[CUADPUpdate] Fwd: New Death Row Exoneration!
Abraham J. Bonowitz
abe at cuadp.org
Wed Apr 2 23:56:40 EDT 2008
Sent *ONLY* to the recipients of CUADPUpdate
Hello All,
The following message was sent earlier today to the e-abolitionist
list of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, my new
employer. You'll notice a pretty familiar format. Because my new
position includes this type of commuication, I've decided to put the
CUADPUpdate list on what I expect will end up being a permanent
hiatus. That is to say, until someone else takes over CUADP, IF that
ever actually happens, this is one of the last messages to be sent to
this list.
BUT, this is not the last message you will receive from me. UNLESS
you respond and ask me not to, I intend to add everyone on this list
to the NCADP e-abolitionist list. My messages to that list will be
somewhat more refined and typically not more than one a week, but
they will be as you have come to expect from me - timely, useful, and
to some degree, personal.
Please respond if you prefer NOT to join me in my move to
NCADP. Otherwise, I thank you for your ongoing support.
--abe
>X-Original-To: abe at cuadp.org
>Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:12:58 -0400 (EDT)
>From: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
>To: abe at cuadp.org
>Subject: New Death Row Exoneration!
>
>
>Sent to the members of the
>National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
>
>Feel Free to Forward
>
>April 2, 2008
>
>Greetings All,
>
>Below are a few bits of interesting information that I wanted to
>share with you. But first, allow me to extend a warm welcome to the
>folks new to this list who either signed up via our web page or who
>have otherwise encountered NCADP in the past week. We've added the
>folks I met on my trip to Oregon last week, and also:
>
>Alex, a waiter at Pazzo, the restaurant my colleagues and I had
>dinner at Saturday night in Portland. As we were walking out, Alex
>said "I agree with your shirt," referring to the "STOP EXECUTIONS
>NOW!" message emblazoned across my chest. I took his info and Alex
>is now a member of
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eZ73ebuKKuE9jbpZScXGDhRm%2BnEysL60>Oregonians
>for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, and the NCADP.
>
>And Dwayne, manager of the shoe store I browsed in as I waited for a
>plane at BWI. When he said, "Is there anything else I can do for
>you?" I replied, "How do you feel about the death penalty?" He said
>he opposes it, so I let him know that the Maryland legislature just
>passed a study commission bill and we'll need him to contact his
>legislators. He gave me his info, which I have passed on to
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wkgyi1L74nbkefE3A8lpNhRm%2BnEysL60>Maryland
>Citizens Against State Executions.
>
>I wish I could add the woman who liked my "Execution is NOT the
>Solution" button in the elevator at the hotel, but I failed to take
>the time to collect her info, instead giving her my button and
>trusting that she would sign up on the web page, send me an e-mail,
>or perhaps google the group for her state, the
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uhA0OahOWzccGJa7etOv53m710GuKsTH>Washington
>Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
>
>The point of telling you all these stories is that our challenge is
>to build our movement and we must do so one abolitionist at a
>time. We have many people ready and willing to join us, but they
>have not received the invitation. It is up to each of us to extend
>the invitation to those we encounter - ANYONE can do what I did to
>find these new folks. If you want to know more, and for a FREE
>button and/or bumper sticker, write me at
><mailto:abe at ncadp.org?subject=Send%20me%20my%20free%20AbolitionWear!&body=Hey%20Abe%2C%0A%0ASend%20me%20a%20button%20and%20a%20sticker%20-%20my%20full%20mailing%20address%20is%3A>abe at ncadp.org.
>(The first five people I hear from get a free t-shirt - include
>your preferred size.)
>
>
>And NOW a few tidbits:
>
>BREAKING NEWS! North Carolina has dropped all the charges and Glen
>Edward Chapman was just released from the state's Central Prison in
>Raleigh! A news item is
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eXRX3EmrGnwbudFN0iANDhRm%2BnEysL60>here,
>and more about the case is on the web page of
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QqysZp47t659RD3WL9CXspqEvTmys8AK>People
>of Faith Against the Death Penalty. Chapman becomes the 128th death
>row exoneree on the
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Vx66WEx1%2FrR0JZxUKZVT0xRm%2BnEysL60>DPIC
>list (which was not yet updated as we send this).
>
>
>*** Do YOU use Working Assets for your land line or mobile phone
>services? Working Assets is a progressive company that gives a
>portion of its profits to social change organizations suggested by
>its members. NCADP was once again one of 50 organizations chosen to
>benefit in 2008, so now it is up to Working Assets members to vote
>for NCADP. The more votes received, the bigger the donation NCADP
>receives. If you are looking for a new phone service, visit
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WZc%2FdDjghBl9RD3WL9CXspqEvTmys8AK>www.workingassets.com,
>and if you are already a participant, please vote for NCADP!
>
>
>*** Congratulations to our friends in Maryland, where the
>legislature last week passed a bill to form a death penalty study
>commission. Read more about that at http://www.mdcase.org/ and if
>you live in Maryland, be sure you are a member of MDCASE and thank
>your legislators. If you know folks in Maryland, be sure THEY are
>members of MDCASE and thank their legislators!
>
>
>*** In Nebraska, the vote went the other way when LB 1063, the bill
>to abolish the death penalty, was defeated in the Nebraska State
>Legislature. The day began on an upbeat note with an enthusiastic
>crowd coming together for a spirited rally, than heading inside to
>listen to the debate. Watching the floor debate via the internet,
>one could see the many abolitionists in white shirts filling the
>visitors gallery. NCADP joins Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty
>in thanking everyone who continues to support efforts in that
>state. NADP is far from done in the fight for abolition and their
>work would not be possible without your help. Especially if you
>live in Nebraska, check the web page and sign up for e-mail alerts
>at
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OQz8tWUM35VOre7KyWux5RRm%2BnEysL60>http://www.nadp.net/.
>
>
>
>*** TWO new reports on the death penalty in California were released
>last week. Check out these fabulous new resources at
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1%2BN6L5eq3U8OikGmMoYsrBRm%2BnEysL60>www.aclunc.org/hidden_death_penalty_costs
>
>
>*** Saturday's Nashua (New Hampshire) Telegraph had fun editorial on
>the cost issue - read it
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2p%2FXoYtWBP3mYhKaaRtkshRm%2BnEysL60>here.
>
>
>*** We invite our FRIENDS IN ARIZONA to attend the Arizona Death
>Penalty Forum's 3rd Annual Conference this weekend, where Diann
>Rust-Tierney, NCADP's Executive Director, will be one of the
>featured presenters. More info is at
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EFkPRpWkYrU6F35Wvnw6khRm%2BnEysL60>http://www.azdeathpenalty.org/
>
>
>*** And join me at the April 14th conference on the abolition of the
>death penalty in New Jersey at Seton Hall Law School in
>Newark. More info is
>here:
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=B8ksYznk%2FcgPJhCBOLQS3RRm%2BnEysL60>http://law.shu.edu/administration/symposium/schedule.htm
>
>*** NOTE - if you want to know about YOUR state group, take a look
>at
><http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=66xHnFhRoynSGvZAAj2krRRm%2BnEysL60>NCADP's
>Affiliate Directory!
>
>More tid bits, sooner or later.... Have an excellent week!
>
>--abe
>
>Abraham J. Bonowitz
>Director of Affiliate Support
>National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
>www.NCADP.org
>abe at ncadp.org
>202-331-4090
>561-371-5204 (Mobile)
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