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PRESS RELEASE RESPONSE TO DA SETH WILLIAMS’ DECISION ON THE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL CASE For Interview Contact Dr. Johanna Fernandez, 917.930.0804 Dr. Suzanne Ross, 917.584.2135 Dr. Mark Taylor, 609.638.0806 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Release “Now that it is … Continue reading →

***MAPS *** DIRECTIONS *** PARKING *** For additional maps and directions, see the website for the National Constitution Center, here. Your special invitation to the December 9 event. – SPECIAL NOTE ON PARKING FOR DECEMBER 9 GUESTS. Please note that … Continue reading →

Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, and Ohio State University law professor, INVITES US ALL TO PHILADELPHIA for the December 9th event there at the National Constitution Center. See her youTUBE … Continue reading →

For the news freshly announced, consult the report from the Legal Defense Fund here. An excellent analysis of the meaning of this is provided in Dave Lindorff’s new column. In addition, Johanna Fernandez, EMAJ Co-Coordinator and historian at Baruch College/CUNY, … Continue reading →

“Four federal judges have reviewed Mr. Abu-Jamal’s case and found his death sentence to be unconstitutional. The Third Circuit’s recent opinion reflects a detailed analysis demonstrating that their unanimous decision is well-supported by Supreme Court precedent. LDF believes that this … Continue reading →

A matter of life and death  July 18, 2011 by Dorsey Nunn  -Dorsey Nunn is co-founder of All of Us or None, executive director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and one of the mediators between the prisoners on hunger strike … Continue reading →

(The information and links in this memo on the prisoner strike in California is particularly helpful. After this memo from Sansara Taylor at “The World Can’t Wait,” see a plea from one of the mediators in the strike situation,               ) … Continue reading →

June 23, 2011. A calm and cool American president announces a small withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, less than 10% of the total number, in an expression of caution that masks the limits of empire. In an address remarkable … Continue reading →

Report from Mark Taylor. June 18, 2011. I was able to check out the spirited rally for Troy Davis in downtown Chicago at the Federal Plaza. Davis faces the setting of yet another execution date in Georgia. I brought greetings … Continue reading →