Thursday 17 May is the day Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal against his conviction, on the grounds of racism and judicial bias at his original trial and other hearings, is scheduled to be heard by the US Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit.
Mumia is a journalist and political activist, who was sentenced to death for his alleged December 1981 killing of a Philadelphia police officer.
The prosecution is calling for reinstating his death sentence, which was overturned in 2001. If they succeed, a new execution date could be set. A variety of outcomes are possible, but Mumia is now very close to the end of the appeals process - this could be his last chance to avoid execution.
Pam Africa, spokesperson for International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu Jamal, has asked concerned people to come to Philadelphia on May 17: “We need public pressure to ensure the court’s fairness,” she said. “Mumia can still be executed. Further, since the [U.S.] Supreme Court is unlikely to hear Mumia’s case, this is realistically his last chance to get a new trial. His case represents all that is wrong with this system. We must take action before it’s too late.”
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Over at HighbridNation.com I posted my opinion on Why I (as a black man) beleive the Mumia Abu Jamal case distracts activist from what I believe should be the focus and why his death might speak louder than keeping him alive. I know my views are controversial but something to think about and debate. If i'm wrong please enlighten me.
What you are thinking should have happened when Tookie Williams was murdered by our government and nothing happened then...
Buby, thanks for sharing your viewpoints on our discussion at HighbridNation.com I will agree with your comments that Mumia has a profound impact in jail among the inmates but we as my good friend LYPHE state need to start adopting a more preventive mindset.
We need to start concentrating our focus on keeping the children from becoming inmates, getting them to pay attention to the realities of Mumia, Tookie, Nikki Cruz and the like.
There is something positive that can rise out of all their stories however we do also need to teach responsibility. Responsibility for your actions. Kids in MY community of Bed-Sty brooklyn think they can run up in the liquor store hold it up, get caught and some how blame the system. We can blame society for circumstance not for our actions.
I'm sure Mumia is an excellent man. Never met him personally but I think until we learn to use the voice of the living to affect the living, our children will only be impacted by those that have died.
Peace.
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