{"id":18387,"date":"2021-04-15T13:33:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=18387"},"modified":"2021-04-15T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:14:39","slug":"urgent-call-to-action-mumia-abu-jamal-am8335-to-undergo-heart-surgery-from-adrienne-fong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/urgent-call-to-action-mumia-abu-jamal-am8335-to-undergo-heart-surgery-from-adrienne-fong\/","title":{"rendered":"URGENT CALL TO ACTION: MUMIA ABU-JAMAL (AM8335) TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY (from Adrienne Fong)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FkqmN3o8lZ6U%2Fmqdefault_live.jpg&amp;t=1618521079&amp;ymreqid=3424e100-25d4-8d73-2fa7-cf040d01b800&amp;sig=Pn._MDg6G8uiqOxcuSykkg--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Youtube live stream link for today&#8217;s press conference, starting in 15 minutes. Free Mumia!<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=4a989e015d&amp;e=e769a171e5\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kqmN3o8lZ6U<\/a><br><br>Prison Radio will record and archive this broadcast at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonradio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.prisonradio.org<\/a><br><br>Attachments area<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=a398032512&amp;e=e769a171e5\">Preview YouTube video Mumia to Undergo Heart Surgery: Emergency Press Conference<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=231e7bc8aa&amp;e=e769a171e5\"><\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=946ebdb472&amp;e=e769a171e5\"><\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=865310ad90&amp;e=e769a171e5\">Mumia to Undergo Heart Surgery: Emergency Press Conference<\/a><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exploratory Procedures done-<\/strong><br><strong>arteries blocked further surgery scheduled.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br><strong>He is not Out of Danger<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Call for his freedom.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2%2Fimages%2F0092832f-b97e-40d0-977f-09c4d632242c.png&amp;t=1618521079&amp;ymreqid=3424e100-25d4-8d73-2fa7-cf040d01b800&amp;sig=D7bBWinebU1LQ.DbnhD28g--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Head of PA DOC, John Wetzel<br>717-728-2573 ***&nbsp;EMAIL: &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:J.Wetzel@state.pa.us\">J.Wetzel@state.pa.us<\/a>&nbsp;,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ra-crpadocsecretary@pa.gov\">ra-crpadocsecretary@pa.gov<\/a><br>twitter: @johnewetzel, @DOCSecretary&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>PA DOC, Deputy Secretary for Administration of Healthcare, Christopher Oppman&nbsp;<br>717-728-4122 or 717-728-2573 Ext 5<br>&nbsp;<br>SCI Mahanoy Superintendent, Bernadette Mason<br>570-773-2158&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Governor of PA, Tom Wolf<br>717-787-2500 ext. 3. ***&nbsp;FAX&nbsp;717-772-8284 ***&nbsp;EMAIL: &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Brunelle.Michael@gmail.com\">Brunelle.Michael@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>facebook: @governorwolf, @TomWolfPA &nbsp;instagram: @governortomwolf<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=362b1d6d16&amp;e=e769a171e5\">https:\/\/jamaljournal-movement.blogspot.com<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=1c43597133&amp;e=e769a171e5\">https:\/\/bringmumiahome.com<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=fd1f9a9edd&amp;e=e769a171e5\">http:\/\/www.freemumia.com<br>https:\/\/letmumiaout.com<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=31067d101c&amp;e=e769a171e5\">http:\/\/mumiabujamal.com\/v2\/category\/actualite\/<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=c1dacd50b1&amp;e=e769a171e5\">https:\/\/www.prisonradio.org\/<\/a><br><br>&#8220;<em>We could not save Malcolm X, but we can save Mumia.&nbsp; We can save him, and we must save him, because we love our Brother, and we need our Brother to help us fight for our freedom.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em>Assata Shakur&nbsp;<br><br>When We Fight, We Win.&nbsp;<br><br>Noelle Hanrahan&nbsp;<br>Prison Radio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Didn\u2019t receive news of this happening till after I sent out \u201c announcements\u201d. From what I understand from another email early this morning \u2013 people who usually hear from Mumia daily have not heard from him since Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His trusted doctor has also not had access to Mumia. Anyone that is hospitalized should have access to a trusted advocate for them\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you Verbena for this. Sending this to a few of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaljournal-movement.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/urgent-call-to-action-mumia-abu-jamal.html\">https:\/\/jamaljournal-movement.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/urgent-call-to-action-mumia-abu-jamal.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-S9xcGtH0iT8%2FYHexg5JS5VI%2FAAAAAAAAAmk%2FysU6dlZ9xGQ1w8E2Pg2wCdDG1OT_d92kACLcBGAsYHQ%2Fs320%2FIMG_9647.jpg&amp;t=1618518723&amp;ymreqid=3424e100-25d4-8d73-2fa7-cf03f301b800&amp;sig=V0oUW6uDm5ZilKgFPcRdOA--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S9xcGtH0iT8\/YHexg5JS5VI\/AAAAAAAAAmk\/ysU6dlZ9xGQ1w8E2Pg2wCdDG1OT_d92kACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1080\/IMG_9647.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This call to action was put together by the international movement to free Mumia.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>URGENT CALL TO ACTION:&nbsp;MUMIA ABU-JAMAL (AM8335) TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=6bca2254cb&amp;e=28ecbdd915\">&nbsp;<\/a><br>Mumia Abu-Jamal, the world renowned veteran Black Panther, political prisoner and radio journalist, had heart pain over the weekend. He was rushed to the hospital, and is expected to undergo heart surgery tomorrow, April 15, 2021.<br>&nbsp;<br>We demand that:<br>1.Before surgery, Mumia be allowed to call his wife, Wadiya Jamal; his longtime supporter Pam Africa; his chosen doctor, Dr. Ricardo Alvarez; and his Spiritual Advisor, Mark Taylor.<br>2.&nbsp;Mumia not be shackled to his hospital bed,&nbsp;as is the rule in Pennsylvania and&nbsp;across the United States.&nbsp;<br>3.Mumia, an innocent man, be immediately released&nbsp;from prison.<br>&nbsp;<br>We need not look far to see the mortal danger that the shackling of a patient represents: our dear Ancestor, political prisoner Romaine &#8216;Chip&#8217; Fitzgerald was chained and shackled to his hospital bed in his last days \u2014while he was hardly conscious\u2014 and before making his final transition, just over 2 weeks ago on March 28, after 52 years in prison.<br>&nbsp;<br>According to Dr. Ricardo Alvarez, Mumia\u2019s chosen doctor, \u201cAny evidence of shackling will be seen as a deliberate harm to Mumia and a perpetuation of the court documented trauma he has already suffered.\u201d&nbsp;Loud and clear are the echoes of slavery, which \u2014as Eric Williams shows in&nbsp;Capitalism and Slavery&nbsp;\u2014 for the first time in human history produced the global distribution and mass use of handcuffs, shackles and fetters to bring enslaved Africans to heel.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Dr. Alvarez continues, \u201cThere is significant evidence, both legal and medical, that Mumia has suffered severe harm because medical, legal, law enforcement, and judicial professionals have not met proper standards. Mumia has been recently hospitalized for COVID and Congestive Heart Failure and he already suffers from hypertension as well as liver cirrhosis and diabetes, both induced by court documented medical neglect.&nbsp;Freedom is the only treatment.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Please call, tweet, email and fax&nbsp;the following offices to make these demands: that Mumia be immediately allowed to call his wife, Pam Africa, his doctor, and spiritual advisor; that he not be shackled to his hospital bed, and that he be immediately released.<br>&nbsp;<br>Head of PA DOC, John Wetzel<br>717-728-2573 ***&nbsp;EMAIL: &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:J.Wetzel@state.pa.us\">J.Wetzel@state.pa.us<\/a>&nbsp;,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ra-crpadocsecretary@pa.gov\">ra-crpadocsecretary@pa.gov<\/a><br>twitter: @johnewetzel, @DOCSecretary&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>PA DOC, Deputy Secretary for Administration of Healthcare, Christopher Oppman&nbsp;<br>717-728-4122 or 717-728-2573 Ext 5<br>&nbsp;<br>SCI Mahanoy Superintendent, Bernadette Mason<br>570-773-2158&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Governor of PA, Tom Wolf<br>717-787-2500 ext. 3. ***&nbsp;FAX&nbsp;717-772-8284 ***&nbsp;EMAIL: &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Brunelle.Michael@gmail.com\">Brunelle.Michael@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>facebook: @governorwolf, @TomWolfPA &nbsp;instagram: @governortomwolf<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=c272da7585&amp;e=28ecbdd915\">https:\/\/jamaljournal-movement.blogspot.com<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=316fde3796&amp;e=28ecbdd915\">https:\/\/bringmumiahome.com<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=bdb80fbf54&amp;e=28ecbdd915\">http:\/\/www.freemumia.com<br>https:\/\/letmumiaout.com<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prisonradio.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=247585f092e945ff55b9a1bb2&amp;id=f31c8d4444&amp;e=28ecbdd915\">http:\/\/mumiabujamal.com\/v2\/category\/actualite\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youtube live stream link for today&#8217;s press conference, starting in 15 minutes. Free Mumia!https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kqmN3o8lZ6U Prison Radio will record and archive this broadcast at&nbsp;www.prisonradio.org Attachments areaPreview YouTube video Mumia to Undergo Heart Surgery: Emergency Press ConferenceMumia to Undergo Heart Surgery: Emergency Press Conference&nbsp; Exploratory Procedures done-arteries blocked further surgery scheduled.&nbsp; He&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/urgent-call-to-action-mumia-abu-jamal-am8335-to-undergo-heart-surgery-from-adrienne-fong\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18387"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18387"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18390,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18387\/revisions\/18390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}