Luers was originally sentenced in 2001 to twenty two years and eight months for the politically motivated arson of three SUV’s at a car dealership in Eugene, OR.
Luego de años de resistencia, la fiscalía del estado de California tuvo que admitir que no cuenta con suficiente evidencia contra los San Francisco 8.
The following article is a letter by Jalil A. Muntaqim to activists and supporters of the San Francisco 8 struggle.
July 6, 2009
First, I would like to thank all my friends and supporters for their tenacious and tireless work in support of the S.F.8, especially the San Francisco 8 Support Committee, Committee in Defense of [...]
Eight former Black community activists—Black Panthers and others—were arrested in 2007 on California charges dating back to 1971.
On January 2, 2009, 4,000 Palestinians from the Midwest and their supporters gathered at the Tribune plaza in Chicago to protest the bombing of Gaza’s residents by the Israeli military since December 27—to date 450 Palestinians have been killed (according to the Reuters article, “Israeli tanks, soldiers invade Gaza Strip.” January 3, 2009). The National [...]
As a political prisoner, Mumia is the example of a free, insubordinate spirit… He’s the political prisoner who, before thinking of himself, stands up for other political prisoners in the United States and the world.
In almost three decades of incarceration, Bashir, a devout Muslim, applied his religious and political principles to the struggle against injustice and racism behind the walls…
Qwusu Yaki Yakubu (aka James Sayles) was an extraordinary human being. He died on March 28, 2008, at age 60 after spending almost 40 years in prison. Yaki was a revolutionary, a nationalist and an internationalist in the spirit of Malcolm X. He was an activist and theoretician, and a writer and editor of several [...]
A short documentary on the National Boricua Human Rights Network and Elvira Arellano, undocumented activist and Adalberto United Methodist Church on International Human Rights Day, 12-10-2006.
…Over the years Marilyn’s ability to walk deteriorated requiring her to rely on a cane and then crutches. About a year ago she suffered a nasty fall at the Dublin Federal Correctional Institution where she has been incarcerated…
