ORGANIZE NOW TO FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY!
WE NEED EVERYONE TO SET UP EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORKS!
What to do if the Supreme Court rejects Mumia’s appeal
GOVERNOR RIDGE HAS PROMISED TO SIGN ANOTHER DEATH WARRANT ON MUMIA!
THE DAY AFTER. . . .
When the Supreme Court makes its decision known, AND if it rules against Mumia, then there will be a DEMONSTRATION in Philadelphia and other major cities THE DAY AFTER the ruling. WE CAN’T WAIT FOR RIDGE, WE MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY and be at CITY HALL the next day!
THE SATURDAY AFTER. . .
We need massive numbers not only the day after, but the SATURDAY AFTER also! If the ruling is released on a Mon.-Thursday, go to Philadelphia that Saturday. If the ruling is released on a Friday, go to Philadelphia on the following Saturday. Converge on Philadelphia’s City Hall at Broad & Market (west side).
RIGHT NOW . . .
- MAKE SURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORKS ARE FUNCTIONING AND IN PLACE. SET UP PHONE TREES AND EMAIL CHAINS WITH NAMES AND NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK HAS COLLECTED DURING YOUR WORK ON BEHALF OF MUMIA. KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN A SECURE PLACE! PURCHASE
PHONE CARDS, STAMPS, ENVELOPES AND COPY CARDS NOW AND HOLD THEM READY FOR WHEN THE CALL COMES TO PUT THIS ACTIVITY INTO OVERDRIVE!! - SAVE SICK/VACATION TIME FROM WORK, PRE-ARRANGE DAY CARE IF POSSIBLE, HAVE TRANSPORTATION DETAILED AND OUTLINED, MUMIA WILL NEED A STRONG, IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS!
- WHEN THE DEATH WARRANT IS SIGNED, STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH ICFF-MAJ BY PHONE AND INTERNET FOR DAILY UPDATES ON DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE ALL MUST DO TO SAVE MUMIA’S LIFE.
It is CRUCIAL that YOU educate EVERYONE you come in contact with about the struggle to SAVE THE LIFE OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL!! It’s gonna take the POWER OF THE PEOPLE to PRESSURE this government BEYOND what we accomplished in 1995, this battle is heating up to a scorching temperature with FULL SCALE assaults on our brother and our movement by the enemies of MUMIA and THE PEOPLE. A decision on Mumia’s fate is imminent!
EVERY READER OF THIS MESSAGE MUST FIGHT to get the word out about this LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE LIKE NEVER BEFORE, our goal is that NO ONE on this planet will be able to claim that they have never heard of Mumia or have never been exposed to the TRUTH regarding this system’s railroad and planned MURDER of our brother, “The Voice of the Voiceless.” It is WE, the “Voiceless,” in whom Mumia’s fate ultimately rests, not the courts, not the media, not the FOP, but WE who Mumia has represented with total commitment and dedication since the age of 14! Mumia NEVER backed down from his convictions and now WE must stand true to our conviction that MUMIA ABU-JAMAL MUST NOT DIE!
So let’s get busy, y’all!! CREATE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP NOW! IF YOU’RE A STUDENT BEGIN CONTACTING OTHER STUDENTS BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS! Get those newspapers out of the closet and into the hands of the PEOPLE, you can even create your own leaflet or newsletter for distribution! For example, at .06 a copy you can produce a two-sided 2-page handout for only 24 cents and can produce 100 of those for only $24.00. EVEN IF YOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP consists of only 5 people, they only need to donate $5.00 each to produce this material and then YOU have created something that will reach 100 people and MORE! NOW IS THE TIME to start gathering information, preparing materials, and mapping strategies. When the Supreme Court makes its decision known, we must act immediately!
Your EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP can do TREMENDOUS work towards saving the life of our brother before the Supreme Court decision, too. This is how the PEOPLE won Mumia’s stay of execution in 1995! We must reach the people again RIGHT NOW!
EIGHT THINGS WE MUST DO NOW TO SAVE THE LIFE OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL!
- GET THE FACTS! We must make VERY SURE that Mumia is FULLY REPRESENTED in your town so that he can CONTINUE to REPRESENT FOR US! This means becoming FULLY AWARE of the facts of the original trial, and the appeals.
VIDEO TAPES: The following DOCUMENTARIES are available from the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal for use in your RENEWED organizing commitment! Arrange videotape showings in your home, church, social club, wherever the PEOPLE congregate!
a. BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. (HBO) and if your local video store doesn’t carry it, demand to know WHY. Contact HBO and STRONGLY ENCOURAGE them to re-air this CRITICAL video just as they re-air much of their other programming, because this important documentary CLEARLY exposes the LIES of the FOP and their lynch mob!
b. DATE WITH DEATH. British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
c. THE KILLING STATE. People’s Video Network (PVN)
d. AUGUST 12TH, 1995 DEMONSTRATION. (PVN)
e. BLACK AND BLUE. POWERFUL Documentary on Police Brutality.
f. MOVE CONFRONTATION: AUGUST 8TH, 1978. The system’s first full-scale military assault on the
MOVE Organization which resulted in the vicious televised beating of Delbert Africa and the kidnapping and captivity of the MOVE 9 Political Prisoners.
AUDIO TAPES: Solicit radio stations to air Mumia’s commentaries! Flip these tape in your own boombox so that Mumia can come straight to the PEOPLE wherever they are gathered together!
a. Live from Death Row (Volume 1)
b. Live from Death Row (Volume 2)
c. Peoples International Tribunal (5 tapes)
BOOKS: Make sure that your local bookstores stock these books! Study them!
a. Live from Death Row, by Mumia
b. Race for Justice, by Leonard Weinglass
c. Still Black, Still Strong, by Mumia, Assata Shakur & Dhoruba Bin-Wahad
d. Death Blossoms, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
e. MAJ Resource Book by R & R!
- ORGANIZE DISCUSSIONS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, RADIO/TV INTERVIEWS In Your Town For Representatives Of International Concerned Family & Friends Of Mumia Abu-Jamal at your churches, community centers, youth groups, colleges/universities, high schools, and social groups!
- BECOME A MEDIA ACTIVIST! Get online now and tell the world about Mumia. Develop e-mailing lists to reach as many as you can. Develop web sites to keep your local group and area informed! Create newsletters and flyers! Create FREE MUMIA Stickers and Posters and cover the town with them! Write letters to the editor of your local newspaper, call into local talk shows and keep Mumia’s name out there.
- WEEKLY MEETINGS are a must to stay organized. ICFF-MAJ meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Urban Education Building, 4601 Market St., Philadelphia. Start regular meetings in your area. Be consistent!
- LETTER WRITING IS IMPORTANT. Demand a new trial for Mumia!
a. Governor Ridge
b. PA Supreme Court
c. Janet Reno - SUPPORT ICFF-MAJ. We have TREMENDOUS expenses! Help by donating postage, phone cards, photocopying services and dollars so we can BLITZ this country with the DEMAND TO FREE MUMIA and beat back the FOP attacks!
- TAX FREE DONATIONS TO MUMIA’S LEGAL EXPENSES. Make checks payable to Black United Fund of PA/Mumia Abu-Jamal, earmarked “Legal Fund”. Send to B.U.F., 2227 Broad St., Phila., PA 19132.
- TAX FREE DONATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED FAMILY & FRIENDS OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL. Make checks payable to Black United Fund of PA/Mumia Abu-Jamal, earmarked “Organizers.” Send to ICFF-MAJ, Box 19709, Phila., PA 19143.
TOGETHER WE WILL WIN!
EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORKS ACTIVATE NOW!
Contact International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal at Box 19709, Phila., PA 19143, Tel: 215-476-8812; Fax: 215-476-7551; email: mumia@aol.com for ANY info you need to get the ball rolling in your area!
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