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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5

234 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1969 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 234 pages OCR'd
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_ fe t . Pan 7 - ‘ ee es F¥-ry ahs Wh | Rae N wtf ENTIAL u MY 100-161445 to that worn by the Chicago Police Department patrolman, - including the official arm patch of the Chicago Police Department. HOFFMAN urged students to ignore present laws in respect to accomplishing those things the students enjoyed, whatever, at the time those activities might include; for example, demonstration, freedom of sexual intercourse, smoking marijuana or indulgence in taking “Acid". He stated, "There are two million seven hundred laws in this f----- country, if you want to do something, do it!" HOFFNAN also said the BPP was fantastic and great and praised the work of the organization. We urged a contri- bution for the BPP, and a collection was made. HOFFMAN said the money collected should be used by the BPP for anything they wanted, including the purchsse of guns. The audience was given an opportunity to ask questions of HOFFMAN, or to make comments. fhe first person chastised HOFFMAN for not observing & more serious attitude about protesting for a social revolution, and for HOFFMAN's not taking enough action to organize movements against the present society. Another speaker accused HOFFMAN of having received in the pest numerous monetary profits which he retained for himself, rather than to use them for the work of some of the organizations that needed them. Another speaker stated that HOFFMAN was making a game of his organization by having “pot parties”, and such. One speaker, che only one who appeared with jacket and tie, who mentioned he wet a teacher, appealed for the audience to view the world in a religious light, rather than to partese ir. general protest. This speaker asked any females in the auaiente to leave, due to the obscene woras being used by HOFPMAN and some of the other speakers, for which he was severly mocz.ed by tne generél audience. Cne “oung female wehemently expressed ner dissffection with the teachers suggestion. A yourg male speane.: then suggested that ie ft-wing groups in general shvuld reect ix. a less raidicel]l tenner iA obtaining their goals. HOFFMAN injected commects during and after the questions and commems of tne speakars. He also agreed to donate the total of $00, which he claimed he was ceiving for Ais appearance, to the BPP. The meeting tnen terminatea with no major incidents. ) CuNFIDANTIAL et et ee a em ee eee ee es
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