28th anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Dec. 9 marks the 28th anniversary of the imprisonment of political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal for the murder of a Philadelphia police officer. To observe this important anniversary and support ongoing efforts to free Mumia, the Philadelphia International Action Center will host a showing of the 2008 documentary, “In Prison My Whole Life.”

Abu-Jamal was arrested on Dec. 9, 1981, the day William Francome was born in Great Britian. Francome and acclaimed actor Colin Firth, the film’s executive producer, made the award-winning film to explore the injustices in Abu-Jamal’s case as well as the past and present socio-political climate in the U.S.

“In Prison My Whole Life” looks at inconsistencies with old evidence as well as new evidence in the case that create a basis for reasonable doubt. It also explores U.S. history and the justice system through the case of death-row inmate Abu-Jamal, and includes interviews with Angela Davis, Dead Prez, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Robert Meeropol, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Steve Earle and others.

The film will be aired on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Calvary Church, 48th and Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia. A discussion with Pam Africa from International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal will follow. For more information contact [email protected].