Help restore the AFSC Friend of a Friend project in Maryland - 8:00pm est

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Dominque Stevenson is the Baltimore Director of American Friends Service Committee and helps to implement their Friend of a Friend mentoring project which operates in three sites in Maryland. This program has been highly spoken of by Political prisoner Marshall "Eddie" Conway the former Black Panther who has served more than 40 years in prison after being framed by the FBI’s COINTEL program that sought to eliminate Black Panther leadership by means which included false criminal charges and even assassination of Panther members.

The Maryland Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services Gary D. Maynard unfairly suspended the FOF project reportedly over a harmless incident involving a floppy disk and their reasoning does not make much sense at all so hopefully Ms. Stevenson can help us understand what is going on and what we can do to help.
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Visit: American Friends Service Committee @ https://afsc.org/program/friend-friend-program

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Political Prisoner Radio w/ Sis Dylcia Pagan

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Join us as we discuss the issue of political prisoners and P.O.W's in the United States. Sis Dylcia Pagan like others dared agitatate for the freedom of the U.S. held colony of Puerto Rico and were imprisoned for their efforts. She is a warrior, poet, artist, film maker and survivor of the U.S. war on colonized people.
Visit: http://dylciapagan.com

UPDATE on health crisis involving Brother Mondo We Langa

Monda We Langa

Alumni member of the Black Panther Party

Framed by J Edgar Hoover in 1970

The Jericho Community  helped express concern for our brother and made it clear that people across the country are interested in Mondo and co-defendant Ed Poindexter’s case and in their well-being. Thank YOU! Your voices helped.  Further correspondence with the prison (diane.sabatka-rine@nebraska.gov) should indicate that the schedule changes and especially the inordinate number of hours in cells with limited opportunities for circulation put undue stress on Mondo and other senior prisoners complicating their health issues.We continue to request that the senior prisoners be given an alternate schedule and special attention to their health needs. The Warden’s number is 402-479-3216. Her email is diane.sabatka-rine@nebraska.gov.

The Nebraska Jericho met with Mondo We Langa (formerly David Rice) of the Omaha Two on November 4^th, 2012. Mondo had been vesting the infirmary for two weeks for breathing treatments. At that time Mondo was too sick and weak to eat in the lunch hall. He was thinner than ever certainly not over 100 lbs.

 Mondo related:A lockdown began on August 2^nd as a result of fighting between some of the younger guys. The administration put the entire prison system (the Penn at Lincoln as well as at Tecumseh) on a modified schedule. Mondo said that means 22 hours per day in the cells with time out only for meals.  After a couple of months another hour of out-of-cell time was for day room or recreation.  Mondo said he has had several attacks during where he could not get his breath at all. He said that at times the air-condition system did not work and mold grew in his unit. After several trips to the infirmary he was diagnosed with COPD. He said the extremely long lockdown of the prison has either caused or exacerbated his problem breathing.  

The next morning the Nebraska Jericho contacted the following persons: Mondo’s local Attorney Tim Ashford who said he would go into the Prison; Nebraska State Senator Chambers who has a long record of defending prisoner’s rights at that institution; James Davis in the State Ombudsman’s office. Davis agreed to go and see Mondo and try and investigate and support Mondo’s request for an outside physician to examine him. Anne Else who acts as a paralegal for Mondo’s long time attorney Lennox Hinds helped create a list of persons who could call in and check on Mondo.  Several members of the National Jericho Staff and other activists made calls to the prison last week. These calls are much appreciated and the Prison staff is aware of the concern for Mondo’s health.  

On Thursday, November 8, Nebraska Jericho spoke again with the Prison Administration and with public relations officer Win Barber, who wants email communications describing our complaint about the lengthy lockdown and the disproportionate impact upon the older prisoners.  This may help to create an alternate schedule for the more senior people and those who are ill. .. We are now told that the situation at the prison is no longer a lockdown but rather “Movement by Unit.”  So that units are allowed out in the yard one group at a time.  We will follow up to find out what the new conditions are for getting out of the cells…We were able to speak with the prison physician Dr. Cole (402-479-5931). 

We learned that Mondo is still be treated for problems breathing and that he will remain in the infirmary this time until his condition improves and stabilizes. He also will take meals there in order to regain his strength.Dr. Cole said that Lennox had requested an outside physician, or second opinion and the institution was awaiting the name of that person. We spoke to Anne today and learned that the University of Nebraska Medical Center or Creighton University Med. Center will likely supply the physician.




To Learn More about the Omaha Two (Mondo and Ed’s Case) See:

NebraskansforJustice.Com / Political Prisoners in North America / Facebook Political Prisoners in North America / The JerichoMovement.com / Check out recent podcast on the case



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Free the Omaha Two w/ Paulette Dauteil & Tekla Agbala

Tonight's program will update a recent call for medical support for Omaha Two PP Mondo we Langa who for the first time in 30 years mentioned to Tekla Agbala that he had been repeatedly going to the infirmary for COPD.

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Our very special guests will be Paulette Dauteil, Co-Chair Jericho & Office coordinator for Leonard Peltier Offense-Defense Comm. and Tekla Agbala, Nebraska Jericho.

Jericho asked for calls to the warden and demand Mondo's transfer to a regular hospital outside of the prison (the prison is notorious for horrible care). Warden is: Diane Sabatka-rine 402-471-3161 or 402-479-3216. Diane.sabatka-rine@nebraska.gov

More info on the Omaha Two @ http://sfbayview.com/2011/the-story-of-the-omaha-two-2/

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Free Oso Blanco & Leonard Peltier update

Tonight we are joined by the Bro Joseph who is the foster son of political prisoner Oso Blanco. Oso was sentenced to 80 years in prison for expropriating money from banksters for the Zapatista indigenous movements of Mexico and poor people in the so-called hood hence the "Robin the Hood" name given to him by FBI agents.


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We are also joined by political prisoner Leonard Peltier's cousin Aaron Mirmalek who will give us a case update and discuss some of the projects regarding political prisoners he has going on. We will also discuss the transition of Russell Means.

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