[FADPUpdate] Great News Week!

[melliott3 at aol.com]

Friends,

Great news for abolition this week!

New Jersey formally abolished the Death Penalty when Gov. Jon Corzine 
enthusiastically signed the bill passed by the legislature.  The 
Governor praised and credited the hard work of New Jerseyans for 
Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the New Jersey Catholic Conference 
and the ACLU.  Murder victim's family members, law enforcement, 
religious leaders, civil rights groups, human rights groups and many 
others contributed to this momentous acheivement.

Thre are Florida connections.  Former FADP Executive Director Abe 
Bonowitz was instrumental in the successful New Jersey campaign.  As 
Field Organizer for NJADP, he traveled the state, bringing thousands of 
New Jerseyans on board for the decisive legislative advocacy campaign 
to end the DP.  Those who have worked with Abe in Florida are not 
surprised at his hard work and success and we congratulate him and all 
those who made this momentous breakthrough possible.  Florida's own 
Jeanne Rewa of Equal Justice USA worked many hours on the New Jersey 
project.

Please see the following url for pics, videos and more info:

http://deathpenaltyusa.blogspot.com/

And there's more...
Dec. 18, in an historic vote, the U.N. General Assembly passed a 
non-binding resolution for a worldwide moratorium on the Death Penalty.

The tide is turning...

Floridians can end OUR Death Penalty.  We can do what New Jerseyans 
did.  It takes effort, organizing and resources.

Please support FADP.  We need your help.  There is much to do.  
Together we can make a safer, smarter, more humane Florida that 
"Executes Justice...Not People."

Please go to www.fadp.org and donate.  Every dollar is a show of 
support...a vote of confidence...a sign of hope.

You can also use this link:
http://www.fadp.org/support.html. or send a check to the address below:

FADP
2840 W. Bay Drive, #118
Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770

To make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation, make the check out to one of our 
friends, FCPJ (Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice), and send it to 
address above.

Shine the light,

---Mark

Mark Elliott
Executive Director
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, FADP.org

2840 W. Bay Drive, #118
Belleair Bluffs, FL 33770
(727)215-9646
mark at fadp.org

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