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Kansas City Black Liberation Radio presents:
Sept. 13, 1999 Inner-View with Sundiata Acoli
by Sista Shiriki Unganisha (shiriki@gvi.net)
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Sept. 16, 1999 Inner-View with Mumia Abu-Jamal
by Sista Shiriki Unganisha
http://afrikan.i-dentity.com/realaudio/mumia/092299mumia.ram
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Sorry I am sending this a little late, if the meeting is over
when you see this, please use the contact info to get involved!
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From: "Greg Butterfield" <theredguard@hotmail.com>
The Richmond, Va., Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal will hold an Emergency
Meeting to take up preparations for the imminent signing of the death
warrant by Gov. Ridge.
Sunday, Oct. 10
7 p.m.
3328 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, Virginia
For more information, call (804) 358-0236 or email RichActCtr@aol.com.
In the event that a death warrant is signed over the weekend, email
theredguard@hotmail.com for details on "Day After" demonstration at City
Hall.
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From: Mark Clement <MClement@bruderhof.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 09:26:56 -0400
According to the Governor's Office Tom Charles is the Deputy Press Secretary
responsible for dealing with questions about the signing of Mumia's death
warrant. Three calls to him this morning resulted in being told that he is
on another line, a number taken and, so far, no reponse.
The number for Tom Charles' office is 717-783-1116
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From: "Oct22 National Office" <Oct22@unstoppable.com>
The Chapter of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty based in Austin, Texas
is planning a demonstration the day after the Death Warrant for Mumia
Abu-Jamal is signed. The demonstration will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be
held at the Capitol Building. Anyone with questions or individuals willing
to help in the organization of this event can contact our organization at
(512)494-0667 or visit our web site at www.nodeathpenalty.org.
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From: Pan-African News Wire <ac6123@wayne.edu>
STOP THE EXECUTION!
DEMAND A NEW TRIAL FOR
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL!
Action Alert:
Mumia's Appeal Is Rejected By US Supreme Court
--Pennsylvania Governor To Sign Death Warrant Any Day
We are calling on all people of conscience to speak out against this
travesty of justice. The governor's office in the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania has indicated that a new death warrant could be signed any
day setting a date for Mumia's execution. We must act now to save the
life of this innocence man who is being persecuted for his ideas and
principles in support of the oppressed and exploited peoples of the
world.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
A death warrant could be signed any day for Mumia Abu-Jamal. The day
after* a death warrant is signed there will be leafleting at 2:30pm at
Vernor and Scotten in front of the new mural of Mumia. There will also
be a demonstration from 4:30 - 6:30pm at the Federal Courthouse at
Lafayette and Washington Boulevard, downtown. Please be there to show
your outrage and demand that they stop the execution and grant Mumia a new
trial.
*If the warrant is signed on a Friday or a Saturday the demonstration
will be that following Monday.
Voice Your Outrage!
PA Governor Ridge - Voice: 717-787-2500 Fax: 717-772-1198 or
717-783-4429.
D.A. Lynn Abraham - Voice: 215-686-8700 Fax: 215-686-8024.
U.S. Attorney General
Janet Reno - Voice: 202-514-2000 Fax: 202-514-4371.
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Issued by The Coalition to Stop the Execution of Mumia at 313-628-4932 or
313-869-8383. E:mail-- ac6123@wayne.edu or DetroitRnR@Juno.com
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COMMENTARY
From: DALANIAAMON <DALANIAAMON@netscape.net>
In the past week we have been informed of the supreme courts latest ruling
in the case of Mumia. There have been lots of action and reactions around the
country and the world.
We as concerned people wait and wonder if this government will kill our
brother. We constantly are reminded of the charges against Mumia and his
alleged criminal involvement in it. He has been already been in jail for
almost twenty years waiting for the state to murder him. He has been convicted
of murdering a Philly police that he came into contact with on a street where
his brother had been stopped by the police.
It is my contention that a Black man could never seek justice in this case no
matter what the facts are. To put it more bluntly a Brother is fair game for
any racist police in this country to kill. In any confrontation with police we
have to consider any action on our part to be SELF DEFENSE.
To assume the police are there to help you can cause you your life.
This has been proven repeatedly across amerikka as we are being killed in
record numbers.
If the police story about Mumia is true, he would have still been shot and
KILLED if he didn't practice his natural right to self-defense.
If our life is on the line, we have to be aware of the predatory disposition
of the people we call police. They are not above the law and have proven to be
below the law. The police Dept. can never weed out these criminals in uniform
that control and patrol our streets.
Why would we think that the racism that exist in this country does not effect
the police and cloud their judgment when coming into contact with us. It has
been proven by the initial Rodney King case that even with a video tape the
police can be exonerated of all charges. Our subsequent ANGER had more to do
with the re-trial verdict than they care to admit.
When the authorities saw our reaction was not one of the quiet slave they were
quick to retry and convict these officers. In this racist country we have to
understand that this country was founded on violence and has been maintained
with violence. To think there will be a peaceful conclusion to the Mumia
situation is to be misled. If there is a murder of our brother (and it could
called be nothing else)we have to assume some role of protest. For many it
will be as always , one of apathy and disconnection, for others it will a
time for self defense.
If we can't be our brother's keeper what are we really doing?
To allow this murder without an unbridled and unrelenting protest is to die
yourself. We must make the government aware that we will not stand by and
watch you kill our folks without us using self defense against you.
I have never advocated violence and taught my own children to be peaceful.
Our lives have never meant much after slavery so death is common among us.
We all want to live a full life but we are living in a society that doesn't
want us here. To sit by and wait for this continued mishandling of the
sanctity of our lives is not intelligent.
This government is in no moral position to kill one of us for protecting
oneself against the original murderers. How dare them say when it is justified
or not after killing millions of us without provocation.
They want to silence Mumia and the movement because they want to continue to
practice this unnatural and inhumane genocide. It is a natural right and law
of the land to protect yourself. It is even legal under this corrupt system
employed in this country.
Mumia's case has raised an abundant amount of legal technicalities that will
continue contested for years to come. We all know about all the
inconsistencies in the first trial that will never be resolved.
I see it as simple case of self defense, a defense not recognized when used by
Black people. Mumia was guilty of one thing and one thing only, being black.
Would this have happen if he and his brother were white. I know not and that
is my point. We are treated as criminals by criminals. Even our presence here
in amerikka is a sign of the crimes committed against us. Let all of amerikka
be charged accordingly.
IF THIS IS NOT A CASE OF SELF DEFENSE, WE HAVE NO DEFENSE.
Please people don't wait for some correction by this government.
It will not be forth coming.
This country has never reversed itself against itself without someone using
violence to bring it about. Read their history for yourself.
We have always been peaceful with peaceful people but you know the track
record of our oppressors or do you?
Please visit my web site at
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/dalaniaamon
Hotep,
Brother Dalaniaamon
ICQ#45268265
Join me for our weekly chat on Yahoo.
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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONTINUES!
From: "Java" <java@ornitho.org>
Subject: PARIS
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 09:47:27 +0200
we were about 100 front of the American consulat yesterday night. we
promise you we do our best.
Julia Wright is fantastic. I really understand now the sprit of the
Panthers. I am white, but today,
as for me, the color of the skin is not important, i am a human being as
you, as Julia and we fight
together against barbarism, racism, and extremism.
FREE MUMIA
erwann
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From: "moviment graffitti" <movgraff@hotmail.com>
To: nattyreb@ix.netcom.com
Subject:
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 22:51:52 PDT
We are deeply saddened by the news regarding Mumia
This week we shall be holding an arts festival in Malta to raise funds for
Mumia.
The activity shall be organised by Moviment Graffitti and YMCA (Valletta) in
Valletta during October 8 - 10th
Hasta la victoria siempre!
Michael Briguglio
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From: apoyomadres <apoyomadres@nodo50.org>
Hi, here we send you a letter to Mumia, written by 21 political
prisioners from Argentina (Political prisioners from "La Tablada"). They
are in prision since 1989, and now they want to show their solidarity
with Mumia.
Our best hope for Muma,
Asociación "Casa de los Pueblos de América".
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Buenos Aires, mes de agosto de 1999
A la Opinión Pública los EE.UU
¿ Hasta cuando ser negro, latino, pobre o de izquierda seguirá siendo un
crimen?. Estamos llegando a fin del milenio y la Humanidad aun no
encuentra sosiego. Millones de todo el mundo sumidos en las mas
flagrantes injusticias; guerras genocidas, insostenibles diferencias
sociales, miseria y hambre por doquier, cárceles repletas con los que
soñamos otra sociedad.
En este dificil momento historico donde la piedad, la comprensíon, la
concordancia son valores en desuso, el estado mas poderoso del mundo
descarga su fuerza con el mismo desprecio, se trate de pueblos enteros
(Iraq, Cosovo, etc.) o de un hombre solo como Mumia Abu-Jamal,
demostrando el poco valor que tiene la vida cuando se trata de mantener
el sistema de intereses político-económico.
Quienes escriben esta carta somos 22 presos políticos condenados desde
1989 a penas que en su mayoria son a cadena perpetua por habernos
enfrentado a un intento golpista de los militares genocidas. Por ello
comprendemos la situación de Mumia Abu-Jamal que estsa pagando por su
"pecado" de haber luchado por un cambio social.
Hay crimenes que degradan a las sociedades que los permiten, el estado
yanqui tiene una larga historia en este sentido. Debemos decir basta al
asesinato de opocitores. Debemos impedir el asesinato de Mumia
Abu-Jamal, preso y condenado a muerte por sus creencias políticas.
Mumia no esta solo, todos los que luchamos, todos los encarcelados,
todos los que queremos un mundo mas justo y libre estamos con él.
NO A LA EJECUCIÓN DE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Presos políticos de La Tablada- Argentina
Roberto Felicetti - Enrique Gorriarán - Fray Antonio Puigjané - Claudia
Acosta - Miguel Aguirre - Carlos Motto - Isabel Fernandez - Gustavo
Mesutti - Luis Diaz - José Moreira Claudio Rodríguez - Luis Ramos -
Joaquín Ramos - Claudio Veiga - Ana M. Sivori - Sergio Paz - Miguel
Falduti - Daniel Gabioud - Dora Molina - Cintia Castro
Juan Manuel Burgos - Carlos Abella.
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WE MUST NOT FAIL!
International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
P.O. Box 19709 - Philadelphia, PA 19143
Ph: 215-476-8812 / Fax: 215-476-7551
Web: www.mumia.org / E-mail: mumia@webcom.com
MUMIA MUST LIVE! TIME IS RUNNING OUT!