Since I'm belatedly adding most of you to the Waco Update list (2-3 messages a month) thought I'd send this press release for 4/19 which most of you probably did not see. Another update message to follow shortly. Carol Moore in D.C. cmoore@capaccess.org or cmoore@upx.net --------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR WACO JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carol Moore 202/635-3739 Alan Forschler 202/797-9877 COMMITTEE'S APRIL 18 AND 19 MEMORIALS TO REMIND PUBLIC "FBI KILLED A VILLAGE AND ITS CHILDREN" Washington, D.C.--The Committee for Waco Justice will sponsor two memorials to the 24 men, 35 women and 23 children who died as a result of federal actions against the Branch Davidian religious community outside of Waco, Texas on February 28 and April 19, 1993. Members have chosen the theme "FBI KILLED A VILLAGE AND ITS CHILDREN" to remind the public that the Davidians were a multi-racial, multi-national community with a long history of cooperation with their neighbors and the larger community. Attached is a list of those who died, as well as their race and nationality. ** APRIL 18 ERECTION OF CROSSES AT THE ELLIPSE--Noon-5:00 P.M. At the Ellipse directly south of the White House, members will erect 82 crosses, display a banner reading "FBI KILLED A VILLAGE AND ITS CHILDREN," and fly the Davidian flag. ** APRIL 19 PRESS CONFERENCE AT FBI HEADQUARTERS AT NOON Members will display the above-mentioned banner and flag. Speakers will include: * Committee member Andrew Williams, who will connect the government's destruction of the Davidian community to the scapegoating of drug users, gun owners and cults. * Committee member Carol Moore, author of the mass market paperback The Davidian Massacre, who will describe evidence of government crimes, like ATF's murder of Davidians from helicopter gunfire, the FBI's deliberate sabotage of negotiations, FBI lies to Attorney General Janet Reno and the criminally conceived and executed gas and tank attack that led to the fire that killed 76 Davidians. The book is published by Gun Owners Foundation, whose director Larry Pratt recently was falsely accused of bigotry. * Alan Forschler, a member of the Fully Informed Jury Association, who will speak about the injustice done the eight Davidian prisoners during their trial and issues relevant to their appeals. * Gene A. Cisewski (sha SEV ski), National Coordinator of the Libertarian Party Council of State Chairs, who will speak about government excesses in federal law enforcement. * William Thomas, a member of the D.C. peace group Proposition One, who will speak about a peace activist's views on Waco and the Terrorism bill. During both events, members will observe moments of silence for the Davidian victims and prisoners and for the 168 victims of the criminal April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, widely believed to be the result of anger over the federal massacre of the Davidians. The Committee for Waco Justice approves of the F.B.I.'s tactful handling of the Freeman standoff in Montana. Nevertheless, members demand prosecution of all BATF and FBI agents and officials responsible for the deaths of 82 Davidians. And members demand immediate pardons and freedom for the eight remaining Branch Davidian prisoners. BRANCH DAVIDIAN VICTIMS Died February 28, 1993 Winston Blake, 28, black, British Peter Gent, 24, white, Australian Peter Hipsman, 28, white, American Perry Jones, 64, white, American Michael Schroeder, 29, white, American Jaydean Wendell, 34, Hawaiian, American Died April 19, 1993 Katherine Andrade, 24, white, American Chanel Andrade, 1, white, American Jennifer Andrade, 19, white, American George Bennett, 35, black, British Susan Benta, 31, black, British Mary Jean Borst, 49, white, American Pablo Cohen, 38, white, Israeli Abedowalo Davies, 30, black, British Shari Doyle, 18, white, American Beverly Elliot, 30, black, British Yvette Fagan, 32, black, British Doris Fagan, 51, black, British Lisa Marie Farris, 24, white, American Raymond Friesen, 76, white, Canadian Sandra Hardial, 27, black, British Zilla Henry, 55, black, British Vanessa Henry, 19, black, British Phillip Henry, 22, black, British Paulina Henry, 24, black, British Stephen Henry, 26, black, British Diana Henry, 28, black, British Novellette Hipsman, 36, black, Canadian Floyd Houtman, 61, black, American Sherri Jewell, 43, Asian, American David M. Jones, 38, white, American David Koresh, 33, white, American Rachel Koresh, 24, white, American Cyrus Koresh, 8, white, American Star Koresh, 6, white, American Bobbie Lane Koresh, 2, white, American Jeffery Little, 32, white, American Nicole Gent Little, 24, white, Australian and unborn child Dayland Gent, 3, white, American Page Gent, 1, white, American Livingston Malcolm, 26, black, British Diane Martin, 41, black, British Wayne Martin, Sr., 42, black, American Lisa Martin, 13, black, American Sheila Martin, Jr., 15, black, American Anita Martin, 18, black, American Wayne Martin, Jr., 20, black, American Julliete Martinez, 30, Mexican American Crystal Martinez, 3, Mexican American Isaiah Martinez, 4, Mexican American Joseph Martinez, 8, Mexican American Abigail Martinez, 11, Mexican American Audrey Martinez, 13, Mexican American John-Mark McBean, 27, black, British Bernadette Monbelly, 31, black, British Rosemary Morrison, 29, black, British Melissa Morrison, 6, black, British Sonia Murray, 29, black, American Theresa Nobrega, 48, black, British James Riddle, 32, white, American Rebecca Saipaia, 24, Asian, Phillipino Steve Schneider, 43, white, American Judy Schneider, 41, white, American Mayanah Schneider, 2, white, American Clifford Sellors, 33, white, British Scott Kojiro Sonobe, 35, Asian, American Floracita Sonobe, 34, Asian, Phillipino Gregory Summers, 28, white, American Aisha Gyrfas Summers, 17, white, Australian and unborn child Startle Summers, 1, white, American Lorraine Sylvia, 40, white, American Rachel Sylvia, 12, white, American Hollywood Sylvia, 1, white, American Michelle Jones Thibodeau, 18, white, American Serenity Jones, 4, white, American Chica Jones, 2, white, American Little One Jones, 2, white, American Neal Vaega, 38, Somoan, New Zealander Margarida Vaega, 47, Asian, New Zealander Mark H. Wendell, 40, Asian, American Prisoners Renos Avraam, 32, white, British (40 years) Brad Branch, 37, white American (40 years) Jaime Castillo, 27, white, American (40 years) Graeme Craddock, 35, white, Australian (20 years) Livingstone Fagan, 36, black, British (40 years) Paul Fatta, 38, white, American (15 years) Ruth Riddle, 32, white, Canadian (5 years) Kevin Whitecliff, 34, white, American (40 years) Distributed by Committee for Waco Justice 202/635-3739 End Message