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MOVE is an organization formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1972 by John Africa and Donald Glassey. MOVE was described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocated a 'back-to-nature' lifestyle and preached against technology."^[1] The group came to international attention after an attempt in 1985 by the Philadelphia Police Department to enforce outstanding arrest warrants for four members resulted in the police dropping a bomb containing C-4 and Tovex from a helicopter onto MOVE's residence. Eleven members died in the ensuing fire, including founder John Africa. Activist and convicted murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal^[2] has been an active supporter of MOVE.^[3] This article is about the organization. ... Liberty Bell; public domain. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... MOVE! is an organisation formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 by John Africa (Vincent Leaphart) and Donald Glassey. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Though most indigenous Africans possess relatively dark skin, they exhibit much variation in physical appearance. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Philadelphia Police Traffic Officers with their Patrol Car The Philadelphia Police Department is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Preparing C-4 explosive C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of military plastic explosive. ... Tovex is a water gel explosive that has several advantages over traditonal dynamite. ... Mumia Abu-Jamal (IPA: ); (born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954) is a former Black Panther Party activist, cab driver, author, and journalist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted for the murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. ...

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Africa and his primarily African-American followers adopted the surname "Africa". They lived collectively in a house owned by Donald Glassey in the Powelton Village section of West Philadelphia. Their actions brought close scrutiny from the Philadelphia police.^{[citation needed]} In 1978, an end was negotiated to an almost year-long standoff with police, but MOVE failed to relocate as required by the court order.^[4] When the police later attempted entry, one policeman was killed and several people were injured.^[5] Subsequently, MOVE moved to a new location, a row of tenements on Osage Avenue, in 1985.^{[citation needed]} Again, they were viewed as a public nuisance.^{[citation needed]} On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department attempted to clear a building in which the MOVE members lived. The police intended to remove two wood-and-steel tactical bunkers constructed by MOVE on the roof by dropping a bomb made of military grade C-4 and a water-based gel used for mining explosions called Tovex. The resulting explosion, and the decision by Police Commissioner Sambor and Fire Chief Richmond to let the bunker burn caused the house to catch fire, igniting a massive blaze which eventually consumed almost an entire city block and left 240 people homeless. Eleven people, including John Africa, six other adults and four children, died in the resulting fire.^[6] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Categories: Stub | House types ... Nuisance is a common law tort. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Philadelphia Police Traffic Officers with their Patrol Car The Philadelphia Police Department is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

In a 1996 civil suit in U.S. federal court, a jury ordered the City of Philadelphia and two former city officials to pay $1.5 million to a survivor and relatives of two people killed in the incident. The jury found that the city used excessive force and violated the members' constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure.^[7] A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in order to recover a right, obtain damages for an injury, obtain an injunction to prevent an injury, or obtain a declaratory judgment to prevent future legal disputes. ... Map of the boundaries of the United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... For jury meaning makeshift, see jury rig. ... Excessive Force is a musical side project started in 1991 by Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM and Buzz McCoy of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. ... For the entry on the naval ship U.S.S. Constitution, see: USS Constitution. ... Amendment IV (the Fourth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. ...

Seven of the nine MOVE members who were found guilty of third-degree murder in the shooting death of a police officer in 1978 are due for parole hearings in April 2008.^[8]

References in music

MOVE is mentioned in many songs. Examples include the song Sunset on 32nd by Strike Anywhere; Operation M.O.V.E. by Leftöver Crack; M.O.V.E. by Fifth Column; Philadelphia by Atom and his Package; Mumia's Song by Anti-Flag; Stonez of Christ (featuring Jus Allah) by Jedi Mind Tricks; No Justice, No Peace by Aus Rotten; Watermelon City by Elizabeth Alexander on the DJ /rupture album Special Gunpowder; Be Careful Tonight by Beru Revue; Save a City... by Mischief Brew and "City of Soul" by Australia's Eurogliders; Proper Propaganda by Dilated Peoples; "M.O.V.E." by The Micranots. Strike Anywhere is a melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. ... Leftöver Crack is a political ska punk band that emerged following the breakup of the ska punk band Choking Victim around the year 2000. ... Fifth Column, from left to right: Caroline Azar, G.B. Jones, Beverly Breckenridge. ... Adam Goren is a musician, better known as the sole member of the punk band Atom and His Package. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of four members: Justin Sane (lead guitar, lead vocals), Chris #2 (bass, vocals), Chris Head (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Thetic (drums). ... Star Wars, see Jedi mind trick. ... Aus-Rotten was a Crust/Hardcore Punk crossover group which formed in the early 1990s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Summary DJ /rupture is the pseudonym of Jace Clayton, a Barcelona-based breakcore producer and DJ. He used to play in the drum and bass collective Toneburst. ... Beru Revue was an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who played that citys club circuit in the 1980s. ... Mischief Brew is a band from Philadelphia which plays Acoustic folk and anarcho-punk music. ... The Eurogliders were formed in 1980 in Perth, Western Australia. ... Dilated Peoples is an underground hip hop group residing in California. ...

See also

• John Africa
• Green Anarchism
• Anarcho-primitivism

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References

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Further reading

• Discourse and Destruction: The City of Philadelphia versus MOVE, Robin Wagner-Pacifici, University of Chicago Press, 1994
• Move: Sites of Trauma (Pamphlet Architecture 23); Johanna Saleh Dickson; Princeton Architectural Press, 2002
• The Bombing of Osage Avenue, Toni Cade Bambara
• Attention Move! This is America, Margot Harry, Banner Press, ISBN:0916650324

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External links

• Official MOVE website
• Blog of a former MOVE supporter
• MOVE on a political support website
• Website about MOVE
• Report of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission (AKA the "MOVE Commission")
• "John Africa's MOVE Organization"
• "25 Years on the MOVE"
• Alice Walker's Thoughts about MOVE and the bombing
• "A Basic History of the 1985 MOVE Bombing: Rogue Police and Weak Leadership"
• Mindfully.org's scan of a New York Times story on the bombing
• MOVE members due for parole hearing (in April 2008)