Mumia Legal Update and Organizing Meeting

To Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters,

You are invited to attend the next organizing meeting of the Mobilization
to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal, SF:

Saturday, Oct. 30, 10:30am
298 Valencia St. at 14th St.
San Francisco, CA
415-255-1085

There will be a legal update (see below). There will also be a report back
from the recent meeting in New York of the National Task Force to Free
Mumia Abu-Jamal. This diverse group of nationally known supporters of Mumia
is suggesting a series of actions to mobilize support, including a
bi-coastal mass demonstration on April 23rd; national speaking tours;
campaigns for resolutions and endorsements for Mumia from elected
officials, churches, unions, etc. Come and help organize. Also, hear a
report from the successful anti-death penalty conference held recently in
Berkeley, CA.


FREE MUMIA!!

In solidarity,

Jeff Mackler and Laura Herrera, Co-coordinators
The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
298 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-255-1085
http://freemumia.org


Note: this is a denial of a motion for a stay of proceedings, *not* the
stay of execution -
10/19/04 Legal update from Mumia's attorney, Robert R. Bryan:
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an Order on Oct. 19
denying our motion for stay of the proceedings on appeal in order to
litigate newly discovered facts and issues. This means that the case will
continue to move forward federally at the appellate level even though we
have issues pending in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, and need to
return to the U.S. District Court regarding the trial judge's statement
during trial in reference to Mumia: "Yeah, and I'm going to help 'em fry
the nigger."

In the Status Report of Cross-Appellant and Appellee With Suggestion of
Stay Due To Pending Proceedings, filed July 16, 2004 on behalf of Mumia, I
said in part:

This Court is urged to stay the proceedings because of: (1) pending
postconviction litigation in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas; and
(2) further proceedings to be commenced in the U.S. District Court,
following the recent denial of certiorari, on the issue of the specific
bias of the trial judge ("Yeah, and I'm going to help 'em fry the nigger").

We are in the process of preparing a motion to remand the case to the US
District Court, in order to litigate the bias and racism of the trial
judge. You may be aware that an enormous obstacle to raising new claims and
facts is the 1996 Antiterrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(AEDPA). You will be advised upon further developments of significance.