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...been pressing for its own mass rally until a communique from Xuan Thuv. head of the North Vietnamese delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, convinced them not to dilute the one scheduled mass march, but to appeal to as large a base as possible. But the People's Coalition (PCPJ) has not pushed the April 24 date, preferring to concentrate their energies on the two weeks which follow...
...NPAC and PCPJ, while co-sponsoring the same event, are pushing slightly different demands. NPAC, taking its cue from SMC, is pushing one issue (the war), and making one demand-immediate and total withdrawal of all American forces from Southeast Asia. NPAC organizers argue that "set-the-date" withdrawal demands are illegitimate, because Americans have no right to set conditions on the Vietnamese...
...PCPJ, by contrast, a multi-issue and multi-tactical outfit, is pushing three demands at the April 24 demonstration. The first is for the total withdrawal of all American troops from Indochina, with a date set for the completion of the withdrawal. The second demand is for a guaranteed annual income of $6500 for a family of four. Finally, the successors to the New Mobe (which split from SMC in 1968) are demanding that the federal government free all political prisoners...
...PCPJ has its offices at 68 St. Stephens St., Boston...
Beginning two days later, PCPJ is planning a week of massive lobbying and non-violent civil disobedience in Washington. From April 26-30 people will lobby in Congressmen's offices, at the Selective Service Headquarters, at the Internal Revenue Service, and at the Justice Department. For May 3 the May Day Tribe has planned as yet unspecified acts of civil disobedience at the Pentagon, and actions are planned against the Justice Department for May 4. A national Moratorium is planned for May 5, to commemorate the killings at Jackson State and Kent State...