[GPSCC-chat] FW: [G-C-F] "It's Not Over Yet!" Troy Davis Denied Clemency (sasha karlik): sample letter
Brian Good
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Tue Sep 20 12:28:38 PDT 2011
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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:26:09 -0700
Subject: [G-C-F] "It's Not Over Yet!" Troy Davis Denied Clemency (sasha karlik): sample letter
Greens,
Thank you, Sasha Karlik, to continue to bring news of
ongoing clemency struggle to save the life of Troy Davis.
I support Sasha's recommendation, to e-contact
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, to ask they reconsider their decision to
deny clemency for Troy Davis.
As not all who care about this issue may want to compose
a letter from scratch, I enclose an email I just sent Georgia Board of
Pardons and Paroles at
Clemency_Information at pap.state.ga.us?subject=Please%20reconsider%20Troy%20Davis%20case%21
I urge all Greens, and those who read this, to
immediately write and send a letter.
As ever,
Sandy Stiassni
Hello Georgia Board of Pardons and
Paroles,
I write as a private citizen,
a native not of Georgia, but of New York, and current resident of
California.
I'm in receipt of news that
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles just
issued a denial of clemency for Troy Davis.
While this is to express my
disappointment at your decision, to not save the life of a man accused
of murder, as to his guilt there remains so much doubt, I want you to
know my thoughts are also focused on the tragic waste of the life of
Officer Mark MacPhail; I keep his family, and families of all victims, in
my prayers.
As Georgia native, former
State representative and Congresswomen Cynthia McKinney so plaintively stated,
"To ignore any shadow of doubt that you might harbor will definitely cost a
young man his life and Georgia will reenter the annals of a history that we all
have worked so hard to reconstruct."
I ask you carefully
reconsider your decision, that you vacate this penalty of death, and
commute the sentence of Troy Davis.
Thank you for your kind
consideration.
Sincerely,
Sandy Stiassni
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> From:
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> To: Greens-Cal-Forum <cal-forum at cagreens.org>
> Subject: [G-C-F] "It's Not Over Yet!" Troy
Davis Denied Clemency
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> --Please distribute immediately--Please take
this action to politely
> email the Georgia parole board to reconsider--We
must stop this execution.
>
> -------- Original Message
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> Subject: "It's Not Over Yet!" Troy Davis Denied
Clemency
> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:36:04 -0400 (EDT)
> From:
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
> <abe at mail.democracyinaction.org>
>
>
>
>
> Dear
Fellow Abolitionists,
>
> Just a few minutes ago, the Georgia Board
of Pardons and Paroles issued
> its denial of clemency for Troy Davis. As
disappointing as this is, the
> famous Joe Hill quote from before he was
executed comes to mind: "Don't
> waste any time in mourning.
Organize...!
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hhXF5P3ckh7wG4yYx%2FOx7ZjMT20ahoof>"
> NCADP's statement is here
>
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=f2NGoGmyCkSJxmYUFstGo5jMT20ahoof>and
> below <#TroyStatement>.
>
> But first, Troy Davis is not dead yet!
>
> Right now,
please immediately act and urge the parole board to
> reconsider their
decision. Please /politely/ e-mail
> <mailto:Clemency_Information at pap.state.ga.us?subject=Please%20reconsider%20Troy%20Davis%20case%21>
> the board members at or fax their
office at (404) 651-8502.
>
> Then, click here to *join us in
calling on the Board to reconsider its
> decision, and on the Chatham
County (Savannah) District Attorney Larry
> Chisolm to do the right
thing.*
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=O5kfzqYtis2OkNlTmSyvrJjMT20ahoof>
> They have until the final moments
before Troy's scheduled execution to
> put the brakes on this runaway
justice system.
>
> Then, join a local demonstration, or initiate
one yourself. Today is a
> Day of Protest to express our outrage at the
recent decision to deny
> Troy Davis clemency. And on Wednesday (Sept.
21), we're calling for a
> Day of Vigil on Troy's impending execution
date.
>
> *If you are able to organize locally for either of these
events, please
> click to tell our partners at Amnesty International USA
about your
> plans.*
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=r8ZuvzX1PVQgAMY7ldZxMJjMT20ahoof>
>
> */If you can't make it to a
local demonstration, /**/please help NCADP/*
>
<#donatetoncadptostopitnow>*/continue this important work to end
the
> death penalty once and for all./*
>
> Everyone is
encouraged to wear a black armband, with "not in my name!"
> written on
it.
>
> In Atlanta, there will be a protest rally at the state
capitol tonight
> at 7pm EDT (Washington Street side).
>
> In
Washington, DC, we'll be back at Tivoli Square (Columbia Heights
> Metro
stop) tonight at 6pm EDT.
>
> Everywhere else: protests are
encouraged. Check with your state
> coalition
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PG04aouI9K%2FbKKArQ9CzfJjMT20ahoof>to
> see what plans they have.
>
>
Tomorrow (Wednesday 9/21) will be a "Day of Vigil." Wear your black
>
armband, with "not in my name!" written on it. We'll post further info
>
later tonight or in the morning. For now we know that there will be a
>
vigil in Jackson across from the prison at Towaliga County Line Baptist
>
Church and a vigil in Atlanta on the capitol steps. Everywhere
else:
> vigils are encouraged. Check with your state coalition
>
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EXJfj3c24W4%2FTgIWDB6Rb5jMT20ahoof>to
> see what plans they have.
>
>
_Again_, while we are focused today on saving the life of a man accused
>
of murder where there remains so much doubt about his guilt,/we remember
>
Officer Mark MacPhail/ and urge you to keep his family and the families
>
of all victims in your thoughts and prayers. We know this must be very
>
difficult for them....
>
> _Also_, for those of us with children,
talking about this situation
> becomes more difficult. NCADP's Michael
Stone blogged about doing so and
> shares a recent article, here
>
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=A%2BvllZzPaWf8nIdiNXnQ1sJxyPgJXane>.
>
> Please know that NCADP is
invested in this case because its the right
> thing to do, and also
because so many of the aspects of this case speak
> to the same issues
that are present in so many other cases which are not
> nearly as
high-profile. Troy Davis is already a household name, and
> because our
our collective action, over the next few days, many more
> people will
learn of the systemic failures of the death penalty, and
> join our
movement
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IRp48AKgii8uZOaxRwLMiJjMT20ahoof>.
>
> There is so much to do, and
we want to do more. _Thank you for ta__king
> action_, and if you are
able, please also take a moment tosupport NCADP
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zuQOpu31FzglW%2F2VAAhwYZjMT20ahoof>so
> that we can continue this important work,
now, and in the future.
> */Please remember that through the end of
September, all new donors to
> NCADP will have their tax-deductible
contribution doubled by a special
> matching grant from Atlantic
Philanthropies./* *Click here to donate
> today*
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kHki6rhM1OFWvEkiSyKuSJjMT20ahoof>.
> Thank you.
>
> Finally,
it must be said that Troy Davis is not the only person
> scheduled to be
executed in the coming weeks and months. *Of particular
> note is
tonight's execution in Texas of Cleve Foster. *NCADP lists every
>
upcoming execution on the top right side of its web page
> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QXG7HbI0kBdNlus7%2FRa8mpjMT20ahoof>,
> and you can click on each name to
learn more and take action via our
> State Affiliate where the execution
is scheduled.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
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>
> Official NCADP Statement on the denial of clemency for Troy
Davis
>
> /"The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is
stunned and
> disappointed./
>
> /"There can be no clearer
indication than the Board of Pardons and
> Paroles decision today, that
the system is profoundly and unalterably
> broken./
>
>
/"Each institution in Georgia that was charged with the responsibility
>
of doing justice in this case has failed. /
>
> /"And now the Board
of Pardons and Parole has failed miserably even
> though they had every
opportunity to do their job properly. /
>
> /"It is now clearer
than ever -- that the only way to prevent an
> innocent man from being
executed in Georgia is to end the death penalty
> in that state once and
for all./
>
> /"We pledge to work with our sisters and brothers in
Georgia who have
> worked tirelessly to prevent the travesty of justice in
the Troy Davis
> case and to retire the peculiar institution known as
capital punishment,
> brick by brick."/
>
>
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>
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