Forwarded message: > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 8 10:31:51 1995 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 19:40:27 -0400 > Reply-To: PNEWS Progressive News and Views Distribution List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: PNEWS Progressive News and Views Distribution List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: PNEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: URGENT: MUMIA ABU-JAMAL > > From: Mark Dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: Luther Gaylord x341366 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >From Equal Jusitce USA, Int'l Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia > Abu-Jaml, and the Prison Activist Resource Center: > > For immediate release - Friday June 2nd, 1995 > > Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Ridge has just signed the death warrant for > celebrated journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. > > --- Nation-wide Phone and Fax Zap --- > > Organizers of the massive campaign in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal are > activating their friends, family, co-workers and communities, escalating > the effort to gain a new trial for Mumia. Along with educating the public > about Mumia's case and his book of essays, _Live From Death Row_, > activists are calling for a national emergency response that will > spotlight Judge Albert Sabo. Under the rules of Philadelphia's Common > Pleas Court, Sabo could come out of retirement to hear Mumia's > Post-Conviction Relief Appeal, and actually serve as the judge of a case > regarding his own bias! > > URGENT!! Call and fax these Judges, urging them to take Sabo off the > case. Mumia deserves a fair trial!! > > Judge Alex Bonavitacola phone: 215-686-3770 fax: 215-567-7328 > Judge Legrome Davis phone: 215-686-9534 fax: 215-686-2865 > > Note: These numbers could be changed as soon as calls start coming in. > If you encounter any problems, please contact Equal Justice USA at > 301-699-0042. > > //// A Race Against Death: Mumia Abu-Jamal Files Appeal \\\\ > > Mumia's legal team, headed by Leonard Weinglass, is planning to file his > appeal on Monday at Philadelphia's City Hall. The appeal will include a > Protective Order to thwart police intimidation of witnesses and a Motion > to have Judge Albert Sabo recused (taken off the case). Notorious for > signing the most death warrants ever, Sabo's track record (against > African-Americans especially) has made him known as the "hanging judge." > > Mumia was convicted in a travesty of justice - his case highlights the > racist, classist criminal prosecution system in Philadelphia and the US. > Join in the fight to save his life and abolish the death penalty! > > Press conferences, rallies and demonstrations will be happening in > Philadelphia, the SF Bay Area, and elsewhere. For more information, press > kits, photos, or video or audio tapes, contact the following: > > Pam Africa 215-476-8812 > Noelle Hanrahan 301-699-0042 > The SF Bay Area Network for Mumia 415-648-4505 > > For background information on Mumia's case as well as more about what > you > can do, see prior alerts on the Prison Issues Desk web pages as well as > several conferences including justice.prisons and > misc.activism.progressive [and PNEWS archives on PEaceNet]. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > Prison Activist Resource Center| PeaceNet Prison Issues Desk > PO Box 3201 Berkeley CA 94703 | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ph: 510/845.8813 fx: 845.8816 | > http://www.igc.apc.org/prisons/prisondesk.html > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ~~~ a resource for educators & > activists ~~~ > \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|+|+|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/|/| > /|/|/|/ > For progressive & radical info on prison issues, e-mail the Issues Desk > or > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for an auto-response w/ details on many > resources. > ________________________________________________________________________ > ____ 7=
