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Black Panther
HOORAY!!!: Court Ruling Favors Political Prisoner MUMIA
WE STILL HAVE TO KEEP THE PRESSURE UP!!
Appeal ruling favoring Abu-Jamal smacks US Supreme Court
http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/node/579
Tue, 04/26/2011 by: Linn Washington Jr.
The federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a stunning smack at the
U.S. Supreme Court, has issued a ruling upholding its call for a new
sentencing hearing in the controversial case of convicted cop-killer
Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Mumia Abu-Jamal : Videos Taken by Partisan Defense Committee
Films from the early 1990's. Mumia has since been moved to a different prison in Pennsylvania, SCI Greene. The Governer of PA is now Ed Rendell who was the Philadelphia DA during the 70's. No longer are pictures or video allowed to be taken of prisoners in PA. Interviews are not allowed in CA prisons. All photos of Mumia are now at least a decade old. Learn alot watching these.
http://www.youtube.com/my_favorites
2005 Publication: THE CASE OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL [click on booklet to download]
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 12:32amURGENT: Nov 9 Hearing to decide between execution or life without parole.
From the Global Women's Strike

URGENT...URGENT...URGENT
On Tuesday November 9, an oral hearing in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia will decide whether award-winning journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal will face execution, despite compelling evidence of his innocence, or be given life without parole. Demonstrations and other events in support of Mumia are being organized across the US and in other countries (see list below). The Global Women's Strike (GWS), Women of Color in the GWS, and Payday men’s network who have worked with Mumia for a new trial will be attending the rally and hearing in Philadelphia, as well as participating in a protest outside the US Embassy in London England. We urge you to show your support.
MUMIA'S LIFE IN DANGER! New Info: Protests, Rallies, Events
MUMIA'S LIFE IS IN DANGER!
Come out on November 9th 2010 to say:
MUMIA IS INNOCENT ! FREE MUMIA!
END THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY!
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL faces his likely last court hearing on November 9th, 2010, at the Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, in Philadelphia. This hearing is about sentencing only.
Why is this happening?
Demo in Philly on the 4th of You Lie!!

Attorney General, Eric Holder will be in Philadelphia on July 4th.
DEMAND that Holder do a Civil Rights Investigation into Mumia's case!
*July 4th, 2010
*11:00am
Community Organizer Discussion with Malik Rahim, Friday April 30th
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 2:41pmCommunity Organizer's discussion with guest, Malik Rahim (co-founder Common Ground Collective/Relief/Health Clinics) on Friday the 30th, at the BSS Native Forum at Humboldt State University at 1:00 p.m.
DOWNLOAD of FBI's File on Mumia Abu-Jamal- Racism Is At the Core of an Unjust System ~message from London
For the first time in the history of Mumia's case, we now have electronic access to his much redacted 900 page FBI file which was all collected several years BEFORE there was any question of a crime or of killing a cop. It is a record of the targeting of Mumia since the time he was 14 years old.
DOWNLOAD HERE (CLICK HERE)
Link (html): http://freemumia.com/mumia_file.zip
Racism is at the core of an unjust system -
do not let an innocent man be executed
MUMIA ABU JAMAL IS INNOCENT - A POLITICAL PRISONER
ABOLISH THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY - FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS NOW
Date & Time: 7 PM - WEDNESDAY 28th APRIL 2010
Venue: KARIBU EDUCATION CENTRE, 7 GRESHAM ROAD, BRIXTON, LONDON SW9 7PH
(Third Right Street From Brixton Tube Station)
Black Panther & Prisoner Rights Activist, Malik Rahim, at Humboldt State University, April 29th
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 3:59pmFree Mumia NOW! Abolish the Racist Death Penalty
Partisan Defense Committee Statement 24 January 2010
Mumia Is Innocent—Free Him Now!
Supreme Court of Death Rules Against Mumia Abu-Jamal
Abolish the Racist Death Penalty!
On January 19, the U.S. Supreme Court took a clear step toward the legal lynching of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Court vacated a 2001 decision by federal district court judge William Yohn overturning Mumia’s death sentence. Yohn’s decision had been previously upheld by the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The new ruling by the Supreme Court underscores our insistence that fighters for Mumia’s freedom must place no faith in the courts, which, at every level, have colluded with the police and prosecutors to see through the execution of this innocent man.
Great Film Centered around Mumia Abu-Jamal- FRIDAY, July 3rd, Eureka
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 9:29am
Come see this film at PARC's new location!
"In Prison My Whole Life" is a well done documentary inspired by a man who was born on the day that Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested. Mumia has been a political prisoner, on death row, for over 27 years, now.
The filmmaker does a great job talking with people about (researching) racial injustice and the Prison Industrial Complex and giving a thorough run down of the frame-up that has had Mumia on death row since 1981.
Mumia is facing execution and we can't let it happen!!
for Labor Action to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal, Feb 2010
Top US Court Sends Mumia Abu-Jamal Closer to Execution
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man on death row. In two recent decisions, the US Supreme Court has ignored both evidence of his innocence and it's own precedents to deny Mumia's appeal and bring him closer to execution. In this statement, the Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal lays bare the truth behind these actions, and proposes a course of workers' and mass action to free Mumia.
Cops, Courts and Politicians To Mumia:
Jan 15, 2009: FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Wherever you are! Please mobilize rallies, media, strikes, shut downs, walk outs, etc to save Mumia Abu Jamal. Get the media to notice. If you've never spread the word before, spread it NOW!! Pass this email on to all of your lists. AT LEAST SIGN THE PETITIONS!! Listen to Mumia's radio commentaries from Death Row, and fight for his life!! There are many links at the bottom of this message.
Friday, Jan 15th: US Supreme Court will hold Conference about Mumia's case
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 11:58pmHans Bennett wrote:
Yesterday there was a huge development in Mumia's case.
According to a posting yesterday on the US Supreme Court's website, the Court has scheduled a conference for this Friday, January 15, to discuss Mumia's case. Specifically, they are looking at the Philadelphia DA's request to have Mumia executed without a new sentencing hearing.
Mobilize and Fight To Save Mumia's Life!
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 8:20pmPeople in the Humboldt area and wherever you are! Please mobilize rallies, media, strikes, shut downs, walk outs, etc to save Mumia Abu Jamal. If you've never spread the word before, spread it NOW!! Pass this email on to all of your lists. AT LEAST SIGN THE PETITIONS!! Listen to Mumia's radio commentaries from Death Row, and fight for his life!! There are many links at the bottom of this message.
And put MUMIA messages on your MYSPACE, FACEBOOK, etc!!

