Stand for Mumia Abu-Jamal's Release on Sat., Dec. 13, 2003, Phila.

The following orientation was sent out by the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal. NY bus transportation will be leaving from 33rd St. and 8th Ave. in front of the post office at 8am. Round trip tickets are $20. Contact the IAC office at 212-633-6646 no later than Fri. Dec 12 at 5pm for bus tickets:

RALLY: 10:00am, 7th and Fairmount Sts
MARCH: 11:00am, from rally location to Benjamin Franklin High School, Broad and Green Streets
INDOOR PROGRAM: 1:00pm, Benjamin Franklin High School

Join Activists and Freedom Fighters from all over the country. To name just a few:

-Members of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Kansas
-Prof. Dennis Brutus, currently from Pittsburgh, PA
-Prof. Sonia Sanchez, author and poet of the Black Arts Movement, Philadelphia
-Members of the Native Youth Movement, from across U.S./Turtle Island
-Ewuare Osayande, author, poet, Philadelphia
-Chicago Free Mumia Coalition, Chicago
-Fred Hampton Jr.--son of Panther Fred Hampton--and the Harriet Tubman Youth Brigade: "leave no brother or sister behind enemy lines!", Chicago
-New York Free Mumia Coalition, NYC
-Aaron Patterson, former death row prisoner, one of the 10 release by IL Governor Ryan, Chicago
-Suja, former political prisoner, Washington, DC
-International Action Center, Philadelphia and New York City
-Sebukwe Bambaata from the Revolutionary Action Movement, Philadelphia
-Kamau Bektemba, Uhuru Movement, Philadelphia
-Attorney Michael Coard, activist and historian, Philadelphia
-Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty, Philadelphia
-Attorney Sam Jordan, activist and former Death Penalty Director for Amnesty International, Washington, DC
-Prof. Sybil Roberts, playwright, creator of "A Love Song for Mumia," Washington, DC
-Prof. Toni Medina, poet, New York City
-Attorney Rosemary Mealy, radio reporter and former Philadelphia Black Panther with Mumia, New York City
-Theresa Al-Amin, anti-racist activist
-Herman Ferguson, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
-Bahsiymah Mohamad-Bey, activist and educator, with RNA and ALF, Philadelphia
-Phile Chionesu, the Founder of the Million Woman March in Philadelphia in 1997
-Mario Hardy, Awol Magazine, Philadelphia
-RAMONA AFRICA, Minister of Information, Move Organization, Director, ICFFMAJ
-PAM AFRICA, Minister of Confrontation, Move Organization, ICFFMAJ

And:

ARNOLD BEVERLY. The man who has confessed to the murder
of killing police officer Daniel Faulkner will be present
at a point during the indoor program. The police have
refused to arrest him, although he has submitted a sworn
confession and passed two lie detector tests. Please stay
tuned for more details.

And many, many many more!! Others wishing to be listed as
endorsers should contact:
icffmaj@aol.com

The March from 7th and Fairmount will be led by youth
including Fred Hampton and the Harriet Tubman Brigade from
Chicago.

Bring the Noise for the march: pots, pans, drums,
noisemakers

Indoor program will also include presentations on:

-The current legal status of Mumia
-April 24th, 2004, Mumia's 50th birthday!! MAJOR action for Mumia in Philadelphia!!
-Overview of the continuing effect of the infamous Effective Death Penalty Act signed by Bill Clinton in 1996

Indoor program will also include breakout groups and/or workshops on:

-The death penalty and reparations
-The media
-The war at home and abroad
-The anti-war movement
-Health in the prisons

Mumia's enlightening new book will also be available: "Faith of Our Fathers: An Examination of the Spiritual Life of Africans and African Americans"

Please join us and stand for the release of Mumia and all political prisoners!! All out for Mumia on December 13th!

Info: 215-476-8812
icffmaj@aol.com
www  .mumia.org

 

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