Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!

Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther and supporter of the radical green group MOVE, has been in prison in Philadelphia for over 13 years accused of murdering a cop.

Mumia is innocent. There is no forensic evidence linking him to the murder and numerous witnesses have identified another man as the killer. During the incident Mumia was shot in the stomach and nearly killed. Mumia is a former Black Journalist of the Year, often described as the “voice of the voiceless”. He is widely recognised as a powerful African-American advocate of green ideas and action. MOVE have been the subject of horrifying persecution by the Amerikan state operations of COINTELPRO (the same people who organised the murder of leading Black Panthers and the framing of American Indian Movement activists like Leonard Peltier as well as bombing US Earth Firstlers). In 1985 a MOVE household was bombed and machine-gunned by the Philadelphia authorities killing 5 adults and 6 children. Most MOVE members are now in prison. Mumia has been framed because of his political beliefs. HIS EXECUTION IS SET FOR 10PM THURSDAY AUGUST 17th.

Send a letter to Governor Tom Ridge, Main Capitol Building, Room 225, Harrisburg, PA 17210, USA demanding that Mumia Abu-Jamal must not be murdered by the State and calling for a fair retrial. Protests and demonstrations have taken place at Amerikan Government buildings etc. all over the world. In Mumia’s own words “Don’t mourn, organise!” Contact: Friends of MOVE (Mumia Campaign), PO Box 3069, London SW9 8LU. (send a large SAE for detailed background on Mumia and MOVE) Tel: 0181 519 9228