Forwarded message: > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Aug 8 06:41:32 1995 > Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 09:28:43 -0400 > Reply-To: Progressive News & Views List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: Progressive News & Views List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: PNEWS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: By Mumia: Anniversary of Urban Holocaust > > From: Brian Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Forwarded from Bruderhof by the Prison Issues Desk ---> > > Anniversary of Urban Holocaust > > By Mumia Abu-Jamal > Written Especially for Plough > ----------------------------------------------- > > August 8th, 1978-a date that still lives in infamy. > > For many readers, the date alone is sufficient to inform them > of the significant events of that day. It has entered the public > consciousness the same way "May 13th"; has-a milestone > in human history. > > For those who don't recognize that date, it marks the day, 17 > years ago, when the Philadelphia Police Department launched a > paramilitary assault on the old home and headquarters of the MOVE > organization, in Powelton Village, West Philadelphia to, ostensibly, > serve civil eviction papers. > > It was, in scale and scope, an act of civil war, where police > fired non-stop into the MOVE house where 12 MOVE adults and numerous > MOVE babies huddles in a flooded basement, water up to their chests! > > During the long shooting war, one cop, hit by police fire, was > shot and killed by a round that hit him in the back of his head-an > impossible feat for any MOVE person, as the cop was facing the > MOVE house, and was shown so positioned on videotape, at the time > of the shooting. > > What followed was a political prosecution against those who survived > the armed onslaught, all except those who renounced their loyalty > to John Africa-they were simply released. > > Nine remaining MOVE members, men and women who remained committed > to their revolutionary and antiestablishmentarian posture, were > each and all convicted of murder and sentenced to a collective > term of 270 to 900 years! > > Nine people-900 years-for 1 cop, that they are innocent of killing! > > There are therefore 900 damn good reasons to remember August 8th, > and to protest this overt political prosecution of MOVE. > > Those nine men and women-Merle Africa, Janet Africa, Deb Africa, > Phil Africa, Janine Africa, Mike Africa, Chuck Africa, Delbert > Africa and Eddie Africa-are still committed to John Africa's > Revolution; still "Ona Move"! > > They are still committed to "Life," still opposed to > a system bent on destroying life. Although encaged under a century's > sentence, they minister, council, help and teach those around > them-teaching the way of revolution. > > That they EVEN survived that day borders on the miraculous; that > they, several the victims of gunshot wounds themselves, could > be charged, convicted and sentenced to 900 years in prison for > a murder they didn't commit is outrageous! > > We must protest this naked injustice. > > Join MOVE in their protest rally on August 5th, 1995 at the Liberty > Bell, 5th & Market Streets, Independence Mall. > > On August 15th, 1995, MOVE will host a program featuring guest > speakers like acclaimed poet Sonia Sanchez, Dr. Ben Chavis, the > fiery Pam Africa, and MOVE's remarkable Ramona Africa. > > Seventeen years-is 17 years too long! > > For more info, contact the August 8th committee, (215) 387-9955. > > Let us all build the force to bring these good and noble > sisters and brothers home; make these words a reality; Freedom > for all MOVE political prisoners! Now let's get "Ona Move!" > > > Copyright 1995 by Mumia Abu-Jamal. All rights reserved. > ______________________________________________________________________ > ++++ Stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++ > ++++ If you agree copy these lines to your sig ++++ > +See http://www.esslink.com/~brud/issues/deathpen/mumia/mum-page.html+ > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _THE_________________________________________ > | _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ | > | |_) |_) | | | \ |_ |_) |_| | | |_ | > | |_) | \ |_| |_/ |__ | \ | | |_| | | > |_________________________________COMMUNITIES_| > | | > | 207 West Side Road PH: 203/542-5545 | > | Norfolk, CT 06058 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | | > |_On the Web__________________________________| > | | > | http://www.esslink.com/~brud/bruderhof.html | > | | > |_MAKERS OF___________________________________| > | / ___/ / __ / Community Playthings | > |________/ / / /_/ /______Rifton Equipment_| > / /__ / ____/ > /____/ /_/ > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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. > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ++++ stop de execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++ > ++++ if you agree copy these 3 sentences in your own sig ++++ > ++++ more info: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm ++++ > > |^|^|^|^| > |x|x|x[~~| > |- - - / | > | | | > \ Free / > |Mumia > |Abu | > |Jamal > ONA MOVE!!! > --
