National Jericho Movement
The National Jericho Movement, also known as the Jericho Amnesty Movement, advocates for the release of certain prisoners in the U.S. whom the movement considers to be political prisoners.
Contents
About
As Jericho describes itself on its web site: [1]
Jericho is a movement with the defined goal of gaining recognition
of the fact that political prisoners and prisoners of war exist inside of the United States despite the United States’ government’s continued denial ... and
winning amnesty and freedom for these political prisoners.
Jericho was founded by Jalil Muntaqim (neé Anthony Bottom) who also founded the National Prisoners Campaign in the 1970s. Jericho is affiliated with the RepubIic of New Afrika and the New Afrikan Liberation Front. [1]
The Jericho web page includes the Black Panther logo and the red, black, and green Pan-African colours. Jericho also speaks favorably of the Black Panther Party, La Raza Unida, FALN, Los Macheteros, North American Anti-Imperialist Movement, May 19th, AIM, and the Black Liberation Army as defenders of freedom. [1]
Membership
As of June 2010, Jericho's domain contact is listed as Safiya Bukhari, who died in 2003.
Co-Chairs
Affiliates and Members
- Albuquerque Jericho Movement
- Asians For Jericho
- Boston Area Jericho Movement
- Kazi Toure (Co-Chair). Toure has also worked with the American Friends Service Committee. [5]
- Cleveland Jericho Movement
- Jericho Amnesty Coalition Los Angeles
- Michael Novick, also of the Anti-Racist Action Network and People Against Racist Terror. [6]
- Lawrence Reyes, also of the Puerto Rican Alliance. [6]
- New Jersey Jericho Movement
- New York City Jericho Movement
- Ashanti Alston (Co-Chair) [2]
- Hombre Ana
- Dhoruba bin-Wahad [7]
- Oregon Jericho Movement
- Adam Carpinelli, also of the NW Student Union and the Social and Environmental Club
- Philadelphia Jericho Movement
- San Francisco Bay Jericho Movement
- Students For Jericho
- Syracuse Jericho Movement
- Wisconsin Jericho Movement
Other Members
- Naji Mujahid (neé William Fenwick). [7] [8]
Notable Positions
Support for Violence
Jericho says it advocates for "political prisoners ... who went to prison as a result of their work on the streets against oppressive conditions like indecent housing and inadequate or complete lack of medical care, lack of quality education, police brutality and the murder of people organizing for independence and liberation."[1] However, some of the people for whom Jericho advocates have been convicted of serious crimes.
- Jalil Muntaqim -- Convicted of killing two police officers in New York. [9]
- Mumia Abu-Jamal -- Convicted of killing a police officer in Philadelphia.
- Several MOVE members -- Convicted of killing a police officer while refusing a court order to withdraw from their property in 1978. [10]
- Earth Liberation Front members Nathan Block, Daniel McGowan, Jonathan Paul, and Joyanna Zacher -- Convicted of arson. [11]
- Marilyn Buck, David Gilbert, Sekduo Odinga, and Mutulu Shakur -- Convicted of killing two police officers and a security guard during the robbery of an armored money car in 1981. [12]
Jericho has similarly described terrorists captured by Israel during wartime as political prisoners. [7]
Support for Cuban Spies
Jericho's list of political prisoners includes the Cuban Five, spies who were caught by the U.S. and convicted of espionage in the late 1990s.
Notable Activities
In 2010, Jericho participated in the May 6 Mobilization for Aafia Siddiqui. [13]
On 27 March 1998, Jericho brought several thousand protesters to the Jericho98 rally in Washington, DC. [14]
Contact
National Jericho Movement
P.O. Box 1272
New York, NY 10013
nationaljericho@gmail.com
External links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Liberation_Army
- Free the SF 8 / Committee for the Defense of Human Rights
- FALN in Wikipedia
- Los Macheretos in Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Five
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jericho, What is Jericho?, accessed 21 June 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ashanti Alston, [http://picasaweb.google.com/nationaljericho/Jericho10thAnniversaryWeekendOfResistance Jericho Tenth Anniversary Weekend of Resistance]
- ↑ http://www.myspace.com/freesekou
- ↑ A New Generation Connects with Political Prisoners, Revolutionary Worker #952, 12 April 1998, accessed 24 June 2010
- ↑ American Civil Liberties Union, [http://www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-massachusetts-calls-end-massive-government-surveillance-local-activist ACLU of Massachusetts Calls for End to Massive Government Surveillance of Local Activist], 31 August 2004, accessed 24 June 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michael Novick, Critical need for funds to send LA Jericho delegation to Philadelphia, 11 April 2007, accessed 24 June 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jericho Press Release Statement on the Detainment of Dhoruba bin Walad
- ↑ http://london.indymedia.org/events/3294
- ↑ Wikipedia, Anthony Bottom (Jalil Abdul Muntaqim), accessed 21 June 2010
- ↑ Wikipedia, MOVE, accessed 21 June 2010
- ↑ Wikipedia, Operation Backfire (FBI), accessed 21 June 2010
- ↑ Wikipedia, Brink's Robbery 1981, accessed 21 June 2010
- ↑ Cryptome, Endorsers of the May 6 mobilization, 8 May 2010, accessed 21 June 2010
- ↑ John Catalinotto, Protest puts national focus on political prisoners in U.S., Workers World, April 1998, accessed 24 June 2010
