On 70th birthday, Mumia Abu-Jamal honors Palestinian resistance

Philadelphia Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal turned 70 on April 24. This important life milestone was observed in Philadelphia with the delivery of petitions containing thousands of signatures, collected in France, to District Attorney Larry Krasner and to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. They demanded that this innocent man be released to . . .

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Houston: We will free Mumia!

Houston The love for and solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal could hardly be contained in the auditorium of the S.H.A.P.E. Community Center on Sunday, April 28, as activists gathered to celebrate Mumia’s 70th birthday. S.H.A.P.E. stands for Self-Help for African People through Education.  Bunchy Crear, leading Black Panther in Oakland, California, . . .

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Mumia Abu-Jamal speaks at CCNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal gave the following telephone message to the City College of New York Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Friday, April 26. CCNY students celebrate the withdrawal of campus security from the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, New York City, April 25, 2024. WW Photo: Brenda Ryan I urge you, I . . .

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Behind repression of campus occupations – Follow the money

In December 2023, Daniel Diermeier, chancellor of Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, wrote: “Universities are, by design, where we come to debate and probe the questions that matter to us most. And our explorations are richest and most fruitful when they are informed by a wide range of viewpoints.”  Pure hogwash.  . . .

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¡Manos fuera del heroico levantamiento estudiantil en solidaridad con Gaza! ¡Resistirse a la represión policial está justificado!

Workers World apoya plenamente el heroico levantamiento estudiantil estadounidense que ha proliferado en forma de campamentos de solidaridad en Gaza. Este levantamiento nacional fue provocado el 17 de abril, Día de los Prisioneros Palestinos, por estudiantes de la Universidad de Columbia en Harlem, Nueva York, exigiendo que esta escuela de . . .

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