Jericho Movement: Boston Branch

10/03/2024

05/13/2022

Today marks the 37th anniversary of a massive police operation in Philadelphia that culminated in the helicopter bombing of the headquarters of a radical group known as MOVE. The fire from the attack incinerated six adults and five children, and destroyed 65 homes.

To find out more about this horrific chapter in U.S. history read more: https://www.liberationnews.org/fw-re-anniversary-of-move-bombing/

"The bombing was the government’s attempt to intimidate and terrorize working and oppressed communities to prevent them uniting and standing up for themselves. It did not work, as recent demonstrations reveal. The Black Lives Movement continues to grow; protests against tar sands and for Indigenous sovereignty in the Dakotas have united environmentalists, Indigenous people and anti-war veterans.

And the three-decades-long campaign to free Mumia Abu Jamal has won important victories: first getting Mumia off death row, then getting him and other prisoners long-delayed treatment for Hepatitis C and now Mumia’s case has the possibility of being either re-tried or dismissed entirely. The same DA, Ronald Castille, who prosecuted Mumia thirty years ago refused to recuse himself when he became a top Appellate Court judge. In a clear conflict of interest, Castille was hearing appeals on his own prior cases.

Despite the horrible crime committed on May 13, 1985, the people continue to resist the racist establishment in Philadelphia and nationwide."

05/10/2022

Sundiata Acoli is coming HOME!

WHAT HAPPENED?
The New Jersey Supreme Court correctly upheld the law today, granting the release of 85-year-old Sundiata Acoli after serving more than 49 years in prison.

The Court ruled that the parole board unlawfully denied Mr. Acoli’s petition for release by claiming that he was a risk to public safety and noted that he has shown no substantial risk of recidivism or a risk to public safety.

WHO IS SUNDIATA ACOLI?
Sundiata Acoli, a New Afrikan political prisoner of war, mathematician, and computer analyst, was born January 14, 1937, in Decatur, Texas, and raised in Vernon, Texas. He graduated from Prairie View A & M College of Texas in 1956 with a B.S. in mathematics and for the next 13 years worked for various computer-oriented firms, mostly in the New York area.

During the summer of 1964 he did voter registration work in Mississippi. In 1968 he joined the Harlem Black Panther Party and did community work around issues of schools, housing, jobs, child care, drugs, and police brutality.

In 1969 he and 13 others were arrested in the Panther 21 conspiracy case. He was held in jail without bail and on trial for two years before being acquitted, along with all other defendants, by a jury deliberating less than two hours.

WHAT'S THE CALL!? FREE THEM ALL!

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Sundiata Acoli (born in 1939, as Clark Edward Squire), a New Afrikan political prisoner of war, mathematician, and computer analyst, was born January 14, 1937, in Decatur, Texas, and raised in Vernon, Texas. He graduated from Prairie View A & M College of Texas in 1956 with a B.S. in mathematics and...

05/10/2022

04/29/2022

Guest Poets/Spoken Word Artists including Sister Nzinga, Rafael Landron, Professor Louie & political prisoner updates

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04/24/2022

Peace everyone- come join us this afternoon at Franklin Park for a celebration of Mumia Abu-Jamal's revolutionary resistance- on his birthday! Home-made food, music and community- starting at 3p and going till about 6p- kids and pets welcome, bring a friend!
We're here:

Pierpont Rd, Boston, MA 02119

04/04/2022

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

As-salaamu ‘alaykum

Ramadan Mubarak!

(Blessed Ramadan)

In recognition and respect for the Holy Month of Ramadan – the Month in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed - and for all Political Prisoners, Comrades, Family and Friends who are fasting these 29 to 30 days, Jericho sends its greetings, love, and admiration. May we all gain spiritual benefit and strength from our efforts to become better human beings. May we embrace the utmost love and respect for each other; be compassionate and caring; do intentional and random acts of kindness; and continue to strive for justice and freedom for all Political Prisoners!

03/16/2022

'He Didn't Have a Family Waiting to Welcome Him Back': Wrongfully Convicted Man Now Clear to Seek Damages from Ohio After Serving 45 Years of a Life Sentence

An Ohio court has declared a man wrongfully imprisoned after he spent 45 years incarcerated for the murder of his wife. Isaiah Andrews, in wheelchair,

02/23/2022

Check out this amazing panel by the Boston South Asian Coalition!

Political Prisoners & Refugees in South Asia
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When: March 5th (Saturday) at 11am EST (9pm Pakistan; 9:30pm India/Sri Lanka; 9:45pm Nepal; 10pm Bangladesh/Bhutan).
Register at zoom: https://tinyurl.com/PoliticalPrisonersRefugees

Draconian state policies have increased political prisoners and refugees in South Asia. Boston South Asian Coalition’s (BSAC) event on March 5th (Saturday) at 11am EST will discuss the state of refugees and political prisoners in Bhutan and India.

1. The Creation of Refugees and Political Prisoners in Bhutan
During 1990-92, around 100,000 people of Bhutan, which constituted one-sixth of the Bhutanese population, were evicted by the Druk regime, transported across India, and later moved to eastern Nepal. Thousands of refugees have received asylum all over the world but around 7,000 refugees remain in the refugee camps in Nepal, as they want to return to Bhutan or lack proper documentation. Many refugees and political prisoners are still being incarcerated in Bhutan. The speakers will discuss the state of Bhutanese refugees and political prisoners.

Speakers:
Kanak Mani Dixit
Kanak is the founding editor of the Himal Southasian regional review magazine as well as publisher of the Nepali language weekly Himal Khabarpatrika.

Devendra Bhattarai
Devendra is a senior journalist with the Kantipur Publication covering foreign affairs, migrant labor and human rights issues.

2. National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Political Prisoners in Assam (India)
In 2019, Indian government published the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam that defined which resident of Assam is qualified to be an Indian. Almost 2 million people were not included in the NRC and have become stateless. If they cannot “prove their citizenship”, the millions of residents who have been living in the region for generations risk being detained and deported. If the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are implemented all over India, as is the plan, the most vulnerable – landless Dalits, Muslim migrant laborers, women, transgender, Adivasi – will become stateless. The speaker will discuss the condition of the people in Assam because of NRC and the building of the new prison industrial complex.

Speaker:
Aman Wadud
Aman is a human rights lawyer. He has defended people who were being stripped of their citizenship rights in the state of Assam in India.

Register at zoom: https://tinyurl.com/PoliticalPrisonersRefugees