tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109256392024-03-13T13:11:45.289-07:00The Anti-MOVE/Mumia BlogThis Site Is An Online Resource For Those Interested In Information About The Philadelphia Based Cult Known As MOVE And Convicted Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Tony Allen is currently working on a book that amongst other things, chronicles his involvement with MOVE as well as the 2002 murder of John GilbrideTony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-12609258800194049462019-09-26T13:25:00.003-07:002019-09-26T13:25:42.915-07:00Sept 27th 2002That date seems so impossibly long ago, but there it is. Do the math and 17 years have come and gone. It hardly seems real.
John's murder remains "unsolved" and it is easy to believe that it will remain that way...
As for me, I can talk about MOVE now with more nuance and less anger. Less hatred. I can admit just how much those people meant to me. I can recognize how much of what I Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-44284245184574682242014-10-02T12:26:00.001-07:002014-10-02T12:26:50.172-07:00The Latest News in The Investigation Into the Murder of John Gilbride
BY JASON NARK, Daily News Staff Writer
Posted: September 29, 2014
THE BOY grew up to become an image of his dead father, their smiles so wide and similar. A living ghost that haunts Jack Gilbride.
Gilbride, 75, is connected to and divided from both of them by blood. His son, John Gilbride, was mired in a chaotic custody battle with his ex-wife, the former Alberta Africa of the MOVE Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-17257433894359135362013-09-26T07:35:00.001-07:002013-09-26T07:35:15.195-07:00The Death of "Birdy Africa"
(from Philly.com)
Michael Moses Ward, 41, who was known as Birdie Africa when he survived the 1985 MOVE bombing, died Friday, Sept. 20, aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean, officials said.
Mr. Ward was found unconscious in a hot tub on the Carnival Dream, said Craig Engelson, an investigator for the Brevard County (Fla.) Medical Examiner's Office. The death appeared to be an accidental Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-18294636971928687072012-09-25T19:19:00.001-07:002012-09-25T19:19:03.617-07:00(Posted on behalf of Jack Gilbride, an excerpt from his book "A Fathers Sacrifice")
Dear: Zack:
Your father wanted to offer you the opportunity for you to be your own man someday and to decide for yourself the type of life that you would someday live. Your father and I had many discussions in which he told me how much he wanted to be with you but could not because your mother refused for you Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-39724838622962025132012-09-25T19:08:00.000-07:002012-09-25T19:08:26.112-07:00
This sign was posted outside the New Jersey office of the Philadelphia Inquirer. I think it is quite emblematic of what MOVE is now and always has beenTony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-1729939118072200092012-09-20T08:27:00.002-07:002012-09-20T08:27:43.384-07:00More on John Gilbride Murder(From Philly.com)
by Monica Yant Kinney
Last of two parts.
All unsolved murders are inherently mysterious, but that of John Gilbride remains extra-curious, since he was shot dead hours before a court-ordered visit with the son his ex-wife, MOVE matriarch Alberta Africa, vowed not to let him see.
Most custody battles never make headlines. MOVE, the West Philadelphia cult famous for two Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-17417473522055953132012-09-17T18:03:00.001-07:002012-09-17T18:03:06.962-07:00MOVE Asked For An Interview..Responds with letter aimed to intimidate(The following was posted online by Monica Yant Kinney. It is apparently a response to her request for an interview. I think it does a fine job of highlighting the fact that MOVE wishes to intimidate people into not daring to ask any questions about John Gilbride, his murder, and what is being done to the child that he had with cult leader, Alberta Africa)
In the interest of transparency, I Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-33469628885969182182012-09-17T06:24:00.002-07:002012-09-17T06:24:55.112-07:00Zack Gilbride Lost In MOVE?(From Philly.com)
Jack Gilbride's memoir, A Father's Sacrifice, is written for an audience of one: his grandson, Zack, the only child of John Gilbride, who was murdered in 2002 during a bitter custody fight.
The manuscript contains 109,971 words aimed at a 16-year-old living in Cherry Hill. "My sole purpose," the author says, "is for Zack to read this and have some understanding of what his Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-74053063961990320382011-09-30T08:21:00.000-07:002011-09-30T08:23:19.804-07:00Nine Years After John's MurderIn America justice has evolved from a concept to be held aloft as an ideal enforced by the divine to a kind of mechanism to enforce laws and punish the guilty while protecting the innocent. It is by no means a complete or by a perfect evolution. It is a bureaucratic institution that is as prone to flaws and prejudices as are the people who grind the gears and make it happen. It bears the scarsTony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-51124903700204736792011-05-17T12:02:00.000-07:002011-05-17T12:03:31.278-07:00Osage Avenue: Still An Open WoundOsage Ave: Still an open woundBy VALERIE RUSSPhiladelphia Daily Newsrussv@phillynews.com 215-854-5987TWENTY-SIX YEARS ago today, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on what had once been a quiet leafy neighborhood on Osage Avenue, near Cobbs Creek Park.But Milton Williams is tired of talking about the bomb that started a fire that killed 11 people in the MOVE house and destroyed 61 homes."I want Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-20614355575878202262011-05-08T14:16:00.000-07:002011-05-08T14:18:29.690-07:00What Did I Get Out Being With MOVE(I haven't posted in a while, but somebody recently asked me what I got out of being in MOVE and I really thought about it for a while and thought I would share my response on here in the hopes that it may help somebody out there)That is really a good question and one that deserves a thorough answer. I am glad you asked it because it really caused me to sit down and think about it. What I came Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-41742867514335153702010-10-06T12:32:00.000-07:002010-10-06T12:33:25.227-07:00The Mumia Saga Pro and Con(From Philly.com)By Stu Bykofsky Philadelphia Daily NewsDaily News ColumnistTHE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL cause celebre is a porcupine with 1,000 sharp quills, each one ready to inflict pain on the unwary.Two documentary-makers last week grabbed some quills - Tigre Hill with "The Barrel of a Gun" and Kouross Esmaeli with "Justice on Trial."The dueling documentaries - sincere, low-key and basically honest -Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-80636540119256102722010-09-27T17:32:00.000-07:002010-09-27T17:33:45.238-07:00Remember John Gilbride...Murdered By MOVE Sept 27th 2002It is saddening to me that it has been eight years since John Gilbride was murdered.I am not going to revisit the circumstances of John’s death or yet again talk about who is responsible. I have done that on this site ad-nauseum. Obviously, the person or persons responsible for John’s murder are still at large. They still are walking the streets. They could very easily do what they did to Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-28918914408584800722010-09-23T07:35:00.000-07:002010-09-23T07:39:17.798-07:00"The Barrel of a Gun" Premiers To A Sell out Crowd!(From Philly.com)By Amy S. Rosenberg and Stephen Jiwanmall Inquirer Staff WritersNearly 29 years after Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner was fatally shot at 13th and Locust Streets, echoes of the epic and polarizing case filled city streets Thursday as two movies premiered with emotional and clashing views of death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.At the Merriam Theater, where local filmmakerTony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-58029206175449215692010-09-19T07:20:00.000-07:002010-09-19T07:22:33.674-07:00Review of Tigre's Mumia Film(from Philly.com)By Michael Smerconish - Inquirer Inquirer Currents ColumnistMention "Black Panthers" to a young person today and if the words have any resonance at all, they might bring to mind the two knuckleheads who made a scene outside a Philadelphia polling place on Election Day 2008. But there was a time when a powerful revolutionary movement of the same name - with infinitely more Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-63737379837250908262010-09-09T07:51:00.000-07:002010-09-09T07:53:58.110-07:00Rival Jamal Movie Tries to Compete With Hill(from Philly.com)As the premiere nears of Tigre Hill 's "The Barrel of a Gun," about the controversy surrounding the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner and his killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, rival filmmakers are seeking funds to complete "Mumia 101." Hill has said that his movie contains new insights suggesting that Abu-Jamal's murder of Faulkner was premeditated. The Committee Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-4375008695838367382010-08-18T09:36:00.000-07:002010-08-18T09:38:02.055-07:00Do We Need Tigre Hill's Film?Do We Need Tigre Hill’s New Film?Director Tigre Hill’s new film “The Barrel of a Gun” is finally slated to be released the end of September. The eagerly awaited documentary purports to finally set the record straight about what happened the night of December 9, 1981 when Police Officer Daniel Faulkner was shot during a “routine” traffic stop in downtown Philadelphia. This murder and the Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-50106189990179960492010-07-24T19:03:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:07:13.263-07:00Tickets Available For "The Barrel of A Gun" And MOVE Members Denied Parole(Tickets for the premier of Tigre Hill's film are now on sale! Go to kimmelcenter.org to purchase. I am not sure yet if I will be in attendance but I do sure wish Tigre and the other folks involved with the film the best of luck.On another note, a number of MOVE members have been denied parole again this year. I expect the rest to be similarly denied and will keep people informed)FOR IMMEDIATE Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-14748545168256002862010-07-03T10:26:00.000-07:002010-07-03T10:28:39.335-07:00Anti-Death Penalty Activists Turn Against Mumia(The following "confidential" memo was written by key anti-death penalty activists in the United States)CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM to ECPMfrom the US members of the Steering Committee of the WCADPInvolvement of Mumia Abu-Jamal endangers the US coalitionfor abolition of the death penaltyECPM has unilaterally, and over objection, determined to give the Mumia Abu-Jamal case a prominent role in the Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-48348392762725580872010-06-15T09:48:00.000-07:002010-06-15T09:54:03.691-07:00MOVE Again Avoids Gilbride Murder(It was last month that Philadelphia Inquirer reporter wrote a scathing article on MOVE’s continuing madness and now a month later MOVE has decided to “respond”. To be sure, it is not much of a response; it is essentially a long-winded ad hominem attack on a reporter who has meticulously covered issues surrounding MOVE and Mumia for the last several years. Ramona Africa asserts that Kinney is Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-84432334479153840452010-06-03T09:04:00.000-07:002010-06-03T09:06:50.932-07:00Mumia Doc Finally Gets Release Date(Filmaker Tigre Hill)(From Philly.com)Filmmaker Tigre Hill has finally pulled the trigger on the premiere of his latest documentary, The Barrel of a Gun, which explores the 1981 killing of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, for which radio reporter Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted.It will screen at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Merriam Theater -- a little more than a block from the scene of the Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-18303110381022212742010-05-13T09:22:00.000-07:002010-05-13T09:28:37.909-07:00MOVE Philosophy Lives On In Survivor(I have been a fan of Brian Hickeys writing for years and I was very happy to hear that he wanted to interview me for this piece he was writing on MOVE. Please check out his website at brianphickey.com)MOVE Philosophy Lives On In Survivor(From Philly Metro)Last Tuesday, I left my house with a BlackBerry, digital camcorder and iPod. The irony? For the 25th anniversary of Ramona and Birdie Africa Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-78834471290861784712010-05-13T09:14:00.000-07:002010-05-13T09:17:07.136-07:00MOVE Members Mount A Protest/Letter To EditorMOVE mounts a protest(From Philly.com)MOVE members and their supporters gathered at City Hall yesterday afternoon to mark today's 25-year anniversary of the Osage Avenue disaster."We never ever want anyone to forget the vicious murder of our family," said MOVE member Pam Africa."These people dropped a bomb and did that to stop us from exposing what's wrong in the system."Carrying posters bearing Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-7545719149597248932010-05-10T15:35:00.000-07:002010-05-10T15:37:31.772-07:00Fighting MOVE Is Worth ItThis past weekend has brought a huge amount of media attention in Philadelphia back to MOVE. This is of course a double edged sword. I have argued in past posts and to any reporter who will listen that to just recount MOVE’s exploits in strictly a historical context is to miss the point. Make no mistake, MOVE is still capable of carrying out evil deeds and they in fact carry them out with Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925639.post-55141066044100936632010-05-10T09:44:00.000-07:002010-05-10T09:52:58.569-07:00Fight Back Against MOVE(MOVE Flyer)Fight Back Against MOVE! It is not surprising that MOVE is once again using the upcoming anniversary of the calamity that they instigated on Osage Avenue to serve their own ends. The cult that Mumia pledges allegiance to and whose members murdered Police Officer James Ramp in 1978 are at again.Their bringing of “murder charges” against the City Of Philadelphia is ironic in light of Tony Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09696537069081456773noreply@blogger.com0