: Please post widely
: EMERGENCY ALERT: RIDGE THREATENING TO
: SIGN A DEATH WARRANT FOR MUMIA IN
: AUGUST
: There is a real possibility that governor Ridge will sign a new death
: warrant for Mumia soon. The Philadelphia Daily News reported this
: recently.
: The motivation by the governor and the criminal justice system would be to
: seize the initiative by forcing Mumia's legal team to file for a writ of
: habeas corpus well before the October deadline.
: Such an action might well come in August when schools are out, many
: organizations are not functioning and activists are dispersed.
: Note that Mumia's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of
: certiorari does NOT give him any kind of stay. The Supreme Court will
: grant a stay only if they grant the writ, and action on the petition is
: not expected until the next court term begins in October.
: The purpose of this memo is to put every progressive organization and
: activist on alert especially during the month of August about this very
: serious threat to Mumia’s life, not to mention a threat to the health of
: the movement. In response to Ridge signing a death warrant in August,
: 1995, 10,000 people from around the country mobilized on five weeks notice
: to come to Philadelphia to put a halt to this atrocity against our
: brother, Mumia.
: Ridge was forced to rescind the death warrant DUE TO THE ORGANIZED
: MASS PRESSURE.
: A proposed scenario is that if and when the death warrant is signed,
: there will be emergency local demonstrations held the following day.
: Regional actions will be organized the next available weekend. Of course
: as many activists as possible should mobilize to go to Philadelphia for
: any national action that is called.
: The Youth and Students for Mumia organizers at the IAC are requesting that
: activists: 1. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MUMIA DEFENSE COMMITTEE IN YOUR AREA AS
: SOON AS POSSIBLE. -If you are going out of town,let activists in your area
: know where you can be reached in case of emergency. -If there is NOT a
: Mumia committee in your area, please consider starting one. 2. Begin now
: to organize meetings in your area to develop an action plan in the event a
: death warrant is signed. 3. Set up an emergency phone or email tree so
: you can quickly inform activists and organizations in your area in event a
: death warrant is signed.
: Upcoming National Mumia Meetings:
: National meeting of individuals and organizations working for justice for
: Mumia: Saturday, August 14, in Philadelphia. Exact time and place to be
: announced. Everyone is urged to send a representative to this meeting.
: Please contact the IAC if your organization is interested in coming.
: Sunday, August 15th
: East Coast Youth and Students organizing meeting for September 21st
: International Youth and Student Day for Mumia and other activities for
: Mumia Awareness Week 2pm—4pm IAC office, 39 W. 14th St. Room 206 (between
: 5th and 6th Aves.),
: Manhattan
: Contact
: Youth and Students for Mumia at 212 633-6646
: or npcny@peoplescampaign.org
: OR
: Refuse and Resist Youth Network at 212-385-9303 or rnryouth@yahoo.com OR
: Mumia Awareness Week Natl. number 212-924-8585 for more information.
: To find about Mumia organizing in your area please call:
: International Action Center-East Coast
: 39 West 14th Street, Room 296
: New York, NY 10011
: email: iacenter@iacenter.org
: http://www.iacenter.org
: phone: 212 633-6646
: fax: 212 633-2889
: International Action Center-West Coast
: 2489 Misson, #28
: San Francisco, CA 94110
: phone: 415 821-6545
: fax: 415-821-5782
: email:iac@actionsf.org
: www.iacenter.org
: Other Mumia Contacts:
: Intl. Concern Family and Friends for Mumia Abu-Jamal
: 215 476-8812
: www.mumia.com
: Rainbows Flags for Mumia
: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Two-Spirit, Trans People for Mumia
: 39 West 14th Street Room 206
: NY, NY 10011
: 212 633-6646
: rainbows4mumia@hotmail.com
: Contact: Imani Henry or Deirdre Sinnott
: Youth and Students for Mumia
: 39 West 14th Street Room 206
: NY, NY 10011
: 212 633-6646
: npcny@peoplescampaign.org
: Contact: Vivan Martin, Sarah Sloan, Imani Henry, Andrea MacManus
: The New York Free Mumia Coalition
: 212 330-8029
: Mumia Awareness Week National Number
: 212-924-8585
: www.j4mumia.org
: National Peoples Campaign/Millions for Mumia
: 39 West 14th Street, #206
: New York, NY 10011
: 212 633-6646 212 633-2889 FAX
: email: npcny@peoplescampaign.org
: http://www.peoplescampaign.org