Victory for The Charleston 5!
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the
other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free."
Clarence Darrow
Victory
and vindication for the Charleston Five
November News: Court date scheduled for November 14th.
October News: Walter Bailey removes house arrest for the Charleston 5.
October News: Charles Condon removes himself from case and hands the
prosecution over to Walter Bailey.
Charleston
Interview: South Carolina Dockers on the Frontline for Democracy and Jobs
Struggle
of Charleston 5 Seems to Energize Labor Unions
Help
Defend the Charleston 5! - Printable page for distribution
Charleston
Five information - FAQ's and general information
Charleston5.org
Charleston 5 Defense Committee, Seattle,
Washington
Charleston 5 Defense Committee, New
York City
Sample
Support Resolution
Sample
letter to Attorney General
Sample
letter to WSI
Charleston
5 background brochure (PDF)
South
Carolina Progressive Network - for background information and
updates on the upcoming trial of the Charleston 5
A
short article and interview with Ken Riley, President of ILA local 1422
ILWU
Statement of Policy
President
Spinosa's Column: Free the Charleston 5
Audacity
on Trial by Joann Wypijewski - The
Nation
AFL-CIO
General Executive Council Action - Aug 1, 2001
"Shut
the Ports Down" -- The Longshore Rallying Cry
Report
on the June 9, 2001, demonstration in Columbia, South Carolina
Eyewitness
Report on Charleston 5 Rally
4,000
rally to support 'Charleston 5'
Saint
John 5 Supports the Charleston 5
Union County CLC supports Charleston Dock
Workers!!!
NEA
resolution in support of Charleston 5
Solidarity
for the Charleston 5 from the Central Workers Union of Cuba
Solidarity
to the Charleston 5 from the Maritime Union of Indonesia
Greens
Demand Dismissal of Charges against the Charleston 5
Message
in support for the Charleston 5
Charleston
port making new history
Charleston
Longshore Workers' Tour Takes Bay Area By Storm
Memo
from AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in support of the Charleston Defense
Campaign
Picketing
longshore workers face felony charges, jail
Kenneth
Riley Remarks to Longshore Caucus
First
Charleston Defense Group Set up on Coast
Local
10 resolution on closing ports
Remarks
by ILA Local 1422 President Kenneth Riley to the ILWU Caucus
ilwu19.com's ILA Local 1422
Solidarity Page
Labournet
UK Link