[Ppnews] Urgent Campaign - Bashir Hameed Update

[Political Prisoner News]

June 26, 2008

NATIONAL JERICHO URGENT CAMPAIGN!

Re: BASHIR HAMEED – HELP HIS WIFE VISIT HIM

To all Jericho chapters, allies and friends:

As you probably know, the health situation of 
political prisoner and former Black Panther Party 
member Bashir Hameed (s/n James York) is in 
crisis. As of June 25, Bashir had 
significant/visible blood in the urine and was 
told by the prison physician assistant at 
Comstock that he'd be sent to see a doctor today. 
Bashir, who had a coronary bypass operation about 
18 months ago, has also had blood in his stool 
and has not received the colonoscopy he was 
scheduled for. Furthermore, Bashir's niece, 
Courtney York MD, saw him last week and was quite 
alarmed by the ongoing denial of adequate medical 
care for him. Efforts are underway to intensify 
the campaign for adequate medical treatment and 
transfer to a prison where he will receive better 
care. Bashir's wife Florence, who lives in Texas, 
is now planning to travel to New York in order to 
be near him. Florence is in need of financial 
support to make this trip, rent a car and secure a place to stay.

After receiving calls and making calls to several 
Jericho folks and old-time comrades of Bashir's, 
we (National Jericho's co-chairs) are asking 
folks to help Florence Walker (Mrs. Bashir 
Hameed) by contributing whatever $$ you can to 
the kitty. We want to lighten as much of her $$ 
burden as possible. If you can do this with 
"urgency," as we don't want to take any chances 
procrastinating around Bashir's condition, folks can send a check to:


FLORENCE WALKER

Note/memo: For Mrs. Bashir Hameed

You can address it to:

Florence Walker
c/o Yasmin Sutton
112-50 Northern Blvd. # 2D
Corona, NY 11368

Yasmin is a long-time comrade of Bashir's from 
the Corona branch of the Black Panther Party who 
works closely with Jericho and for Bashir for 
years. She will be able to deliver checks to 
Florence immediately due to the fact that 
Florence will be in New York. Yasmin will also 
keep a copy and total of all checks sent for records.

Under pressure, we will come through for our 
Freedom Fighter. We are coming through NOW.

FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS

SUPPORT FLORENCE'S JOURNEY TO COMSTOCK PRISON

A QUICK AND SAFE RECOVERY FOR BASHIR HAMEED


Ashanti Alston & Kazi Toure

Co-chairs, National Jericho Amnesty Movement



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