March 2006 ACTION ALERT: Support Ali Khalid Abdullah Bid for Parole!

[IfasehunReincarnated]

Title: Support Ali Khalid Abdullah Bid for Parole and Successful Re-Entry

TIME SENSITIVE!
PLEASE TRY RESPOND TO THIS ALERT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Main Page of this Alert: http://www.assatashakur.org/0306.htm



Time Frame: 1 Month

Plan of Action: Send letters of support for Brother Ali Khalid Abdullah to the Michigan Parole Board.. This brother has been locked down since 1990, and was denied parole in 1996 for dubious reasons. Abdullah was convicted for his role in bringing community justice to drug dealers, gang members and a chid rapist.

Purpose of Action: As a prisoner of conscience who has developed self-help programs for other residents during his detainment at various state prisons in Michigan, as well as kept his mind sharp and his spirit healthy and strong during his detainment, Brother Ali Khalid Abdullah has more than paid his debt to society by serving out his sentence, for which he should have been paroled in 1996 but was denied. To date, he has served more than the 10-year minimum his sentence called for, and we must band together to call for his non-parole release, which will be in the next 19 months, with nothing owed to the state, provided that the Michigan Parole Board finds reason for him to merit release. Again, he meets with the Parole Board this month..

Ali Khalid Abdullah BIO
Ali is in prison for the charge of "Assault with Intent to Rob while Armed". He was convicted to 10 to 20 years for his involvement in trying to shut down a major drug dealer because one of the drug dealer's drug sellers sexually molested an 11-year-old girl as payment for the drug bill owed by the girl's mother. As a result of finding this out, Ali and three of his comrades went to take people's justice out on the drug dealer and his companion by going after their phony business where volumes of drugs were distributed and large stashes of money were held and transferred. For his actions, the courts felt he acted a vigilante for taking the law into his own hands - the hands of The People where it belonged- rather than allowing the state to do nothing.

Since Ali has been incarcerated, he has continued to fight for the people. He has continued to struggle for liberation and justice for all people. However, as a result of his political activities, Ali has met much repression from prison authorities. This has ranged from being constantly transferred from facility to facility, mail rejected and tampered with, property damaged by corrections officials and an attempt on his life by other prisoners. This was based on a bogus story put out by prison officials, hoping this would stop Ali's political attacks of them. Ali has been up for parole since 1996 with a recent parole hearing in February 2000 and each time, they have denied him parole for unsubstantiated reasons.

Ali, through PPWC (Political Prisoners of War Coalition), has developed a powerful network where revolutionaries, activists and socially conscious individuals have come together from all walks of life... bridging the barriers of language, distance and borders to defend truth and to fight for freedom.


Participate

What You Should Do Now:

1. (a) Write a letter of support For Ali Khalid Abullah.
   
   (b) Address the letter (not the envelope) to:
   The Michigan Parole Board
   P.O. Box 30003
   Grandview Plaza Building
   Lansing, MI 48909
   
   (c) Send this letter directly to Ali Khalid Abdullah. The Parole Board won't accept the letters unless Brother Ali gives the letters to the Parole Board directly when he meets with them this month.
   
   (d) Mail the letter to:
   Ali Khalid Abdullah #148130
   MOUND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
   17601 MOUND RD
   DETROIT MI 48212
   
   In the letter, express your desire to see this brother released, why you want to see him released and what support you would be able to offer him upon his release. If you are affiliated with any community-based organization, and are able to send the letter as a representative or officer of that organization, please do so. Sign and date your letter, and please be certain there is a return address on the envelope. See sample letter here.
   
2. Follow through with any commitment you propose. If you are able to link Brother Ali up with any community resources, including job leads upon his release, commit yourself to follow through on that proposal.
   
3. Brother Ali writes and distributes pamphlets through two distribution companies, and relies on donations for the pamphlets to obtain basic necessities such as postage and other provisions. It would be helpful if we could make small donations and order his pamphlets, even if just one, as this will also likely constitute one of his small streams of income once he is released. These pamphlets can be obtained through the following:
   
   KANSAS MUTUAL AID
   P. O. BOX 442438
   LAWRENCE KY 66044
   KansasMutualAid@hotmail.com
   www.AlliedResistance.org/kma
   
   Request pamphlets The Shaping of Marcus Garvey; Race: Why and How it is Used; The New World Order
   
   SOUTH CHICAGO ABC ZINE DISTRO
   P. O. BOX 721
   HOMEWOOD IL 60430
   
   Request Letters, Writings and Poems; In the Trenches and PPWC Declaration
   
   

Fliers

Sample Letter to Parole Board
Letter of Support (includes instructions)

Goals & Outcomes

Goals

• Petition the Michigan Parole Board for the release of Ali Khalid Abdullah.
• Raise awareness about Ali’s case and identify resources he may use upon release.
• Support the political awareness work and livelihood of Ali.

Outcomes

• Ali Khalid Abdullah is successfully released after serving 16 years.
• Ali Khallid Abdullah successfully re-enters society with our help.
• Inspire community activism in low-income areas around world.
• Ali Khalid Abdullah can begin to earn a living through his community work and writings.

Feedback

Please take a few moments and provide us with important feedback about this Action Alert. Your opinions are important!

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[Tehuti-4]

Will pass this on to the comrades in my sector.


ONE!

[Nesayem]

I got a letter today from brother Abdullah. He is very appreciative of the letters and support he has recieved.His hearing is supposed to take place this month, but we know how slowly things can take place in the legal system. If he is not paroled he will be released some time in 2008.

[Kefentse_Bandele]

Enough of the tough talk...let's get busy and get those pen's and pads out and give this brutha free!!

Community justice? And man after my own blood line!!

Uhuru

[Erzulie Danto]

i'm writing my letters. i plan to put them in the mailbox on monday.

[nattyreb]

On it, everybody let's move this FORWARD!!!

[Kefentse_Bandele]

What Can You Do

We need activist, men and women willing to do the practical work necessary to transform a vision into reality. Join one of our committees today.



Acquisitions & Distribution Committee: This committee organizes bookdrives and fundraisers; purchases books; and enlist bookstores to support organizational goals. It also organizes members and supportersto pack books to be sent to individual prisoners and to prison libraries.

Inroads Committee: This committee functions as a bridge between the organization and the prison administrations, working to build and maintain an operational realationship that will facilitate H.O.P.E.'s mission. It also replies to prisoners correspondence, responding to inquiries and suggestions on behalf of H.O.P.E. and seek to organize programming that would take the message of H.O.P.E. before the prison populace.

Community Relations and Committee: This committee takes the message of H.O.P.E. to the community. It is responsible for obtaining media contact, writing press releases, publishing brochure, newsletters and booklets, organizing speaking engagements and community forums.


H.O.P.E. meets at 7pm every 1st & 3rd Monday
at Black Star Community Bookstore
19419 Livernois @ Outer Drive
(313)863-2665
(313) 228-4505
helpingprisoners@yahoo.com


Uhuru

[Kweku_Omowale]

iam gonna get on the ball, as well, i will write and do whateva i can, havent been on line,coz social services,want me to be poor and homeless,so looking fora place and work,can be stressful sometimes,i do pledge and will give this matter attention,i have written to dem,assante sana,natty reb

[Kentake]

Hotep family!,
I have already taken down the address and other information related 2 this action alert. i will be mailing out my letter as soon as i find the time 2 write down what i really want 2 say....what about having an action alert 4 mumia abu-jamal?? i once wrote 2 herman bell many years ago, i still have the letter. it was a very emotional and awakening experience for me.


SANKOFA!,
Sistah Kentake.

[Need-to-know]

I got my letter mailed out to him and ordered the pamphlets. I see to it that this brother gets set free.

[IfasehunReincarnated]

Please do forward action alert requests to an admin and post any other actions/contact info/etc. in a seperate thread so they dont take away from this month's focus.

[Im The Truth]

Letters in the mail awaiting notice. Let anyone know that YOU participated!! If you haven't yet get on the job!

[Kimani]

the hardiest part about this for me was writing a sincere letter when I dont know much about Ali Khalid Abdullah; the info and sample letter helped; and it is done; i'm putting it in the mail tomorrow. Uhuru!

[QueenWarriorNefertari]

My apologies for me near non-existence in this. Dealing with a few struggles around my way. I will be building on this for future months, and commit to being more prompt for future action alerts.

Accounted for in this. Forward!

[Draptomania]

Anyone heard anything yet??? I haven't..I hope it is because the parole board and Brother Ali have been overwhelmed by our efforts