http://www.abibitumikasa.com/Still.php
What: Obadele Kambon Legal Defense Fundraiser
When: Friday December 7, 2007 :: 7:00 PM
Where: Jacob H Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E. Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago IL 60653
How Much: $10 General Admission :: $5 Students and Seniors
It's still BIGGER than Jena 6!
Why???
Cause Jena 6 is EVERYDAY in the CHI!
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Who: Internationally Renown Spoken Word Artist Heru
Andre Grant, Attorney
Patricia Hill, Author and Former Officer
David Lemieux, Detective, Author and Former Actor (Spook who Sat by the Door)
Michelle Thomas, Two Time Victim of Chicago Police Department
Why:
Background:
On the evening of June 25, 2007 at 9:45PM, Obadele Kambon and his pregnant fiancée, Kala Mujibha, were stopped by the Chicago police allegedly for a broken turn signal light. Without explanation, Obadele and Kala were told to get out of the car and were unlawfully searched, handcuffed, and detained by the police while the car was illegally searched without expressed or implied consent and without probable cause. Though Obadele safely transported an unloaded weapon in a closed container within the trunk of his car with papers of ownership, the police confiscated the weapon, arrested Obadele, and impounded his car. Because the police had no probable cause to perform the illegal search in the first place, they decided to manufacture probable cause out of thin air. In an untruthful report, the police claimed that in stopping Obadele and Kala they visibly saw the weapon in the cabin of the car. Furthermore they said it was loaded, allowing them to pursue felony charges. Due to the lies of the police and the malicious prosecution of the state’s attorney, Obadele now faces a serious felony charge with a minimum of five years imprisonment...more
PARTICIPATE!
What to do:
1. Make A Financial Contribution to Obadele Kambon’s Legal Defense fund- go to http://www.abibitumikasa.com/Legal.php
and follow the instructions to make a contribution to the paypal legal defense fund online, or send your contributions to the following Address:
Obadele Kambon Legal Defense
C/O PO Box 1256, Wendell NC, 27591 (773) 696-5765
Because of these concocted charges, Obadele has had to postpone his wedding, incur costly charges of legal fees, vehicle impoundment, bond and more totaling more than $10,000. In the 1960’s the police used the underhanded tactic of draining individuals and organizations that were doing the work of our people through various means; physically through false incarceration, monetarily through trumped up charges, emotionally through harassment and terrorism and more. Their tactics have not changed. Have we changed our response?
For More Information and on various ways you can support Click Here: http://www.abibitumikasa.com/Legal.php
Goals & Outcomes
Goals:
1. To raise the funds needed for and after the trial to help offset the costs of legal aid, impound fees, bond, etc. The police do not ask whether or not you had a wedding planned or a baby on the way or need funds for business operations dedicated to the advancement of Afrikan people.
Outcomes:
Obtaining of funds so Obadele can move past this travesty so he can continue doing the work of liberating our people.
Greater level of education and activism surrounding issues of police corruption and the prison industry in Chicago, the united states and the world.
