[909] in peace2
Friday in Philly for Mumia
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Wed Aug 15 13:24:50 2001
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Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:24:43 -0400
From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
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As was mentioned earlier, people are planning to head
down to Philli. Anton is driving one van, so feel
free to contact him directly to get more info on
the trip.
<avdv@mit.edu>
or you can reserve a spot online at <www.iacboston.org>
The plan is to leave thurs at midnight and arrive in
court by 9am. The vans will return to Boston by
Midnight on Friday.
So, if there is any way you can trade a friday for a saturday
or a sunday at work, then it is time to "get on the bus"
toward justice and freedom for Mumia and all political
prisoners.
Learn more about Mumia's case at <www.mumia.org>
And if you can't make it, you can still let your
voice be heard by fwding this email and/or as described below:
EMERGENCY ALERT!
COURT ADMINISTRATOR ORDERS MUMIA ABU-JAMAL NOT TO APPEAR IN COURT ON FRIDAY,
AUGUST 17TH! NATIONAL FAX AND PHONE BLITZ CAMPAIGN BEING LAUNCHED TO DEMAND
THAT MUMIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS NOT BE VIOLATED ONCE AGAIN!
Please contact and demand that Mumia be in court:
Joseph J. DiPrimio, Court administrator
Phone: (215) 686-2547
Fax: (215) 686-7485
City Hall, Room 336
John Street, mayor of Philadelphia
Phone: (215) 686-2181
Fax: (215) 686-2180
City Hall, Room 215
In a stunning but not surprising move, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been ordered to be
kept away from his upcoming August 17th court hearing. During his original
trial in 1982, Mumia was physically removed from his trial when he attempted
to legally represent himself.
On July 27, 2001, Judge Pamela Dembe ordered Mumia to appear in the
Pennsylvania State Court of Common Pleas. Yet, yesterday, on August 13, the
Court Administrator of the First Judicial District, Joseph J. DiPrimio, of the
same court stated that Mumia should not be transported down to Philadelphia.
His "rationale" is there will not be any room in the Philadelphia prisons to
house Mumia. How absurd! During Mumia's 1995-96 post conviction hearing in
Philadelphia, Mumia was actually housed in a prison outside of Philadelphia.
Judge Dembe has not responded to this order by DiPrimio as of yet.
The real reason for this illegal and unconstitutional order is that thousands
of supporters, who want to see Mumia free, are mobilizing in Philadelphia as
well as around the country and the world to stand with Mumia on August 17th.
The courts, the Fraternal Order of Police and the prisons are desperate to
stop the momentum that Mumia's court date has created.
We fully expect that Mumia will appear in court this Friday. We must protest
loud and clear this outrageous maneuver to keep Mumia from coming to court.
He has the right to hear firsthand the oral arguments regarding whether he
will be granted a new post conviction hearing because his very life is at
stake. Also we must double and triple all efforts to be in Philadelphia on
August 17th. We want Mumia to hear our chants and feel our support inside and
outside the court on the 17th.
International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, International
Action Center, NY Free Mumia Coalition and others are initiating this campaign
here and around the world. Please pass along this important information to
others ASAP.
Free Mumia!
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