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Daily Archives: November 7, 2011

Prof. Johanna Fernandez on the Supreme Court ruling on Mumia

Prof. Johanna Fernandez’ acclaimed film, “Justice on Trial: The case of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” will be screened Thursday, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m., at Twinspace, 2111 Mission St., Third Floor, San Francisco. “Mumia,” she says, “is a world famous African-American journalist, a humanist and one of the most important revolutionary voices of our time.”

The plight of Mumia Abu Jamal: 30 years and counting

California was the spark of many radical movements of the ‘60s. It was the spark of the old prison rights movement during the time of George Jackson. This new movement is occasioned by the mass incarceration that people did not know of back in the ‘70s and the growth of control units, or SHUs, as they call them in California.

Meet Yvette Mari Robles, former director of BMagic and 10 Women Campaign honoree

The 10 Women Campaign, to be held this year on Thursday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. – come at 6:30 for the reception – at ODC Theater, 3153 17th St., San Francisco, is a biennial celebration of women whose risk-taking work in law, politics, activism, business, philanthropy and the arts empowers women.

Rwanda: Please go quietly off to jail, Madame Victoire Ingabire

Imagine if you were on trial for crimes punishable with up to 30 years in prison. Imagine if the judges then told your lawyers that they have no right to cross-examine the state’s so-called witnesses. This is what happened last week in the capital city of Kigali, Rwanda, where opposition leader Mrs. Victoire Ingabire is on trial.

CDCR: Bay View is contraband for mentioning George Jackson and Black August

About two weeks ago, the IGI (Institutional Gang Investigator) searched my cell in SHU and confiscated my Bay View newspapers, saying they are contraband if any articles speak on George Jackson or Black August. They said that the newspaper with said articles would be used to re-validate me at my six-year review. I should not be penalized for a newspaper article.