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FEBRUARY 19, 2006 - SAN FRANCISCO
DISCUSSION WITH BILL BABBITT
Bill Babbitt, whose brother Manny Babbitt was executed in California in 1999, will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Sunday Forum.
Program begins: 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Center
DISCUSSION WITH BILL BABBITT
Bill Babbitt, whose brother Manny Babbitt was executed in California in 1999, will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Sunday Forum.
Program begins: 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Center
Death Penalty Focus
870 Market St. Ste. 859 San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. 415-243-0143 - Fax 415-243-0994 - http://www.deathpenalty.org
February 10, 2006
New Resource
The Exonerated is now available on DVD!
The Exonerated, originally performed as play, tells the real life stories of six individuals who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit. Now this remarkable story is available as a feature length film with a stellar cast including Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon and Brian Dennehy. The Exonerated is a captivating saga, presenting its unforgettable stories in the words of the people who survived them.
This is a great film to show to students, activists, church groups or to anyone interested in the issue of the death penalty. The film is 90 minutes and is now available for purchase at http://www.deathpenalty.org/index.php?pid=main. Proceeds will be donated to Death Penalty Focus and the exonerated individuals featured in the film.
Upcoming Events
FEBRUARY 10, 2006 - San Diego
Theatrical Release of Award-Winning Documentary "After Innocence"
Ken Theater
4061 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 819-0236
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanDiego/KenCinema.htm
AFTER INNOCENCE tells the dramatic and compelling story of the exonerated - innocent men wrongfully imprisoned for decades and then released after DNA evidence proved their innocence. The film focuses on the gripping story of seven men and their emotional journey back into society and efforts to rebuild their lives. Included are a police officer, an army sergeant and a young father sent to prison and even death row for decades for crimes they did not commit. The men are thrust back into society with little or no support from the system that put them behind bars. While the public views exonerations as success stories - wrongs that have been righted - AFTER INNOCENCE shows that the human toll of wrongful imprisonment can last far longer than the sentences served.
For more information, please visit the film's website: http://www.afterinnocence.com/index.html
FEBRUARY 10-11, 2006 - Stanford
THE EXONERATED
Friday & Saturday, 8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
“Thank God for the Actors’ Gang. More than any other company [it] can be counted on to deliver the kind of audacious work that takes risks as it entertains.” Orange County Register
Under the artistic direction of Academy Award winner Tim Robbins, the Actors’ Gangone of Los Angeles’ most daring and inventive theater ensemblesbrings the riveting off-Broadway hit The Exonerated to Lively Arts. This controversial play chronicles the gut-wrenching true stories of six wrongfully convicted death row inmates, calling into question many of the workings of the criminal justice system.
POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION FEB 10
$38/$34 (Adult) | $19/$17 (Stanford Student)
http://livelyarts.stanford.edu/event.php?code=ACTO
February 11, 2006 - Los Angeles
ACLU Event - Taking Back the Truth
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California is holding an all-day Membership Conference, "Taking Back the Truth," on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. and the program begins at 10:00 am. A wine and cheese reception will follow the conference.
Featured speakers include Anthony Romero, the executive director of the National ACLU; Harold Meyerson, editor at large of the American Prospect and political editor of L.A. Weekly; and former death row inmate Billy Moore. In addition, the conference will hold several panels on a range of current civil liberties and civil rights issues.
Tickets are $35 -- this includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and the wine and cheese reception. Parking is $3/car at the event site. A limited number of student tickets are available.
Complete information about the program and a registration form can be found at: http://www.aclu-sc.org/Events/101370/
FEBRUARY 13, 2006 - BERKELEY
Jewish Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: The Death Penalty
The Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union is sponsoring a panel discussion on the death penalty. This Monday, join PJA Regional Director Rachel Biale and Rabbi Alan Lew of Makor Or for “Jewish Perspectives on Contemporary Issues.”
Monday, February 13 at 7:30 PM
Richard S. Dinner Boardroom
GTU Hewlett Library
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA
Free, all are welcome. Information: 510-649- 2482 or cjs [at] gtu.edu
FEBRUARY 19, 2006 - SAN FRANCISCO
DISCUSSION WITH BILL BABBITT
Bill Babbitt, whose brother Manny Babbitt was executed in California in 1999, will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Sunday Forum.
Program begins: 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Center
Starr King Room
1187 Franklin Street (at Geary)
San Francisco, CA
No admission charge. All are welcome.
During the one hour program Bill will reflect on his compelling experience of loosing a brother to execution.
For more information contact: Henry Kroll, Forum Committee, UU San Francisco Society at 415 775 0755 or visit: http://www.uusf.org
FEBRUARY 20, 2006
STATEWIDE PROTESTS AND VIGILS AGAINST
THE SCHEDULED EXECUTION OF MICHAEL MORALES
San Francisco to Marin – 25 Mile Walk for Abolition
The 25 Mile Walk For Abolition begins promptly at 7am rain or shine at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, 100 -34th Avenue, San Francisco, 94122. We walk peacefully as a large group over the Golden Gate Bridge, proceed through Sausalito, Mill Valley, Larkspur, Greenbrae, into San Rafael and end at the main east gate of San Quentin at 6 pm.
You can join the Walk at designated rallying points. Escort vehicles accompany the walk.
You will need comfortable shoes, warm layered colorful clothing, flashlight. Back pack with a change of socks, shoes, extra clothing etc. We stop for refreshments. Escort cars carry back packs and walkers in need of rest.
Rallying Points:
6:45am Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, 100 34th Ave, San Francisco, 94122. Walk leaves promptly at 7am.
8:00am South End of Golden Gate Bridge.
8:55am North End of Golden Gate Bridge.
10:40am Head of Bay Trail in Sausalito leading to Mill Valley
11:45am Miller Avenue and Camino Alto for lunch and demonstration.
2:30pm St. Sebastian Church, 373 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae. Rest Stop. Drinks provided.
3:15pm St. Paul’s Church, 1123 Court Street, San Rafael. Rest Stop. Refreshments provided.
6:00pm East Gate of San Quentin State Prison.
For further information, please contact: Lyle Grosjean (510) 895-8203 or wejustwalk [at] aol.com. To find out the exact location and progress of the Walk, please call (510) 368-3368.
Alameda
Vigil
Christ Episcopal Church
1700 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
9pm to 12:15am
Hourly singing and prayers for the victims of violence, those on death row, and to abolish the death penalty
Contact: http://www.christchurchalameda.org or 510-523-7200
Apple Valley
Our Lady of the Desert
18386 Corwin Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92307-2328
7:00 - 8:00p.m. Prayer Service
8:00 - midnight silent vigil
Contact vschweiger [at] sbdiocese.org
Chico
Candlelight vigil
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Children's Park – Downtown Chico
Sponsored by California People of Faith, Pax Christi, Chico Peace and Justice Center
Contact: mewfelion [at] juno.com
El Cerrito
Interfaith Prayer Vigil
St. John the Baptist
11150 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA
7:30-8:30pm
Refreshments and Carpool to San Quentin available.
Contact: Father Joe Tran at 510-232-5659
Fresno
Vigil begins at 5:30 PM
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
1584 N. Van Ness, Fresno, CA (1/2 block south of McKinley)
Contact: maria.telesco [at] att.net
Los Angeles – Two Events
1) Rally at 6:00pm
Westwood Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Corner of Veteran)
MARCH at 8:30 P.M. from Westwood Federal Bldg. to St. Paul the Apostle Church for a vigil.
Contact: EDeBode [at] la-archdiocese.org
2) LA Catholic Worker Vigil
LA Criminal Courts Building
300 N. Spring at Temple
Los Angeles, CA
4pm-6pm
Contact: LA Catholic Worker at 323-267-8789 or cponnet.stcamillus [at] usa.net
Modesto
Candlelight Vigil and Execution Watch
Meet in front of the Stanislaus County Jail, 12th and H Sts.
Modesto, CA
Starting at 11:00 p.m.
Contact: Pam Franklin at pamf [at] pc-intouch.com
Occidental
Vigil
8 pm until midnight
St. Philip's Church
3730 Bohemian Highway
Occidental CA
Contact: detained [at] sonic.net
Orange
Circle of Orange
Chapman and Glassell Streets
5 PM – 12:15 AM
City of Orange
Orange County
Contact: janurban [at] adelphia.net
Palo Alto
Vigil against the scheduled execution
4 PM – 7PM
Bring candles, signs, and warm clothing.
Some participants may choose to carpool to San Quentin.
Corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road.
Palo Alto, CA
Contact: marycklein [at] yahoo.com
Pasadena
Vigil Against the Death Penalty
All Saints Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue
Pasadena, CA
8:30-10:00 PM
Contact: mtermaat [at] earthlink.net
Redwood City
Ecumenical vigil
7-9pm
St. Matthias Church
1685 Cordilleras Rd.
Redwood City, 94062
Contact: sober76 [at] earthlink.net
Riverside
Prayer Vigil for the Culture of Life
St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church
Brockton & Arlington
Riverside, CA 92506
9:00pm - 12:30am
Contact: don [at] deacondon.us
Sacramento
VIGIL FROM 10PM to 12:30AM
State Capitol Building
11th & L Streets
Contact: ejeggers [at] aol.com or (916) 607-4541
San Bernardino
Diocesan Pastoral Center
1201 E. Highland
San Bernardino, CA 92404
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Silent Candle light vigil
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. prayer service
Contact: jarnquist [at] sbdiocese.org
San Diego
Vigil
Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
3:45pm - 7pm
Contact: SGhelardi [at] aol.com
San Francisco – Three Events
1) Prayer Vigil
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sisters of the Presentation Chapel
2340 Turk Blvd. (Turk and Masonic)
San Francisco, CA
Those wishing to carpool may leave from the vigil.
Contact: Sr. Nancy McLaughlin 415-664-3691 or Nmcl [at] aol.com
2) Prayer Vigil on the Eve of the Execution
2:00 p.m., concludes with evening prayer 3:30 – 3:50 p.m.
Chapel of the Nativity, Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street at Taylor
San Francisco, CA
Contact: http://www.gracecathedral.org or 415-749-6370
3) Jewish Perspective on the Death Penalty: A Panel Discussion
Program begins at 7 pm
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California at Webster St.
San Francisco, CA
Speakers include: Rabbi Lawrence Raphael, Rabbi Alan Lew, and Dorothy Ehrlich, ACLU of Northern California
Contact: ALevine [at] pjalliance.org
San Luis Obispo – Two Events
1) Vigil
Noon to 1pm
In front of the Government Center on Monterey St.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Contact: fnolan [at] calpoly.edu or susanimai [at] yahoo.com
2) Candle light vigil
7pm until 9pm
Mission Plaza (near the church steps)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Contact: John McAndrew (805) 904-9027 – jpmcandrew [at] earthlink.net or Ryan Alaniz (805) 544-2357
San Rafael – Two Events
1) Interfaith Service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
1123 Court Street
San Rafael, CA
7 pm
Refreshments will be available before and after the service.
All are welcome
Carpool to San Quentin possible.
Contact: Rev. Christopher Martin or Jannick Pitot at 415-456-4842
2) Interfaith Prayer Vigil at Dominican Sisters’ Center
1520 Grand Avenue
San Rafael, CA
8 pm - 10:30pm
Carpool to the East Gate of San Quentin to join the vigil there at 11 pm.
Contact: (415) 454-6491 or mirvineop [at] sanrafaelop.org
San Quentin State Prison
Rally and vigil will begin at 8:00pm
East Gate of San Quentin Prison
You can park on Francisco Blvd. E. but expect to walk 1-2 Miles to get to the East Gate of San Quentin.
Dress warmly and bring a flashlight.
Contact: stefanie [at] deathpenalty.org or 415-243-0143
Santa Barbara
Candle-light vigil
7pm to 9pm
Meet in front of Borders
900 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA
Contact: robertso [at] math.ucsb.edu
Santa Clara to San Jose
March from the Mission Church in Santa Clara University
Starting at 4:00PM
End at the Cathedral on Market Street in downtown San Jose, CA
Contact: terrymc [at] igc.org
Santa Cruz
Vigil at the Town Clock
5-7 pm
Also meet to carpool to San Quentin
Contact: Marilyn Strayer at 831-429-1765 or marilyns [at] cruzio.com
Ventura
Candlelight vigil for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Ventura County Government Center
Telephone Road and Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Bring a candle
Contact: DavidHoward [at] aol.com
West San Fernando Valley
Vigil from 8pm -9pm in front of the Canoga Park Post Office (corner of Sherman Way and Jordan Ave.)
Vigil from 9pm to midnight, at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 7304 Jordan Avenue (one block north of Sherman Way).
Sponsored by Valley Interfaith Network for Peace & Justice
Contact: RevAnne [at] emersonuuc.org
FEBRUARY 24, 2006 - San Francisco
SISTER HELEN PREJEAN
Author of Dead Man Walking and the Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Execution
With a special introduction by
Dean Alan Jones
Friday, February 24th
7PM
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street
San Francisco, California 94108
No Reservations Required – Open Seating
Suggested Donation: $15
No one turned away for lack of funds.
More information: 415-243-0143
Sponsored by: California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty Focus, Amnesty International USA and Grace Cathedral.
With the support of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, American Friends Service Committee, Pax Christi, Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, Oakland Diocese Social Justice Office and Santa Clara County Council of Churches
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FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 3, 2006
CEDP's Death Penalty Awareness Week
The Campaign to End the Death Penalty has designated February 27 to March 3, 2006 as Death Penalty Awareness Week. During this week, which coincides with "International Abolition Day" on March 1, activists plan to organize anti-death penalty events in the form of meetings, actions and informational tables on campuses and in communities across the country. Activities will raise awareness about the system of capital punishment and demand an end to this cruel and unusual punishment. For more information, visit: http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/
APRIL 7-9, 2006 - Los Angeles
The Faces of Wrongful Conviction:
A Conference Examining Wrongful Convictions and the Administration of the Death Penalty in California
UCLA School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
The Faces of Wrongful Conviction Conference, hosted by the UCLA School of Law, will facilitate the first-ever gathering of California's wrongfully-convicted and exonerated individuals. In addition, new research will be presented on the causes and prevalence of wrongful convictions and the systemic racial and geographic disparities in the application of the death penalty in California. The conference will also offer a series of workshops on the causes of wrongful conviction (i.e., snitch witnesses, mistaken eyewitnesses, junk science, etc.), the administration of the death penalty, and opportunities for action.
Speakers include:
-> Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, Co-Directors of the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
-> Michael Radelet, death penalty scholar and Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado
-> Stephen Bright, Executive Director, Southern Center for Human Rights
-> Lawrence Marshall, founder of the Center on Wrongful Conviction at Northwestern Law School and Professor of Law, Stanford University
-> Robert Weisberg, Professor of Law, Stanford University
-> Richard Leo, Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, UC Irvine
-> Richard Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center
-> Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
-> Craig Haney, Author of Death by Design, Professor of Psychology, UC Santa Cruz
-> Sam Gross, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
-> Stuart Banner, Author of The Death Penalty: An American History and Professor of Law, UCLA
-> Dr. Lola Vollen, founder, Life After Exoneration Project and author of Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated
-> Michael Schill, Dean, UCLA School of Law
-> Rafael Perez-Torres, Professor of Chicano Studies/English, UCLA, author of Memories of an East L.A. Outlaw: To Alcatraz, Death Row, and Back
-> Ellen Kreitzberg, Director of the Death Penalty College, Santa Clara University School of Law
-> Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
-> Ken Starr, Dean of Pepperdine Law School - Invited
Only $25 for Students/Seniors/Low Income!
17.5 MCLE Credits available for attorneys.
To register or for more information: http://www.stopwrongfulconvictions.org/
PRINT A CONFERENCE FLIER AND REGISTRATION FORM (.pdf)
APRIL 8, 2006 - Los Angeles
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE OF THE EXONERATED
Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, this award-winning play tells the real-life stories of 6 former death row inmates who were eventually proven innocent and released. Pulling back the curtains on the inner workings of the criminal justice system, the play, constructed as a series of intersecting monologues, is a powerful testament to personal courage and perseverance in the face of systemic injustice.
8PM
Northwest Campus Auditorium
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Tickets: $35
More INFO
APRIL 10, 2006 - Berkeley
AUTHOR JUDITH KAY DISCUSSES HER BOOK MURDERING MYTHS
The annual McCoy Lecture at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA will focus on the issue of the death penalty. The keynote speaker Judith Kay, author of Murdering Myths: The Story behind the Death Penalty , will be joined by Elisabeth Semel, director of the Death Penalty Clinic at Boalt Law School for a discussion.
4:30 – 6:00pm
Graduate Theological Union (Boardroom in the Library)
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA
For further info contact: 510-649-2420 or jburrows [at] gtu.edu.
APRIL 19, 2006 - Beverly Hills
DPF'S 15TH ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Beverly Hills, CA
HONORING:
Barry Scheck
Co-Director of the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Carl Reiner
Legendary Actor & Writer
Reverend George Regas
Rector Emeritus of All Saints Church, Pasadena
Dorothy Ehrlich
Executive Director of Northern California ACLU
Vicki Riskin and David W. Rintels
Human Rights Activists, Writers and Producers
Assemblyman Mervyn M. Dymally
For more information, or for ticket and ad purchases, contact: Michael Teta Associates at (818) 817-2310.
Click here for more information
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
870 Market St. Ste. 859 San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. 415-243-0143 - Fax 415-243-0994 - http://www.deathpenalty.org
February 10, 2006
New Resource
The Exonerated is now available on DVD!
The Exonerated, originally performed as play, tells the real life stories of six individuals who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit. Now this remarkable story is available as a feature length film with a stellar cast including Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon and Brian Dennehy. The Exonerated is a captivating saga, presenting its unforgettable stories in the words of the people who survived them.
This is a great film to show to students, activists, church groups or to anyone interested in the issue of the death penalty. The film is 90 minutes and is now available for purchase at http://www.deathpenalty.org/index.php?pid=main. Proceeds will be donated to Death Penalty Focus and the exonerated individuals featured in the film.
Upcoming Events
FEBRUARY 10, 2006 - San Diego
Theatrical Release of Award-Winning Documentary "After Innocence"
Ken Theater
4061 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 819-0236
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanDiego/KenCinema.htm
AFTER INNOCENCE tells the dramatic and compelling story of the exonerated - innocent men wrongfully imprisoned for decades and then released after DNA evidence proved their innocence. The film focuses on the gripping story of seven men and their emotional journey back into society and efforts to rebuild their lives. Included are a police officer, an army sergeant and a young father sent to prison and even death row for decades for crimes they did not commit. The men are thrust back into society with little or no support from the system that put them behind bars. While the public views exonerations as success stories - wrongs that have been righted - AFTER INNOCENCE shows that the human toll of wrongful imprisonment can last far longer than the sentences served.
For more information, please visit the film's website: http://www.afterinnocence.com/index.html
FEBRUARY 10-11, 2006 - Stanford
THE EXONERATED
Friday & Saturday, 8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
“Thank God for the Actors’ Gang. More than any other company [it] can be counted on to deliver the kind of audacious work that takes risks as it entertains.” Orange County Register
Under the artistic direction of Academy Award winner Tim Robbins, the Actors’ Gangone of Los Angeles’ most daring and inventive theater ensemblesbrings the riveting off-Broadway hit The Exonerated to Lively Arts. This controversial play chronicles the gut-wrenching true stories of six wrongfully convicted death row inmates, calling into question many of the workings of the criminal justice system.
POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION FEB 10
$38/$34 (Adult) | $19/$17 (Stanford Student)
http://livelyarts.stanford.edu/event.php?code=ACTO
February 11, 2006 - Los Angeles
ACLU Event - Taking Back the Truth
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California is holding an all-day Membership Conference, "Taking Back the Truth," on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. and the program begins at 10:00 am. A wine and cheese reception will follow the conference.
Featured speakers include Anthony Romero, the executive director of the National ACLU; Harold Meyerson, editor at large of the American Prospect and political editor of L.A. Weekly; and former death row inmate Billy Moore. In addition, the conference will hold several panels on a range of current civil liberties and civil rights issues.
Tickets are $35 -- this includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and the wine and cheese reception. Parking is $3/car at the event site. A limited number of student tickets are available.
Complete information about the program and a registration form can be found at: http://www.aclu-sc.org/Events/101370/
FEBRUARY 13, 2006 - BERKELEY
Jewish Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: The Death Penalty
The Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union is sponsoring a panel discussion on the death penalty. This Monday, join PJA Regional Director Rachel Biale and Rabbi Alan Lew of Makor Or for “Jewish Perspectives on Contemporary Issues.”
Monday, February 13 at 7:30 PM
Richard S. Dinner Boardroom
GTU Hewlett Library
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA
Free, all are welcome. Information: 510-649- 2482 or cjs [at] gtu.edu
FEBRUARY 19, 2006 - SAN FRANCISCO
DISCUSSION WITH BILL BABBITT
Bill Babbitt, whose brother Manny Babbitt was executed in California in 1999, will be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Sunday Forum.
Program begins: 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Center
Starr King Room
1187 Franklin Street (at Geary)
San Francisco, CA
No admission charge. All are welcome.
During the one hour program Bill will reflect on his compelling experience of loosing a brother to execution.
For more information contact: Henry Kroll, Forum Committee, UU San Francisco Society at 415 775 0755 or visit: http://www.uusf.org
FEBRUARY 20, 2006
STATEWIDE PROTESTS AND VIGILS AGAINST
THE SCHEDULED EXECUTION OF MICHAEL MORALES
San Francisco to Marin – 25 Mile Walk for Abolition
The 25 Mile Walk For Abolition begins promptly at 7am rain or shine at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, 100 -34th Avenue, San Francisco, 94122. We walk peacefully as a large group over the Golden Gate Bridge, proceed through Sausalito, Mill Valley, Larkspur, Greenbrae, into San Rafael and end at the main east gate of San Quentin at 6 pm.
You can join the Walk at designated rallying points. Escort vehicles accompany the walk.
You will need comfortable shoes, warm layered colorful clothing, flashlight. Back pack with a change of socks, shoes, extra clothing etc. We stop for refreshments. Escort cars carry back packs and walkers in need of rest.
Rallying Points:
6:45am Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, 100 34th Ave, San Francisco, 94122. Walk leaves promptly at 7am.
8:00am South End of Golden Gate Bridge.
8:55am North End of Golden Gate Bridge.
10:40am Head of Bay Trail in Sausalito leading to Mill Valley
11:45am Miller Avenue and Camino Alto for lunch and demonstration.
2:30pm St. Sebastian Church, 373 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae. Rest Stop. Drinks provided.
3:15pm St. Paul’s Church, 1123 Court Street, San Rafael. Rest Stop. Refreshments provided.
6:00pm East Gate of San Quentin State Prison.
For further information, please contact: Lyle Grosjean (510) 895-8203 or wejustwalk [at] aol.com. To find out the exact location and progress of the Walk, please call (510) 368-3368.
Alameda
Vigil
Christ Episcopal Church
1700 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
9pm to 12:15am
Hourly singing and prayers for the victims of violence, those on death row, and to abolish the death penalty
Contact: http://www.christchurchalameda.org or 510-523-7200
Apple Valley
Our Lady of the Desert
18386 Corwin Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92307-2328
7:00 - 8:00p.m. Prayer Service
8:00 - midnight silent vigil
Contact vschweiger [at] sbdiocese.org
Chico
Candlelight vigil
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Children's Park – Downtown Chico
Sponsored by California People of Faith, Pax Christi, Chico Peace and Justice Center
Contact: mewfelion [at] juno.com
El Cerrito
Interfaith Prayer Vigil
St. John the Baptist
11150 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA
7:30-8:30pm
Refreshments and Carpool to San Quentin available.
Contact: Father Joe Tran at 510-232-5659
Fresno
Vigil begins at 5:30 PM
Fresno Center for Nonviolence
1584 N. Van Ness, Fresno, CA (1/2 block south of McKinley)
Contact: maria.telesco [at] att.net
Los Angeles – Two Events
1) Rally at 6:00pm
Westwood Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Corner of Veteran)
MARCH at 8:30 P.M. from Westwood Federal Bldg. to St. Paul the Apostle Church for a vigil.
Contact: EDeBode [at] la-archdiocese.org
2) LA Catholic Worker Vigil
LA Criminal Courts Building
300 N. Spring at Temple
Los Angeles, CA
4pm-6pm
Contact: LA Catholic Worker at 323-267-8789 or cponnet.stcamillus [at] usa.net
Modesto
Candlelight Vigil and Execution Watch
Meet in front of the Stanislaus County Jail, 12th and H Sts.
Modesto, CA
Starting at 11:00 p.m.
Contact: Pam Franklin at pamf [at] pc-intouch.com
Occidental
Vigil
8 pm until midnight
St. Philip's Church
3730 Bohemian Highway
Occidental CA
Contact: detained [at] sonic.net
Orange
Circle of Orange
Chapman and Glassell Streets
5 PM – 12:15 AM
City of Orange
Orange County
Contact: janurban [at] adelphia.net
Palo Alto
Vigil against the scheduled execution
4 PM – 7PM
Bring candles, signs, and warm clothing.
Some participants may choose to carpool to San Quentin.
Corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road.
Palo Alto, CA
Contact: marycklein [at] yahoo.com
Pasadena
Vigil Against the Death Penalty
All Saints Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue
Pasadena, CA
8:30-10:00 PM
Contact: mtermaat [at] earthlink.net
Redwood City
Ecumenical vigil
7-9pm
St. Matthias Church
1685 Cordilleras Rd.
Redwood City, 94062
Contact: sober76 [at] earthlink.net
Riverside
Prayer Vigil for the Culture of Life
St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church
Brockton & Arlington
Riverside, CA 92506
9:00pm - 12:30am
Contact: don [at] deacondon.us
Sacramento
VIGIL FROM 10PM to 12:30AM
State Capitol Building
11th & L Streets
Contact: ejeggers [at] aol.com or (916) 607-4541
San Bernardino
Diocesan Pastoral Center
1201 E. Highland
San Bernardino, CA 92404
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Silent Candle light vigil
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. prayer service
Contact: jarnquist [at] sbdiocese.org
San Diego
Vigil
Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
3:45pm - 7pm
Contact: SGhelardi [at] aol.com
San Francisco – Three Events
1) Prayer Vigil
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sisters of the Presentation Chapel
2340 Turk Blvd. (Turk and Masonic)
San Francisco, CA
Those wishing to carpool may leave from the vigil.
Contact: Sr. Nancy McLaughlin 415-664-3691 or Nmcl [at] aol.com
2) Prayer Vigil on the Eve of the Execution
2:00 p.m., concludes with evening prayer 3:30 – 3:50 p.m.
Chapel of the Nativity, Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street at Taylor
San Francisco, CA
Contact: http://www.gracecathedral.org or 415-749-6370
3) Jewish Perspective on the Death Penalty: A Panel Discussion
Program begins at 7 pm
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California at Webster St.
San Francisco, CA
Speakers include: Rabbi Lawrence Raphael, Rabbi Alan Lew, and Dorothy Ehrlich, ACLU of Northern California
Contact: ALevine [at] pjalliance.org
San Luis Obispo – Two Events
1) Vigil
Noon to 1pm
In front of the Government Center on Monterey St.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Contact: fnolan [at] calpoly.edu or susanimai [at] yahoo.com
2) Candle light vigil
7pm until 9pm
Mission Plaza (near the church steps)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Contact: John McAndrew (805) 904-9027 – jpmcandrew [at] earthlink.net or Ryan Alaniz (805) 544-2357
San Rafael – Two Events
1) Interfaith Service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
1123 Court Street
San Rafael, CA
7 pm
Refreshments will be available before and after the service.
All are welcome
Carpool to San Quentin possible.
Contact: Rev. Christopher Martin or Jannick Pitot at 415-456-4842
2) Interfaith Prayer Vigil at Dominican Sisters’ Center
1520 Grand Avenue
San Rafael, CA
8 pm - 10:30pm
Carpool to the East Gate of San Quentin to join the vigil there at 11 pm.
Contact: (415) 454-6491 or mirvineop [at] sanrafaelop.org
San Quentin State Prison
Rally and vigil will begin at 8:00pm
East Gate of San Quentin Prison
You can park on Francisco Blvd. E. but expect to walk 1-2 Miles to get to the East Gate of San Quentin.
Dress warmly and bring a flashlight.
Contact: stefanie [at] deathpenalty.org or 415-243-0143
Santa Barbara
Candle-light vigil
7pm to 9pm
Meet in front of Borders
900 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA
Contact: robertso [at] math.ucsb.edu
Santa Clara to San Jose
March from the Mission Church in Santa Clara University
Starting at 4:00PM
End at the Cathedral on Market Street in downtown San Jose, CA
Contact: terrymc [at] igc.org
Santa Cruz
Vigil at the Town Clock
5-7 pm
Also meet to carpool to San Quentin
Contact: Marilyn Strayer at 831-429-1765 or marilyns [at] cruzio.com
Ventura
Candlelight vigil for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Ventura County Government Center
Telephone Road and Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Bring a candle
Contact: DavidHoward [at] aol.com
West San Fernando Valley
Vigil from 8pm -9pm in front of the Canoga Park Post Office (corner of Sherman Way and Jordan Ave.)
Vigil from 9pm to midnight, at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 7304 Jordan Avenue (one block north of Sherman Way).
Sponsored by Valley Interfaith Network for Peace & Justice
Contact: RevAnne [at] emersonuuc.org
FEBRUARY 24, 2006 - San Francisco
SISTER HELEN PREJEAN
Author of Dead Man Walking and the Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Execution
With a special introduction by
Dean Alan Jones
Friday, February 24th
7PM
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street
San Francisco, California 94108
No Reservations Required – Open Seating
Suggested Donation: $15
No one turned away for lack of funds.
More information: 415-243-0143
Sponsored by: California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty, Death Penalty Focus, Amnesty International USA and Grace Cathedral.
With the support of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, American Friends Service Committee, Pax Christi, Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, Oakland Diocese Social Justice Office and Santa Clara County Council of Churches
PRINT A FLIER
FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 3, 2006
CEDP's Death Penalty Awareness Week
The Campaign to End the Death Penalty has designated February 27 to March 3, 2006 as Death Penalty Awareness Week. During this week, which coincides with "International Abolition Day" on March 1, activists plan to organize anti-death penalty events in the form of meetings, actions and informational tables on campuses and in communities across the country. Activities will raise awareness about the system of capital punishment and demand an end to this cruel and unusual punishment. For more information, visit: http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/
APRIL 7-9, 2006 - Los Angeles
The Faces of Wrongful Conviction:
A Conference Examining Wrongful Convictions and the Administration of the Death Penalty in California
UCLA School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
The Faces of Wrongful Conviction Conference, hosted by the UCLA School of Law, will facilitate the first-ever gathering of California's wrongfully-convicted and exonerated individuals. In addition, new research will be presented on the causes and prevalence of wrongful convictions and the systemic racial and geographic disparities in the application of the death penalty in California. The conference will also offer a series of workshops on the causes of wrongful conviction (i.e., snitch witnesses, mistaken eyewitnesses, junk science, etc.), the administration of the death penalty, and opportunities for action.
Speakers include:
-> Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, Co-Directors of the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
-> Michael Radelet, death penalty scholar and Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado
-> Stephen Bright, Executive Director, Southern Center for Human Rights
-> Lawrence Marshall, founder of the Center on Wrongful Conviction at Northwestern Law School and Professor of Law, Stanford University
-> Robert Weisberg, Professor of Law, Stanford University
-> Richard Leo, Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, UC Irvine
-> Richard Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center
-> Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
-> Craig Haney, Author of Death by Design, Professor of Psychology, UC Santa Cruz
-> Sam Gross, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
-> Stuart Banner, Author of The Death Penalty: An American History and Professor of Law, UCLA
-> Dr. Lola Vollen, founder, Life After Exoneration Project and author of Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated
-> Michael Schill, Dean, UCLA School of Law
-> Rafael Perez-Torres, Professor of Chicano Studies/English, UCLA, author of Memories of an East L.A. Outlaw: To Alcatraz, Death Row, and Back
-> Ellen Kreitzberg, Director of the Death Penalty College, Santa Clara University School of Law
-> Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
-> Ken Starr, Dean of Pepperdine Law School - Invited
Only $25 for Students/Seniors/Low Income!
17.5 MCLE Credits available for attorneys.
To register or for more information: http://www.stopwrongfulconvictions.org/
PRINT A CONFERENCE FLIER AND REGISTRATION FORM (.pdf)
APRIL 8, 2006 - Los Angeles
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE OF THE EXONERATED
Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, this award-winning play tells the real-life stories of 6 former death row inmates who were eventually proven innocent and released. Pulling back the curtains on the inner workings of the criminal justice system, the play, constructed as a series of intersecting monologues, is a powerful testament to personal courage and perseverance in the face of systemic injustice.
8PM
Northwest Campus Auditorium
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Tickets: $35
More INFO
APRIL 10, 2006 - Berkeley
AUTHOR JUDITH KAY DISCUSSES HER BOOK MURDERING MYTHS
The annual McCoy Lecture at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA will focus on the issue of the death penalty. The keynote speaker Judith Kay, author of Murdering Myths: The Story behind the Death Penalty , will be joined by Elisabeth Semel, director of the Death Penalty Clinic at Boalt Law School for a discussion.
4:30 – 6:00pm
Graduate Theological Union (Boardroom in the Library)
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA
For further info contact: 510-649-2420 or jburrows [at] gtu.edu.
APRIL 19, 2006 - Beverly Hills
DPF'S 15TH ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Beverly Hills, CA
HONORING:
Barry Scheck
Co-Director of the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Carl Reiner
Legendary Actor & Writer
Reverend George Regas
Rector Emeritus of All Saints Church, Pasadena
Dorothy Ehrlich
Executive Director of Northern California ACLU
Vicki Riskin and David W. Rintels
Human Rights Activists, Writers and Producers
Assemblyman Mervyn M. Dymally
For more information, or for ticket and ad purchases, contact: Michael Teta Associates at (818) 817-2310.
Click here for more information
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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