[CUADPUpdate] NJ Study Commission Hearing at 1pm WEDS

[Abraham J. Bonowitz]

Hello All,

Please note that there is a LOT coming up in the abolitionist 
calendar.  Check out http://www.cuadp.org/upevents-part1.html to 
learn about the Virginia Journey of Hope from Violence to Healing, 
the National Weekend of Faith In Action on the Death Penalty, the 
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Annual Conference, 
the CEDP Annual Conference, and so much more.

And, I've been blogged 
again! 
<http://liblogs.albany.edu/grenander/>http://liblogs.albany.edu/grenander/

AND TOMORROW (WEDS):  The New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission 
will hold its THIRD public hearing Wednesday (9/27/06) starting at 
1pm.  NJADP members will be present and much media coverage is 
expected.  The focus of this hearing is on fairness and 
race.  Stunning information proving the arbitrariness of the death 
penalty will be presented.  Also among the witnesses expected to 
testify - James Harris, president of the NJ NAACP, Maryland Death Row 
Survivor Kirk Bloodsworth,  Jennifer Cannino (Thompson) on her 
wrongly identifying the man who raped her, Bill Babbitt, brother of 
the executed Viet Nam Veteran Manny Babbitt and David Kaczynski, 
brother of the Unibomber, who faced the death penalty, among others....

LISTEN to the hearing, starting at 1pm 
EDT:  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/LIVE_AUDIO.ASP

Read transcripts of the first two hearings at 
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/pubhearings2006.asp#DPSC

Learn more about the Study 
Commission:  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/committees/njdeath_penalty.asp

In the coming days, see news coverage, etc. at http://www.njadp.org/

Thanks to all who have helped make NJADP's efforts possible - 
especially NJADP's funders and volunteers!

Yours in the Struggle,

--abe

Abraham J. Bonowitz
Field Manager
New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
abe at njadp.org
http://www.NJADP.org
561-371-5204 - mobile

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PS:  Even while on sabbatical, CUADP continues to require funding and 
support to keep five web pages and several projects going.  If you 
can help, please visit 
https://www.compar.com/donation/donateform.html  --  Many thanks!