Articles From
Class-Struggle
Defense Notes
No.
41, Fall 2019
"Progressive" D.A. Drops Appeal, Continues Vendetta: Free Mumia Now! • Freedom Now for Kevin Cooper! • MOVE Prisoners Paroled • Albert Woodfox Chronicles Prison Hell • The Frame-Up of the Omaha Two: Free Ed Poindexter! • Nina Droz Sentenced: Free Her Now! • Correction on Panthers and COINTELPRO • Honoring a Class-War Prisoner, Tom Manning, 1946–2019 • Support the Class-War Prisoners • Jailed for Refusing to Fink on Julian Assange: Free Chelsea Manning! • Free Julian Assange! • One Year After Charlottesville: Only Labor/Black Power Can Stop the Fascists • Rakem Balogun Freed • Drop Charges Against Leftist Anti-Trump Protesters! LAPD Spying Operation Exposed • PDC Account Receipts • PDC Financial Statements
Partisan Defense Committee
Financial Statements for Year Ending
31 December 2016
RECEIPTS 2016
| Sustaining Pledges | 9,225.00 |
| General Donations | 5,630.90 |
| 2015 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2016) | 12,466.31 |
| 2016 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2016) | 20,705.74 |
| Proceeds from Mumia support materials | 70.00 |
| Earmarked Donations | |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal Legal Defense | 270.00 |
| Chelsea Manning | 50.00 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Total Receipts | 48,417.95 |
| Total Expenditures | (38,997.37) |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Net Receipts | 9,420.58 |
EXPENDITURES 2016
| Prisoner Stipend Program | |
| Monthly Stipends | 7,600.00 |
| Special Purchases | 899.88 |
| Money Order Fees and Postage | 687.76 |
| Holiday Gifts—Prisoners | 3,450.00 |
| Holiday Gifts and other support—Family | 1,000.00 |
| 2015 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures | 673.89 |
| 2016 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures | 5,846.43 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 20,157.96 |
| Cases and Campaigns | |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal Legal Defense—Transmittal of earmarked donations* and PDC donation | 1,270.00 |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal Travel, Printing, Postage and Other | 429.03 |
| Chelsea Manning* | 50.00 |
| Other Case Donations** | 1,000.00 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 2,749.03 |
| Class-Struggle Defense Notes | |
| No. 39—24 pages (printing and postage) | 3,085.29 |
| General Expenditures | |
| Supplies and Equipment | 2,589.39 |
| Printing | 42.52 |
| Postage/Courier | 1,268.02 |
| Telephone, Email and Fax | 3,489.96 |
| Rent | 2,400.00 |
| Fundraisers | 450.59 |
| Bank Fees | 409.50 |
| Travel | 1,861.07 |
| Membership Fees | 65.00 |
| Other | 429.04 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 13,005.09 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Total Expenditures | 38,997.37 |
FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 DECEMBER
| Cash at 1 January 2016 | 34,443.15 |
| Net Receipts, 2016 | 9,420.58 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Cash at 31 December 2016 | 43,863.73 |
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| Cash at 31 Dec. is allocated as follows | |
| Prisoner Stipend Program | 19,244.35 |
| Non Earmarked | 24,619.38 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Total | 43,863.73 |
Notes:
Loans outstanding from the Spartacist League at year end were $231,854.64, the same as last year’s total.
* All donations earmarked for Jamal legal defense and Chelsea Manning received by the PDC during 2016 were forwarded to the designated legal defense funds for legal expenses.
**Includes contributions to the following: Prison Radio/Redwood Justice Fund; Liberty Hill Foundation (for Gary Tyler); Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign.
Partisan Defense
Committee
Financial Statements for Year Ending
31 December 2017
RECEIPTS 2017
| Sustaining Pledges | 9,715.00 |
| General Donations | 3,042.75 |
| 2016 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2017) | 8,483.31 |
| 2017 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2017) | 5,328.07 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Total Receipts | 26,569.13 |
| Total Expenditures | (29,531.87) |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Net Receipts | (2,962.74) |
EXPENDITURES 2017
| Prisoner Stipend Program | |
| Monthly Stipends | 7,200.00 |
| Special Purchases | 899.88 |
| Money Order Fees and Postage | 715.33 |
| Holiday Gifts—Prisoners | 2,400.00 |
| Holiday Gifts and other support—Family | 1,000.00 |
| 2016 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures | 713.65 |
| 2017 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures | 1,866.25 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 14,795.11 |
| Cases and Campaigns | |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal Legal Defense—PDC donation | 1,000.00 |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal Travel, Printing, Postage and Other | 143.47 |
| Lynne Stewart Defense | 500.00 |
| BA Anti-Fascist Demonstration | 2,162.90 |
| Other Case Donations* | 400.00 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 4,206.37 |
| Class-Struggle Defense Notes | |
| No. 40—24 pages (printing and postage) | 829.04 |
| General Expenditures | |
| Supplies and Equipment | 1,623.18 |
| Postage/Courier | 1,312.40 |
| Telephone, Email and Fax | 3,414.98 |
| Rent | 2,400.00 |
| Fundraisers | 412.53 |
| Bank Fees | 197.00 |
| Membership Fees | 65.00 |
| Other | 276.26 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 9,701.35 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Total Expenditures | 29,531.87 |
FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 DECEMBER
| Cash at 1 January 2017 | 43,863.73 |
| Net Receipts, 2017 | (2,962.74) |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Cash at 31 December 2017 | 40,900.99 |
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| Cash at 31 Dec. is allocated as follows | |
| Prisoner Stipend Program | 18,260.62 |
| Non Earmarked | 22,640.37 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Total | 40,900.99 |
Notes:
Loans outstanding from the Spartacist League at year end were $231,854.64, the same as last year’s total.
*Includes contributions to the following: Jaan Laaman’s Legal Defense; Contra Costa Family Community Fund for Victory to the Henkel Strikers.
Partisan Defense
Committee
Financial Statements for Year Ending
31 December 2018
RECEIPTS 2018
| Sustaining Pledges | 9,225.00 |
| General Donations | 5,342.10 |
| 2017 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2018) | 24,313.19 |
| 2018 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2018) | 11,945.00 |
| Proceeds from Mumia support materials | 26.00 |
| Earmarked Donations | |
| East Lansing Anti-Fascists* | 200.00 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Total Receipts | 51,051.29 |
| Total Expenditures | (35,127.38) |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Net Receipts | 15,923.91 |
EXPENDITURES 2018
| Prisoner Stipend Program | |
| Monthly Stipends | 7,700.00 |
| Special Purchases | 944.88 |
| Holiday Gifts—Prisoners | 4,250.00 |
| Holiday Gifts and other support—Family | 600.00 |
| 2017 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures | 5,113.21 |
| 2018 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures | 2,125.18 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 20,733.27 |
| Cases and Campaigns | |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal Travel, Printing, Postage and Other | 1,064.75 |
| East Lansing Anti-Fascists—Transmittal of earmarked donations* | 200.00 |
| East Lansing Anti-Fascists—PDC Donation | 500.00 |
| Other Case Donations** | 1,100.00 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 2,864.75 |
| Class-Struggle Defense Notes | |
| No. 40—24 pages (printing) | 2,618.44 |
| General Expenditures | |
| Supplies and Equipment | 537.86 |
| Postage/Courier | 1,256.26 |
| Telephone, Email and Fax | 3,810.20 |
| Rent | 2,400.00 |
| Fundraisers | 571.60 |
| Bank Fees | 192.00 |
| Membership Fees | 115.00 |
| Other | 28.00 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Subtotal | 8,910.92 |
| _______________________________________________ | |
| Total Expenditures | 35,127.38 |
FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 DECEMBER
| Cash at 1 January 2018 | 40,900.99 |
| Net Receipts, 2018 | 15,923.91 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Cash at 31 December 2018 | 56,824.90 |
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| Cash at 31 Dec. is allocated as follows | |
| Prisoner Stipend Program | 33,785.54 |
| Non Earmarked | 23,039.36 |
| ___________________________________________________ | |
| Total | 56,824.90 |
Notes:
Loans outstanding from the Spartacist League at year end were $231,854.64, the same as last year’s total.
*All donations earmarked for East Lansing Anti-Fascists received by the PDC during 2018 were forwarded to the designated legal defense fund for bail and legal expenses.
**Includes contributions to the following: Rakem Balogun Legal Defense Fund; Fund for Nationwide Prisoner Strike; Fund for Siwatu Salama Ra; Medical Care for Ramona Africa.