Saturday, November 7
3:00 pm
North Avenue Branch – Richmond Public Library
2901 North Ave, Richmond, VA 23222
As part of a Week of Action for Shaka A. Shakur, the Virginia Committee of the Shaka Shakur Freedom Campaign is hosting a screening of the documentary, “Across Enemy Lines: Shaka A. Shakur,” followed by a discussion and informational session.
After watching the documentary and seeing how this father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and human rights activists continues to fight for his and all of our freedom despite being forced to spend most of his life in captivity, you’ll want to join the movement that will free Shaka and all Political Prisoners/Prisoners of War.
This event will also serve as a much-needed fundraiser for the Shaka Shakur Legal Defense Committee. You can donate now by clicking here.
About “Across Enemy Lines”
Why is Shaka A. Shakur still imprisoned, given that he has already served the entirety of the sentence for his 2002 conviction? Why is he incarcerated in rural Virginia—hundreds of miles away from his family—even though he was not convicted of a federal crime? “Across Enemy Lines” investigates and answers these questions, recounting the story of this New Afrikan Political Prisoner, revolutionary organizer, author, and theorist.
Told through the words of Shaka, his wife Akili Shakur, and various friends and supporters, this documentary is more than a story of one man and the communities most directly-impacted by his unjust incarceration; it is a snapshot of the mass incarceration system, the evolution of the Black/New Afrikan nation and resistance, and most of all, it is a call to do everything we can to return this grandfather, community leader, and human rights advocate back home where he belongs.