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BAY AREA ORGANIZING FOR MUMIA:
- 10/20 - Organizing Meeting - SF, CA (new address below)
- 10/27 - March - SF, CA
- Date TBA - Stand with MUMIA the day after the U.S. Court of Appeals announcement in PA, NY, SF (in addition, rally in Philadelphia on the 3rd following Saturday)
- 10/20 - Organizing Meeting - SF, CA (new address below)
- 10/27 - March - SF, CA
- Date TBA - Stand with MUMIA the day after the U.S. Court of Appeals announcement in PA, NY, SF (in addition, rally in Philadelphia on the 3rd following Saturday)
Dear Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters,
Please join with the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal at the following important events:
*Saturday, October 20th at 10:30am, Mobilization meeting at 625 Larkin Street, #202, at Eddy Street, above Lee's Sandwich deli (a few blocks north of Civic Center Bart).
*Saturday, October 27th at 11:00am, join with Mumia supporters at the massive anti-war demonstration, assembling at the Civic Center in San Francisco, with a march to Dolores Park at 18th and Dolores Streets. Join our contingent, carry Mumia signs and hand out fact sheets about Mumia's case. Look for the Mumia banners at the corner of Polk (aka Dr. Carleton Goodlett Place) and Grove Streets, just south of City Hall.
*ALERT: STAND WITH MUMIA THE DAY AFTER THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ANNOUNCES ITS DECISION -- GATHER AT THE U.S. FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, 7th and Mission Street, San Francisco, at 5:00pm the day AFTER the U.S. Court issues its decision. PA and NY info below.
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals is expected at any moment -- the court will rule on Mumia's petitions for a new trial and possible Freedom or grant the Government's demands for Execution! Whichever way the Court rules, join Mumia supporters at 5:00pm The Day After the Decision is Announced at 7th and Mission Streets, in San Francisco (Civic Center Bart). IF the Court announces its decision on a FRIDAY, the Demonstration will take place on the following MONDAY. PA and NY info below.
!FREE MUMIA! END THE DEATH PENALTY!
In solidarity,
Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
510-268-9429 (TEMPORARY NEW PHONE NUMBER)
http://freemumia.org
--------------------------------------------
*Date TBA - Stand with MUMIA the day after the U.S. Court of Appeals announcement - PA, NY - for SF location, see above (in addition, rally in Philadelphia on the 3rd following Saturday)
INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED FAMILY AND FRIENDS
OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
PO Box 19709, Philadelphia 19143
215-476-8812
A CALL TO JOIN "DAY AFTER" PLANS IN THE CURRENT STRUGGLE FOR MUMIA'S LIFE AND FREEDOM
September 22, 2007
Please circulate widely
We join the celebration of the people's victory in Texas supported by an international movement to save Kenneth Foster/Haramia KiNassor's life. May the movement continue until it frees Haramia altogether and abolishes the death penalty and the prison industrial complex. And congratulations to the tens of thousands of especially young Black people, who poured into the streets of Jena and around the country to stand up against injustice and racism, and the criminalization, brutalization, and railroading of young men of color into prison.
On the heels of these important challenges to the racist death machine in Texas, and to the intense racism and injustice we see across this country, perpetrated and supported by all aspects of the government, we await the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Mumia. As the decision could come down any day, we are making a tentative plan for the "DAY AFTER" should the decision be a negative one. In other words, if Mumia's death sentence is either affirmed or life in prison is imposed, we immediately take to the streets. Mumia should be released, based on his innocence and his so-called "trial". But we demand, at the very least, that he be granted a new and fair trial.
In an inter-city consultation, we have decided on three steps in our response:
1. An immediate press conference in Philadelphia upon announcement of the decision (that day, if possible, or at the latest the following morning),
2. LOCAL ACTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THE "DAY AFTER" and,
3. NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION on the third Saturday after the decision, in Philadelphia.
Some of the planned local activities for the "day after" are: in Philadelphia there will be a march from 13th and Locust, the scene of the original confrontation on December 9, 1981, to the Federal Building. It will be the following evening if that turns out to be a week day, or the following Saturday at noon. In New York City, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition and the Harlem Campaign to Name a Street in Honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal are calling for people to gather at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building on 125th Street from 5 to 8 PM, if it is on a weekday, and from 1 to 4 PM if it is a Saturday. We will let the community know what happened, mobilize for greater support for the street naming campaign, and organize people to join us in Philadelphia for the national demonstration scheduled for three weeks later. The Partisan Defense Committee has called for a "day after"demonstration at the Federal Building in Lower Manhattan at 5 PM if on a weekday and from 1 to 4 PM if on a Saturday. In San Francisco, the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal has called for a demonstration on the "day after" at 5 PM at the Federal Court House, 7th and Mission Street (NOT the Federal Building.). Call your local committee to find out what is being planned, or organize an activity. But everyone's voice of protest should be heard in some way if the decision is a bad one. We must free our Brother now!
As soon as we know what other local committees are planning for the "day after", we will send that information out. Please call the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition Hotline in NYC (212) 330-8029 to leave a message as to your plan for a local response with both your phone number and your e-mail address. You can also call Pam Africa at (215) 476-8812 or Suzanne Ross (917) 584-2135 if you want to speak with someone in person.
Free Mumia and All Political Prisoners! Abolish the Death Penalty and the Prison Industrial Complex! Stop Police and Government Terrorism!
(list still in formation)
Pam Africa, International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (ICFFMAJ)
The MOVE Organization
Amiri and Amina Baraka, Poets/Activists
Albany Political Prisoners Support Committee
Ashanti Alston, National Jericho Movement
Elombe Brath, Patrice Lumumba Coalition/ Harlem Campaign to Name a
Street in Honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Comite de Soutien a Mumia Abu-Jamal de Marseille (France)
Comite Mumia de Saint-Denis (France)
Dhoruba Bin Wahad, National Jericho Movement
Tameka Cage, Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Martha Conley, Pittsburgh Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Committee
Colia Clark, Grandmother, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters and Granddaughters
on the Move to Free Mumia and More; Richard Wright Centennial,
International Liason Committee; Socialist Party, Pennsylvania;
Solidarity Committee, Capital District New York
Gwen Debrow, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC)
Johanna Fernandez, Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Frances Goldin, Mumia's literary agent
Lawrence Hamm, People's Organization for Progress (New Jersey)
Chairman Fred Hampton, Prisoners of Conscience Committee (P.O.C.C.)
Noelle Hanrahan, Prison Radio
Leslie Jones, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu
Jamal, (Ithaca, NY)
Phoebe Jones, Global Women's Strike/ Philadelphia, on behalf of
international network
JR, Prisoners of Conscience Committee/POCC, Block Report Radio
Jeff Mackler, Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (California)
Esperanza Martell, Harlem Campaign to Name a Street in Honor of Mumia
Abu-Jamal/Iglesia San Romero de las Americas
Monica Moorehead, Millions for Mumia of International Action Center
Suzanne Ross, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC)
Sundiata Sadiq, Ossining NAACP In Exile, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
Coalition (NYC)
Comite Mumia de Saint-Denis, France
Johnnie Stevens, Ad Hoc Committee to stop police terror
Taina Asili, Activist/Poet
Mark Taylor, Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Kazi Toure, The National Jericho Movement
Harold C. Wilson, 122nd Exonerated Death Row Prisoner (Philadelphia)
Kema C. Washington, Father Paul Washington Committee (Philadelphia)
Julia Wright, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-
Jamal (Paris, France)
Mumia Legal Defense Fund Benefit - Oakland, CA 10/13/07
Dear Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal,
Here's an important notification we received from Nona Farrar, the organizer of a national concert tour of Gospel Music and civil rights politics. The Saturday, October 13 Oakland, California tour stop includes, in addition to a day of top notch Gospel Music, Mumia's lead attorney, Robert R. Bryan, who will be receiving a special award during the evening ceremonies. (See details, schedule below).
Also receiving awards will be Geronimo ji jaga (Pratt) attorney Stewart Hanlon and Oakland civil rights attorney, John Burris.
The event is scheduled for this Saturday, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, October 13 at the Oakland Museum. Robert Bryan will also be receiving a contribution to Mumia's legal defense. We urge all Mobe friends and supporters to attend.
The Mobilization to Free Mumia will have a literature table. Mobe members, 2-4, who staff the table will be given free admission. Otherwise, the all-day event is: $27 for advance tickets, $37 at the door.
Please contact Laura Herrera (415-364-9715) if you would like to help staff the Mobe table. Otherwise, you can call the numbers below for advance reservations.
In solidarity,
Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-Coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
------------------------------------------------------------
Letter from Nona Farrar:
The Mumia Abu Jamal Legal Defense Fund
is a Benefiting Partner of The Civil Rights Concert
Series.
My target market for our tour is the African American Faith Based Community ( the Churches ) because they've been absent as a whole on the issue of wrongful convictions.
I'm hoping you can help to get the grassroots troops out to support this historic event.
The Rights Concert Series and Courage Awards National Tour is in over 10 different cities.
Visit us at: http://www.largervisioninc.com
The purpose of The Civil Rights Concert Series and
Courage Awards National Tour is to:
1. Honor various Civil Rights Icons
2. Raise awareness around the issue of wrongful convictions (Exonerations/Innocence proven by DNA testing or some other form of investigation
3. Honor Lawyers, Investigators and Journalists whose work was responsible for or contributed to the freeing or the wrongfully convicted
When: Saturday, 10/13/07
Where: Oakland Museum - Great Courts outdoor venue
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Venue Holds - 2,000
Benefiting Partner - The Mumia Abu Jamal Legal Defense Fund
Advance General Admission: $27.00 per person
Admission at Door: $37.00
Purchase Tickets: http://www.museumca.org
Food Plates: $15.00
Courage Award Recipients: Attorneys John Burris, Stuart Hanlon and Robert R. Bryan
It will be a day of food and gospel performances!
SEE ATTACHMENTS
Visit Us: http://www.largervisioninc.com (click all tabs)
Thanks much,
Nona Farrar (312)375-3651
http://www.largervisioninc.com ( click all tabs )
http://www.myspace.com/largervisioninc
The Power of Truth is Final -- Free Mumia!
PLEASE CONTACT:
International Concerned Family & Friends of MAJ
P.O. Box 19709
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone - 215-476-8812/ Fax - 215-476-6180
E-mail - icffmaj [at] aol.com
Web - http://www.freemumia.com
AND OFFER YOUR SERVICES!
Send our brotha some LOVE and LIGHT at:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
AM 8335
SCI-Greene
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370
WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM CAN *NOT* REST!!
Subscribe: mumiacolumns-subscribe [at] topica.com
Read: http://topica.com/lists/mumiacolumns/read
Subscribe ICFFMAJ email updates list by e-mailing
icffmaj [at] aol.com!
[Check out Mumia's latest: *WE WANT FREEDOM:
A Life in the Black Panther Party*, from South
End Press (http://www.southendpress.org); Ph.
#1-800-533-8478.]
Please join with the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal at the following important events:
*Saturday, October 20th at 10:30am, Mobilization meeting at 625 Larkin Street, #202, at Eddy Street, above Lee's Sandwich deli (a few blocks north of Civic Center Bart).
*Saturday, October 27th at 11:00am, join with Mumia supporters at the massive anti-war demonstration, assembling at the Civic Center in San Francisco, with a march to Dolores Park at 18th and Dolores Streets. Join our contingent, carry Mumia signs and hand out fact sheets about Mumia's case. Look for the Mumia banners at the corner of Polk (aka Dr. Carleton Goodlett Place) and Grove Streets, just south of City Hall.
*ALERT: STAND WITH MUMIA THE DAY AFTER THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ANNOUNCES ITS DECISION -- GATHER AT THE U.S. FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, 7th and Mission Street, San Francisco, at 5:00pm the day AFTER the U.S. Court issues its decision. PA and NY info below.
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals is expected at any moment -- the court will rule on Mumia's petitions for a new trial and possible Freedom or grant the Government's demands for Execution! Whichever way the Court rules, join Mumia supporters at 5:00pm The Day After the Decision is Announced at 7th and Mission Streets, in San Francisco (Civic Center Bart). IF the Court announces its decision on a FRIDAY, the Demonstration will take place on the following MONDAY. PA and NY info below.
!FREE MUMIA! END THE DEATH PENALTY!
In solidarity,
Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
510-268-9429 (TEMPORARY NEW PHONE NUMBER)
http://freemumia.org
--------------------------------------------
*Date TBA - Stand with MUMIA the day after the U.S. Court of Appeals announcement - PA, NY - for SF location, see above (in addition, rally in Philadelphia on the 3rd following Saturday)
INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED FAMILY AND FRIENDS
OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
PO Box 19709, Philadelphia 19143
215-476-8812
A CALL TO JOIN "DAY AFTER" PLANS IN THE CURRENT STRUGGLE FOR MUMIA'S LIFE AND FREEDOM
September 22, 2007
Please circulate widely
We join the celebration of the people's victory in Texas supported by an international movement to save Kenneth Foster/Haramia KiNassor's life. May the movement continue until it frees Haramia altogether and abolishes the death penalty and the prison industrial complex. And congratulations to the tens of thousands of especially young Black people, who poured into the streets of Jena and around the country to stand up against injustice and racism, and the criminalization, brutalization, and railroading of young men of color into prison.
On the heels of these important challenges to the racist death machine in Texas, and to the intense racism and injustice we see across this country, perpetrated and supported by all aspects of the government, we await the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Mumia. As the decision could come down any day, we are making a tentative plan for the "DAY AFTER" should the decision be a negative one. In other words, if Mumia's death sentence is either affirmed or life in prison is imposed, we immediately take to the streets. Mumia should be released, based on his innocence and his so-called "trial". But we demand, at the very least, that he be granted a new and fair trial.
In an inter-city consultation, we have decided on three steps in our response:
1. An immediate press conference in Philadelphia upon announcement of the decision (that day, if possible, or at the latest the following morning),
2. LOCAL ACTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THE "DAY AFTER" and,
3. NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION on the third Saturday after the decision, in Philadelphia.
Some of the planned local activities for the "day after" are: in Philadelphia there will be a march from 13th and Locust, the scene of the original confrontation on December 9, 1981, to the Federal Building. It will be the following evening if that turns out to be a week day, or the following Saturday at noon. In New York City, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition and the Harlem Campaign to Name a Street in Honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal are calling for people to gather at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building on 125th Street from 5 to 8 PM, if it is on a weekday, and from 1 to 4 PM if it is a Saturday. We will let the community know what happened, mobilize for greater support for the street naming campaign, and organize people to join us in Philadelphia for the national demonstration scheduled for three weeks later. The Partisan Defense Committee has called for a "day after"demonstration at the Federal Building in Lower Manhattan at 5 PM if on a weekday and from 1 to 4 PM if on a Saturday. In San Francisco, the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal has called for a demonstration on the "day after" at 5 PM at the Federal Court House, 7th and Mission Street (NOT the Federal Building.). Call your local committee to find out what is being planned, or organize an activity. But everyone's voice of protest should be heard in some way if the decision is a bad one. We must free our Brother now!
As soon as we know what other local committees are planning for the "day after", we will send that information out. Please call the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition Hotline in NYC (212) 330-8029 to leave a message as to your plan for a local response with both your phone number and your e-mail address. You can also call Pam Africa at (215) 476-8812 or Suzanne Ross (917) 584-2135 if you want to speak with someone in person.
Free Mumia and All Political Prisoners! Abolish the Death Penalty and the Prison Industrial Complex! Stop Police and Government Terrorism!
(list still in formation)
Pam Africa, International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (ICFFMAJ)
The MOVE Organization
Amiri and Amina Baraka, Poets/Activists
Albany Political Prisoners Support Committee
Ashanti Alston, National Jericho Movement
Elombe Brath, Patrice Lumumba Coalition/ Harlem Campaign to Name a
Street in Honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Comite de Soutien a Mumia Abu-Jamal de Marseille (France)
Comite Mumia de Saint-Denis (France)
Dhoruba Bin Wahad, National Jericho Movement
Tameka Cage, Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Martha Conley, Pittsburgh Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Committee
Colia Clark, Grandmother, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters and Granddaughters
on the Move to Free Mumia and More; Richard Wright Centennial,
International Liason Committee; Socialist Party, Pennsylvania;
Solidarity Committee, Capital District New York
Gwen Debrow, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC)
Johanna Fernandez, Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Frances Goldin, Mumia's literary agent
Lawrence Hamm, People's Organization for Progress (New Jersey)
Chairman Fred Hampton, Prisoners of Conscience Committee (P.O.C.C.)
Noelle Hanrahan, Prison Radio
Leslie Jones, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu
Jamal, (Ithaca, NY)
Phoebe Jones, Global Women's Strike/ Philadelphia, on behalf of
international network
JR, Prisoners of Conscience Committee/POCC, Block Report Radio
Jeff Mackler, Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (California)
Esperanza Martell, Harlem Campaign to Name a Street in Honor of Mumia
Abu-Jamal/Iglesia San Romero de las Americas
Monica Moorehead, Millions for Mumia of International Action Center
Suzanne Ross, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC)
Sundiata Sadiq, Ossining NAACP In Exile, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
Coalition (NYC)
Comite Mumia de Saint-Denis, France
Johnnie Stevens, Ad Hoc Committee to stop police terror
Taina Asili, Activist/Poet
Mark Taylor, Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Kazi Toure, The National Jericho Movement
Harold C. Wilson, 122nd Exonerated Death Row Prisoner (Philadelphia)
Kema C. Washington, Father Paul Washington Committee (Philadelphia)
Julia Wright, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-
Jamal (Paris, France)
Mumia Legal Defense Fund Benefit - Oakland, CA 10/13/07
Dear Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal,
Here's an important notification we received from Nona Farrar, the organizer of a national concert tour of Gospel Music and civil rights politics. The Saturday, October 13 Oakland, California tour stop includes, in addition to a day of top notch Gospel Music, Mumia's lead attorney, Robert R. Bryan, who will be receiving a special award during the evening ceremonies. (See details, schedule below).
Also receiving awards will be Geronimo ji jaga (Pratt) attorney Stewart Hanlon and Oakland civil rights attorney, John Burris.
The event is scheduled for this Saturday, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, October 13 at the Oakland Museum. Robert Bryan will also be receiving a contribution to Mumia's legal defense. We urge all Mobe friends and supporters to attend.
The Mobilization to Free Mumia will have a literature table. Mobe members, 2-4, who staff the table will be given free admission. Otherwise, the all-day event is: $27 for advance tickets, $37 at the door.
Please contact Laura Herrera (415-364-9715) if you would like to help staff the Mobe table. Otherwise, you can call the numbers below for advance reservations.
In solidarity,
Laura Herrera and Jeff Mackler, Co-Coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
------------------------------------------------------------
Letter from Nona Farrar:
The Mumia Abu Jamal Legal Defense Fund
is a Benefiting Partner of The Civil Rights Concert
Series.
My target market for our tour is the African American Faith Based Community ( the Churches ) because they've been absent as a whole on the issue of wrongful convictions.
I'm hoping you can help to get the grassroots troops out to support this historic event.
The Rights Concert Series and Courage Awards National Tour is in over 10 different cities.
Visit us at: http://www.largervisioninc.com
The purpose of The Civil Rights Concert Series and
Courage Awards National Tour is to:
1. Honor various Civil Rights Icons
2. Raise awareness around the issue of wrongful convictions (Exonerations/Innocence proven by DNA testing or some other form of investigation
3. Honor Lawyers, Investigators and Journalists whose work was responsible for or contributed to the freeing or the wrongfully convicted
When: Saturday, 10/13/07
Where: Oakland Museum - Great Courts outdoor venue
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Venue Holds - 2,000
Benefiting Partner - The Mumia Abu Jamal Legal Defense Fund
Advance General Admission: $27.00 per person
Admission at Door: $37.00
Purchase Tickets: http://www.museumca.org
Food Plates: $15.00
Courage Award Recipients: Attorneys John Burris, Stuart Hanlon and Robert R. Bryan
It will be a day of food and gospel performances!
SEE ATTACHMENTS
Visit Us: http://www.largervisioninc.com (click all tabs)
Thanks much,
Nona Farrar (312)375-3651
http://www.largervisioninc.com ( click all tabs )
http://www.myspace.com/largervisioninc
The Power of Truth is Final -- Free Mumia!
PLEASE CONTACT:
International Concerned Family & Friends of MAJ
P.O. Box 19709
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone - 215-476-8812/ Fax - 215-476-6180
E-mail - icffmaj [at] aol.com
Web - http://www.freemumia.com
AND OFFER YOUR SERVICES!
Send our brotha some LOVE and LIGHT at:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
AM 8335
SCI-Greene
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370
WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM CAN *NOT* REST!!
Subscribe: mumiacolumns-subscribe [at] topica.com
Read: http://topica.com/lists/mumiacolumns/read
Subscribe ICFFMAJ email updates list by e-mailing
icffmaj [at] aol.com!
[Check out Mumia's latest: *WE WANT FREEDOM:
A Life in the Black Panther Party*, from South
End Press (http://www.southendpress.org); Ph.
#1-800-533-8478.]
For more information:
http://FreeMumia.org
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