CHARLES BROWN, STOP!

Charles Brown CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us
Sun Jan 24 14:52:24 PST 1999


Sorry, I don't know how that happened.

Should I do something to reverse it ?

Maybe , it just broke down and that happened to be the last message.


>>> R. Magellan <magellan at netrio.com.br> 01/24 5:45 PM >>>

By now 349 messages are being blocked in my e-mail because this message below can't enter into. I can't pick them either through Eudora or Netscape. I can only send messages out. What happened?

It is the weekend and the technical support of my provider will open only tomorrow morning !

We all are for Mumia and against racism, but such a problem could be avoided? It's the second time that something coming from the marxism-thaxis list causes it ! R. Magellan

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Return-Path: owner-marxism-thaxis at buo319b.econ.utah.edu Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:07:42 -0500 X-UIDL: 917101688.016 From: "Charles Brown" <CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us> To: <Leninist-international at buo319b.econ.utah.edu>,

<Marxism-thaxis at buo319b.econ.utah.edu>, <Lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>,

<Labor-l at yorku.ca> Subject: M-TH: Fwd: [BRC-ALL] BRC-ALL BLACK RADICAL CONGRESS ENDORSES

MILLIONS FOR MUMIA Sender: owner-marxism-thaxis at buo319b.econ.utah.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: marxism-thaxis at buo319b.econ.utah.edu

RICK wrote:
>
> The Black Radical Congress endorses the Millions for Mumia mobilization.
> The BRC recognizes that the gross injustices that Mumia Abu Jamal and
> other political prisoners are suffering, are deep-rooted, long standing,
> and fundamental to capitalist/white supremacist hegemony. The
> circumstances surrounding the attempted execution style murder of Mumia,
> demands from those who call themselves radical to begin to build mass
> opposition against the killing of Mumia and the castration of
> radicalism. Mumia's ordeal has come to symbolize a struggle for justice
> and human dignity, as he draws attention along race and class lines to
> issues such as: the inhumanity of the death penalty, judicial lynching,
> police terror, criminalization of our youth, the acceleration of
> imprisonment of people of color--especially women of color, and the
> state sanctioned abuse of prisoners implemented by racist legislation.
>
> Mumia's case clearly illustrates how the marginalized have been
> sentenced to capital punishment. In other words, those without capital
> are punished--while the rich get richer and the poor go to jail! This
> state-sanctioned lynching isn't just about Mumia. It carries with a
> warning to all those who dare challenge the hypocrisies evident in a
> capitalist democracy. Mumia's ordeal serves as a caveat, that there is
> a price to be paid if we resist bourgeois authority, refuse to conform,
> and if we stand up for those who aren't able to stand for themselves.
> Yet, Mumia Abu Jamal continues to inspire white rock bands to chant his
> name on national television, he inspires Black urban griots to
> articulate the frustrations of neglected inner-city youth, he inspires
> members of foreign parliaments to call for a new and impartial trial,
> and he inspires thousands of us to struggle here in Amerikkka. His
> uncompromising stance in the face of impending death and continued
> exposes of the racist exploitative nature of capitalism, clarifies our
> struggle against this insane order known as Amerikkkan democracy.
>
> As local, national, and international efforts to draw attention to
> Mumia, continue to grow, we want to put equal emphasis on building an on
> going united front or coalition on a local level. Many people don't
> know about Mumia, or his plight which points to the need for local
> organizing, teach-ins, demostrations, and other effective measures.
> There is also a critical need to link the Millions for Mumia
> mobilization with the political prisoner movement and the prison
> industrial complex. By combining these areas of work we can all build a
> genuine united front against repressive legislation and attacks on our
> human rights.
>
> The Black Radical Congress also recognizes that the various activites to
> save Mumia Abu Jamal's life, through critical resistance have within
> them the potential to galvanize our fragmented radical forces. This
> will enable us to organize our communities toward radical solutions to
> our problems. The call for Millions for Mumia to mobilize, draws upon a
> rich heritage of struggle, by putting faith in the power of the people.
> Examples of such people power have resulted in the freedom of Angela Y.
> Davis; Geronimo Ji Jaga; Dhoruba bin Wahad; Assata Shakur; Nelson
> Mandela and others. The persecution of Mumia Abu Jamal, demands that we
> come together, and actively call public attention to the state execution
> style attempted murder of Mumia, and bring pressure to bear in obtaining
> justice for Mumia and all political prisoners. The potential to free
> Mumia, lies in the people, not elected leaders (Cheer-Leaders for Bill
> Clinton), not so-called objective journalism (manufactured consensus.)
> The ANSWER lies in PEOPLE POWER! Power generated by well-informed and
> organized communities, that are able to respond effectively to direct
> action. Through strength and unity, we can bring about freedom for
> Mumia, and the abolishment of this present unjust system.
>
> STOP THE EXECUTION OF MUMIA ABU JAMAL - HANDS OFF ASSATA
>
> THE BLACK RADICAL CONGRESS "TOWARD THE STRUGGLE TO FORGE NEW BLACK
> LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMING MILLENNIUM"

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