[FADPUpdate] Coming Attractions

[melliott3 at aol.com]

Friends,

A quick update on upcoming events.  Former Florida State Prison Warden, 
Ron McAndrew, will be speaking in Tallahassee Tues., March 25.  He was 
keynote speaker in Cincinnati on March 12 at the Alpha Phi Sigma 2008 
Conference of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. Response 
 from this highly pro-DP audience was very good.  In addtion to speaking 
at the March 25th TCADP event in Tallahassee, he has a live interview 
at noon on the same day at WTXL television, Ch. 27, Tallahassee.

A sampling of March events, thus far: the March 21st "Stations of the 
Cross" Death Penalty protest in Tallahassee, please see: 
http://www.fadp.org/news/2008032306/.  Sister Helen Prejean headlined a 
Death Penalty-focused, Peace and Social Justice Conference for the 
Diocese of Venice in Port Charlotte.  FADP tabled at the event.  
EJUSA's Jeanne Rewa made a presentation to the Catholic Student 
Fellowship in Gainesville.

Please attend a Death Penalty awareness event in your area.  It is a 
great way to meet others and learn more about getting involved in the 
Florida.  If you or your group are planning or holding an event in your 
area, please let FADP know and we will assist in arranging speakers, 
materials, advertising and more.

Shine the light,

---Mark

CONTENTS:

March 25 - TALLAHASSEE - FORMER WARDEN RON MCANDREW
March 26 - GAINESVILLE - NE FLA DP STRATEGY MTG
March 31 - JACKSONVILLE - RECINELLAS
APRIL 4 - FT. LAUDERDALE - STEVE JENS-ROCHOW

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 FROM DEATH ROW WARDEN TO DEATH PENALTY ABOLITIONIST - TALLAHASSEE - 
MARCH 25

Ron McAndrew is the former warden at Florida’s Death Row where he 
oversaw 3 executions, including the botched electric chair execution of 
Pedro Medina. These events horrified him and helped to change his mind 
and his heart. He is now convinced that the death penalty is wrong. 
Come and hear this dynamic speaker and bring your open mind and your 
questions. Sponsored by TCADP, Pax Christi and the Florida Catholic 
Conference.

Tuesday, March 25, 7:00 PM. St. Thomas Moore Parish Hall - 900 W. 
Tennessee (corner of Woodward and Tennessee).

http://www.tcadp.net/

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NORTHEAST FLA DP STRATEGY MEETING

Gainesville is again hosting a Northeast Florida Regional Strategy 
Group
meeting for groups and individuals interested in ending the death 
penalty in
Florida. It gives us an opportunity for sharing the work we have been 
doing,
discussing opportunities in Florida, and strategizing about future 
actions.
We hope that you will be able to attend.

PLEASE PROVIDE US CONTACT INFO FOR ANY GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS
THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE INVITED TO THIS MEETING.

LOCATION: Westminster Presbyterian Church
(the building closest to 34th street)
1521 NW 34th ST, Gainesville, FL 32605
DATE: Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
TIME: 6pm - 8pm

For more info contact

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mark Elliott
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
[phone] 727-215-9646
[web] www.fadp.org
[email] mark at fadp.org

or

Jeanne Rewa
Organizer/Writer
Equal Justice USA
[phone] 727.667.1461
[web] www.ejusa.org
[email] jeanner at quixote.org


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CATHOLIC TEACHING & THE REALITIES OF THE AMERICAN DEATH PENALTY - JAX - 
MARCH 31

Dale S. Recinella and Dr. Susan M. Recinella are the featured speakers 
in this program on the Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death 
Penalty in America.

The presentation is a condensed version of the program approved by the 
Bishops of Florida and offered during 2007 in every diocese in Florida 
to educate Catholics and interested others about Church teaching on the 
death penalty.

Dale's book, The Biblical Truth about America's Death Penalty, will be 
available for purchase and signing.

Monday March 31st
7 - 8:30 pm in the Parish Hall
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
8523 Normandy Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32221
For information, contact Ms.Peg Baker ph. (904) 477-7252 or email: 
jmbake56 at bellsouth.net

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: 2008 AND BEYOND - FT. LAUDERDALE - 
APRIL 4

Steve Jens-Rochow will present a program on international perspectives 
on the Death Penalty at the Human Rights and Social Justice: 2008 and 
Beyond Conference, Saturday, April 4th.  The conference is at the 
Florida Atlantic University's Davie campus in Ft. Lauderdale at the 
Women in Distress Auditorium, 1153 S. Andrews Ave.  His program is from 
9:45 am to 10:15 pm.  For more info, contact Laura Finley, Director of 
the Center for Living and Teaching Peace, lauraleefinley at hotmail.com.

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Thanks to those who take action and support the work of FADP.
Every donation is important.
Any amount helps.

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