From: nattyreb@ix.netcom.com
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 17:12:16
Subject: !*5/19/99 Calendar of DP Related Events

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Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 13:13:53 -0400
From: "Abraham J. Bonowitz" 

Revised  5/19/99

Please mark your calendar
Please forward
Please get active locally and nationally!

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING DEATH PENALTY RELATED EVENTS

Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
(CUADP) encourages you to participate with organizations
in your area working for alternatives to the death penalty.  
Please contact CUADP to use our free referral service, to 
LIST YOUR EVENTS on fliers like this one and on our 
web site at , and for regularly updated 
information about scheduled and emergency actions and 
events related to the death penalty and human rights.  

EXECUTIONS OCCUR REGULARLY throughout the United States.  
See  and click on "execution information" 
or join the "abolish" list-serv for regular updates of 
the most up-to-date list.  To subscribe, send a message 
to  (minus the "<>") 
reading ONLY:   subscribe abolish Your Full Name

DO WHAT YOU CAN!  Contact CUADP for suggestions.

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A listing of State level resources and local meetings
appears at the end of this post.  To add your groups'
meeting, please send the info to .
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        EVENTS RELATED TO THE CASE OF MUMIA ABU JAMAL

                CONTACT FOR ALL OF THE BELOW
           International Concerned Family & Friends 
      of Mumia Abu-Jamal, 215-476-8812, 

May 29, 1999:  PHILADELPHIA
Emergency Organizing Meeting in Philadelphia for the purpose
of dealing with a number of urgent matters arising from recent
actions.  Start time: 11am  AT: 4601 Market St.  Participants
are urged to bring copies of documentation (photos, videos, etc.)
of recent actions (April 24th and otherwise). 

JUNE 28 to JULY 11:  PHILADELPHIA
YOUNG PEOPLE! Come to Philly Freedom Summer!  Contact ICFFMAJ
for details.

JULY 4th WEEKEND: PHILADELPHIA 
Civil disobedience at the Liberty Bell at noon on July 3. 
March & Organizers Conference on July 4.

SEPTEMBER 11: NATIONWIDE
"Mumia 911," a National Day of Art to stop the Execution of 
Mumia Abu-Jamal.

SEPTEMBER 19-25: NATIONWIDE
National Week for Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal, a week of programs, 
teach-ins, and actions for Mumia throughout the country, ending 
with "100 Cities for Mumia" mass actions on September 25. 
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RIFTON, NY:  5/22/99
The Next Step: An Abolitionist Gathering 1999
"The challenge for this gathering is rooted in its name, "The 
Next Step."  We have talked enough - now what shall we do?"  
What do you plan to do?  There are thousands of individuals 
who oppose the death penalty.  If each individual takes one 
step, a thousand steps will become a movement...."  Contact
Ruben Ayala at 914-658-8351 or .

MAY 25, 1999
20th Anniversary of the first post-Furman non-consensual 
execution: Of John Spenkelink, by the State of Florida, 
in revenge for the murder of Joseph Szymankiewicz, at or
about 10am EDT on May 25th, 1979.

NEW YORK CITY:  6/6/99
The fifth annual anti-death penalty march and rally in Times 
Square, organized by the New York Civil Liberties Union.  The 
march will begin at Columbus Circle (W. 59th St. and Broadway) 
and proceed down Broadway to Times Square at W. 43 St. and 
Broadway, where the rally will be held.  Get the starting times
and additional info from The NYCLU, at 212-344-3005.

WASHINGTON, DC:  6/12-15/99
National Convention of Citizens United for the Rehabilitation
of Errants (CURE).  Call 202-789-2126 for details.

WASHINGTON, DC:  6/29/99 - 7/2/99
The ABOLITIONIST ACTION COMMITTEE's
6th ANNUAL FAST & VIGIL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY:
June 29th to July 2nd; at the U.S. Supreme Court. 

**June 29th is the anniversary of the Furman v. Georgia decision 
in 1972, in which the U.S. Supreme Court found the death penalty 
to be arbitrary and capricious.  More than 600 condemned inmates 
had their death sentences reduced to life.  All  states were 
required to re-write their death penalty laws.

**July 2nd is the anniversary of the Gregg v. Georgia decision 
in 1976 which allowed the resumption of executions in the United 
States.

        The Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty is 
held at the U.S. Supreme Court, always from June 29th to July 2nd.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate for part
or all of this event.  FASTING IS OPTIONAL.  This is a great
opportunity to meet other abolitionists and to re-charge your
batteries while honing your tabling skills.  If you come for
the entire Fast & Vigil, please plan to arrive in Washington,
DC prior to 7pm on the June 28th, and depart after 1am on
July 3rd.  For details on lodging, travel and other logistics,
to help with funding, or to volunteer, please contact the 
Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC).  

        Please inquire/inform the AAC about solidarity fasts
and events. 

        The Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC) is an ad-hoc
group of individuals committed to highly visible and effective 
public education for alternatives to the death penalty through
non-violent direct action.  

      800-973-6548
c/o CUADP:  177 U.S. Highway #1, Tequesta, FL  33469   

PHILADELPHIA, PA:  7/3-4/99  
Rally for Mumia, including civil disobedience at the Liberty Bell
on July 3rd.  Contact  or 215-476-8812 for details.

PHILADELPHIA,PA: 9/30 to 10/3, 1999
NATIONAL COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY 19th ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.  See  for details.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA:  10/16/99
Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Annual Meeting.  
Contact  for details.

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ADDITIONAL ***ANNUAL*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
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January 17th is ANNIVERSARY OF THE RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS 
IN THE U.S. with the 1977 assisted suicide in Utah of Gary 
Gilmore in retribution for his murdering Ben Bushnell and 
Max Jenson.

March 1st is INTERNATIONAL DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
DAY; the anniversary of Michigan becoming the first English
Speaking territory in the world to abolish the death penalty, 
in 1847.  An excellent day for public action, contact CUADP 
for suggestions and a DP Abolition Day Action-Pak.

ANNUAL FAST & VIGIL TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY:
June 29th to July 2nd; at the U.S. Supreme Court; 

June 29th is the anniversary of the Furman v. Georgia decision 
in 1972, in which the U.S. Supreme Court found the death penalty 
to be arbitrary and capricious.  More than 600 condemned inmates 
had their death sentences reduced to life.  All  states were 
required to re-write their death penalty laws.

July 2nd is the anniversary of the Gregg v. Georgia decision in 
1976 which allowed the resumption of executions in the United 
States.

2nd Weekend in October:  NATIONAL WEEKEND OF FAITH IN
ACTION ON THE DEATH PENALTY

December 7 is the anniversary of FIRST USE OF LETHAL
INJECTION in the U.S., in Texas, (where else?) in 1982: 

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, commemorating the
end of the 50th Anniversary year of the Universal Declaration 
of Human Rights: local events nationwide... December 10, 1998.  
Contact your local Amnesty International chapter to get involved,
or call 800-AMNESTY, or visit    
"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness"

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Get the AbolitionWear  CATALOG
Abolitionist t-shirts, buttons, bumper stickers, banners 
and other activist tools.   
Contact CUADP to receive your free copy today!

For details, additional information, to volunteer 
or make a contribution, please contact: 
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
800-973-6548
177 U.S. Hwy #1, B-297,  Tequesta, FL  33469

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CALIFORNIA ABOLITION HOTLINE
For updates on local, state, and CALIFORNIA relavent 
national events and information, call the ABOLITION 
HOTLINE at 213-673-3693.  This hotline is sponsored by
the L.A. Chapter of Death Penalty Focus of California.

***********REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS/MEETINGS************

Visit the Campaign to End the Death Penalty's Web site at 
 to see a listing of Campaign events
taking place nationwide.


ARIZONA

If you would like to become actively involved in abolition 
of the death penalty in Arizona, contact

Southern Arizona:  Kathy Norgard, 
Phoenix Area:  Eleanor Eisenberg, 

Tucson has active committees for Legislative Action, Education 
and Recruitment efforts.  Phoenix is in process of
organizing and needs your help.  If you want your name added to 
the email list for general information, contact 
.

Upcoming execution activities, contact Ann Nichol, 
 to be put on the Execution Alert list 
so that you can actively participate in these events.

ORLANDO, FL
Catholics Against the Death Penalty - FLORIDA's: death 
penalty/human rights education classes, "The Seamless 
Garment of Life" began on September 10th and continue 
on dates listed below.  All classes are at 7:30 pm at 
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Winter Park in the
Conference Center.  Remaining dates are: April 8 and 
May 13 (1999).  Call Mary Ann Gilbert at St Margaret 
Mary Catholic Church at (407)628-1324 or Karen Koerner 
Crane  or (407)696-7942.

Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Patrick Delahanty, Chairman
2911 S 4th St, Louisville KY 40208
NEW COALITION NUMBER: 502-643-6005


BALTIMORE, MD
Public Baltimore Campaign to End the Death Penalty
meetings are held at the Waverly Branch of the Enoch Pratt
Library, 400 E. 33 Street at Barclay [1 block west of 
Greenmount Avenue] in the Community Room [in rear of 
Library past copy machine].  Everyone is invited.  For
meeting dates and more information call: 410-252-2190

St. LOUIS, MO
The Eastern Missouri Coalition (EMCADP) monthly meeting is
the third Thursday of the month (except March this year), 
7:00-9:00, at  the ACLU office in St. Louis, 4557 Laclede.
For info on the EMCADP events, call 314-241-8062.

PHILADELPHIA, PA
Vigil outside the office of Prosecutor Lynne Abraham, 
"America's Deadliest D.A."  Every Thursday, Noon to 1pm;
Meet at 1420 Arch St.  Sponsored by the Philadelphia 
chapter of Pennsylvanian Abolitionists United Against 
the DP (PAUADP)  Phone: 215-387-6555  

Other PAUADP Meetings (call 215-387-6555 for details):
        Philadelphia Chapter: 4th Monday at 6:30pm
        Delaware Co. Chapter: 3rd Tuesday at 7pm
        Family & Friends of Death Row Prisoners:
                2nd Saturday at 2pm
NEW!  Religious Organizing Chapter - Call for details!

Contact the Tennessee Coalition Against State Killing
at http://www.tcask.org/  or  615-329-0048

AUSTIN, TX
TEXAS COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY: holds 
meetings on the second Thursday, and last Saturday of 
each month. Contact Alan Cohen  for 
details.

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Abraham J. Bonowitz
Director
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CUADP)
177 U.S. Hwy #1, B-297, Tequesta, FL 33469
800-973-6548  
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