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http://www.phillynews.com/99/Jun/09/pmbrief_inq.htm
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Mumia college invitation criticized
Plans by a small Washington college to allow convicted Philadelphia
police-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to speak at graduation ceremonies via a
videotape has sparked criticism in the nation's capital.
"There is no justifiable reason for an institution of higher learning to have
a convicted murderer speak to its students," said House Majority Leader Tom
DeLay (R., Texas). He vowed to hold a moment of silence on the floor of the
U.S. House on Friday if Evergreen College goes through with its plan to
present Abu-Jamal. Washington Gov. Gary Locke has canceled plans to speak at
the commencement because of the inclusion of Abu-Jamal, and some students said
they will boycott the ceremony.
Abu-Jamal has been sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of Officer Daniel
Faulkner. A writer, journalist and activist, Abu-Jamal claims he was
railroaded to conviction and has become a symbol for opponents of the death
penalty.
DeLay also praised Faulkner's widow, Maureen, who asked to speak at the
ceremony but was refused. She has said she will stand outside the graduation,
holding a photograph of her murdered husband as a silent protest.
Art Constantino, Evergreen's vice president for student affairs, said hundreds
of letters of protest have flooded the college but that they have not changed
the school's belief that, to learn, students must be exposed to diverse
voices.
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