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Abbie Hoffman — Part 19

127 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Jun 8, 1972 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 127 pages OCR'd
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S per) IM ; ~ 7 ea Kee . Tounh YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PARTY (YIP) CONF t IDE After the reading of the indictments a guerrilla theater was held. First a demonstrator with a mad bomber sign pretended he was bombing Vietnam and the dikes. After this the song "My Country T‘is of Thee" was played, JERRY GORDE, dressed as a soldier, taked killing persons with a rifle, A fake abortion was held to clarify murder by abortion. KEN WASHRERGER took the part of the abortionist. One demonstrator, LESLIE BACON, was dressed in black with a white tace, carrying a cutout head sized picture of President NIXON on a stick and she danced around, LESLIE BACON was supposed to be simulating evil feelings At the conclusion the music of the Star Spangled Banner was played. No violence occurred and no arrests were made. The demonstrators then proceeded back to their vehicles and departed. In connection with the above demonstration, the affair drew very few spectators as it was held tn strictly a residential area, On August 9, 1972, a demonstration was held directly across trom the guardhouse which leads | into President NIXON's Summer Whitehouse, Key Biscayne, Florida. About 70 or &0 participated and it was put on and sponsored by the Youth International Party. The demonstrators came to the site in 2 open trucks and some cars and parked about 200 yards from the guardhouse and then marched down with a Viet Cong tlag in front to the strains of Yankee Doodle. The following signs were carried during this short march and held up and used during the demonstration; "The Mad Bomber"; "NIXON's Victory, Our Defeat"; “Only Pawns in Their Game"; "This Country is too Young to Die”; and "Where is the Peace You Promised?", At the site they gathere in a circle directly across trom the guardhouse entrance and read “Peoples Indictment”. After reading the indictment, a guerrilla theater was held. A demonstrator with a mad bomber sign pretende he was a@ plane bombing Vietnam and the dikes. Immediately after this the song "My Country Tie of Thea" wae played, IERRY GORDE was dressed as a soldier and taked killing persons “with a rifle, A take abortion was held to clarify murder by abordion. One demonstrator dressed in black with white grease paint on her face, carrying a head-sized photograph of President NIXON on a - ll - CONFIDENTIAL Se Ca oe OO ea ee oe
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