Nice piece and photos on 11/9 for Mumia at http://voiceofdetroit.net/
============
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blogs/law/2010/11/in-the-middle-of-the-abu-jamal-case.html
In the middle of the Abu-Jamal case
Philadelphia Business Journal - by Jeff Blumenthal
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 3:35pm EST - Last Modified: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 3:47pm EST
David Wolfsohn spends his days representing clients in intellectual property litigation. The Woodcock Washburn partner most recently represented Philadelphia's largest insurance broker, The Graham Co., in a copyright case involving a trade secret dispute.
But earlier this week, Wolfsohn was caught up in the middle of the protracted case of one of the world's most controversial death row inmates — Mumia Abu-Jamal. After participating in a debate about the Abu-Jamal case, pro-Mumia activist Michael Coard handed local filmmaker Tigre Hill a letter from Wolfsohn demanding that he "immediately cease all screenings" of his new documentary, "The Barrel of a Gun," which concludes Abu-Jamal was justly convicted for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police office Daniel Faulkner.
Wolfsohn represents filmmaker Hugh King, who claims that without permission, Hill used an interview with Abu-Jamal from his film about Philadelphia Police brutality in the 1980s, "Black and Blue."
But don't expect Wolfsohn to start protesting outside the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office or come to Woodcock's Cira Centre offices in a "Free Mumia" T-shirt. Nor was Wolfsohn one of the majority pro-Mumia crowd shouting down Hill and the Philadelphia district attorney when they tried to tell their side of the Mumia saga Monday evening at the National Constitution Center.
"I'm not taking sides in this," Wolfsohn said. "But it was a clear copyright violation. Mr. Hill should have asked for a license [to use King's footage]."
Wolfsohn said his client wants Hill and his production company, Dacua Communications of Havertown, to pay restitution. If there is no response, Wolfsohn said the filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit could be in the offing.
Hill could not be immediately reached for comment.
Read more: In the middle of the Abu-Jamal case | Philadelphia Business Journal
==========
From: Carolina
The comrades in Brazil now have a blog and propaganda for their December 9 event. Actually, they're going to do their demonstraton at the U.S.
Consulate on December 10 at 10 o'clock in the morning and then do some film showings on the 11th and 12th. They also have a Black Consciousness
event on November 20, where information about Mumia's case is a major theme.
The address of their blog is http://anarcopunk.org/mumialivre/ and the mailing address is mumialivreja@riseup.net
* * *
(CHECK OUT THEIR BEAUTIFUL MATERIALS, Y'ALL!)
http://anarcopunk.org/mumialivre/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cartaz-mumia_pb_v1.jpg
http://anarcopunk.org/mumialivre/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cartaz-mumia_pb_v2.jpg
http://anarcopunk.org/mumialivre/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cartaz-mumia-2_v2.jpg
===========
Support from Guadaloupe!
FREEDOM FOR MUMIA ABU-JAMAL!
On November 9, 2010, the Federal Court of Appeals in Philadelphia will again review the situation of Mumia Abu-Jamal. This hearing will determine the final verdict for Mumia -- either execution or life imprisonment.
Mumia Abu-Jamal, a Black American journalist and renowned author, has been on Death Row for 28 years, accused of murdering a white policeman. He has always affirmed his innocence. The trial of Abu-Jamal, which was held in 1982, was tainted by police corruption and racial discrimination.
There were a multitude of irregularities during the trial -- including the sentencing pronounced by a judge belonging to a white racist organization. Yet despite these documented violations of Abu-Jamal's constitutional rights, the U.S. court system has continuously rejected the demand for a new trial.
This case therefore highlights the violation of basic constitutional rights and racism in the United States.
The struggle for freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal is part and parcel of the fight for dignity of workers and peoples and for abolishing the death penalty in the United States and in all countries that still practice it. It should remind us that in a country that prides itself on being the world's largest democracy, a man can rot in jail and be sentenced to death because of the color of his skin color and his political views.
The LKP (Collective Against Exploitation) supports Mumia Abu-Jamal and his legal defense team. The LKP joins the international campaign to demand justice and freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal.
FREEDOM FOR MUMIA ABU-JAMAL!
For the Collective Liyannaj KONT pwofitasyon (LKP
signed/
Elie Domota
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
November 6, 2010
Kwa Jina La
--Mumia is Innocent! Stop the Frame Up! Free Mumia!--
Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition, NYC
www.FreeMumia.com, info@FreeMumia.com
No comments:
Post a Comment