A DAY FOR MUMIA AT MADISON SQ. GARDEN

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> A DAY FOR MUMIA AT MADISON SQ. GARDEN
>
>         There will be a major rally for Mumia Abu-Jamal
> in New York City?s Madison Sq. Garden Theater on
> Sunday, May 7, at 2 p.m.
>         The purpose of this event will be to demand
> a new trial for the African-American political prisoner, now
> on Pennsylvania?s death row for a crime he and his supporters
> insist he did not commit. (My assumption is that
> readers of this list are familiar with the background, so I
> won?t go into it.)
>         Speakers at the rally include former New York City
> Mayor David Dinkins, Johnnie Cochran, Ossie Davis, Gloria
> Steinem, Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Rev. Al Sharpton,
> Rep. John Conyers, Alice Walker, Angela Davis, former U.S.
> Attorney General Ramsey Clark and many others from the
> political activist,  arts and entertainment communities.
>         The event is organized by the May 7 Day for Mumia
> Mobilization, composed of Millions for Mumia/International
> Action Center, Intl. Concerned Family & Friends, Bruderhof,
> Refuse and Resist, Campaign to End the Death Penalty and
> others.
>         "A Day for Mumia at the Theater at Madison Square
> Garden," as the event is titled, is part of a national effort to
> give expression to the growing movement to end the
> injustices that send people like Mumia Abu-Jamal to death
> row without a fair trial, and to abolish the death penalty.
>         Tickets for the rally are $15 (there are group discounts,
> plus some more costly tickets for those who wish to make a
> contribution).  Special buses are bringing people to
> the rally from a number of U.S. cities.
>         For information contact The May 7th Day for Mumia
> Mobilization at (212) 633-6646. Full details are posted at the
> International Action Center website: www.iacenter.org.
>                         Jack A. Smith
>                         Mid-Hudson National People?s Campaign & IAC
>
> PS: Mid-Hudson (N.Y.) Valley residents: for buses
> from Kingston and New Paltz, call us at 914-255-5779
> or Email jacdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx