Day of Celebration and Education on Liberation of Assata Shakur
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Submitted by Knight0440 on Mon, 2013-10-28 12:04
Date/Time:
Sat, 11/2 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Day of Celebration and Education on Liberation of Assata Shakur
Including the screenings of the films (with Popcorn!):
Eyes of the Rainbow
Assata's letter to the Pope
Jalil Muntaqim: Voice of Liberation
Mumia Abu Jamal talks on Assata
After the films we will discuss how we can support Jalil who is one of the longest held political prisoners in the country right in our backyard. We can discuss some strategies to show our support and get some letters out to incarcerated comrades and Assata.
When: Saturday- November 2, 2013
4pm-6pm
Where: Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa Street
Rochester, NY 14608
Contact: 585-305-1594
Assata Shakur:
The FBI has added the former Black Panther Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists list 40 years after the killing for which she was convicted. Born Joanne Chesimard, Shakur was found guilty of shooting dead a New Jersey state trooper during a gunfight in 1973. Shakur has long proclaimed her innocence and accused federal authorities of political persecution. She escaped from prison in 1979 and received political asylum in Cuba.
Jalil Muntaquim: is a former member of both the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army (BLA). On May 21, 1971, he was arrested in California along with Albert "Nuh" Washington and Herman Bell and convicted of the killings of two New York City police officers, Waverly Jones and Joseph A. Piagentini. In 1974, Muntaqim was convicted on two counts of murder in the first degree for these killings, and received a prison term of twenty-five years to life. He is currently incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility in Attica NY.
Jalil Muntaqim: Voice of Liberation
Mumia Abu Jamal talks on Assata
After the films we will discuss how we can support Jalil who is one of the longest held political prisoners in the country right in our backyard. We can discuss some strategies to show our support and get some letters out to incarcerated comrades and Assata.
When: Saturday- November 2, 2013
4pm-6pm
Where: Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa Street
Rochester, NY 14608
Contact: 585-305-1594
Assata Shakur:
The FBI has added the former Black Panther Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists list 40 years after the killing for which she was convicted. Born Joanne Chesimard, Shakur was found guilty of shooting dead a New Jersey state trooper during a gunfight in 1973. Shakur has long proclaimed her innocence and accused federal authorities of political persecution. She escaped from prison in 1979 and received political asylum in Cuba.
Jalil Muntaquim: is a former member of both the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army (BLA). On May 21, 1971, he was arrested in California along with Albert "Nuh" Washington and Herman Bell and convicted of the killings of two New York City police officers, Waverly Jones and Joseph A. Piagentini. In 1974, Muntaqim was convicted on two counts of murder in the first degree for these killings, and received a prison term of twenty-five years to life. He is currently incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility in Attica NY.
