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Sacramento (CA) Rally Against Executions
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Progressive Portal
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Apr 28, 2003 17:41 PDT
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MAY 1, 2003 SACRAMENTO, CA RALLY AND MARCH
FOR "TIME OUT" ON EXECUTIONS
[From Death Penalty Focus <http://www.deathpenalty.org>]
Meet at noon on May 1, 2003 in front of the County Courthouse (9th and H
Street) to gather for the march to the Capitol building. Bring signs
and banners. Clergy are requested to wear robes.
12:30-1:30PM: Rally on the North Steps of the Capitol
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Speakers include: Actor and human rights activist Mike Farrell,
(M*A*S*H, Providence); Actor James Cromwell (The Green Mile, The Sum of
All Fears); Greg Wilhoit, exonerated death row inmate; Darrell
Steinberg, California Assembly; Nick and Amanda Wilcox, whose teenage
daughter was murdered but have chosen to oppose the death penalty for
her murderer; Aundre Herron, Staff Attorney at the California Appellate
Project, comedian, and murder victim family member.
Over 165,000 petition signatures will be delivered to the governor.
Free buses to the event are filling up. Make your reservation by calling
or emailing your first and last name, phone number, and pick-up location
to:
(415) 243-0143 or stefanie-AT-deathpenalty.org (change “-AT-“ to “@”)
Pick-up Times and Locations (please arrive 15 minutes early):
Palo Alto: Peace & Justice Center, 457 Kingsley Ave. -- 8:15 a.m.
Burlingame: Union Hall, 1511 Rollins Rd. -- 8:45 a.m.
San Francisco: ACLU, 1663 Mission St. -- 9:15 a.m.
Oakland: MacArthur BART station -- 9:15 a.m.
San Rafael: Location TBA -- 9:15 a.m.
Petaluma: Location TBA -- 9:45 a.m.
Buses will depart Sacramento for the return trip at 2 p.m.
Send a Letter To the Governor and Lt. Governor
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Note from Progressive Portal: Support a death-penalty moratorium by
sending a letter:
http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/deathpenalty/
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