Well, many of my previous YPP posts on Mumia have elicited an intense reaction. While there are the expected hate-mongers who seem to be just foaming at the mouth when attacking the integrity of my work supporting Mumia, there have also been folks expressing an interest in learning more, and asking for some more general background.

I am writing this post mostly for them (the open minded ones)... But this also gives those folks that have been extremely rude to me, an opportunity to explain why my writing is such poor quality. Please, try and find a flaw here.

Here are several key facts from the case (esp look at the alleged hospital confession, and the story of Veronica Jones). Can anyone really claim that the trial was not unfair, and Mumia was not framed? Be sure and watch the Dec. 6 Today Show here:

Hi folks, this YPP post is two-fold:

First I want to share the new Philly IMC feature I wrote.

Second, is our appeal for donations to pay for our newspaper (hoping to get at least $100 in the next week or 2).

Anything you can do to help spread the word is most appreciated.

Last week, death row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal filed an appeal of a March 27 US Third Circuit Court ruling that rejected his bid for a new guilt-phase trial.

The Freedom Archives: An Interview with Claude Marks

by Hans Bennett

Claude Marks is the director of The Freedom Archives, a San Francisco-based organization. Through the website and email list-serves, it provides a valuable resource documenting both revolutionary struggle and police state repression. Freedom Archives also creates high quality audio and video documentaries, including the recent video about the San Francisco Eight, titled "Legacy of Torture."

Hi YPP folks, hope you enjoy the interview and if you can make it, check out this conference. CR was very influential on me back in 98.
Best,
Hans

Organizing to Abolish the Prison-Industrial Complex

--An interview with Rose Braz of the CR10 Media Committee, about Critical Resistance’s 10 year anniversary conference on Sept. 26-28 in Oakland, CA.

By Hans Bennett

The prison abolitionist group, Critical Resistance (CR) is organizing a conference to mark the tenth anniversary of their groundbreaking 1998 conference at UC-Berkeley. For more info: www.criticalresistance.org

Hans Bennett: What does “prison abolitionist” mean?

Rose Braz: CR seeks to abolish the prison industrial complex: the use of prisons, policing and the larger system of the prison industrial complex as an “answer” to what are social, political and economic problems, not just prisons.

Video and Photo-essay: At The Liberty Bell for Mumia on July 4

--"Fourth of You Lie" protest exposes hypocrisy of Independence Day

by Hans Bennett

VIEW PHOTOS HERE

Check out this new article on Mumia's appeal filed today with the US Third Circuit Court. Lindorff concludes his article with strong suppport for the merits of the newly discovered crime scene photos that Journalists for Mumia has been working hard to publicize. You can view 4 of the photos at Abu-Jamal-News.com and also see our You Tube video about the photos, with coverage of our press conference that Lindorff spoke at

http://thiscantbehappening.net/?q=node/171

Hi YPP folks, I hope you enjoy this article by Philadelphia Tribune columnist Linn Washington Jr. who was the only journalist to cover our event, despite emails and faxed press-releases sent everywhere we could think of... Washington also talks about some interesting Philadelphia history to provide a context for Mumia's frameup.
Best,
Hans

NEW FRAME ON FRAMING BY POLICE

By Linn Washington Jr.

Many Philadelphians rudely reject the premise meticulously detailed in the new book by veteran journalist J. Patrick O’Connor: police and prosecutors framed Mumia Abu-Jamal placing an innocent man on death row.

O’Connor provides solid proof for his premise from the very place considered by those convinced of Abu-Jamal’s guilt as their holy-writ: the official transcripts of court proceedings in this case sparking outrage internationally.

Hi YPP,
this is my new article I'm releasing on the eve of our BIG EVENT! If you're not busy, please come and check out our event Wednesday, June 25, 7pm, at The A-Space, 4722 Baltimore Avenue. (Parking nearby and also accessible via the #34 Trolley) Author J. Patrick O'Connor will be in town to speak about "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal" and to sign copies of his new book for the audience. This event is a fundraiser for Journalists for Mumia Abu-Jamal, currently raising money to print the next issue of the newspaper, to be released on July 4. There will be books available for purchase, from which all proceeds will go towards the fundraiser.
Best,
Hans

Can the Media Continue to Ignore "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal"?

Hi YPP folks, check out these updates on the June 13 arrests. This first article summarizes accounts from the Daily News, City Paper, and Phawker blog, and will appear in my newspaper to be released on July 4. Also pasted below is an account of an arrestee.

If you're not busy, please come and check out our event Wednesday, June 25, 7pm, at The A-Space, 4722 Baltimore Avenue. (Parking nearby and also accessible via the #34 Trolley) Author J. Patrick O'Connor will be in town to speak about "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal" and to sign copies of his new book for the audience. This event is a fundraiser for Journalists for Mumia Abu-Jamal, currently raising money to print the next issue of the newspaper, to be released on July 4. There will be books available for purchase, from which all proceeds will go towards the fundraiser.

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Police Critics Illegally Arrested, Home Seized

By Jeff Rousset, Abu-Jamal-News.com

Hey YPP folks, come and check out this event I'm organizing.
Best,
Hans

J. Patrick O'Connor, author of "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal" in Philadelphia, June 25!

Wednesday, June 25, 7pm, at The A-Space, 4722 Baltimore Avenue. (Parking nearby and also accessible via the #34 Trolley)

On June 25, author J. Patrick O'Connor will be in town to speak about "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal" and to sign copies of his new book for the audience. This event is a fundraiser for Journalists for Mumia Abu-Jamal, currently raising money to print the next issue of their newspaper, to be released on July 4. There will be books available for purchase, from which all proceeds will go towards the fundraiser.

For more information, please visit Abu-Jamal-News.com or write hbjournalist@gmail.com

Hi folks, I just got this email from Prometheus Radio...

Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:19:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Prometheus Radio Project
Subject: Police critics arrested, home seized in police raid.

Police critics arrested, home seized in police raid.

June 13th, 2007. Philadelphia Police descended upon the home of homeowners
who have been questioning police tactics in Mayor Nutters new "stop and
frisk" program. 4 residents were arrested in their home at 17th street and
Ridge Avenue, and the police are in the process of sealing the building.
The homeowners are being held at the police station, no charges have yet
been filed.

Homeowners had been circulating petitions calling upon Mayor Nutter and
Police Commissioner Ramsey to attend community meetings on the use of
excessive force, surveilance cameras, and the new "stop and frisk"
policy. The mayor and police chief have declined to attend these community

I want to share this stunning new article that Philadelphia journalist Linn Washington Jr. (who I did an interview with in a recent diary) wrote for Counterpunch. Washington has been covering police brutality and corruption in Philly since the Frank Rizzo era of the 1970s---and what a crazy time that was.

As if this recent scandal of the video-taped beating of 3 black suspects wasn't bad enough, Washington reveals some very scary inconsistencies and contradictions in the official police account of what happened before the videotaped beating. Something is really being covered up!

Read the article in full here: http://www.counterpunch.org/washington06052008.html

This is a good one from local writer David A. Love, who wrote this for the national news website BlackCommentator.com. Check out David's blog at davidalove.blogspot.com

Assassination Talk Shows Hillary's True Colors

By David A. Love
BlackCommentator.com Cover Story
May 29, 2008

When Hillary Clinton invoked the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a justification for staying in the 2008 Democratic presidential race, she revealed how desperate she has become.

"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't understand it," she said in an interview with the editorial board of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D. Although some would chalk up her comment to fatigue or a lack of sleep, Clinton had similarly invoked the slain senator several times in recent months.

Hi YPP folks, I'd like to share this new Philly IMC feature that I helped to put together, and just posted up tonight.... It is quite true that sometimes criticisms of Israel come from anti-semitic folks (like the KSS and David Duke), which is why I think it is so important to support the principled work of these folks, who are legitimately sticking up for the Palestinians. To check out the excellent photo-essay, be sure and link here:

http://phillyimc.org/en/node/68274

Philadelphia-area Mid East Peace Activists cast a Shadow of Mourning over “Israel at 60” Celebration

by Philly Al Nakba Coalition