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![Dhoruba Bin Wahad Program](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Event celebrating the freedom of former political prisoner Dhoruba Bin Wahad. Dhoruba was unjustly imprisoned 19 years and was freed after disclosure of suppressed evidence and the FBI Cointelpro program. Members of the community welcome Dhoruba with solidarity statements and applause. According to Dhoruba, Black America is in need of a new revolution based on an analysis of facts, courage, and principles and the support of other political prisoners. Discussion of the concept of power as "the ability to define phenomena, and make it act in a desired fashion," and how this concept is applied to the government's racist agenda and the potential power of Black people. Dhoruba states that the economy, the war on drugs, and private prison systems are industries deliberately created to oppress people of color. Dhoruba sets a goal of organizing international attention and action to free U.S. political prisoners, specifically liberating Geronimo Pratt.
![Geronimo Pratt at CNB](images/thumbnails/MP3.jpg)
Perspectives on political prisoners and the prison industrial complex. The Attica Rebellions of 1971 is discussed, David Johnson of the San Quentin 6 speaks. Johnson, who served time with Geronimo Pratt, speaks about co-authoring the 1970 Folsom Manifesto, which demanded prison justice and human rights. Dorsey Nunn, former prisoner and activist with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children also speaks.
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