Dates to Help do Outreach for Mumia Demo in April

Contents:
-- SF Area Volunteers Needed! - Five Mumia organizing events
-- SF Area Leafleting at other events to spread the word about APRIL 24!
-- For east coast APRIL 24: ICFFMAJ, 215-476-8812, icffmaj [at] aol.com,
http://mumia.org



To All Mumia Supporters:

The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal has planned to participate in and
organize a series of activities in the coming weeks to build for the SF
march and rally on April 24th to FREE MUMIA and to End the Death Penalty:

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*SATURDAY, February 28, 12pm
COMMUNITY LEAFLETING
Gather briefly at Mosswood Park, MacArthur Blvd. (btwn Webster and
Broadway), in Oakland, CA. Info: 510-655-5764
-->Meet in front of the community center to pick up Mumia leaflets to
distribute -- make sure to come at 12pm sharp to catch the group before
they leave the park and fan out into the community.

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*WEDNESDAY, March 3, 6:30pm at Mobilization office at 298 Valencia St. at
14th St, SF, CA - Mailing to potential endorsers of April 24th and the
campaign to Free Mumia. Bring names and ADDRESSES of people and
organizations who you think should be contacted.

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*SATURDAY, March 6, 10:30am at Centro del Pueblo, 474 Valencia St, SF, CA -
Tentative Mobe meeting and community outreach - more details to follow.

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*SATURDAY, March 13, 10:30am at the Mobilization Office (298 Valencia St,
SF, CA) - Mass Mailing to over 2,200 people with information on the March
20 anti-war/anti-occupation demonstration, our April 3 panel discussion on
the death penalty (see below), and of course, APRIL 24.

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*SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, April 3, 1pm in San Francisco, panel discussion
- "Freeing Innocent People on Death Row - From Kevin Cooper to Mumia
Abu-Jamal." The Mobilization voted to organize a panel discussion on the
death penalty, and we are inviting the lead attorneys for both Mumia and
Kevin, plus representatives from the Mobilization and Kevin's defense
committee, as well as on exonerated death row inmate. Additional details to
follow.


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HELP WITH MUMIA LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION, SF Bay Area

Volunteers are needed to pass out Mumia information and APRIL 24 leaflets
at these events:

2/26 - 3pm - Rally for Haiti, SF
2/28 - 12pm - Mumia, Mosswood Park, Oakland
2/28 - 1pm - War on Freedom, Lynne Stewart, SF
2/28 - 7:30pm - Women Political Prisoners, SF
3/1 - NLG Student Day Against the Death Penalty
3/3 - 12:30pm - NLG - USF - Mumia Video
3/6 - Asher Harer Meeting, SF
3/7 - 7pm - Mustafa Barghouti, MECA Benefit, Berkeley
3/14 - 7pm - Mabel Williams, Kathleen Cleaver, Oakland
3/20 - 11am - March Against the Occupations/Wars, SF

Details are listed below, but if you have further questions, contact Laura
at 415-364-9715 or email her at lherrera [at] bottolaw.com. Also, call the SF
Mobilization office, 415-255-1085 and pick up a stack of leaflets to
distribute at other events that you know about.

FREE MUMIA!!


Jeff Mackler and Laura Herrera, Co-coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
298 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-255-1085
http://freemumia.org


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Mumia Leafleting for APRIL 24 MARCH AND RALLY:

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Thursday, February 26, 3pm - 5pm
RALLY IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF HAITI!
S.F. Federal Building (corner Golden Gate Ave. & Polk St., SF, CA)
Rally sponsored by the Haiti Action Committee, http://www.haitiaction.net
(510)483-7481

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Saturday, February 28, 12pm
COMMUNITY LEAFLETING
Gather briefly at Mosswood Park, MacArthur Blvd.
(btwn Webster and Broadway), Oakland, CA
Info: 510-655-5764
*Meet in front of the community center to pick up APRIL 24 MUMIA leaflets
to distribute -- make sure to come at 12pm sharp to catch the group before
they leave the park and fan out into the community.

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Saturday, February 28, 1pm - 5pm
THE WAR ON FREEDOM: REPRESSION AT HOME, OCCUPATION ABROAD
Keynote Speaker: Lynne Stewart
Bethany United Methodist Church
1268 Sanchez Street at Clipper in S.F.
Organized by Bay Area United Against War, http://www.bauaw.org

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Saturday, February 28, 7:30pm
International Day of Solidarity with Women Political Prisoners
The 13th Annual Sparks Fly
Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission Street, SF, CA
An evening of culture and politics dedicated to woman political prisoners
and battered women serving time for fighting back
Featured Speakers: Susan Rosenberg, Yuri Kochiyama and Lynne Stewart and
many wonderful cultural performers http://www.missionculturalcenter.org

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Monday, March 1
NLG Student Day Against the Death Penalty
The National Lawyers Guild is urging each law school chapter to highlight
the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the NLG's Jailhouse Vice-President, whose case
is at a critical point.
New College in S.F. - a teach-in, a film screening and posting of death
penalty statistics throughout the campus. Hastings Law School - hosting a
brown bag lunch for all students, staff and faculty which will include a
panel discussion on death row prisoners.
Further information will be posted as it becomes available on:
http://www.nlg.org/students

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Wednesday, March 3, 12:30pm
The National Lawyers Guild student chapters are organizing death penalty
forums around the country during the week of March 1-7. The University of
San Francisco chapter is showing "A Case for Reasonable Doubt" on
Wednesday, March 3rd from 12:30 to 1:30 and we want send a speaker to
update the case and give out fact sheets and leaflets for April 24th. Go
the NGL web site, especially their section for the student chapters, for
excellent information on the death penalty and Mumia's case in particular:
http://www.nlg.org

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Saturday, March 6
Memorial meeting for Asher Harer
ILWU Local 34 in San Francisco
Asher was long, long time warrior for social justice. A good meeting to pay
respects to Asher and his wife, fellow-activist Ruth Harer, as well as an
opportunity to speak with labor and other activists. Further details to be
announced soon.

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Sunday, March 7, 7pm
MECA Benefit with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti and Poet Maria Pablet $20
King Middle School, 1781 Rose Street, in Berkeley 510-548-0542

Direct from the West Bank - Dr. Barghouti is President of the Palestinian
Medical Relief Committees and Director of the Health Policy Institute in
Ramallah. Introduced by Prof. Khalil Barhoum. With activist/poet Maria
Poblet

http://www.mecaforpeace.org

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Sunday, March 14, 7pm
Mabel Williams/Kathleen Cleaver
First Congregational Church - 27th & Harrison in Oakland
$10 donation, $5 students - no one turned away for lack of funds
The Freedom Archives (415) 863-9977, East Side Arts Alliance and Malcolm X
Grassroots Organization, along with Hard Knock Radio and other community
activists are sponsoring a moderated dialogue with Mabel Williams and
Kathleen Cleaver.

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Saturday, March 20, 11am - 4pm
Mass March and Rally Against the Occupation/War
11am Dolores Park, March to Civic Center
Sign up to staff table, distribution leaflets, carry banners, etc.
Int'l ANSWER: 415-821-6545 http://www.internationalanswer.org

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For east coast organizing of APRIL 24, contact the International Concerned
Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal who meet weekly in Philadelphia:
215-476-8812, icffmaj [at] aol.com, http://mumia.org