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Spiro Agnew — Part 2
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DEMONSTRATION IN CONNECTION WITH
APPEARANCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
‘BUFFALO, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 7, 1971
SPONSORED BY BUFFALO CHAPTER YOUTH
AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM (BC, YAWF)
AND BUILD, UNITY, INDEPENDENCE, LIBERTY, -
AND DIGNITY (BUILD)
The WWP was founded in 1959 by individuals
who disagreed with policies of the Soctalist
Workers Party (SWP). The. WWP dissidents
advoeated unconditional support of the
Soviet Union and the building of a revolution~
ary party geared to «he overthrow of :
capitalism, More recently the WWP has called
for peaceful solutions to Sino-~Soviet disputes,
The PCPS, in a press release, dated March i,
1971 described itself as being headquartered
at 1209 Vermont Avenue, Northwest, Washington,
D.C, and consisting of over 100 organizations.
which are raising non-violent civil disobedience
to combat the issues of rascism, poverty,
repression, and war.
BUILD is a Buffalo, New York Civil Rights Group.
‘ On October 7, 1971, SAs of the FBI observed
approximately 250 to 300 young persons assemble at Niagara
Square, Buffalo, New York... The group assembled at -
approximately 6:00 p.m. Banners and placards carried by
demonstrators set forth the following slogans: “End the
War, Rascism, and Repression", "Avenge the Attica Prisoners",
"Agnew and Your Rich Pals, Freeze Your Profits, Not Our °
Wages", "Self Determination For The Black Communities,"
Some. of these banners set forth the letters YAWF. and POPJ,
Speakers at these meetings were introduced as
representatives of Buffalo Chapter YAWF, BUILD, Prisoners —
Solidarity Committee (PSC), and PCPJ.
A second source; who has furnished reliable
information in the past, advised on August 18,
1971 that PSC is a committee within YAWF which
was recently formed for the purpose of taking
up the cause of "political prisoners" throughout
the United States, ;
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