FREE MUMIA; RALLY AGAINST STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE in MINNEAPOLIS

The recent state murder (in the form of execution by lethal injection) of Shaka Sankofa in Texas, despite proof of his innocence, is but one example of state-sanctioned violence in this country. Here at home, police recently gunned down Barbara Schneider in her own home for the "crime" of being mentally ill. The police beatings of suspects recently captured on video tape in both Philadelphia and Lawrenceville, GA show that this form of state-sponsored violence is truly a national epidemic.  Border Patrol killings and beatings of undocumented people are at an all-time high. Many other atrocities are committed daily under the color of law and by the military at home and abroad.

It is time to connect these attacks and to understand the attempt to permanently silence Mumia within this context. The Twin Cities Coalition to Defend Mumia Abu-Jamal has for a demonstration to address these issues together and build a movement against the rise of state sponsored violence. If you are a member of a progressive organization which has not yet endorsed this demonstration, ask your organization to endorse this action, mobilize its members, and possibly send a speaker or message of support. Call the number below.

RALLY AGAINST STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE  

NO to executions!  

NO to police brutality!  

NO to war and genocide--at home and abroad!

Saturday, July 29, 1:00 P.M. Leonard Peltier Park (Green space next to Walker Library, Hennepin Avenue & Lagoon, Uptown, Minneapolis)

For more info, call 651-649-4579

Endorsed by: Twin Cities Coalition to Defend Mumia Abu-Jamal (TCCDMAJ); Women Against Military Madness (WAMM); Twin Cities Refuse & Resist!; League for the Revolutionary Party; Minnesota Alliance for the Indigenous Zapatistas (MAIZ); Puerto Rican Coalition in Minnesota; Communist Party USA; Veterans for Peace; Minnesota Chapter, National Lawyers Guild; CISPES Anti-War Committee; Sara Olson Defense Committee; Nukewatch

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