"NU Day Resurrection and Liberation"

TODAY September 21, 2010 will be the Philly premiere showing of the new film on Mumia Abu Jamla titled. "Justice on Trial". Hear LIVE, from the Phila. Constitutional Center, interviews from viewers and portions of the Panel Discussion. New film, panel discussion, to explore Mumia verdict, inequities in modern criminal justice system One of Pennsylvania's most renowned death row cases will be retried in the court of public opinion beginning with a special screening and panel discussion of "Justice on Trial" History professor Johanna Fernandez and filmmaker Kouross Esmaeli deliver a primer on the nearly 30-year-old case in Justice, raising fundamental questions about the workings of the criminal justice system and the Abu-Jamal case - from sentencing to subsequent appeals. Justice frames the legal and factual arguments for reasonable doubt about the fairness of the guilty verdict, a discussion that will be continued after the screening with veteran journalists Linn Washington, Dave Lindorff and attorney Michael Coard. WHAT: Media preview of Justice on Trial, followed by "In the Interest of Justice," a panel discussion to explore the issues of bias and inequities in the criminal justice system. WHO: Justice on Trial filmmakers Johanna Fernandez and Kouross Esmaeli and panelists: Linn Washington, journalist and author Dave Lindorff, journalist and author Michael Coard, attorney and radio personality WHY: While passions remain high around the Abu-Jamal verdict, opportunities to soberly explore the facts and engage in thoughtful dialogue have been few, even nearly 30 year later. This screening and panel presentation will offer viewpoints that revolve around the broader issues of constitutional due process in this case and others