[FADPUpdate] Troy Davis Update and Coming Events

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Friends,

Thanks to those who wrote cards and letters to the Georgia Board of 
Pardons and Parole asking that they commute the sentence of Troy Davis. 
  Please continue the letter and email campaign asking Gov. Charlie 
Crist to refrain from signing Death Warrants.  Please write today.  See 
http://www.fadp.org/takeact.html or simply email Governor Charlie Crist 
at www.flgov.com/contact_form.

Shine the light,

---Mark


CONTENTS:
Troy Davis Update
Lightbourne Hearings
Recinellas in Tampa Bay Sept 15
NWFA on Death Penalty

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TROY DAVIS UPDATE

Over 4,000 letters and cards asking for the life of Troy Davis to be 
spared were hand-delivered to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole 
in Atlanta this week.

Troy Davis has a strong case for innocence.  He is scheduled to be 
executed on Tuesday, July 17 at 7PM at the Georgia Corrections facility 
in Jackson.

The Georgia Board has said that they will hold his commutation hearing 
on Monday, July 16.

Troy's family thanks the many Floridians and others who have sent 
clemency requests to the Board.

Among those who have sent letters are Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sr. 
Helen Prejean, Former FBI Director William Sessions, Congresswoman 
Shelia Jackson Lee, Mike Farrell, Bishop Kevin Boland, Bishop Wilton 
Gregory, U.S. Senator Carol Mosely Braun, Jesse Jackson Jr., Murder 
Victim's Families for Reconcilliation, Sam Millsap Jr., HHSA's Russell 
Simmons, Rev. Joanne Dauphin, SCLC's Rev. Joseph Lowery, Amnesty 
International USA Executive Director Lary Cox, ACLU, PUSH, GCPA and 
many others including former trial witnesses against Troy who have 
since recanted their testimony.

For more info go to http://www.troyanthonydavis.org/

For news articles and photos, please see:

http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0191.html

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2007/07/10/deathed_0711.html 


There is hope.  In stark contrast to Florida's Executive Clemency 
Board, the Georgia Board has held 50 capital case clemency hearings 
since executions began again 30 years ago and has commuted 8 death 
sentences to life in prison.

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LETHAL INJECTION HEARINGS IN OCALA

Circuit Court hearings whether Florida's lethal injection procedures 
violate the 8th Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment will 
continue July 17 - 20 in Ocala at the Marion County Courtroom of Judge 
Carven Angel.

CCRC attorneys for Death Row inmate Ian Lightbourne are challenging 
Florida's method of execution.  As ordered by the Florida Supreme 
Court, the December 13, 2006 botched lethal injection of Angel Diaz is 
being reviewed by the 5th Circuit Court.

Some startling revelations have come to light, including the revealing 
of Gov. Jeb Bush's office as the source of the now discredited coverup 
story to the press immediately following the botched Diaz execution.  
New witness testimony that Diaz was "tortured to death" has also been 
heard.

The Marion County Courthouse is located at 110 NW 1st Ave. in downtown 
Ocala (352) 401-6700.

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RECINELLAS COMING TO TAMPA BAY AREA

Dale Recinella and his wife Susan will be presenting their workshop, 
"Understanding the Culture of Life and the Death Penalty" in the Tampa 
Bay area on September 15, 2007.  This workshop is free and open to all. 
 Dale and Susan's workshops are very interesting and informative.

Dale is Catholic Lay Chaplain and Spiritual Advisor to prisoners on 
Florida's Death Row and their families.  He is a former international 
corporate attorney and author of "The Biblical Truth about America's 
Death Penalty."  Susan Recinella is Senior Psychologist at Northeast 
Florida State Hospital.  She is a lay minister to the families of 
inmates during Deathwatch and to the families of murder victims.

Saturday, September 15, 2007
9:00am - Registration and Morning Hospitality
9:30am to 12:30pm  - Presentation and Discussion
Bethany Retreat Center
18150 Bethany Center Drive, Lutz, FL 33558
http://home.catholicweb.com/bethany

RSVP or request more info by calling the office of Life Ministry (727) 
344-1611 *325

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NATIONAL WEEKEND OF FAITH IN ACTION

Amnesty International is once again providing resources for the 
National Weekend of Faith in Action on the Death Penalty.  The target 
date for events is October 19-21, 2007, however events can take place 
on any date that is convenient for an organization or group.  
Brochures, films, guidebooks and materials to assist religious, 
community, social and student groups wishing to host an event to 
discuss the Death Penalty are available from Amnesty International 
USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty.

For more info and to register, go to: www.amnestyusa.org/faithinaction/
or call Brian Evans (202) 544-0200 or me.

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It's not about what they did...it's about what we do.

Mark Elliott
Director, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, FADP.org
2840 W. Bay Drive, Belleair Bluffs, FL  33770
(727) 215-9646
mark at fadp.org
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