Souls on Ice (Col.writ. 2/2/23) @’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal When I heard of the call, just raised in Oakland, California, to “Occupy the Prisons”, I gasped. It was not an especially radical call, but it was right on time. For prisons have become a metaphor; the shadow-side, if you will, of America,… [Read more…]
February 2, 2012
For a Revolutionary Black History Month [col. writ. 1/21/12] (c) ’12 Mumia Abu Jamal As we once again approach February, the papers and TV stations will feature programming that shows more Black faces than usual. Some will show movies, some documentaries and some will feature history in celebration of Black History Month. Undoubtedly, Martin Luther… [Read more…]
January 28, 2012
Mumia Abu-Jamal move into general prison population Source: Free Speech Radio News Mumia Abu-Jamal has been transferred to the general prison population for the first time in three decades. Supporters celebrated last month when the Philadelphia DA’s office announced it would no longer seek the death penalty in his case. Prison officials transferred Abu-Jamal from… [Read more…]
January 9, 2012
Dear Friends of Mumia, Here’s yet another example of the racist treatment of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Please find a moment to make your voices heard (See below.) and demand that Mumia be immediately placed in the general prison population at SCI Mahanoy, Frackville, PA. Take a moment also to write Mumia. (Address below). The good news… [Read more…]
November 7, 2011
Vote for Wali ”Diop” Rahman for Mayor of Philadelphia on November 8th 2011! #417 on the ballot! Wali ”Diop” Rahman is the only candidate for Mayor who is taking a position in opposition to the racist “stop and frisk” and curfew policies of the Nutter administration. He is the only candidate who has been a consistent… [Read more…]
November 5, 2011
For Black Liberation and Socialist Revolution! (The following is the text of a leaflet issued by the Philadelphia branch of Socialist Action on the occasion of the November 5 Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations march, rally and conference in Philadelphia. For more information read the document Black Self-Determination & Socialist… [Read more…]
November 2, 2011
The OCCUPATION [col. writ. 10/7/11] © ’11 Mumia Abu-Jamal In Lower Manhattan’s Zucotti Park (renamed ‘Liberty Square’ by the demonstrators), the cast of thousands swell in rebellion against the betrayals by the banks, Wall Street’s relentless greed, the plague of joblessness and the craven servility of the political class–both Republicans and Democrats–to their moneyed masters.… [Read more…]
October 12, 2011
Troy Davis: Movement Lessons [col. writ. 9/25/11) Mumia Abu-Jamal The state judicial murder of Troy Davis of Georgia showed both the limits and the successes of the anti-death penalty movement. It seems silly to speak of successes when an innocent man is poisoned to death by judicial decree, but though they were partial, they were… [Read more…]
October 11, 2011
Are the police “on our side?” by Steve X A friend sent a piece, Revolution: a how-to by Anonymous to me. (see image) Most of this is unobjectionable, though I might argue with the author about whether this is truly an instruction guide for “revolution.” (That’s another story) In part, this piece advises activists on how… [Read more…]
September 24, 2011
For Troy and Mumia A Statement by Laura Herrera and Jeff MacklerCo-Coordinators, The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Dear Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal and Troy Davis, Friday, Dec. 9 marks the 30th anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration on frame-up murder charges. Like Troy Davis, Mumia’s demand for justice and his insistence on his innocence is… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
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