Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 17:39:39 +0000 From: Paul Swann <•••@••.•••> Subject: Agitprop/Mumia AGITPROP NEWS 12.13.98 ________________________________________ 3. Vote Mumia Abu-Jamal as "Man of the Year" Please go to this page and vote Mumia Abu-Jamal as "Man of the Year" http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/moy/index.html Please spell it exactly like this: Mumia Abu-Jamal Please pass this along to friends The A-Infos News Service _____________________________________________ 4. All Things Censored "All Things Censored, Volume I" - A compact disc of essays written and read by Mumia Abul Jamal on Death Row for a crime he did not commit " Reflective, humorous, anecdotal, and focused, it is the voice of a professional journalist and gifted storyteller. That voice can penetrate even concrete, bend the power of law towards justice, and melt institutional cowardice" Send $15.00 (includes p+p) to Prison Radio / Quixote P.O. Box 411074, San Francisco, CA 94141 •••@••.••• 415-648-4505 •••@••.••• ____________________________________________________ 5. Who Will Be the 500th Person Executed in the US? Sometime in the next few weeks the United States will execute the 500th person since the resumption of executions in 1977. Will number 500 be: . Tuan Nguyen, a Vietnamese native with mental illness and neurological impairment, on his 39th birthday, in Oklahoma? . Joseph Faulder, a Canadian national, whose rights according to the Vienna Convention were violated, in Texas? . Louis Truesdale, convicted of the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 18-year old Rebecca Eudy, in South Carolina? . Robert Robbins, who has dropped his appeals and volunteered for execution in Arkansas? On the day that the United States of America executes the 500th person, concerned individuals and groups like the Abolitionist Action Committee, Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Amnesty International, and The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will draw attention to this solemn event by holding prayer vigils and nonviolent rallies at state capitals and execution sites in the U.S.A. Groups in Paris, Rome, Munich, Helsinki and Olso will conduct protests at the American Embassies. For more information about the 500th execution in the U.S.A. and this national day of protest, call Joan Brett (214)768-3630, Rick Halperin (214) 768-3284, or Abe Bonowitz (800) 973-6548. •••@••.••• _______________________________________________ ARTISTS AND WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE... YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT BAD TASTE! Email: •••@••.••• - Website: http://www.igc.apc.org/laborart __________________________ To subscribe to AGITPROP NEWS, the LAMP weekly digest of news and humor for artists and activists: Send to: •••@••.••• Message: subscribe agitprop_news (Your Name) your@address ___________________________ Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 07:47:54 +1300 From: Makere Harawira <•••@••.•••> Subject: Award-winning journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal > >At a time when indigenous rights are being sidelined and undermined in >every way possible, when the debates on the Draft Declaration [on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples] don't get a mention in the international press, the imminent death of this man for a crime for which there is no evidence at all, must surely symbolise the plight of all indigenous peoples everywhere. Please help to prevent this outrage by sending in your votes. >>>Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 08:58:37 -0800 (PST) >>>From: Rafael Martinez <•••@••.•••> <snip> In just two days, Mumia Abu-Jamal has become # 7 on Time Magazine's Man of The Year List. We may not be able to catch Matthew Shepard, but should have no problem getting Mumia to come in at #2. If you have not yet voted, please do so at the below address. Voting is over soon, so do so immediately. Also get all of your friends and acquaintences to vote, or use their computers to it yourself. If they don't have a computer, make them write a letter. Please forward this message to everyone you know. http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/moy/index.html -- Man of the Year 1998 Man of the Year for 1998? % Tally 1 Matthew Shepard 62.23 33866 2 Thor Newman 3.87 2107 3 Michael Hiebert 2.85 1551 4 Mick Foley 2.66 1450 5 Russell Henderson 2.64 1442 6 Linda Tripp 2.31 1258 7 Mumia Abu-Jamal 2.16 1179 >>>> 8 Click on pop-up ... >>>2.13 1160 >>>> 9 Madonna >>> 1.40 766 >>>> 10 Mark McGwire >>>1.24 675 >>>> 11 Bill Clinton >>> 1.10 602 >>>> 12 Kenneth Starr >>>0.96 527 >>>> 13 Hillary Clinton >>> 0.77 421 >>>> 14 Nitendra Rajput >>>0.74 407 >>>> 15 Gurp >>> 0.62 339 >>>> 16 Hank the Angry, Drunken Dwarf 0.57 >>>314 >>>> 17 Jesus Christ >>> 0.56 305 >>>> 18 John Glenn >>> 0.52 288 >>>> 19 Steve Jobs >>> 0.52 286 >>>> 20 Tomwhore >>> 0.43 235 >>>> >>>> --------- End forwarded message ---------- >>> Makere Harawira Auckland Aotearoa/New Zealand Phone 09 535 4986 Fax 09 535 4934 Mobile 025 283 2713
