[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > NEW MEDIA ATTENTION REFLECTS GROWING MASS ACTIVITY IN > SUPPORT OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL’S DEMAND FOR A NEW TRIAL > > The growing number of mass actions and confrontations, from the > Antioch College commencement activities to the mass rally in Madison > Square Garden on May 7, have prompted increased media attention on > Mumia’s case. It is noteworthy that the New York Times, which has > been particularly silent on Mumia’s struggle, carried a major article by > Francis X. Clines in the Week in Review on May 21. The article that > leads with a streamer “Killer or Victim?” puts Mumia’s case at the > epicenter of the countrywide raging controversy on concerning the > death penalty. > > The article states in part, “Mr. Abu-Jamal’s cause, in any case, is > clearly flourishing. … 6,000 believers in Mr. Abu-Jamal gathered earlier > this month in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. And thousands > more demonstrated in European capitals, blocking some Paris > intersections. When a five-member French delegation showed up last > month in Philadelphia with 50,000 protest signatures, their path had > been blazed by Francois Mitterrand’s widow Danielle, who visited Mr. > Abu-Jamal in prison. His cause has drawn sympathy from movie actors > and world leaders, from Ed Asner to Nelson Mandela, Amnesty > International joined the call and citing ‘a pattern of events that > compromise Abu-Jamal’s right to a new trial.’” > > The New York Times article continues, “'It’s probably the biggest > international mobilization since the Angela Davis case,’ said Leonard I. > Weinglass, an experienced leftist advocate who is handling the appeal > for Mr. Abu-Jamal.” > > The New York Times article concludes “Even so, with the Abu-Jamal > case now entwined with the capital punishment issue, his supporters > expect a pending court decision to galvanize both causes, whether a > new execution date is set or a new trial is ordered. ‘We’re persisting,’ > said Pam Africa, who directs the Abu-Jamal web site. ‘This can only > get bigger.’” > > In addition to the New York Times article, the New York Amsterdam > News, the Harlem-based African American weekly known throughout > the United States, carried the headline “Thousands Cheer Mumia” on > its front page May 11 with a cover photo of Abu-Jamal. The > Amsterdam News coverage of the May 7 Madison Square Garden event > was a major breakthrough. > > Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters are planning to pack the courtroom when > Mumia comes to court for what they hope to be an evidentiary hearing > sometime this summer. Monica Moorehead, a coordinator of the > Millions for Mumia/International Action Center, stated that the growing > movement in support of Mr. Abu-Jamal will bring thousands of > supporters to protest at the Republican Convention on July 30 to August > 2 and in Los Angeles at the Democratic Convention on August 13.
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