From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
Fri Feb 23 2007 (Updated 02/24/07)
Lynne Stewart and Michael Ratner on Bay Area Speaking Tour
Fighting Back! Tour 2007
Attorney Lynne Stewart is on a 21-event, six-day tour of Northern California. Michael Ratner, Jeff Mackler, and Pam Africa will accompany Lynne for the first three days, February 23-25, during which time the tour will include major meetings and receptions in San Francisco, Berkeley, Marin and Palo Alto. Events during the tour will benefit both Lynne Stewart and Mumia Abu-Jamal. Lynne and Jeff will then be visiting Sacramento, Fresno and Santa Rosa as well as three area law schools and many other events.
List of events |
Photos & Video
|
Audio
Lynne Stewart was a civil rights lawyer in New York City until she was convicted of charges of “terrorist conspiracy.” She is appealing her conviction and 28-month prison sentence. Stewart’s two co-defendants, Mohammad Yousry and Ahmed Sattar, both legal workers for Stewart, were similarly convicted. Attorney Michael Ratner is president of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), an organization that has helped lead the fight against the massive repression unleashed in the wake of 9/11. Ratner is currently in a battle to use the German court system to file war crimes/torture charges against Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and some eight other U.S. officials responsible for torture in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and elsewhere. Pam Africa of the MOVE organization is a nationally-recognized figure in the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia is the award-winning and innocent African-American journalist on Pennsylvania's death row for the past 25 years. Jamal's case is currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, with the State of Pennsylvania seeking its third order for Mumia's execution by lethal injection. Jeff Mackler is the director of the West Coast Lynne Stewart Defense Committee and is a co-coordinator with the Mobilization to Free Mumia.
Mumia's case is nearing the final legal proceedings that his attorney, Robert R. Bryan, believes will lead to a new trial and his freedom. As organizers for Mumia, the Mobilization to Free Mumia aims to create a political climate to make Mumia's freedom, the only political alternative- "despite a legal system mired in racist and class prejudice..." The 'Mobe' says, "Mumia's innocence will be demonstrated yet gain during this tour with startling evidence that no one has heard before."
Flyer, poster, and postcard | Indybay's Past Coverage of Lynne Stewart | Free Lynne Stewart | Mobilization to Free Mumia | Center for Constitutional Rights | The MOVE | Mumia's Freedom Journal
Lynne Stewart was a civil rights lawyer in New York City until she was convicted of charges of “terrorist conspiracy.” She is appealing her conviction and 28-month prison sentence. Stewart’s two co-defendants, Mohammad Yousry and Ahmed Sattar, both legal workers for Stewart, were similarly convicted. Attorney Michael Ratner is president of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), an organization that has helped lead the fight against the massive repression unleashed in the wake of 9/11. Ratner is currently in a battle to use the German court system to file war crimes/torture charges against Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and some eight other U.S. officials responsible for torture in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and elsewhere. Pam Africa of the MOVE organization is a nationally-recognized figure in the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia is the award-winning and innocent African-American journalist on Pennsylvania's death row for the past 25 years. Jamal's case is currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, with the State of Pennsylvania seeking its third order for Mumia's execution by lethal injection. Jeff Mackler is the director of the West Coast Lynne Stewart Defense Committee and is a co-coordinator with the Mobilization to Free Mumia.
Mumia's case is nearing the final legal proceedings that his attorney, Robert R. Bryan, believes will lead to a new trial and his freedom. As organizers for Mumia, the Mobilization to Free Mumia aims to create a political climate to make Mumia's freedom, the only political alternative- "despite a legal system mired in racist and class prejudice..." The 'Mobe' says, "Mumia's innocence will be demonstrated yet gain during this tour with startling evidence that no one has heard before."
Flyer, poster, and postcard | Indybay's Past Coverage of Lynne Stewart | Free Lynne Stewart | Mobilization to Free Mumia | Center for Constitutional Rights | The MOVE | Mumia's Freedom Journal
2024-06-11
If Passed, Measure J Will Ban "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations"
Front Page
| North Bay / Marin
| Government & Elections
| Animal Liberation2024-06-11
Activists Stand in Solidarity with Horses Who Lost Their Lives at Race Track
Front Page
| East Bay
| Animal Liberation2024-06-11
Two Years After Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed, There Still Is No Justice
Front Page
| Anti-War
| Media Activism & Independent Media
| San Francisco
| International
| Palestine2024-06-11
Crisis Team Provides Students with Non-Police Response to Mental Health Crises
Front Page
| Police State & Prisons
| Health, Housing & Public Services
| Education & Student Activism
| California
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-06-11
Only a Couple of Thousand Adult Leatherback Turtles Remain in the Pacific Ocean
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| San Francisco
| Peninsula
| North Bay / Marin
| North Coast
| California
| Animal Liberation
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-05-25
Demonstrators Denounce Tech Giant's Contracts with Israeli Military
Front Page
| Anti-War
| Peninsula
| U.S.
| International
| Palestine2024-05-13
Actions Call on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency and End Fossil Fuels
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism
| Education & Student Activism
| San Francisco
| Peninsula
| California
| U.S.
| Palestine2024-05-08
Resistance to Deceptive Forest Service Measure Is Growing
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Central Valley
| California
| U.S.2024-05-08
Regulators Fail to Protect Schoolchildren from Repeated Exposure to Dangerous Pesticides
Environment & Forest Defense
| Racial Justice
| Health, Housing & Public Services
| Labor & Workers
| Education & Student Activism
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-04-24
Across the Globe, Students Set Up Encampments in Solidarity with Palestinians
Front Page
| Police State & Prisons
| Anti-War
| Education & Student Activism
| Central Valley
| San Francisco
| South Bay
| East Bay
| Peninsula
| North Bay / Marin
| North Coast
| California
| U.S.
| International
| Palestine
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-04-09
Deal Described as One of the Most Significant Urban Land Back Victories in US History
Environment & Forest Defense
| Racial Justice
| East Bay
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network