,(FICE ,(FICIAL AT ,HI< ,RIGGS ,UNEMPLOYM5T B5EFIT (FICE 9 ,$9BUR<4 ,! ,%]IFF 7JUDGE7 CALL$ IT 'A S9I/] (F5SE' & SAID ?AT HE WAS CONSID]+ A JAIL S5T5CE2 9 HIS SUMM+ UP HE CALL$ ! CAMPAIGN A 'PREM$ITAT$ & ILLEGAL ATTEMPT TO UND]M9E ! WELF>E B5EFITS SY/EM'4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E63 ,CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T ! CONTEXT ( ! ,?REE ,/RIKES CAMPAIGN8 

,J,I,M3 ,!RE HAS BE5 A CONT9U\S 9DEP5D5T CLAIMANTS PRES5CE 9 ,$9BUR< S9CE ! E>LY TO MID #a#i#h'S >\ND ! ,$9BUR< ,UNEMPLOY$ ,WORK]S ,C5T] & ,LO?IAN ,CLAIMANTS ,UNION4 ,! ,C5T] SUCCESSFULLY OCCUPI$ BY CLAIMANTS OPPOS+ ITS CLOSURE1 & CLAIMANTS E/ABLI%$ A PRES5CE1 P>TICUL>LY AT UNEMPLOY$ B5EFITS (FICES 7,U,B,O'S74 

,T5S ( ?\S&S ( LEAFLETS W]E DI/RIBUT$1 CONSI/+ ( PRACTICAL 9=MATION = CLAIMANTS1 = EXAMPLE AB\T H[ TO RESI/ ,RE/>T -- ,SNOOP] ,H>ASSM5T & ,ACTIVELY ,SEEK+ ,WORK MEASURES4 ,AL?\< ! NUMB]S ( ACTIVI/S 9VOLV$ HAVE BE5 SMALL1 !Y HAVE GA9$ ! RESPECT ( MANY CLAIMANTS & HAVE HAD A BIG 9FLU5CE4 ,! IDEA ?AT PEOPLE %\LD BE ACCOMPANI$ AT 9T]VIEWS1 = EXAMPLE4 ,! ,?REE ,/RIKES CAMPAIGN BEGAN 9 E>LY #a#i#i#f1 & HAS /RUCK A *ORD ) UNEMPLOY$ PEOPLE1 ?\< IT HAS BE5 UNPOPUL> ) ,UNION & ,LABOR P>TY BUREAUCRATS BECAUSE IT GIVES CLAIMANTS P[]4 ,! UND]LY+ IDEA IS ?AT ?IS %\LD BE P>T ( BUILD+ A CLAIMANTS' C\NT] P[] 9 ALL >EAS ( SOCIAL LIFE1 TO C\NT] OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION 7SEE PREVI\S REC5T ISSUES ( ,ORGANIZE61 & ISSUE #ai ( ,SUBV]SION74 ,! FIR/ W>N+ LETT]S W]E GIV5 \T 9 #a#i#i#f4 ,! 9=MATION RECEIV$ FROM CLAIMANTS %[$ ! SAME NAMES ( BULLY+ ,B5EFIT ,(FICE (FICIALS KEPT RECURR+1 E4G4 ,ALI/AIR ,MA?IESON1 CLI5T ADVIS] AT ,TORPHIC5 ,/REET ,U,B,O 9 ,$9BUR<4 ,?IS SLIMEBAG =C$ CLAIMANTS ONTO ,JOBPLAN & ,RE/>T C\RSES1 %[$ POLITICAL BIAS DUR+ A RE/>T 9T]VIEW 7QUOT+ ,MI*AEL ,PORTILLO71 EMOTIONALLY ABUS+ CLAIMANTS1 SOMETIMES R$UC+ !M TO TE>S4 ,FOLL[+ #b W>N+S !RE WAS A #c ,/RIKE DEMON/RATION AGA9/ HIM4 ,FIFTE5 PEOPLE TOOK OV] ! ,B5EFIT ,(FICE1 W5T TO HIS DESK & PHOTOGRAPH$ HIM4 ,MA?IESON RESPOND$ BY RUNN+ AWAY4 ,! DEMON/RATORS LEFT ! (FICE BE=E ! POLICE >RIV$4 ,MA?IESON'S PHOTO WAS FLYPO/$ ?R\<\T ! CITY ) A LI/ ( HIS S9S1 ! PO/]S URG$ PEOPLE TO REFUSE TO BE 9T]VIEW$ BY HIM4 ,! CAMPAIGN HAS RECEIV$ QUITE A LOT ( COV]AGE 9 ! LOCAL PRESS OV] ! YE>S4 ,IT HAS NOT BE5 SYMPA!TIC1 BUT CLAIMANTS CAN READ BETWE5 ! L9ES1 & CONTACT ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMB]S HAVE BE5 QUOT$ AT TIMES4 ,! CAMPAIGN HAS BE5 IMPORTANT1 BUT IT IS ONLY ONE DIRECT ACTION TACTIC TO BUILD CLAIMANTS P[]2 COMPLEM5T>Y W\LD BE A PHONE TREE CONSI/+ ( #c-#e PEOPLE4 ,!Y W\LD BE 'DOLE-BU/]S' :O W]E AVAILABLE AT #bd H\RS NOTICE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT CLAIMANTS FAC+ H>ASSM5T4 ,I BELIEVE SU* A PHONE TREE HAS BE5 DEVELOP$ 9 ,BRI<TON4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 ,:AT HAS ! REACTION ( ! AU?ORITIES TO ,?REE ,/RIKES BE58 

,J,I,M3 ,! B5EFIT (FICE AU?ORITIES HAVE BE5 V]Y WORRI$ BY IT4 ,$9BUR< CLAIMANTS HAVE BE5 V]Y 9VOLV$ 9 SUPPORT+ ! ,LIV]POOL ,DOCK]S /RUGGLE LOCALLY4 ,! ,P,T,C 7A CIVIL S]VICE UNION :I* IS MO/LY = MANAG]S7 HAVE CONSI/5TLY WRITT5 TO ! SUPPORT GR\P URG+ !M TO GET RID ( US FROM ! GR\P4 ,! AU?OR ( ! LETT]S IS ,B]NIE ,JA/]1 A B5EFIT (FICE MANAG] & REAL NA/Y4 ,! POLICE HAVE BE5 %[+ AN 9T]E/ = SOME TIME2 !Y HAVE CONTACT$ PEOPLE :O !Y ?9K >E 9VOLV$1 GO+ TO !IR H\SES & TRY+ TO 9T]VIEW !M4 ,9 ,NOTT+HAM ( C\RSE !Y HAVE ACTUALLY C>RI$ \T RAIDS ON PEOPLE'S H\SES4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 QUE/IONS RAIS$ 9 ! ,H\SES ( ,P>LIAM5T AB\T #c /RIKES2 ! ANSW] MA9TA9$ ?AT ,GR\NDSWELL MADE ANONYM\S & ILLEGAL ?REATS AGA9/ ?OSE C>RY+ \T ,J,S,A SANCTIONS4 ,POLICE ADVICE & SUPPORT HAS BE5 EXEMPL>Y IT SAYS1 & APPE>S TO HAVE HELP$ DET] ,GR\NDSWELL FROM IMPLEM5T+ !IR ?REAT TO H>M /AFF4 ,! #c /RIKES POLICY AGA9/ ,MA?IESON WAS DESCRIB$ DISAPPROV+LY FROM ! PLAT=M AT ! ,C,P,S,A 7,CIVIL & ,PUBLIC ,S]VANTS ,ASSOCIATION7 TRADE UNION CONF]5CE4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 ,:AT HAVE RELATION%IPS G5]ALLY ) ,B5EFITS ,(FICE /AFF BE5 LIKE8 

,J,I,M3 ,WE HAVE CONT9U\SLY /RIV5 TO MA9TA9 CONTACTS ) ,U,B,O WORK]S4 ,! BE/ ( !M SEEM TO HAVE LEFT N[2 UP TO HALF ( ?OSE LEFT >E ON TEMPOR>Y CONTRACTS4 ,MO/ ( !M N[ SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE IDEA AB\T CLAIMANTS SITUATION OR ! POSSIBLE EFFECTS ( :AT !Y >E ASK$ TO DO4 ,!Y >E RAIS$ ON ! IDEA ?AT CLAIMANTS >E ! 5EMY4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 ,H[ DO Y\ REACT TO ! \TCOME ( ! C\RT CASE ?IS WEEK 8 7,FEBRU>Y #a#a? #a#i#i#h7 

,J,I,M3 ,F\R H\RS AFT] ! V]DICT1 #b CLAIMANTS & SUPPORT]S C>RI$ \T A #cRD /RIKE ACTION AGA9/ ,M>IANNE ,MAC,DONALD1 A ,PROJECT ,WORK 9T]VIEW] AT ,HI< ,RIGGS1 & H] MANAG] ,MR ,LAIRD4 ,! DEMON/RATORS1 ALL WE>+ MASKS ( ,MAC,DONALD'S FACE1 /ORM$ 9TO ! B5EFIT (FICE 9 C5TRAL ,$9BUR<4 ,!Y C>RI$ PO/]S ( H] ) ! SLOGAN ,N,O ,O,N,E ,L,I,K,E,S ,A ,B,U,L,L,Y4 ,PROTE/]S GAVE \T LEAFLETS BE>+ H] PHOTO1 DETAIL+ H[ %E HAD CONSI/5TLY H>ASS$ CLAIMANTS & TRI$ TO CUT !IR B5EFITS ON #h DOCUM5T$ OCCASIONS4 ,! LEAFLETS D5\NC$ ,LABOR'S ,NEW ,DEAL AS COMPULSORY SLAVE LABOR & CONDEMN$ ! CUTS 9 S+LE P>5T'S B5EFITS4 ,POLICE >RIV$1 BUT W]E TOO LATE TO /OP ! ACTION1 !RE W]E NO >RE/S4 ,WE WON'T BE 9TIMIDAT$ BY ! POLICE & C\RTS4 ,! #c /RIKES RESI/ANCE CONT9UES4 

.<#a.> ,L,E,G,A,L ,N,O,T,E -- ,9 C\RT ! CLAIMANT PL$ GUILTY TO ! *>GE AS ABOVE2 ! PROSECUTION DROPP$ ! P>T ( ! ORIG9AL *>GE ?AT HE MADE 0ABUSIVE1 (F5SIVE & ?REAT5+ REM>KS04 ,HE /AT$ ?AT AL?\< HE HAD DELIV]$ ! LETT]1 HE WAS NOT A MEMB] ( ,$9BUR< ,CLAIMANTS NOR HAD HE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ANY O!R #c /RIKES RELAT$ ACTIVITY4 ,PLEASE BE> ?IS 9 M9D 9 ANY?+ WRITT54 

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