Lynne Stewart in Bay Area this Weekend and in Feb

Dear Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal,

Re-indicted Lynne Stewart returns to California

Here is the Bay Area tour schedule of progressive attorney Lynne Stewart
who has been re-indicted by the U.S. government on frame-up charges of
terrorism. Stewart again faces 40 years in prison. Mumia supporters will
remember that Lynne's last tour was on Mumia's behalf and that a few
month's earlier she spoke at our National Conference on Civil Liberties and
the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. On Sat., January 31 (see below) Lynne will
join *Mumia's attorney Robert R. Bryan and Michael Franti* for a special
event.

Please note especially this coming weekend's activities as follows. Lynne's
tour is co-sponsored by The Lynne Stewart Defense Committee and the Bay
Area Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

**In the East Bay: on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7 pm, there's a special reception
for Lynne at the Middle East Children's Alliance at 901 Parker at 7th,
Berkeley

**In San Francisco: On Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 pm Lynne will join Mumia's
new attorney Robert Bryan and Michael Franti and many others in a
celebration of the 20th anniversary of Socialist Action newspaper. The
event is set for the Socialist Action Bookstore, 298 Valencia Street at
14th. Reception at 6 pm, meeting at 7:30 pm. 415-255-1080

Here's the complete Bay Area tour schedule, including meetings, receptions
and media events in Berkeley, San Francisco, Marin, San Jose, Santa Clara
and Sacramento, CA:
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th, BERKELEY:
*5 pm, radio interview, KPFA, "Flashpoints"
*7-9 pm, reception, Middle East Children's Alliance, 901 Parker (at 7th),
Berkeley, (510-548-0542), Contact persons: Penny or Barbara
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st, SAN FRANCISCO:
*11 am, radio interview, KPOO with Donald Lacey, 415-346-5373, San
Francisco, 1329 Divisadero Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell). Contact
person: Stephanie Walsh, 510-663-5683
*6 pm, reception, 7:30 pm, program, Socialist Action Bookstore, 20th
anniversary of Socialist Action, 298 Valencia (at 14th street)
With Robert Bryan, chief counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Michael Franti, and
others
(415-255-1080) Contact person: Jeff Mackler
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, MARIN COUNTY:
2-5 pm, sponsored by Marin Social Justice Center, at the home of Stephen
Bingham. 353 Hibiscus Way, Terra Linda (San Rafael) RSVP: 479-7445, E-mail:
smbingham [at] earthlink.net

Directions From Southern Marin:
1) On U.S. 101 North take Freitas Parkway/Terra Linda exit.
2) Take the off-ramp towards Terra Linda over U.S. 101 on to Freitas Parkway,
3) At 3rd stop light turn right onto Las Gallinas Ave,
4) Then turn left onto Holly which curves to the right,
5) Turn left onto Hibiscus (2nd street on the left),
6) #353 is the first house on the left facing Hibiscus Way
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, SANTA CLARA & SAN JOSE:
*4 pm - 5 pm, Santa Clara University Law School. Contact: Joe Sind,
408-246-6890, jsind [at] scu.edu
*6 pm, reception, 7 pm, public meeting, San Jose, sponsored by San Jose
Mobilization for Peace, (Contacts: Jeff Lake and Constance Carpenter,
408-287-1916)
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, SACRAMENTO:
Contact: Natalie Warmly, 530-756-1900
*12 pm, MLK School of Law, UC Davis, Moot Court Room, sponsored by National
Lawyers Guild & Yolo County ACLU
*3-4 pm, McGeorge School of Law, sponsored by American Constitutional Society
*6-7 pm, reception, 7 pm program, Unitarian Universalist Church, (530-756-1900)
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, UC BERKELEY:
*5 pm, reception, 6 pm, meeting, Boalt Law School, sponsored by National
Lawyers Guild. Contact person: Karen Jo Koonan, kjkoonan [at] igc.org
510-832-2583
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, SAN FRANCISCO:
[Note the date is FEBRUARY 28 when Lynne returns to the Bay Area]
*1-5 pm, forum, reception after, "The War on Freedom: Repression at Home,
Occupation Abroad’" Bethany United Methodist Church, 1268 Sanchez Street at
Clipper, Sponsored by Bay Area United Against the War, (http://www.bauaw.org)
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29th, SAN FRANCISCO:
*1-4 pm, program, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin,
sponsored by San Francisco Gray Panthers and First Unitarian Social Justice
Committee, (415-776-4580)

FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT THE LYNNE STEWART DEFENSE COMMITTEE, (415-255-1085
or 510-684-8270)
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In solidarity,

Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
415-255-1085
http://freemumia.org