Desmond Tutu- Alice Walker – Jonathan Kozol Speak out for Mumia! Deadline for your letter 9/5/2014
Keep Sending In Your Puffin Nomination Letters!
Deadline Sept. 5th
„This is my strong note of support for the nomination of Mumia Abu-Jamal as a possible recipient of the Puffin Prize. He’s a brave and gifted man who underwent the worst kind of Hell for nearly 30 years until his death sentence was overturned, but drew from that experience extraordinary fortitude of spirit and has written prodigiously and wisely about societal injustice. I admire him tremendously.“
— Jonathan Kozol (Writer & Puffin Prize Winner)
„I am a researcher and writer, covering Latin America, who has been privileged to meet some of the most remarkable figures of the past thirty years; Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Subcomandante Marcos, Rigoberta Menchu, Douglas Bravo, Pepe Mujica, to name but a few. Abu Jamal represents the same line of brave citizens, most of them unknown and unsung, who have risked everything to change society, paying a terrible price in the process. Inside prison Abu Jamal has prised open a window into a hidden world, a world of mass incarceration and daily cruelty which will be looked upon, in future years, as one of the (many) great obscenities of our age.“
–From Writer Miguel McCaughan’s letter of support
Dear Friends,
Mumia is already an award winning journalist known around the world as an uncompromising and hard working journalist not afraid to tell the truth. He has dedicated his life to transforming society. Don’t you think it’s time he gets recognition for his brilliance and his sacrifices?
Prison Radio has started a new initiative to raise awareness. In order to get prizes, honors and fellowships it often requires that you apply and submit applications. Prison Radio is doing this for Mumia and our other correspondents.
We need your help to identify places to apply. If you know of other awards or prizes or honors that you think Mumia should be nominated for, let us know: info@prisonradio.org
In the meantime…
KEEP SENDING IN YOUR PUFFIN NOMINATION LETTERS!
Last week we asked you to help us nominate Mumia for The Nation Institute’s annual Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship, $100,000. This prestigious award honors an artist, academic, activist, writer, or journalist for „socially responsible work“ and „challenges to authority.“
WRITE A LETTER OF NOMINATION TO THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION TO HIGHLIGHT THE REASONS WHY MUMIA DESERVES THIS PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE. Send a short paragraph to puffinprize@nationinstitute.org and cc it to us info@prisonradio.org
Don’t hesitate- the deadline for Puffin Nominations is September 5th!