The
Celebration of Life Festival, April 24-26 in Philadelphia, marks
Mumia’s 60th birthday. On Saturday, April 26, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
Coalition (NYC) will gather supporters on two buses, one from 31st
Street and 8th Avenue and one from Riverside Church, Claremont Avenue at
120th Street, and ride to Philly for the all-day festival, a huge
international block party. We’ll leave New York at 8 am and leave
Philadelphia at 8 pm for the trip home; round-trip tickets are $20. For a
seat on a bus, send a check or money order made out to FMAJC/IFCO for
$20 to FMAJC, P.O. Box 16, College Station, New York, NY 10030. Include
your name, phone number, and email address and which bus you’d like to
ride on. We’ll mail you back your ticket.
The festival will be a reunion of all those who have participated in Mumia support efforts over the years together with all of the young people who have joined and strengthened our movement in recent years. Activities include performances by Dead Prez, Jasiri X, Immortal Technique, Taina Asili, and Dice Raw, among others, and a special performance by the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble. Speakers, vendors, resource tables, a Health Pavilion, and workshops round out the program. Scheduled workshops include Know Your Rights, The School to Prison Pipeline, Women and Prisons, and Political Prisoners.
For those of you driving, the festival will take place in and around the Church of the Advocate, 1801 W. Diamond Street.
Two days earlier, on Mumia’s actual birthday—April 24, there will be a gala event featuring Cornel West, the Last Poets, Sonia Sanchez, Marvin X, a fashion show, dinner, and much more. Mumia has asked that it be dedicated to the Baraka Family. The cost is $30 per person, and the location is 1016-18 South Street in Philadelphia. Time: 6:30 to 9:30 pm.
The festival will be a reunion of all those who have participated in Mumia support efforts over the years together with all of the young people who have joined and strengthened our movement in recent years. Activities include performances by Dead Prez, Jasiri X, Immortal Technique, Taina Asili, and Dice Raw, among others, and a special performance by the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble. Speakers, vendors, resource tables, a Health Pavilion, and workshops round out the program. Scheduled workshops include Know Your Rights, The School to Prison Pipeline, Women and Prisons, and Political Prisoners.
For those of you driving, the festival will take place in and around the Church of the Advocate, 1801 W. Diamond Street.
Two days earlier, on Mumia’s actual birthday—April 24, there will be a gala event featuring Cornel West, the Last Poets, Sonia Sanchez, Marvin X, a fashion show, dinner, and much more. Mumia has asked that it be dedicated to the Baraka Family. The cost is $30 per person, and the location is 1016-18 South Street in Philadelphia. Time: 6:30 to 9:30 pm.
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