[Pnews] To Free Sundiata Acoli: Join this webinar on Thursday, September 30, at 7 pm Eastern/4 pm California time

[Prisoner News]

By the Rev. Lukata Mjumbe

Sundiata Acoli is an 84-year-old grandfather, mentor, teacher and artist 
who has been in prison for more than 48 years. He and Joanne Chesimard 
(Assata Shakur) were both convicted and sentenced to life in prison 
(with the possibility of parole) for their role in the tragic shooting 
on the New Jersey State Turnpike which resulted in the death of New 
Jersey state trooper, Werner Foerster and Black Panther Party member 
named Zayd Shakur. The highly publicized trial and Assata Shakur’s 
subsequent escape from prison in 1979 have framed Sundiata’s 
imprisonment as one of the most emotional and passionately debated cases 
in the history of the state of New Jersey. Though Sundiata has been 
eligible for parole for more than 25 years his petitions for parole have 
been summarily denied eight times.

By the grace of God, Sundiata has endured almost five decades of 
imprisonment in some of the most torturous prisons in America. He has 
expressed deep remorse and regret and has taken full responsibility for 
his actions that fateful night almost 50 years ago. There is so much 
that this veteran freedom fighter can teach a country that does not seem 
to be able to move beyond the cycles of protest, retaliation and revenge.

Register for the webinar at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_brqyS-gwT22-JplaiF-cYw 
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Sign the Petition for Compassionate Release:
https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/bring-sundiata-home 
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Please visit Sundiata's website: https://sundiataacolifc.org/ 
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