Folks,
I'm sorry to bother you if you've already sent emails about this. This message
is going out the night before Troy Davis' execution. It is for a FAX to the DA
who has been on this case from the beginning. This is the last chance to stop
this legalized lynching.
May God have mercy on this young man!
Romi/Blue
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STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!
END THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY!
Lynch Law Justice Alive and Well in the USA
Take Action to Support Troy Davis Today!
TOP: Troy Davis. MIDDLE: ANSWER organizer and Howard student Eugene Puryear
addresses protesters at a campus rally organized by Students Against Mass
Incarceration, Sept 16. BOTTOM: Free Troy Davis banner hangs at the Howard
University campus.
Send a free fax right now to the Chatham County District Attorney.
More than 1 million people have signed a petition in support of Troy Davis.
Demonstrations have taken place around the country and the world. Even the
former director of the FBI has said that this execution is an injustice and
should not go forward. Seven out of nine witnesses recanted. The real killer
was named by three people.
The execution of Troy Davis shows with full clarity the true character of the
racist legal system in the United States—its complete failing as any arbiter
of justice. Davis has accessed all allowed avenues of appeal in the U.S.
justice system in his quest not be put to death, an innocent man.
The members of the politically appointed Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles,
impervious to any accountability to the people, have decided that they wish
for Troy Davis to die. With their announcement today that they have denied
clemency to Troy Davis, he is on course to be executed this Wednesday, Sept.
21 at 7:00 pm Eastern, in the state of Georgia.
Absolutely no physical evidence has been found that implicates him in the
killing. No murder weapon has ever been found, exposing yet another major gap
in the prosecution’s case. This is the fourth time the state of Georgia has
set an execution date for Davis, who was wrongly convicted of killing a police
officer in 1989.
Of the nine witnesses, seven have recanted or altered their version of events.
Five have signed statements saying they were coerced by police to testify
against Davis, a common element of many racist “legal lynchings” targeting
Black people. Three witnesses said that another man confessed to them that he
killed the police officer.
The ANSWER Coalition has been joining with hundreds of other organizations in
demonstrations throughout the country in recent days and weeks, and we are
continuing to take action today and tomorrow.
There is worldwide opposition to Troy Davis's execution. On Sept. 16,
coordinated protests took place in cities all over the United States and the
world.
Over 650,000 signatures in support of Troy Davis were delivered to the parole
board. Now, over 1 million people have signed petitions in his support.
Prominent signers include South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former
President Jimmy Carter, more than four dozen Members of Congress, and many
celebrities.
The decision to deny clemency to Davis reaffirms the unabashed racism and
bankruptcy of the justice system. We are staying in the streets to demand
justice! Stop the execution of Troy Davis! End the racist death penalty!
Take action right now! Send an immediate free fax by clicking here that will
go tell the Chatham County's District Attorney Larry Chisolm to seek a
withdrawal of the death warrant. It will only take seconds—we have made our
online free fax tool available for ANSWER supporters. You fill out your
letter, or customize our sample letter, and we will dispatch the fax
immediately.
1. Send a fax
2. Tell a friend to send a fax
And join ANSWER Coalition and many others these Los Angeles actions tonight and
tomorrow to "Stop the execution of Troy Davis!":
* Tuesday, Sept. 20, 5pm: Protest at Leimert Park
* Wednesday, Sept. 21, 11am - 1pm: Protest and "Save Troy Davis" Vigil
at Leimert Park (Crenshaw & Vernon, Los Angeles)
For more info: 213-251-1025 or [email protected].
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
http://www.AnswerLA.org
[email protected]
213-251-1025
137
N. Virgil Avenue, #201
Los Angeles, CA 90004
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