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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Black Panther Film Fuels Calls for Release of Jailed Political Activists
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/16/black-panther-party-marvel-film-jail
Sam Levin February 16, 2018 The Guardian
Film serves as ‘opportunity to remind people of the real
heroes of the Black Panthers’, says former party leader
When he was released from prison in 2014, Sekou Odinga felt like he was
falling from the sky into a foreign land. After 33 years behind bars, the
former Black Panther party leader was released into a United States he didn’t
recognize – with strange technology and grandchildren he had never hugged.
Though he celebrated with family and supporters, Odinga, 73, also remained
mindful of the many other civil rights activists who weren’t so lucky: “You
always feel like you don’t want to leave nobody behind.”
San Francisco Labor Council Passes Resolution Supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal
The San Francisco Labor Council has passed a resolution calling for disclosure of the DA’s files in Mumia’s case and for Mumia’s release. The resolution is posted below.
SF Labor Council Resolution for Mumia
RESOLUTION TO FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Whereas, Mumia Abu-Jamal, the most prominent political prisoner in the U.S., has been defended by trade unions internationally, the European Parliament, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and
Video of Longshore Struggles for Mumia
In 1999, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) organized a port shutdown for Mumia. You can see footage of it here:
The Fight to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Fight Against Racist US Capitalism
Video of forum on the 28th of October, 2017.