Show #45
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GUEST: Chris Kinder, coordinator of The Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
<http://www.laboractionmumia.org”
TOPIC: The Frame-Up of Mumia Abu-Jamal: The Real Story.
Mumia Abu-Jamal is a journalist and former Black Panther who was found guilty of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981 and who is facing state execution. He has remained on Death Row in Pennsylvania for the last 26 years. Mumia said he was parked in his cab when he “heard what sounded like gunshots.” He ran over to the scene and was shot by a cop. He has always maintained his innocence, and never “confessed.” Witness William Singletary saw the whole thing; he said that Mumia arrived unarmed, and only AFTER the cop was shot; he said the real killer fled the scene. Other witnesses corroborated this account. Mumia Abu-Jamal arrived on the scene and was shot by cops and almost died. Evidence shows that the cops present at the scene knew Mumia and didn’t like his articles exposing of their crimes and brutality.
His case has become a cause cêlebre around the world, as Mumia is a brilliant political analyst and supporter of radical progressive movements. His case is a symbol of the racist frameups that were rampant in the U.S. in the 1970s and 80s, and that in fact continue to this day.
In this show, Chris Kinder examines the evidence for Mumia’s innocence and looks at a new book, “The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” by J. Patrick O’Connor which is the first book to convincingly show how the Philadelphia Police Department and the District Attorney’s office worked in tandem to efficiently and methodically frame him.
Beth Youhn joins us near the end to discuss the importance of the Longshore Workers’ May Day port shutdown against the war in Iraq.
LINKS:
White Cops Defend Black Cops, Suffer Terribly, Win $10 Million: Brotherly Love in Philly’s Badlands
<http://www.counterpunch.org/mckenna05192008.html” target=_blankhttp://www.counterpunch.org/mckenna05192008.html>http://www.counterpunch.org/mckenna05192008.html
Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
<http://www.laboractionmumia.org” target=_blankhttp://www.laboractionmumia.org/>http://www.laboractionmumia.org
email: LACFreeMumia@aol.com
Mumia Abu-Jamal - in his own words
http://www.prisonradio.org
Funds for Mumia’s legal defense urgently needed
Make checks payable to:
National Lawyers Guild Foundation
(earmark check: “for Mumia Abu-Jamal”)
Send to: Committee to Save Mumia Abu-Jamal
PO Box 2012, NYC 10159
Book:
J. Patrick O’Connor, The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Lawrence Hill Books
<http://www.lawrencehillbooks.com” target=_blankhttp://www.lawrencehillbooks.com/>The author, a seasoned crime reporter, writes in the language of hard facts, without hyperbole or exaggeration, to reveal the truth about one of the most hotly debated cases of the twentieth century. O’Connor is the editor and publisher of Crime Magazine. He has worked as a reporter for UPI, editor of Cincinnati Magazine, associate editor of TV Guide, and editor/publisher of the Kansas City New Times.
Also:
Murdering Mumia: Anatomy of a Frame-Up
April 15th and April 28th, 2008
at http://www.takingaimradio.com
where LAC cooordinator Chris Kinder is interviewed by Maya Shone and Ralph Schoenman
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MUSIC & WORDS:
- Mumia Abu-Jamal: When Votes Matter, a new statement recorded on 6-01-08
<http://www.prisonradio.org” target=_blankhttp://www.prisonradio.org/>http://www.prisonradio.org
- Mumia Abu-Jamal: In Support of the ILWU Shutdown of the West Coast ports against the War and Occupation of Iraq, May 1, 2008
- Bruce Springsteen, American Skin (41 Shots)
- Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (excerpt)
- Sweet Honey in the Rock, Wanting Memories
OPENING THEME:
Mario Savio, Berkeley, 1964
Jefferson Airplane, Volunteers
Save New York City’s Parks from its Predatory Mayor, Mike Bloomberg!
<http://www.washingtonsquarepark.wordpress.com” target=_blankhttp://www.washingtonsquarepark.wordpress.com/>http://www.washingtonsquarepark.wordpress.com
Rejin Ley’s blog on ecology and urban environment
<http://urbanbotany.blogspot.com/” target=_blankhttp://urbanbotany.blogspot.com/>http://urbanbotany.blogspot.com/
And, send in your own songs, poems and ideas to
mitchelcohen@mindspring.com
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One-Eyed Cat Takes Flight, and
The Permanent Carnival
both available for $14 + $1.81 each in stamps
beautiful artwork on the covers painted by Haideen Anderson.
write to MitchelCohen@mindspring.com (or paypal to that address)
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