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>>November 18
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>>Dear Colleague,
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>>This is to draw your attention to the appeal to save the life of black
>>American journalist Mumia Abu Jamal.
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>>You may know that a death warrant has been issued by the Governor of
>>Pennsylvania, the date of Mumia's execution by fatal injection is to take
>>place in the coming months.
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>>The International Committee to save Mumia was set up at rally in Paris with
>>the participation of trade unionists from 14 countries including G Martin
>>London Unison and Andy Gillchrist FBU Nec.
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>>This is to ask you to add your name to the list of endorsers of the letter
>>to President Clinton and to join the International Committee to save Mumia.
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>>The first endorsements I have received so far from Britain include: J
>>Corbyn MP, T Benn MP, Bill Etherington MP,M Caton MP, H McNamara MP,Stan
>>Newens MEP, K Cameron FBU, G Martin UNISON, M Rix General Secretary ASLEF,
>>J Ritchie lawyer, Southall Black Sisters, Society of Black Lawyers, Haldane
>>Society of Socialist Lawyers, Ken Loachy,N Blake QC, Ian Macdonald QC, Ken
>>Macdonald QC, Courtney Griffiths QC, Owen Davies QC .
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>>Many more are expected.
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>>Could you please let me know if you agree to join the international
>>committee to save Mumia by E mailing me back.
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>>Thanks
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>>Yours
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>>International Committee "Save the life of Mumia Abu-Jamal"
>>>
>>>Mumia Abu-Jamal
>>>must not die!
>>>Black Labour activist Mumia Abu-Jamal
>>>is to be executed on December 2nd, 1999.
>>>
>>>Pennsylvania State governor has signed the execution order. Nobody can
>>>accept the murder of an activist who ceaselessly proclaimed he was not
>>>guilty. Everybody knows he was denied a fair trial.
>>>
>>>Nobody can accept the murder of a Black activist, of a US Labour activist.
>>>This is an attempt to terrorise all Black youth, all Labour activists in
>>>the USA and throughout the world. Nobody can accept this.
>>>
>>>This is an emergency.
>>>
>>> Therefore, meeting in the international rally convened on October 15th in
>>>Paris (France) by the Organising Committee of the Open World Conference
>>>for the defence of trade unions independence and democratic rights(San
>>>Francisco, February 2000, initiated by the International Liaison Committee
>>>and the AFL CIO of San Francisco), the undersigned decide to set up an
>>>international Committee to save the life of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
>>>
>>>We call the millions of workers, youth and people the world over,
>>> on all continents, in all countries, to endorse the letter to president
>>>Bill Clinton of the USA.
>>>
>>>
>>>Open letter to president Clinton
>>>
>>>"Mr. President,
>>>
>>>We call upon you because you have the power given to you by the
>>>Constitution of the United States to prevent an irreparable injustice: the
>>>execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Supreme Court of the United States has
>>>just rejected without any commentary the appeal submitted by Mumia
>>>Abu-Jamal's defenders.
>>>Whatever our country, our nationality, our political, philosophical or
>>>religious opinions, or the colour of our skin, we the undersigned are
>>>staunch defenders of human rights and justice.
>>>Mr. President, you know that any objective examination of the conditions
>>>of Mumia Abu-Jamal's trial shows that his elementary right to a fair trial
>>>was denied to him.
>>>In such conditions, his execution would be but an act of legalised murder.
>>>You have the power and duty to prevent this.
>>>In the name of justice, to which all citizens have a right,
>>>We call upon you with a sense of urgency and ask you to use the powers
>>>bestowed upon you by your office to prevent the execution of Mumia
>>>Abu-Jamal and to guarantee him the conditions for a fair trial."
>>>
>>>
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>>>The International Committee "Save the life of Mumia Abu-Jamal!"
>>>* informs that an international delegation will go to Washington on
>>>January 12 to hand out the signatures and declarations gathered the world
>>>over to President Clinton
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>>>I ENDORSE THIS APPEAL
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>>>I JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE TO SAVE MUMIA
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>>>On a personal capacity
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>>>On behalf of my Union
>>>
>>>Name
>>>
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>Dr. David Berry,
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David Wood
PhD Research Student ('Intelligence Sites in Rural North Yorkshire')
Centre for Rural Economy
Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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0191 222 5305
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