Articles From
Class-Struggle
Defense Notes
No. 36, Fall 2010

Supreme Court Rules Against Mumia Abu-Jamal • Lynne Stewart Sentenced to Ten Years • Obama’s War on Left, Civil Liberties • PDC/ICL Protest Court of Appeals Decision • Reformists Crawl to Obama and His Top Cop • From Death Row, This Is Mumia Abu-Jamal: “Punishing Lynne” • 24th Annual PDC Holiday Appeal Benefits • Tom Manning: Letter on Prison Hell • Remember the MOVE Massacre • In Honor of Veronica Jones • Free Walter and Gwendolyn Myers! • Vanunu Slams Nobel War Prize • Financial Statements • Account Receipts

Partisan Defense Committee
Financial Statements for Year Ending
31 December 2007

RECEIPTS 2007

Sustaining Pledges	11,882.00
General Donations	6,775.53
2006 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2007)	9,402.10
2007 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2007)	9,846.50
Proceeds from Jamal button, video	735.00
Earmarked Donations
Mumia Abu-Jamal Legal Defense	390.00
Mumia Abu-Jamal Campaign Donations	14,928.33
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Total Receipts	53,959.46
Total Expenditures	(61,729.85)
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Net Receipts	(7,770.39)

EXPENDITURES 2007

Prisoner Stipend Program
Monthly Stipends	5,100.00
Special Purchases	1,037.00
Money Order Fees and Postage	546.51
Holiday Gifts—Prisoners	2,400.00
Holiday Gifts and other support—Family	1,806.72
2006 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures	1,096.48
2007 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures	2,246.15
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Subtotal	14,232.86
Cases and Campaigns
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Legal Defense—Transmittal
of earmarked donations** and PDC donation	390.000
PDC Investigation	24,207.01
Campaign Rallies/Publicity	12,022.69
Video	631.33
Other Case Donations***	900.00
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Subtotal	38,151.03
General Expenditures
Supplies and Equipment	989.45
Printing	262.18
Postage/Courier	1,693.49
Telephone, E-mail and Fax	3,506.58
Rent	2,400.00
Bank Fees	268.89
Membership Fees	85.00
Other	140.37
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Subtotal	9,345.96
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Total Expenditures	61,729.85

FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 DECEMBER

Cash at 1 January 2007	14,221.33
Net Receipts, 2007	(7,770.39)
Loan from Spartacist League*	15,000.00
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Cash at 31 December 2007	21,450.94
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Cash at 31 December is allocated as follows
Prisoner Stipend Program	14,754.54
Non-Earmarked	6,696.40
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Total	21,450.94

Notes:

*Loans outstanding from the Spartacist League at year end were $219,354.64, an increase of $15,000.00 from last year’s total.

**All donations earmarked for Jamal legal defense received by the PDC in the year 2007 were forwarded to the designated legal defense fund for legal expenses.

***Includes contributions to the following: Genarlow Wilson Defense Fund, legal defense of the San Francisco 8, Jena 6 Defense Fund, the legal defense of Victor Toro, and the John White Legal Defense Fund.

Partisan Defense Committee
Financial Statements for Year Ending
31 December 2008

RECEIPTS 2008

Sustaining Pledges	9,870.00
General Donations	14,523.67
2007 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2008)	8,454.29
2008 Holiday Appeal (Received in 2008)	12,612.75
Proceeds from Jamal button, video	672.13
Earmarked Donations
Mumia Abu-Jamal Legal Defense	819.75
Mumia Abu-Jamal Campaign Donations	7,421.80
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Total Receipts	54,374.39
Total Expenditures	(64,085.61)
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Net Receipts	(9,711.22)

EXPENDITURES 2008

Prisoner Stipend Program
Monthly Stipends	5,100.00
Special Purchases	1,050.00
Money Order Fees and Postage	644.83
Holiday Gifts—Prisoners	2,600.00
Holiday Gifts and other support—Family	1,100.00
2007 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures	1,578.23
2008 Holiday Appeal—Expenditures	3,778.46
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Subtotal	15,851.52
Cases and Campaigns
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Legal Defense—Transmittal
of earmarked donations** and PDC donation	919.75
PDC Investigation	8,099.35
Campaign Rallies/Publicity	20,242.99
Video	399.90
Polokoff Photos	2,900.00
Other Case Donations***	1,300.00
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Subtotal	33,861.99
Class-Struggle Defense Notes
No. 35—24 pages (printing and postage)	1,575.22
General Expenditures
Supplies and Equipment	2,417.12
Printing	747.79
Postage/Courier	2,804.80
Telephone, E-mail and Fax	3,801.07
Rent	2,400.00
Bank Fees	316.25
Membership Fees	115.00
Other	194.85
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Subtotal	12,796.88
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Total Expenditures	64,085.61

FINANCIAL POSITION AT 31 DECEMBER

Cash at 1 January 2008	21,450.94
Net Receipts, 2008	(9,711.22)
Loan from Spartacist League*	22,500.00
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Cash at 31 December 2008	34,239.72
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Cash at 31 December is allocated as follows
Prisoner Stipend Program	19,970.06
Non-Earmarked	14,269.66
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Total	34,239.72

Notes:

*Loans outstanding from the Spartacist League at year end were $241,854.64, an increase of $22,500.00 from last year’s total.

**All donations earmarked for Jamal legal defense received by the PDC in the year 2008 were forwarded to the designated legal defense fund for legal expenses.

***Includes contributions to the following: Lynne Stewart Defense Fund, legal defense of Victor Toro, Sentosa 27 Legal Defense Trust, strike solidarity donation to Grupo Nacional de Apoyo Maestros/Maestras, legal defense of Larry Holmes, legal defense of the Bush 4, legal defense of the Evergreen 6, legal defense for Long Haul, legal defense of EBASE/El Balazo.