Mumia Abu-Jamal on Earth First!'s Judi Bari

Mumia Abu-Jamal has been death row in Philadelphia since the early 1980s, I organised the British arm of the campaign to prevent him being executed in 1995 by Republican Governor Tom Ridge, we succeed but he is still in prison, a life term already.

The evidence against him is poor and he has long served, Mumia was imprisoned like Gramsci to shut him up and like Gramsci it didn't work, he is closer to our politics than Gramsci. A supporter of mainly African-American deep ecology/ religious group/ post-panthers MOVE he still proclaim the prophetic vision of John Africa.

He writes beautiful columns, no column today but his 1997 rememberence of leftist Earth First! activist Judi Bari.

as they say on these occassions 'ONA MOVE LONG LIVE JOHN AFRICA!'

Statement for the Memorial of Judi Bari
March 6, 1997


We join with you in this moment of remembrance of Judi Bari, who fought valiantly for the green and growing life of your region, and of Mother Earth. The bombing of Judi and her companion by forces now unknown, is a dark testament to her growing significance in the movement against the rapacious greed of big lumber and capital. Even after that honor, her sprit remained undaunted and undiminished, although her body was shattered. She is remembered today, and will be remembered tomorrow, for the flash of the spirit that returned on behalf of life. Let us remember her with our resistance.

Ona Move
Long Live John Africa
Mumia Abu Jamal