TFF Associates & Themes Blog

Annette Schiffmann
Born in 1954 in Germany.
Annette Schiffmann joined TFF as an Associate in August 2003 and became member of the Board in August 2006.

Public relation counselor, printer, designer, photographer, human rights and peace activist – please follow my activities on Facebook.
Working against the death penalty with focus on the USA & for the freedom of the African-American journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was on Pennsylvania’s death row for 30 years – only to be “released“ into a life in prison now, which is not acceptable. More in German here.
Specialized in public relations, organizing, networking, and fundraising for small political and cultural groups and organizations. More here.

Projects 2012
Traveling with my exhibition – full schedule until the end of 2013.
Co-organizing two major events in Berlin to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and to abolish the death penalty and mass incarceration. More here and here and here – the website is in German but speeches are in English and photos are universal.
Traveling to the US to network with the lawyer team for Mumia Abu-Jamal and activists in New York and Philadelphia – and to visit Mumia for the first time in general population!

Projects 2011
Traveling with the exhibition “Half of Heaven“ and showing it at 9 different venues.
Co-organizing a new campaign to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and to abolish the death penalty. First stop at the Frankfurt Book Fair with the happening: “Read for Mumia“ with 30 people in orange prison jump suits reading about freedom, incarceration, racism, and hope.

Projects in 2010
Working with the exhibition and Premiere for “Half of Heaven – 99 Women and You“.
Organizing a visit by a German delegation to death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal at SCI Greene in Pennsylvania, US.

Projects in 2009
Concept and beginning of the exhibition project “Half of Heaven – 99 Women and You“ with 99 photo portraits and audio interviews with women from the age of 15 to 92 about pride, womanhood, violence, and dreams & visions.

Project in 2008
Organizing and public relations work for an International Conference “Iraq – Alternatives to the Ongoing War and Occupation“ on March, 8th, in Berlin.

Projects in 2007
Research support for the documentary “In Prison My Whole Life“ about Mumia Abu-Jamal and the death penalty in the United States which was officially supported by Amnesty International and premiered on Ocotober 25th, 2007, in London and Rome and invited as competitor for the US Sundance Film Festival in January.
Organizing a speaking tour for Dr. Michael Schiffmann’s book “Race Against Death – the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal“ in 42 venues all over Germany, Switzerland, and Austria:

Projects in 2004, 2005, and 2006
Organizing and traveling with  my exhibition “Purple Hearts – My Heart is Burning“ –  performing in 16 cities and venues – last time in Copenhagen at the Denmark Social Forum in February 2006.
Creating and organizing a huge one-day-open-air-exhibition in Heidelberg’s main street – 2 kilometers with fabric squares, hanging on a long cloths line – each piece a dedication to a woman or girl that had to suffer from sexual violence.

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I want to express my eternal gratitude, joy, and fun, for having met Jan and Christina on the International Iraq Conference in Berlin in November 2002, and for knowing them better since August 2003 – they both make life lovelier, funnier, and much more worthwhile with their ideas, ideals, their cooking, their jokes, and their commitment – with people like them we can and will achieve a better world.

Annette Schiffmann joined TFF as an Associate in August 2003 and became member of the Board in August 2006.