A recent court decision finally gives Mumia a chance to prove his case for a new trial. His freedom now depends on massive public support for Mumia to get his day in court.
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Whose free speech? Cops protect ultra-right while fencing off counter protest
On December 1, 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and the city police weighed the free speech and freedom of assembly rights of human rights activists and the extreme right wing against each other — and came down, again, on the side of the fascists. Showdown at City Hall. The Washington Three Percenters, a right-wing militia,… Read more »
Mumia Abu-Jamal granted new rights to appeal
The San Francisco Bay View reports on a legal breakthrough for Abu-Jamal and how you can help.
Look to ourselves, not the state, to banish violent fascists
In late 2018, eighty-one thousand people petitioned the Department of Home Affairs to stop U.S.-based fascist, Gavin McInnes, from entering Australia. The petition cited McInnes’ calls for violence against women and people of colour and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s listing of Proud Boys, the group he formed, as a hate group. Home Affairs refused… Read more »
Rally for Mumia Abu-Jamal on Jan. 5
After decades spent in prison, Abu-Jamal has finally been granted the right to appeal his unjust conviction.
Mayor Durkan and Seattle police deny free speech rights of human rights defenders
Statement to the media delivered at a news conference at Seattle City Hall by Annaliza Torres.
Close the School of the Americas now!
The U.S. trains “graduates” to lead military coups and massacres in Latin America.
Partners in crime: Saudi Arabia and USA
The U.S. is deeply implicated in Saudi crimes like the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — or, at best, silent about them.
NYC mothers organize for Elected Civilian Review Board
Testimony to city commissioners: “We are sick and tired of needing to chant Black Lives Matter. This is your chance to prove that they do.”
Recommendations for the NYC November 6, 2018 Elections
Dear Friend, The midterm elections are upon us, happening amid a literal storm in this country as global warming-fueled hurricanes flood the coast, thousands of migrants are forced north, another sexual abuser is appointed to the Supreme Court, and Trump tries to deny trans people’s very right to exist. The Democratic Party machine says a “Blue… Read more »
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