[CUADPUpdate] ACTIONS on Upcoming Prisoner-Killings and other stuff....

Fri Sep 8 00:58:25 EDT 2006

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Greetings All,

As I said in my message last night, I intend over 
the next week or so to send a short series of 
messages encouraging your ACTIVISM in the coming 
months.  Tonight I offer a few options toward 
taking ACTION to stop, or at least call attention 
to and protest against, upcoming executions.  I 
also RE-SEND one more message originally sent a few weeks ago.  Read on!

CONTENTS
NCADP Execution Alerts
The For Whom The Bells Toll Campaign
Indonesia Action
Military & Federal Executions
LATE SUMMER READING, LISTENING....  (Books/CD's Available!)

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NCADP EXECUTION ALERTS

The National Coalition issues an execution alert 
action on every scheduled execution.  Go to 
http://www.ncadp.org/ get case background info 
and suggestions on points to make in your letters 
to relevant parties.  Remember that while a 
computer generated e-mail letter IS a tangible 
action, your effort carries more weight if sent 
via regular mail, and even more so if it is 
short, to the point, personal, and hand written 
or otherwise clearly unique.  And once you write 
your letters, please urge others you know to do 
the same.  It can make the difference....

THE FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL CAMPAIGN

Simply send a message from the address you want 
to subscribe to 
<tollbells-subscribe at yahoogroups.com> to receive 
a (usually) weekly list of all scheduled 
executions considered to be serious dates in the 
U.S.  This compendium is intended to support 
communities participating in the For Whom the 
Bells Toll campaign 
(http://www.curenational.org/~bells/), but many 
individuals find it useful as well.  In addition 
to naming the person to be killed we also name 
the victims in whose name the (sometimes alleged) 
murderer is to be exterminated.  This list also 
provides contact information for the Governor or 
other relevant official with whom complaints should be lodged.

INDONESIA ACTION

We received this yesterday - Thanks Francisco!

>Hello, my name is Francisco Rodriguez- Letters 
>and I am a medical student in Queensland, 
>Australia.  I am a recipient of CUADP emails and 
>I regularly visit your site. Unfortunately, as I 
>live in Australia I cannot be an active member 
>of your organisation, but I often write letters 
>of clemancy to Governors of states in the US. I 
>would like to raise your attention to a very 
>distressing incident in recent days whereby the 
>'Bali nine'- a young (20 year old on average) 
>group of Aussies, convicted of heroin smuggling, 
>have been dealt some very hard justice. Four 
>appealed against their life sentences, and as a 
>result they were given death by firing squad. 
>This rough and crude, arbitrary French 
>derived  legal system (the french have 
>subsequently revised theirs long ago) goes to 
>show the shocking state of human rights in the 
>world's most populous muslim nation. I urge you 
>to send around an email to recipients of your 
>newsletter and send a quick message to the 
>Indonesian ambassador to the United States:
>
>Ambassador   H.E. Mr. Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat
>
>  Address   2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 
> Washington D.C. 20036, United States of America
>
>Phone   (1-202) 775-5200
>   Fax   (1-202) 775-5365
>
>  Email: 
> <mailto:informasi at embassyofindonesia.org>informasi at embassyofindonesia.org
>
>Please do this, as I believe that the coalition 
>to abolish the death penalty should be a global 
>one. I think that Indonesia does have the 
>potential to abolish capital punishment, and as 
>Indonesia respects America more than Australia 
>(they still remember our racist ' White 
>Australia' policy from the 1960's, and quite 
>understandably snub us at every occasion), I 
>believe your organisation could have some sway.
>Thank you very much.
>Kind regards, Francisco

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MILITARY AND FEDERAL EXECUTIONS

Military and Federal executions are 
approaching.  CUADP has secured the following web sites:

http://www.militaryexecutions.org/
and
http://www.federalexecutions.org/

However, I have not had the time to maintain or 
further develop these sites.  I am looking for a 
volunteer, or perhaps a team of volunteers, to 
take a leadership role in building the usefulness 
of these sites.  If you are interested in 
discussing this with me, send me a note at <abe at abolition.org>

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LATE SUMMER READING & LISTENING - re-sent!

Greetings All!

One of my stipulations when I agreed to go on 
Sabbatical in order to work in New Jersey is that 
I cannot let the AbolitionWear program go 
dormant.  If you have visited 
http://www.CUADP.org lately, then you have seen 
the notice that a new on-line catalog with new 
items is expected to be launched sometime around 
September 10.  Recipients of CUADPUpdate will 
have the first opportunities to use the new site when it is ready!

But for now, I'd like to offer you some very 
special deals on two NEW items that CUADP has a 
limited supply of:  The new book by Joan Cheever, 
and the Dead Man Walking CD Reissue/Concert DVD 
Package.  Only 20 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.

I have yet to get to it, but my wife Beth is 
reading the book and enjoying it very much.  She 
says Joan is a good story teller and there are 
many interesting historical facts in the book.

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO aired an interview with 
Joan on Morning Edition Thursday morning:

>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!

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   AND  AND AND
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DEAD MAN WALKING CONCERT DVD/LEGACY EDITION CD PACKAGE:

CUADP also ended the Fast & Vigil with a case 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://www.activemusic.org/deadman.php

It is selling in stores and on-line for $30.00, 
CUADP will kick in shipping for a minimum 
suggested donation of $30 (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!

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SPECIAL - Order BOTH the Book and the CD/DVD 
package for a minimum donation of $50, including shipping!

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 <abe at cuadp.org> to tell me what 
you want so I can set it aside and I will tell you where to send the check.

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10% OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO FIGHT THE DEATH 
PENALTY RE-INTRODUCTION EFFORT IN WISCONSIN.  The 
rest of the proceeds go to help launch the new 
AbolitionWear site!  Isn't it exciting?

Wishing you warm late-summer greetings....

--abe

SENT BY:

Abraham J. Bonowitz
abe at cuadp.org
800-973-6548

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