Special Programming: Public Affairs on 04/24/09

Friday April 24th: Political Prisoners in the USA

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On the birthday of Mumia Abu Jamal, KBOO presents this special on Mumia and the many other political prisoners held in U.S. prisons including members of the Black Panther Party, 1960s revolutionaries, the family Africa and the voice of Mumia Abu Jamal, whose book release party will take place Friday evening in Portland.  Mumia's chance for a new trial was recently denied by the US Supreme Court, a move which he called "a great tragedy for justice".  

10 am: An interview with Ashanti Alston, a former political prisoner and co-chair of the Jericho movement.

http://www.thejerichomovement.com

10:30 Kent Ford, father of Patrice Lumumba Ford (Portland Seven)

11:00 The Green Scare: Modern Cointelpro

11:30 1960s-era revolutionary Bill Dunn (calling from USP Big Sandy, Kentucky, where he remains incarcerated)

11:45 Black Panthers: The Omaha Two, Kenny Zulu Whitmore, Hugo Yogi Pinell, Romaine 'Chip' Fitzgerald

   More info on political prisoners and the Black Panther party

12:00 King Wilkerson and the Angola 3

    More info about Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox

12:15 Mumia Abu Jamal, the Move 9 and the Family Africa

Speech by Ramona Africa in Portland

1:00 Stories and letters from Black Panthers and AIM activists, and the case of Xicano activist Alvaro Luna Hernandez

websites with more information:

The case of Native American activist Leonard Peltier

Report by political prisoner Richard Mafundi Lake on murder of mentally-ill prisoner in his facility

National calendar of political prisoner-related events

Local solidarity work: Volunteer to send books to prisoners with the Portland Books to Prisoners Project

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