Friends of MOVE - Harrisburg

Mumia may be granted [or denied] a new fair trial any day now!!

Mumia Abu-Jamal is the only journalist who was really investigating the innocence of the MOVE 9 when he was himself framed for a crime he did not commit. Mumia was president of the black journalist association of Philadelphia and had been cited as one of Philadelphia's "most promising young professional."  He grew up in inner-city Philly and had no criminal record.  Like the MOVE 9,  Mumia was accused of first-degree premeditated murder of a Philadelphia policeman. With no evidence of guilt, he has been on Pennsylvania's Death Row for almost 3 decades. Yet he continues to provide exceptional investigative reports and commentaries from that solitary prison cell on a regular basis. These works are made available by the tireless efforts of Noelle Hanrahan and can be listened to at:

http://prisonradio.org/mumia.htm


A federal court is now considering having him be granted a fair, unbiased trial. Early into his original trial, his judge was overheard saying "I'm going to help [the prosecution] fry the nigger." Not long before the trial, a city official had told Mumia, during a press conference, that he would "pay" for investigating the criminal persecution of the MOVE 9.


This is a recent ACTION ALERT for the day after the 3 judges make public their decision:
 

STRUGGLE FOR MUMIA'S LIFE AND FREEDOM September 22, 2007 

Please circulate widely

We join the celebration of the people's victory in Texas supported by an international movement to save Kenneth Foster/Haramia KiNassor's life. May the movement continue until it frees Haramia altogether and abolishes the death penalty and the prison industrial complex. And congratulations to the tens of thousands of especially young Black people, who poured into the streets of Jena and around the country to stand up against injustice and racism, and the criminalization, brutalization, and railroading of young men of color into prison.  On the heels of these important challenges to the racist death machine in Texas, and to the intense racism and injustice we see across this country, perpetrated and supported by all aspects of the government, we await the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Mumia. As the decision could come down any day, we are making a tentative plan for the "DAY AFTER" should the decision be a negative one. In other words, if Mumia's death sentence is either affirmed or life in prison is imposed, we immediately take to the streets. Mumia should be released, based on his innocence and his so-called "trial". But we demand, at the very least, that he be granted a new and fair trial.  In an inter-city consultation, we have decided on three steps in our response: 

1. An immediate press conference in Philadelphia upon announcement of the decision (that day, if possible, or at the latest the following morning), 

2. LOCAL ACTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THE "DAY AFTER" and, 3. NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION on the third Saturday after the decision, in Philadelphia.  Some of the planned local activities for the "day after" are: in Philadelphia there will be a march from 13th and Locust, the scene of the original confrontation on December 9, 1981, to the Federal Building. It will be the following evening if that turns out to be a week day, or the following Saturday at noon.

In New York City, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition and the Harlem Campaign to Name a Street in Honor of Mumia AbuJamal are calling for people to gather at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building on 125th Street from 5 to 8 PM, if it is on a weekday, and from 1 to 4 PM if it is a Saturday. We will let the community know what happened, mobilize for greater support for the street naming campaign, and organize people to join us in Philadelphia for the national demonstration scheduled for three weeks later. The Partisan Defense Committee has called for a "day after"demonstration at the Federal Building in Lower Manhattan at 5 PM if on a weekday and from 1 to 4 PM if on a Saturday. In San Francisco, the Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal has called for a demonstration on the "day after" at 5 PM at the Federal Court House, 7th and Mission Street (NOT the Federal Building.).

Call your local committee to find out what is being planned, or organize an activity. But everyone's voice of protest should be heard in some way if the decision is a bad one. We must free our Brother now!  As soon as we know what other local committees are planning for the "day after", we will send that information out. Please call the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition Hotline in NYC (212) 330-8029 to leave a message as to your plan for a local response with both your phone number and your e-mail address. You can also call Pam Africa at (215) 476-8812 or Suzanne Ross (917) 584-2135 if you want to speak with someone in person.  Free Mumia and All Political Prisoners! Abolish the Death Penalty and the Prison Industrial Complex! Stop Police and Government Terrorism!

http://www.freemumia.com/

Freedom and Justice are more than simply rights. They are our responsibilities. We are all involved.

Write the "MOVE 9" if you can. Send them some Love, it really means a lot:

 Debbie Sims Africa #006307
 Janet Holloway Africa #006308
 Janine Phillips Africa #006309
 SCI-Cambridge Springs
 451 Fullerton Ave
 Cambridge Springs, PA 16403-1238


 Michael Davis Africa #AM-4973
 Charles Sims Africa #AM-4975
 SCI-Graterford
 P.O. Box 244
 Graterford, PA 19426


 William Phillips Africa #AM-4984
 Delbert Orr Africa #AM-4985
 SCI-Dallas
 1000 Follies Rd.
 Dallas, PA 18612


 Edward Goodman Africa #AM-4974
 301 Morea Rd.
 Frackville, PA 17932


 Mumia Abu-Jamal #AM-8335
 SCI-Greene
 175 Progress Drive
 Waynesburg, PA 15370


 To contact MOVE:

 The MOVE Organization
 P.O. Box 19709
 Philadelphia, PA 19143
 (610)499-0979
 onamovellja@aol.com


WRITE THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE OFFICIALS:

 
PA. Board Of Probation And Parole/ Central Office
Riverfront Office Center
1101 South Front Street
Harrisburg, PA. 17104
717 787-5699

Phila. District Parole Office
State office Building, 14th Floor
1400 Spring Garden Street
Phila., PA. 19130
215 560-2452

Board Members
Catharine C. Mcvey/ Chairperson; Michael L. Green; Jeffrey R. Imboden; Matthew T. Mangino; Benjamin A. Martinez; Gerard N. Massaro; Michael M. Webster; Lloyd A. White

District Attorney Lynn Abraham
Three South Penn Square
Phila., PA. 19107-3499
215 686-8700/ Fax 215 563-0047
da_webmail@phila.gov

Governor Edward Rendell
225 Main Capital Building
Harrisburg, PA. 17120
717 787-2500/ Fax 717 772-8284
governor@state.pa.us
governor_sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Governor/govmail.html


To get involved here in Harrisburg, email:

move9harrisburg@yahoo.com