[act-ma] Fwd: 2/18 Free Mumia! @ 12 PM
Charlie Welch
cwelch at tecschange.org
Tue Feb 14 20:57:19 PST 2023
Mumia Abu Jamal is an internationally recognized political prisoner in
the United States serving a life sentence for which he did not receive a
fair trial. Many thousands of unionists, educators, politicians, and
human rights advocates have called for his release. On *Thursday,
February 16* longshore workers in ILWU Local 10 will be shutting down
the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to demand freedom for Mumia Abu
Jamal. Unions in South Africa will demonstrate in Pretoria at the U.S.
Embassy, and in Durban at the U.S. Consulate. Railroad workers in Japan
(in the Doro-Chiba union) will organize a demonstration for Mumia in
front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Bay Area teachers will also teach on
Mumia’s case on February 16th.
Why now? Judge Lucretia Clemons of the Philadelphia Court of Common
Pleas has ordered the Philadelphia District Attorney to turn over its
files—up to 200 boxes—to Mumia’s defense team. His lawyers expect to
find further evidence that he was framed, that police coerced and bribed
witnesses, and that extreme racism and judicial bias have permeated all
the proceedings against him.
Please join together with supporters of Mumia in Boston demanding: Free
Mumia! Please bring signs, energy and enthusiasm.
Saturday, February 18, 12 Noon
Park Street T Station, Boston MA
What you can also do now: In addition to participating in the action of
Feb. 18, we can write letters to Judge Clemons to demand Mumia’s
immediate release. Here is her address: Judge Lucretia Clemons, Court of
Common Pleas of Philadelphia County 1220 Criminal Justice Center 1301
Filbert St. Philadelphia, PA 19107
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