HOUSTON ABCF LAUNCHES ONLINE PETITION FOR SUNDIATA ACOLI'S RELEASE
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The Houston chapter of the Anarchist Black Cross Federation has launched an
online petition to support the Call to Release Sundiata Acoli at
http://www.petitiononline.com/sundiata/petition.html. All concerned people
are encouraged to sign the online petition.

In 1968 Sundiata joined the Harlem branch of the Black Panther Party (BPP)
and did work around the issues of education, housing, employment, child
care, drugs and police brutality in the oppressed community.

In 1969 he was imprisoned with 13 others in what was known as the Panther 21
case for charges motivated by community work. Held for 2 years without bail,
the Panther 21 were acquitted and Sundiata was released in 1971.

Upon being released, Sundiata was harassed, provoked and followed by the FBI
until it was impossible to do effective community work. He then joined the
Black underground with the Black Liberation Army (BLA).

In May 1973 Sundiata, with Zayd Malik Shakur and Assata Shakur were
ambushed on the NJ Turnpike by state troopers. Zayd was murdered by the
police, Assata critically wounded. In the shootout a trooper was killed.
Sundiata escaped this incident but was captured shortly after and is now
serving a life plus 30 year sentence for the killing of the state trooper.

The Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign initiated the Call to Release Sundiata
Acoli in 2001. You can read it at.
http://afrikan.i-dentity.com/sundiata/messages/28.html.

The Anarchist Black Cross Federation is reachable at: http://www.abcf.net.
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