[Ppnews] Free Mumia - What you can do to help get the word out about May 17

Fri May 11 12:19:12 EDT 2007

May 17th: Court Date and Protest for Mumia
San Francisco to Stand With Mumia Outside of Federal Courthouse on May 17th

<http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/06//newsitems/2007/03/23/18382297.php>
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On 
<http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/06//newsitems/2007/05/06/18410869.php>Thursday, 
May 17th, oral arguments will be heard in federal 
court in Philadelphia on what could be the last 
appeal of death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, 
who is known as the "Voice of the Voiceless."

Bay Area supporters of Mumia have organized a 
rally that will be held outside of the 7th U.S. 
Court of Appeal building, at 7th and Mission 
Streets in San Francisco, from 4pm to 6pm on May 17th.

Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been on death row in 
Pennsylvania for 25 years, is the victim of a 
police and prosecutorial frame-up and a racist 
judge. He continues to serve the movement for 
human rights as a journalist writing and broadcasting from prison.

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All Out for Mumia Abu-Jamal! Join Danny Glover, 
Cynthia McKinney and many others in Philadelphia!

Thurs • May 17
9:00 a.m. in front of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
6th and Market Streets

What you can do to help get the word out:

We are asking everyone to contact the media and 
ask them to cover the events of May 17 -- don't 
let them ignore Mumia Abu-Jamal on this important day.

Below is a list of email addresses and a sample 
letter, which you can cut and paste, modify, and 
send to as many outlets as possible:

** Sample Letter **

Dear Editor:

In just a few days, lawyers for journalist and 
political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal will present 
oral arguments in the Third Circuit Court of 
Appeals in Philadelphia on why Mumia, who has now 
spent almost 25 years on death row, deserves the 
right to a new trial.  The court will decide 
after May 17 whether Mumia will be given a fair 
trial, life in prison, or execution.  This case 
concerns, not only Mumia Abu-Jamal's right to a 
fair trial, but the struggle against the death 
penalty and the racist political repression of an outspoken journalist.

Mumia Abu-Jamal is recognized internationally as 
a political prisoner whose Constitutional rights 
have been consistently violated in the state's 
mad dash to railroad him to execution.  Mumia has 
been declared an honorary citizen of Paris, 
Palermo, the Central District of 
Copenhagen.  Mumia was awarded the coveted 
Solhvervfonden Foundation Award in Copenhagen, 
Denmark for his services to humanity as a voice 
of conscience.  Amnesty International has called 
for a new trial "on the basis that his original 
trial was deeply flawed."    (see the 
International Concerned Family and Friends of 
Mumia Abu-Jamal website for more information: 
<http://www.mumia.org>http://www.mumia.org )

On May 17, activists from all over the world will 
assemble in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to support 
Mumia Abu-Jamal's right to a fair trial.  I urge 
you to cover this historic event.

Sincerely,

PHILADELPHIA Newspapers

<mailto:brennac at phillynews.com>brennac at phillynews.com
<mailto:info at aldiainc.com>info at aldiainc.com
<mailto:lspikol at philadelphiaweekly.com>lspikol at philadelphiaweekly.com
<mailto:info at phila-tribune.com>info at phila-tribune.com
<mailto:editorial at pnonews.com>editorial at pnonews.com
<mailto:newstip at dailypennsylvania.com>newstip at dailypennsylvania.com
<mailto:gbogota at aol.com>gbogota at aol.com
<mailto:pronews at phillynews.com>pronews at phillynews.com
<mailto:pgn at epgn.com>pgn at epgn.com
<mailto:editor at phillyrecord.com>editor at phillyrecord.com
<mailto:weeklypress at philly1.com>weeklypress at philly1.com
<mailto:westsidepa at aol.com>westsidepa at aol.com
<mailto:janice.shellenberger at mcall.com>janice.shellenberger at mcall.com
<mailto:plupinacci at courierpostonline.com>plupinacci at courierpostonline.com
<mailto:newsroom at delcotimes.com>newsroom at delcotimes.com
<mailto:btrayes at timesherald.com>btrayes at timesherald.com
<mailto:editor at theeveningbulletin.com>editor at theeveningbulletin.com
<mailto:notebook at thenotebook.org>notebook at thenotebook.org
  <mailto:submissions at philadelphiawriters.com>submissions at philadelphiawriters.com
<mailto:phoenix at swarthmore.edu>phoenix at swarthmore.edu
<mailto:editor at trentonian.com>editor at trentonian.com.
<mailto:news at njtimes.com>news at njtimes.com
<mailto:gcnews at sjnewsco.com>gcnews at sjnewsco.com
<mailto:bgallow at sjnewsco.com>bgallow at sjnewsco.com
<mailto:jowens at express-times.com>jowens at express-times.com
<mailto:mgray at sjnewsco.com>mgray at sjnewsco.com

PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION

<mailto:tara_nurin at cable.comcast.com>tara_nurin at cable.comcast.com
<mailto:talkback at whyy.org>talkback at whyy.org
<mailto:CYBER6 at ABC.COM>CYBER6 at ABC.COM
<mailto:njnnews at njn.org>njnnews at njn.org

PHILADELPHIA RADIO

<mailto:newstips at kyw.com>newstips at kyw.com
NewsTips @ KYW1060info.com
<mailto:WGLS at ROWAN.EDU>WGLS at ROWAN.EDU
<mailto:pnocarol at yahoo.com>pnocarol at yahoo.com
<mailto:Info at wpebfm.org>Info at wpebfm.org
<mailto:events at wkdu.org>events at wkdu.org
<mailto:community at wprb.com>community at wprb.com
<mailto:whrc at haverford.edu>whrc at haverford.edu
<mailto:sam at wnwr.com>sam at wnwr.com
<mailto:wdnr895 at mail.widener.edu>wdnr895 at mail.widener.edu
<mailto:ud-wvud at udel.edu>ud-wvud at udel.edu

PHILADELPHIA WEB BASED MEDIA

<mailto:info at phillyimc.org>info at phillyimc.org

NATIONAL & International Print
<mailto:info at ap.org>info at ap.org
<mailto:national at latimes.com>national at latimes.com
<mailto:national at nytimes.com>national at nytimes.com
<mailto:info at metro.lu>info at metro.lu
<mailto:national at washpost.com>national at washpost.com
<mailto:news at edit.nydailynews.com>news at edit.nydailynews.com
<mailto:bobherb at nytimes.com>bobherb at nytimes.com
<mailto:rvnny at reuters.com>rvnny at reuters.com
<mailto:editor at guardianunlimited.co.uk>editor at guardianunlimited.co.uk
<mailto:editor at usatoday.com>editor at usatoday.com
<mailto:tips at upi.com>tips at upi.com

NATIONAL & International Television
<mailto:wn at abcnews.go.com>wn at abcnews.go.com
<mailto:MSNBC_BreakingNews_NewsMail at MSNBC.COM>MSNBC_BreakingNews_NewsMail at MSNBC.COM
<mailto:evening at cbsnews.com>evening at cbsnews.com
<mailto:comments at foxnews.com>comments at foxnews.com
<mailto:nightly at nbc.com>nightly at nbc.com
<mailto:atc at npr.org>atc at npr.org
<http://www.cnn.com/feedback/>http://www.cnn.com/feedback/

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NYC Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition, International 
Action Center and FIST-Fight Imperialism, Stand 
Together youth group will be organizing buses to Philadelphia.

Buses will be leaving from 33rd St. and 8th Ave. 
at 5:30am and in front of 55 W. 17th St. at 6a.m. 
For bus tickets, call 212-633-6646. Go to 
<http://www.millions4mumia.org>www.millions4mumia.org 
to download May 17 literature.

Here are some facts:

* The oral argument in the case of death row, 
political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is scheduled 
on May 17, 9:30 am, in the U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the Third Circuit, Ceremonial Courtroom, 1st 
Floor, U.S. Courthouse, 6th and Market Streets. 
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 
Inc., and the National Lawyers Guild, which have 
filed amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs, are also participating.

* This case concerns Mr. Abu-Jamal’s right to a 
fair trial, the struggle against the death 
penalty, and the political repression of an 
outspoken journalist. Racism and politics are 
threads that have run through this case since his 
1981 arrest. The complex issues under 
consideration, which are of great constitutional significance, include:

* Whether Mr. Abu-Jamal was denied the right to 
due process of law and a fair trial under the 
Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments because of 
the prosecutor’s “appeal-after- appeal” argument 
which encouraged the jury to disregard the 
presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt, and err on the side of guilt.

* Whether the prosecution’s use of peremptory 
challenges to exclude African Americans from 
sitting on the jury violated Mr. Abu-Jamal’s 
rights to due process and equal protection of the 
law under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, 
and contravened Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986).

* Whether the jury instructions and verdict form 
that resulted in the death penalty deprived Mr. 
Abu-Jamal of rights guaranteed by the Eight and 
Fourteenth Amendments to due process of law, 
equal protection of the law, and not to be 
subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, and 
violated Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 367 (1988), 
since the judge precluded the jurors from 
considering any mitigating evidence unless they 
all agreed on the existence of a particular circumstance.

* Whether Mr. Abu-Jamal was denied due process 
and equal protection of the law under the Sixth 
and Fourteenth Amendments during post-conviction 
hearings as the result of the bias and racism of 
Judge Albert F. Sabo, which included the comment 
that he was “going to help ‘em fry the ni - - er”.

Mumia has always fought for people’s rights! A 
united, broad movement can save Mumia from a 
legal lynching! Free Mumia, Leonard Peltier, the 
Cuban 5, the MOVE 9 & all political prisoners!

Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

415 863-9977

www.Freedomarchives.org  
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