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| 01.27.2012
Mumia Abu Jamal is out of Solitary and into General prison population...though he should not be in prison in the first place. From Judy Ritter, one of Mumia's attys: I have just confirmed that Mumia is now in general population at SCI Mahonoy. This is a very important moment for him, his family and all of his supporters. We are all grateful for the roles played by so many in getting him off death row after so very long.
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Rachel Wolkenstein | 01.02.2012
December 31, 2011 — I learned from William Singletary's wife, Jeannette, that he died this morning. Bill was a courageous man who lived fighting to make the truth known — that Mumia is innocent in the shooting death of police officer Daniel Faulkner. For that Bill suffered severe personal and financial consequences. I've known Bill since June 1990 when he came forward with his eyewitness testimony for Mumia and as a witness at the PCRA hearing in 1995, when I was co-counsel for Mumia. William Dale Singletary, Witness of Mumia's Innocence (February 3, 1950 – December 31, 2011) William Dale Singletary died on December 31, 2011 at the age of sixty-one. Being an eyewitness to the murder of Daniel Faulkner, and his unwavering insistence that Mumia was not the shooter, forever changed his life. His wife Jeannette had a final message from Bill to Mumia and all his supporters: "I didn't know Mumia personally, but love him like a brother. I know what he's gone through and he is innocent. I would give up everything for Mumia to be free."
Be in Philadelphia! July 4 annual protest to demand Mumia’s freedom!
SUNDAY July 4 from 10 am-2 pm 6th & Market St. July 3rd is the day that political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death for a killing he did not commit.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO STRUGGLE SPOKEN WORD UPRISING FOR MUMIA ABU-JAMAL featuring: SONIA SANCHEZ - Philly’s own world-renowned human rights poet, activist and professor UMAR BIN HASSAN – from New York’s The Last Poets Mama CHARLOTTE O’NEAL - Former Black Panther, Tanzanian poet, musician, artist MRS BETTY’S SON (aka Shyste) – Dynamic spoken word artist from Philly UNIVERSAL AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE ENSEMBLE from Camden 1501 CHERRY ST AFSC 12NOON-5PM SATURDAY APRIL 24 Donation: $15 Mumia has 2 chances: life in prison without parole, or the death penalty – NEITHER IS ACCEPTABLE
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Rich Gardner | 01.23.2010
The pictures here are from Philadelphia, the demonstration was on Wednesday, Jan 20 at 4pm at the SE corner of City Hall (Juniper St). The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling which had stated that if the Philly DA wants to execute Mumia, then Mumia must first have a new penalty hearing. The case is now in front of the 3rd Circuit Court, with the DA seeking Mumia's execution without a sentencing hearing.
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Philadelphia Jericho | 01.19.2010
The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling which had stated that if the Philly DA wants to execute Mumia, then Mumia must first have a new penalty hearing. The case is now in front of the 3rd Circuit Court, with the DA seeking Mumia's execution without a sentencing hearing. In Philadelphia, demonstrate Wednesday, Jan 20 at 4pm at the SE corner of City Hall (Juniper St). Monitor freemumia.com and abu-jamal-news.com for updates.
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Internationalist Group | 11.27.2009
The threat to Mumia Abu-Jamal's life is increasingly ominous. His lead attorney, Robert Bryan, warns: "There is an escalated effort by the authorities to see him die at the hands of the executioner. This is the most dangerous time for Mumia since his 1981 arrest." The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Jamal's two appeals. If it were to rule in favor of the prosecution's appeal, this would open the way for Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell to issue a third warrant of execution, which he has vowed to do. Contrary to the misplaced expectations of many, the Obama administration is not about to save Mumia. Around the world, hundreds of thousands have marched for this courageous champion of oppressed. Trade unions representing millions of members have rallied to the defense of Mumia. It is urgent to expand this support into powerful labor/black action, appealing to the integrated union movement to join with the black, Latino and immigrant poor to demand that he be liberated. Appeals to Obama’s Top Cop Eric Holder Spread Deadly IllusionsMumia’s Life Is On the Line:
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