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March for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Mimi Rosenburg of WBAI in New York

A spotlight on the movement demanding freedom for world renowned journalist, author and political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, a man who has maintained his innocence, despite being convicted for murder in 1981.

Mumia has spent decades behind bars, enduring state repression, medical neglect and the elder abuse that so many aging prisoners face.

Joining us is Noel Hanrahan, lawyer, investigator and founder director of prison radio, who has brought Mumia to the airwaves of the Pacifica network and has amplified it worldwide ever since Dr Ricardo Alvarez, longtime physician for Mumia and organizer with peace, a group dedicated to parole justice, ending elder abuse, ensuring care and exposing systemic neglect in prisons.

Also joining us is Steve Bernhaut, architect of the 100 mile march for Mumia’s freedom, a member of Newark’s People’s Organization for Progress, who credits the Pacifica airwaves with helping to shape his political consciousness, while together, they shine a fierce light on the struggle to win freedom, care and justice for Mumia Abu Jamal and for all, for all political prisoners.  

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