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The Fight Goes On

by Death Penalty Focus
We must encourage them to support the "California Moratorium on Executions Act" (AB 1121), which would halt all executions while the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice is investigating the problem of wrongful conviction and the administration of the death penalty in California.
Death Penalty Focus
870 Market St. Ste. 859 San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. 415-243-0143 - Fax 415-243-0994 - http://www.deathpenalty.org

Dear Friends,

Thank you to all of you who took time to write, call, fax and email the Governor to ask for clemency for Stanley Williams and for a halt to all executions in California. We are especially grateful to all of you who attended vigils, rallies, and press conferences throughout the last several months.

We are saddened and outraged by the fact that state of California has taken yet another life, but we are encouraged by your support, courage and continued efforts to stop the barbaric practice of state-sanctioned murder. Here in California we are at a tipping point, more and more Californians are questioning whether the execution of Stanley Williams has made us any safer and whether the death penalty serves any purpose at all. Now is the time to tell our elected representatives that a temporary suspension of executions in California is urgently needed. We must encourage them to support the "California Moratorium on Executions Act" (AB 1121), which would halt all executions while the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice is investigating the problem of wrongful conviction and the administration of the death penalty in California.

AB1121 will be voted on in January, so please send letters of support to you Assembly representatives immediately. To send a letter, visit: https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-nc/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=8131521 Please also encourage your place of worship, union, organization or group to send a letter supporting AB1121. More information can be found at: http://www.deathpenalty.org/index.php?pid=moratorium

Two more executions are scheduled to occur in California in the next two months (Clarence Ray Allen on Jan. 17th and Michael Morales on Feb 21st). Please help us tell the legislature and the Governor that temporarily suspending executions in California is the prudent and reasonable action to take while a bi-partisan commission is tasked with the responsibility of making sure California's criminal justice is just, fair and accurate.

Thank you again for being part of this historic effort to end state-sanctioned killing.

In struggle,

Stefanie Faucher
Death Penalty Focus

PS: Please take a minute vote in the following on-line polls:

http://forums.contracostatimes.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=kr-cctnews&msg=813.1&ctx=1

http://www.sfgate.com/ (bottom right)

http://www.cnn.com/ (bottom right)




Stefanie L. Faucher
Program Director

Death Penalty Focus
870 Market St. Ste. 859
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. 415-243-0143
Fax 415-243-0994
mailto:stefanie [at] deathpenalty.org
http://www.deathpenalty.org
http://www.californiamoratorium.org
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