Join the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition, Ramona Africa, and Noelle Hanrahan

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The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition traditionally invites our friends to join us for a holiday gathering at this time of year so that we can informally celebrate our year’s work and get to talk with each other in a relaxed and warm setting.

This year, however, with a national outpouring of people in the streets, inspired by the amazing resistance of the young people of Ferguson, we are planning a somewhat different party.

There will be food, of course, and music, as well as warmth and comradeship.

But we will also have the following:

•  Continue the fight against police abuse which Mumia and our movement have been leaders in confronting. In particular, help us overturn the new law, instigated by the Fraternal Order of Police, which aims to silence Mumia (and all the other prisoners in Pennsylvania).

This is the same battle against racist police power which is happening in the streets across this country. Mumia’s case is a personification of police conspiracy, violence, attempted murder, and incredibly fascistic power.

As many of you know by now, Pennsylvania recently passed a law to muzzle Mumia.

This law, SB508, entitles the victims of crimes for which prisoners have been convicted to file a suit against Mumia (and other Pennsylvania prisoners), as well as those who help Mumia get his message out, if the victim claims to have been caused “mental anguish” by the prisoner’s speech. Monetary damages can also be claimed. This is an outrageous violation of the First Amendment and has been widely denounced by lawyers and activists. But Mumia, Prison Radio, the Human Rights Coalition, and several other Pennsylvania prisoners, and now joined by Educators for Mumia, have brought a preemptive suit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania before it even attempts to implement this new law.

THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEGAL SUIT AT THE PARTY (by credit card online or by check, if you prefer). 

Noelle Hanrahan, Executive Director of Prison Radio, will facilitate this part of the program, as well as give us an update on the legal suit to fight the FOP!

BUT PLEASE COME AND CELEBRATE EVEN IF YOU CAN’T CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY! 

•  The “unveiling” of a magnificent painting of Mumia, in the German Expressionist tradition, just sent to us by the French artist André Reboul.

It has never been displayed publicly before. We hope to find a permanent home for it where many people can appreciate and admire it. But you will be among the very first to see it at this party!

•  A performance and talk by Sister Paris Alexandra, a student leader in organizing Mumia Abu-Jamal’s recent address to the Goddard College graduation ceremony.

It was this event which precipitated the Fraternal Order of Police ranting and raving about the hurt done to the widow of the police officer killed at the scene in 1981 where Mumia was framed, and demanding that a law be passed to prevent Mumia from speaking publicly again. (You can hear that brief speech at the party.)

•  Ramona Africa presenting plans for the May 13, 2015 events in Philadelphia commemorating the 30^thanniversary of the bombing of the MOVE headquarters killing 11 members of the MOVE family and destroying a block and a half of the neighborhood’s houses.   NEVER FORGET!   FREE THE MOVE 9!

•   Finally, we expect Mumia to call in!

JOIN US AT THIS MEANINGFUL CELEBRATION!

YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF KEEPING MUMIA ALIVE AND MAINTAINING HIS ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK AS A LEADING VOICE IN OUR MOVEMENT!

LET US ALSO CELEBRATE OUR COLLECTIVE VICTORY IN THE RELEASE OF LYNNE STEWART, MARSHALL EDDIE CONWAY, BROTHER SEKOU ODINGA, AND, THE CUBAN FIVE!!! 

FREE ‘EM ALL!!!