From abe at cuadp.org Fri Dec 8 23:47:28 2006 From: abe at cuadp.org (Abraham J. Bonowitz) Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:47:28 -0500 Subject: [CUADPUpdate] RE-LAUNCHING the DMW DVD: Support These Affiliates, or become one! Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20061208234515.03914c78@cuadp.org> Greetings All, Having fixed some technical matters with its web site, ActiveMusic.org is re-launching its effort to support the abolition movement via affiliate sales of the Dead Man Walking CD Legacy Edition/Concert DVD package! ALSO, they have added a Cafe Press store featuring the Dead Man Walking Concert logo on all sorts of nifty things, with profits from those sales to be split between the three victims families groups in the anti-death penalty movement. The Dead Man Walking CD Legacy Edition features Bruce Bringsteen, Eddie Vedder, Johnny Cash, Suzanne Vega, Michelle Shocked, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Tom Waits and others, PACKAGED WITH the never-before-available and award winning film of the "Not In My Name" Concert (featuring Steve Earle, Annie DeFranco, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Vedder and others). THIS OUTSTANDING PACKAGE IS NOW AVAILABLE via the link you will find on one of the following web pages. These groups are listed in the order that they signed on as part of this project. Each sale generated by someone clicking on the link at a particular web site will generate $5 for that group! Also, for every sale of this package - no matter who generates the sale - MVFR and MVFHR will get a royalty! So please support this project! Don't see the url of your favorite group? Encourage them to sign up as an affiliate at http://activemusic.org/idevaffiliate/ With the holiday gift giving season upon us, its not too late to buy the package via the link at one of these sites and receive it in time for that special day! (And of course, for all of your on-line shopping needs, don't forget to go to http://www.CUADP.org and scroll down to the Amazon.com link so that all of your purchases benefit our movement!) http://www.journeyofhope.org http://www.prisonsfoundation.org http://www.miracles-of-hope.com http://www.pfadp.org http://www.tcadp.org http://www.vadp.org http://www.ncadp.org http://www.coadp.org http://tcask.org http://mvfr.org http://www.mvfhr.org http://www.1prison.com http://www.pa-abolitionists.org http://www.cuadp.org http://www.deadmanwalkingupdate.org Paz! --abe Abraham J. Bonowitz for ActiveMusic.org and CUADP 800-973-6548 www.CUADP.org From abe at cuadp.org Sun Dec 10 01:29:28 2006 From: abe at cuadp.org (Abraham J. Bonowitz) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:29:28 -0500 Subject: [CUADPUpdate] It's International Human Rights Day! Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20061210011405.0394ed60@cuadp.org> Sent *ONLY* to the Recipients of CUADPUpdate Feel Free to Forward Greetings All! Today is December 10, International Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Check out the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, available in 250 languages at <http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/index.htm>. And while EVERY DAY is HUMAN RIGHTS DAY in my book, make it a point to tell someone about it today and to do something special to celebrate your human rights and to protect those of others.... ********** Our friend Magdaleno Rose-Avila was honored yesterday by the city of Seattle with its Distinguished Citizen Award for Human Rights. Congratulations, Magdaleno! Read all about it at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003465525_leno07m.html *************** One way to do something special to celebrate and protect human rights is to make a financial contribution to an organization working to stop violations of human rights. Please consider your state or local anti-death penalty organization and also the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - see www.NCADP.org That said, while CUADP has been less visible this past year, efforts continue and so do expenses, including the maintenance of significant internet presence. Please consider CUADP as you make your year-end contributions. REMINDER: Those of you wishing to make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation to CUADP must send your donation dated Dec 31 or before, by check, made to FCPJ (the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice) with "cuadp" in the memo line. Mail to: CUADP PMB 335 2603 NW 13th St. Gainesville, FL 32609 Please help keep CUADP going with whatever you can offer on a one-time OR monthly basis by using CUADP's secure server to make a contribution now. Please click here to use a major credit card or PayPal: <https://www.compar.com/donation/donateform.html>. If you would like to contribute but don't wish to do so over the internet, please call 800-973-6548 or mail your contribution to the address shown below. Send checks or money orders to: CUADP PMB 335 2603 NW 13th St. Gainesville, FL 32609 To make your donation TAX DEDUCTIBLE, make it to the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice (FCPJ) with "cuadp" in the memo line and send it to the address above. CUADP thanks you for your consideration and looks forward to hearing from you. Yours in the Struggle, --abe Abraham J. Bonowitz Director, CUADP (On Sabbatical) <abe at cuadp.org> (the small print) CONTRIBUTIONS TO CUADP ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE [FL] DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE 800-435-7352 (FL only) OR 850-413-0840. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. REGISTRATION # SC-11170. NO PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH CUADP. 100% OF ANY CONTRIBUTION GOES TO THE ORGANIZATION. From abe at cuadp.org Sun Dec 17 10:43:54 2006 From: abe at cuadp.org (Abraham J. Bonowitz) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:43:54 -0500 Subject: [CUADPUpdate] Big News & Last Minute Shopping Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20061217102203.03988b78@cuadp.org> Sent to the recipients of CUADPUpdate & FADPUpdate Feel Free to Forward Greetings All! Big News - On Friday, Jeb Bush announced a new moratorium on executions in Florida and a Federal judge extended one in California - both having to do with the constitutionality of lethal injection, so they will likely be short-lived. Nevertheless, the killing is put off. Read more about it here: http://www.fadp.org/news/newsindex.html Now sure would be a good time for that letter to the editor, pointing out how this exhibits just one more failure in the system we call "capital punishment..." Now, for those of you still shopping for the holidays or other occasions, please consider the following several items: #1 - If you are shopping for *anything* on-line, start by clicking through the Amazon.com link at the bottom of www.CUADP.org and a percentage will help support the movement to abolish the death penalty. #2 - IF you order by TUESDAY night, on or before Wednesday CUADP can ship any in-stock AbolitionWear item or the below-described SPECIAL OFFERS! #3 - NOTE THAT THERE IS SOME NEW STUFF! See www.abolitionwear.org for the still in progress new AbolitionWear web page. The page has been stuck at its current level of assembly because I have been to busy to finish it and CUADP's main volunteer web designer's mother had a stroke, so she's been a bit tied up. Nevertheless, you can see NEW shirts, stickers and buttons at www.ABOLITIONWEAR.org and you can order them using the secure donation form at https://www.compar.com/donation/donateform.html by USING THE COMMENTS SECTION to describe what you want. #4 - SPECIAL ITEMS! SUPPLY IS LIMITED! SIGNED COPIES of the new book by Joan Cheever, and the Dead Man Walking CD Reissue/Concert DVD Package. Only 12 of each are available. Check this out: BACK FROM THE DEAD: One Woman's Search For The Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row, by JOAN CHEEVER This new book was officially released in the U.S. on July 2, the anniversary of Gregg v. Georgia. Author Joan Cheever gave a talk about her book and the story behind it that night as part of the evening Teach-In series at the Fast & Vigil. The film of that talk will hopefully be available soon. In any case, the books didn't show up until the next day, which is how CUADP happens to have a case of hard backs. NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO aired an interview with Joan on Morning Edition: >You can listen to the report at: >http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5662491 >Thursday, August 17, 2006 > >On the Trail of Former Death Row Inmates > >Morning Edition, August 17, 2006 ? Joan Cheever, author of Back from the >Dead, followed former death row inmates who were released when the Supreme >Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972. > >Cheever talks to Steve Inskeep about what she found. The cover price is $24.95. CUADP will kick in shipping for a minimum suggested donation of $25 (or more). You can get a better deal on Amazon.com, but it would not be helping the movement. See below for how to order! *********************** AND AND AND *********************** DEAD MAN WALKING CONCERT DVD/LEGACY EDITION CD PACKAGE: CUADP also has a few copies left of the Dead Man Walking CD Legacy Edition featuring Bruce Bringsteen, Eddie Vedder, Johnny Cash, Suzanne Vega, Michelle Shocked, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Tom Waits and others, PACKAGED WITH the never-before-available and award winning film of the "Not In My Name" Concert (featuring Steve Earle, Annie DeFranco, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Vedder and others). Learn more about this product at http://activemusic.org/deadman.php It is selling in stores and on-line for around $30.00, CUADP will kick in shipping for a minimum suggested donation of $25 (or more). You might get a better deal on Amazon.com, but it would not be helping the movement. See below for how to order! ************************* SPECIAL - Order BOTH the Book and the CD/DVD package for a minimum donation of $45, including shipping! ************* AND FINALLY - ONLY ONE SET AVAILABLE of Sr. Helen Prejeans TWO books, both signed, paper back editions of Dead Man Walking and The Death Of Innocents. Sold to the first person to order using this form https://www.compar.com/donation/donateform.html with a minimum suggested donation to CUADP of $180 (10 x $18). 50% of the income from this sale goes to support the Journey of Hope ...From Violence to Healing, Inc. (www.journeyofhope.org). HOW TO ORDER Use Paypal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover by filling in the on-line donation form at https://www.compar.com/donation/donateform.html Make sure to say what you want in the comments section. OR SEND A CHECK. If you wish this option, send me an e-mail at to tell me what you want so I can set it aside and I will tell you where to send the check. ************ Wishing you warm holiday greetings.... --abe SENT BY: Abraham J. Bonowitz abe at cuadp.org 800-973-6548 The small print CONTRIBUTIONS TO CUADP ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE [FL] DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE 800-435-7352 (FL only) OR 850-413-0840. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. REGISTRATION # SC-11170. NO PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH CUADP. 100% OF ANY CONTRIBUTION GOES TO THE ORGANIZATION. From abe at cuadp.org Tue Dec 19 22:01:25 2006 From: abe at cuadp.org (Abraham J. Bonowitz) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:01:25 -0500 Subject: [CUADPUpdate] Death of a Friend & The Unseen Victims Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20061219210820.03920d78@cuadp.org> Sent to the recipients of CUADPUpdate Feel Free to Forward Greetings All, If I recall correctly, I met MaryRuth Weir on the Indiana Journey of Hope ...from Violence to Healing. MaryRuth and her husband Ed ran New Hope House, a hospitality house for the families of prisoners on Georgia's death row. On the surface she was quiet & demure, but if you got to know her then you know MaryRuth had a quick wit and loved to laugh. And her life was all about serving those in need. I had the pleasure of visiting New Hope House numerous times, as it is just minutes off I-75 about an hour south of Atlanta and it was easy to stop by on my many trips to and from Florida when I lived there. Governor loved it as well - it's one of the few places where I could let him run free. My last visit was with Beth and Isaac in August '05 when Isaac was just six or seven weeks old - see a photo here: http://www.cuadp.org/BabyGallery_files/nhh3.jpg -- Isaac's favorite ball is the one that MaryRuth knitted for him. MaryRuth Weir died Sunday morning at 5am at Emory Hospital in Georgia of various complications arising from a struggle with a brain tumor. MaryRuth's husband Ed was with her when she died, and she was peaceful. Ed Loring & Murphy Davis of the Open Door Community in Atlanta were also present. A memorial service was held at Jubilee Partners in Comer, GA on Monday. Her ashes will be laid to rest both there & at her family's cemetery at a later time in Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks to everyone for the love, gifts and grace, that has been shared since learning of MaryRuth's tumor in August. Please continue to surround Ed (& grown children Dawn, Bill, Rachel, Sabrina) with your love and prayers. They have been a team for a long time, and this is a difficult journey for Ed in particular, who now must learn to cook. ;-) In addition to your prayers and/or good wishes, at this time please consider a contribution in memory of MaryRuth weir to your favorite abolition group (CUADP made such a donation to http://www.ncadp.org/ earlier today) and also to New Hope House. New Hope House PO Box 1213 Griffin, GA 30024 MaryRuth, RIP. ********************* The ministry of New Hope House was primarily to the families of persons on death row in Georgia. New Hope House is a place for such families and friends, and also legal team members, to stay or stop by when they travel to visit those on Georgia's death row. It has also been the place of refuge for families coming to the area for extended visits leading up to the execution of their loved one. Such people are rarely considered, but in fact, all of the victim's groups in the abolition movement consider the families of the executed to also be murder victim family members. On December 10 (International Human Rights Day), Murder Victim's Families for Human Rights released its report entitled, "Creating More Victims: How Executions Hurt the Families Left Behind. I know too many of these people, and in fact it was meeting the families of the people on death row and the executed during the Indiana Journey that made me fully understand the impact of the collateral damage of the death penalty. I like to say that the facts changed my mind, but it was the collateral damage that changed my heart.... Read that report and the press materials around it at http://www.murdervictimsfamilies.org (scroll down for the links), AND check out the series on this issue begun yesterday on the NCADP Blog at http://www.deathpenaltyusa.blogspot.com/ ******************* Wishing you and yours a loving holiday season and peace in the new year.... --abe (on sabbatical from) Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty http://www.CUADP.org