Free Political Prisoner, Black Panther Abdullah Majid, Harlem Rally

TONIGHT IN HARLEM:

IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD TIME...
AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT,
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING AND WRITING
A LETTER...THANK YOU!!!!!

Abdullah Majid is a native of Jamaica, Queens, New York. He has been imprisoned for more than three decades. In the 1960s, Abdul worked in the Grassroots Advisory Council—an anti-poverty program— before joining the Black Panther Party (BPP), and then became a citizen of the Republic of New Afrika. Abdul was involved in many of the BPP’s community-based survival programs which included free health clinics, free breakfast for children, the fight to decentralize the NYC public schools and NYPD. For this reason, he was targeted by the FBI’s Cointelpro—counterintelligence—program, charged and convicted of murder and the attempted murder of a police officer. Abdul and his co-defendant, Bashir Hameed, were forced into three separate trials. The first trial ended in a hung jury divided along racial lines; the second trial was declared a mistrial by the judge immediately after the jury acquitted Bashir of the murder charge; both were finally convicted in a third trial. Abdul was sentenced to 33 years to Life. Bashir Hameed made his Transition in prison in 2008.

In 2015, Abdul will appear before the parole board for the first time. He and his family are asking the community to write letters of support to the parole board urging for his release. The letters should reference Abdullah earning a college degree in Business Administration while in prison, mentoring youth as they make the adjustment to the prison environment, his helping young males to cope with long sentences, conduct legal research and providing civics training. It is should also be noted that Abdul is well-known and respected for his work with the Lifer’s Organization both inside and out the New York State Department of Corrections for facilitating classes, his teachings, leadership and counseling skills.

33 years is ENOUGH!!! We need your solidarity and support. Family and friends of Abdullah Majid ask that you write letters of support to the Parole Board urging his release. We also ask that call your elected representatives to demand his release. Abdullah Majid needs to be released so he can rejoin his 93-year-old mother, Mrs. LaBorde, who needs him by her side. Letters should be addressed to the NYS Board of Parole, 1220 Washington Ave, Bldg #2, Albany, NY 12226-2050, but sent to his attorney, Moira Meltzer-Cohen at 277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, New York 10007

FREEDOM AIN’T FREE II
Art, Culture & Resistance
National Black Theatre
2031 Fifth Avenue, Harlem
Friday, October 16th 2015 @ 6pm

PROGRAM

Welcome

Video presentation: Mrs. R. LaBorde, Abdul’s Umi
Moira Meltzer-Cohen, attorney at law
Zayid Muhammad, cultural presentation
Sekou Odinga, former PPOW
Suliaman ‘aka King’ Majid, Abdul’s son, cultural presentation
Legendary 12th & Sincerity, cultural presentation
Aliyah ‘LiLi’ Hakim-el, cultural presentation
‘Preme’ Abd’alAdhiym, ‘Laal’ Bilal, ‘Milez’ Isma’il,
‘Heedy’ Shahid, Abdul’s grandsons, cultural presentation
‘eMperor’ Abd’alMalik, Abdul’s son
Yaa Asantewaa Nzingha
Verbal Artisan, cultural presentation
M1 & Divine RBG, dead prez People’s Army Collective

The Abdullah Majid Freedom Campaign would like to thank
the National Black Theatre, Lumumba Bandele, and all
the artists who so generously donated their time, skills
and talent to make this event possible.

Abdullah Majid Freedom Campaign
PO Box 1274, Bronx, NY 10462
www.AbdullahMajid.com • 718-512-5008