[Ppnews] Mumia's Birthday - Clef Club in Philadelphia Terrorized by FOP

Tue Apr 17 08:46:17 EDT 2007

http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/04/38694.shtml

POLICE TERROR FORCES THE CLEF CLUB TO CLOSE ITS DOORS TO MUMIA'S BIRTHDAY
EVENT

The April 24 Birthday event featuring Danny Glover, Sonia Sanchez, DeLacy
Davis and many others will go on as planned, AT A NEW LOCATION, THE AFSC ON
15th AND CHERRY STREETS.

After receiving threats and undergoing extreme intimidation from the
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and its allies, on April 11th the board of
directors to the Clef Club voted to cancel its scheduled event to be held on
Mumia's upcoming birthday. As a result the program itself WILL NOT BE
CANCELLED, BUT MOVED TO THE AFSC ON 15th AND CHERRY STREETS.

While the FOP and their supporters declare this as a victory, in reality it
is nothing more than a desperate and cowardly display of corrupt and violent
police power, leading up to the Third Circuit's Oral Arguments which will
happen on May 17th in Philadelphia.

This type of police terror is predictable and in no way new to the movement
to free Mumia. In New York City, the FOP alongside the NYPD have issued
threats and 16 citations against the Remote Lounge - the Club which was
scheduled to host "Mumia 911" on April 15th. Fearing that his family would
be in danger from the police, and in outrage over the citations, the owner
opted out and was forced to cancel the show, which was relocated to the
IAC at 55 West 17th Street.

TAKE A STAND AGAINST POLICE TERROR ON APRIL 24!
ALL OUR FOR MUMIA ON MAY 17!

APRIL 24: Mumia's Birthday

Featuring: Danny Glover, Sonia Sanchez, Ramona Africa, DeLacy Davis (of
Black Cops Against Police Brutality), Journalist Linn Washington, Exonerated
Activist Harold Amin Wilson, Ron Hampton (of National Association of Black
Police Officers), and Attorney Michael Coard.

LOCATION CHANGED: AFSC on 15th and Cherry Streets
Doors Open at 6 PM
Film Showing of "Framing an Execution" with Danny Glover at 6:30 PM
Speakers will begin at 7:30 Sharp!

THERE WILL BE A "RING AROUND" CITY HALL AT NOON!

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