The Abolitionist Action Committee
AAC is an ad-hoc group of individuals committed to highly visible and effective publiceducation for alternatives to the death penalty through non-violent direct action.
VIGIL & DEMONSTRATIONS at Terre Haute
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| WHAT WILL HAPPEN: | A SERVICE OF HOPE: *IN MEMORY OF THE OKLAHOMA BOMBING VICTIMS *IN OPPOSITION TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE EXECUTION OF TIMOTHY McVEIGH Vigil and prayer service in remembrance of the OK City bombing victims |
| WHERE: | Downtown Gainesville, near the corner of University Avenue and Main Street, on the SE quadrant |
| WHAT DAY: | SUNDAY, June 10th |
| DETAILS: | People will begin gathering with signs at 4:30 at the intersection of University Ave and Main Street; the service will begin at 5pm in the grassy area on the east side of Main Street (approx 1/2 block in from University Avenue). There will be a prayer vigil in memory of the 168 people that were killed in Oklahoma. This will also include our position against the death penalty. Come and invite your friends and family. "Taking McVeigh out of his cage and killing him will be an act of vengeance and rage and vengeance and rage is what killed my daughter" --Bud Welch, father of Julie Welch, OK City bombing victim. |
| CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: | Johnny Zokovitch, 352/271-6941 and afn10005@afn.org |
| CONTACT FOR MEDIA: | same |
| WHAT WILL HAPPEN: | McVeigh death penalty protest |
| WHERE: | Protest corner -- corner of University and 13th Street |
| WHAT DAY: | MONDAY, June 11th |
| DETAILS: | 5 pm -- Please wear black, bring water and an umbrella. We have signs or bring your own. |
| CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: | same as above |
| CONTACT FOR MEDIA: | same as above |
Jacksonville
VIGIL AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING (UPDATE)
Monday, June 11th at 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. The Federal Building is located at
400 W. Bay Street, which is at Bay and Pearl Sts. downtown, about 2 blocks West
of the Omni hotel. If you are coming here from 95 N, after crossing the Main
Street bridge, turn left onto Bay and follow until you get to the Federal
Building.
CONTACT: <peace@cxp.com>
Orlando
EXECUTION VIGIL (UPDATE)
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty ( F.A.D.P.) announce a Vigil
Service on the eve of Timothy McVeigh's execution, 8 pm to 9 pm, Sunday,
June10,2001.* The Vigil at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando, 1901
East Robinson Street, will offer compassionate witness for all victims and their
families of the Oklahoma City bombing. It will serve as a quiet and mindful
statement to counterbalance the highly publicized media event the next day in
Terra Haute, Indiana. F.A.D.P. members will conduct a simple service to include
selected readings and periods of reflection, prayer and meditation. THE
VIGIL IS OPEN TO ALL.
*If Mr. McVeigh's execution is delayed, the vigil will be rescheduled FADP is a
project of Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty,
PMB 335, 2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy,
Gainesville, FL 32609 800-973-6548 or fadp@fadp.com
For further information contact: Joseph W. DuRocher 407-859-0386 or PDJWD@aol.com
Tallahassee (NEW)
The following message is to appear in Saturday's Tallahassee Democrat:
A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
If the execution of Timothy McVeigh, now scheduled for Monday morning, June 11,
is not delayed, an interfaith service of remembrance will take place on Sunday,
June 10, 5:00 p.m. Religious Society of Friends Meeting House 2001 S. Magnolia
Drive. The service will have two services: 1) to remember the 168 victims of the
Oklahoma City bombing, their families and friends, and the family of Timothy
McVeigh; and 2) to bear witness against the use of the death penalty as an
instrument of state policy.
The service is being arranged by the Tallahassee Coalition for Alternatives
to the Death Penalty. If you have questions, call Walter Moore at
877-1609.
Now that Judge Matsch has ruled, it seems likely that the execution will take
place as scheduled. If there is a postponement, the service will also be
postponed accordingly. The service is planned to last less than an hour. Among
other things it will include statements by representatives of a number of faith
traditions, the reading of the names of the 168 victims of the bombing, and a
Litany for Remembrance and Witness. It will conclude with a two-minute ringing
of a bell or sounding of a gong. Please pass this information along to others.
Thanks. If it takes place, I hope you can be there.
Georgia
Atlanta
Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Update
Friends
Some people have reported that they didn't get our earlier notice of the event Sunday
night, so please find that below
Contents
1)Event: Sunday June 10 Oklahoma City Bombing Service of Remembrance promoting non-violent
alternatives to the death penalty
2)what's coming up with our next meeting
3)notes from the May meeting of GFADP
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1)EVENT
Interfaith Service of Remembrance:
Honoring the Oklahoma City Bombing Victims and Promoting Reconciliation over Execution
Sunday, June 10, 2001 at 7pm
Atlanta Friends Meeting House (Quaker congregation) 701 W. Howard Ave, Decatur
Join us as we gather to honor the victims of the Oklahoma City Bombing, pray for the families and loved-ones of the victims and seek non-violent
alternatives to the death penalty.
Invited Guests:
Steve Pruit, Atlanta-based survivor of Oklahoma City Bombing
Rev. Fred D. Taylor (SCLC)
Rabbi Josh Lesser (Bet' Haverim)
Balabudra Dasa (Atlanta Hare Krishna Temple)
Father TJ Meahan (St. Anthony's)
Br. Utsumi and Denise Lassan of the Nipponzan Nyohji Atlanta Dojo
Directions
Note that W. Howard is the same road that is called Marietta street downtown, Decatur St as it goes through GSU, and Dekalb Ave. as it goes
through Inman Park and Candler Park. It is the street Marta parallels on the eastern line). The meeting house is near downtown Decatur and Agnes
Scott. It's not super-convenient from the Interstates, but it's about 4-5 miles from them. You can get maps at yahoo.com (click on maps)
1)By Marta
Marta station: East Lake (on the east line) Directions from Marta: exit onto Dekalb Ave. Head east on Dekalb Ave
(which changes names to Howard Ave) (turn left if you are facing the Marta rail). The building is about 4 blocks east of the Marta station and is
between Lansdowne and Adair streets.
2)From I-75/85 Southbound
Exit at North Ave/Georgia Tech. Turn left at the end of the exit ramp at the light. Pass Varsity and Peachtree St--
Northbound
Exit at Spring Street/W. Peachtree St. Stay in the left lane. Go thru the first light and turn left at the 2nd light onto W. Peachtree. Get in the
far right lane on this one way street. Take first right onto North Ave (if you pass the Varsity or Ga. Tech you've gone in the wrong direction)--
From North Ave:
---Stay on North Ave for 2-3 miles until you reach Moreland Ave. (It's the major intersection after the intersection at the Citgo station and Manuel's
Tavern).
Turn right onto Moreland Ave., stay on moreland about 1 mile. You'll go through Little 5 Points and see an Chevron and an Amoco on the right side -
after the Amoco, there's an on-ramp to Dekalb Avenue on the right take it and follow it as it curves around. At the end of the ramp, turn left at
the light, putting you eastbound on Dekalb Ave. Go down a few miles past the Candler Park Marta station and the East Lake Marta station. You will
see the meeting house shortly after the East Lake station on your left (railroad tracks are on the right).
3)From I-20
Exit at Moreland Avenue. Go north on Moreland Ave. (if you were traveling eastbound on I-20, take the 2nd Moreland Ave exit (which puts you
northbound) if you were traveling westbound towards the city, turn right off the exit ramp)
About one mile up, you will see a parking lot with Georgia Gas Light trucks and a U-Haul center. Go under the bridge and take the first right onto the
Dekalb Ave. on-ramp. At the end of the ramp, turn left, putting you eastbound. Go down a few miles past the Candler Park Marta station and
then the East Lake Marta station. You will see the meeting house shortly
after the East Lake station on your left (railroad tracks are on the right).
Parking
There is free parking at the Meeting House right next to the building.
I have also heard that there is another event on Monday, June 11 at 7:30PM a prayer vigil in protest of McVeigh's execution will be held at St. Pious
Catholic Church in the Prayer Garden
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2)NEXT MTG
Our next meeting is Thursday, June 14 at 7pm (directions www.geocities.com/gfadp/srodir.html)
A)In preparation for next meeting?
1) please consider sending a farewell/thank you note to Ann Colloton who'll be leaving this month for Boston where her husband will be attending
seminary. She is the reason why GFADP got started. Her email address is
acolloton@schr.org. We will have a special recognition for her at next meeting (don't tell her!)
2) please consider what committees we should form (see minutes) a
B) Next Meeting's Agenda:
Intros
Committee work sessions
Report back
Building our organizational member list
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3) NOTES FROM LAST MEETING
GFADP Meeting May 10, 2001
Present: Cari, Brian, Jim, Jay Shippen, Steve Pruitt, Omar, Laura, Ed, and Mary Ruth, Sarah, Ann
Intros
Steve Pruitt -- survivor of the OKC Bombing shared some of his reflections on the tragedy and his story. He got in contact with us through the the
Weirs whom a nun in Kansas City told him about. Steve was on 3rd floor of the building and was badly injured.
Good Day Atlanta will interview Steve during the same time period of the execution
Laura reviewed program for the Remembrance Service and took suggestions for the program
Speakout 12noon Woodruff Park
Emphasis on the resumption of Federal executions -- 1963 was the last one.
Emphasis on GW Bush's role and legacy as an executioner in Texas
Everyone is invited to come and speak. Several people from many different organizations will be speaking
Last execution was a hanging in Iowa in 1963.
Georgia Moratorium Committee -discussion about possible group structure and how GFADP could relate to
it.
Committees/Meeting Time Usage -group agreed to try new meeting format to increase productivity of the
meetings:
1) intros (15 minutes)
2) Breakout into committees for working sessions (30 min) -we will either retain the old committee structure or redesign new
committee names (legislative, education, and statewide outreach)
3) committee report back
4) larger group business
We will try to do announcements and updates by email or paper.
Build List of Sponsoring Organizations -we'd like to build our list of supporting organizations
-Brian offered a long brainstormed list of organizations we'd like to add to our list of supporters and we all contributed more names to the list.
Each of us will contact these organizations to ask them if they would like to be member organizations of GFADP
Omar, new to the group, shared his experience from FL, from whence he moved last year, where he developed ideas about the illegality of lethal
injection. He used to work for the state of Florida with pesticides.
Next Meeting: June 14th, 7pm, AI Office
ILLINOIS
CONTACT: <jojoryan@hotmail.com> or call the Ill. Coalition Against the Death Penalty at 312-849-2279
Carbondale
The So. Ill. Moratorium Against the Death Penalty will conduct a prayer, candlelight vigil, the evening of May l5,
at the local Unitarian
Fellowship. We will at that time hold in our hearts, souls and minds the l68 victims of the Oklahoma bombing.
We will remember their families. We
will also remember Timothy McVeigh, a victim, himself of the overkill violence of his own country. We will
stand firm that night in our
opposition to the Death Penalty which diminishes all of us. We will pray also for those who take part in these
executions.
On the morning of May l6, we will gather at 6A.M. with lighted candles, reciting the victim's names along
with McVeigh's as we walk to a local
church, at which the church bells will toll for our government sponsored killing at 7 A.M.
Contact: Charles Speck speckcha@siu.edu
Chicago
Dear friends--The Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty is calling
on all opponents of capital punishment to gather at the Federal Plaza,
Jackson and Dearborn Sts., between 6 and 8:30 am on Monday, June 11, to
protest the resumptions of federal executions with the execution of Timothy
McVeigh. We will be joined by a group of clergy led by bishop James
Wilkowski of the Evangelical Catholic Diocese of the Northwest, who have
already scheduled a prayer vigil starting at 5 and a Mass for the Dead at
6:45. They invite any interested clergy to join them.
This will be an "ad hoc" emergency protest--SPREAD THE WORD in whatever way
you can by word of mouth, email, phone. If you know a church or
organization that could announce this over the weekend, please ask them to
do so! BRING SIGNS--bring friends--come when you can and stay for whatever
time you can. We want to show our numbers and our spirit of resistance to
government killing.
Attached is a flier which can be used to publicize the action and to
leaflet on the street Monday morning. If your group can send someone
who'll be prepared to talk to the press, please call Doug Dobmeyer at (312)
315-6887.
See you Monday!
In solidarity, Johanna Ryan, ICADP
PS: some activities in the suburbs: There will be a silent protest at the
DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton at 7 am. In Romeoville, a
prayer vigil will be held Sunday at 7:30 pm at St. Charles Pastoral Ctr. on
Rte. 53. Call 815-834-4028. There will be an interfaith service at First
United Methodist Church, 1630 Hinman, Evanston, on Sunday at 5 pm. Call
847-864-6181.
Romeoville
The Joliet Catholic Diocese will have a prayer service that will start at
7:30 PM on May 15.
Wheaton
Naperville area activists plan a vigil on the steps of the DuPage Courthouse in
Wheaton, from 7 to 9 am on the morning of May 16.
IOWA
Des Moines
Iowans Against + Des Moines Catholic Worker are coordinating a vigil Monday
at 6 am at the Federal Bldg. in Des Moines.
Ankeny
On Tuesday, May 15th, from 7:00-7:30 p.m. there will
be a "Seamless Garment" prayer service in the chapel at Our
Lady's Immaculate Heart
Catholic Church, 510 East 1st Street, Ankeny.
This prayer service, which is on the eve of the execution
of Timothy McVeigh, will focus on the complicated issues
of right to life, death penalty and violence, and it's
victims. Please come and pray with us.
For more information, contact Mary and Roger at
joyfam@dwx
Des Moines
Members of the Des Moines Catholic Worker Community and the Iowans
Against the Death Penalty will hold a one-hour anti death Penalty vigil at
DM Federal Building in response to the May 16th, 7:00 a.m. execution of
Timothy McVeigh.
Time: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Date: Wednesday May 16th
Place: Main door of U.S. Federal Building at 210 Walnut St, Des Moines
INDIANA
North Manchester
There will be a vigil in North Manchester (on the campus of Manchester College),
about an hour south of Ft. Wayne. For more information about that, please
contact Erica Sweitzer at <elsweitzer@manchester.edu>
South Bend
An interfaith prayer vigil will be held on Tuesday, May 15th at 5:30
p.m. at the Federal Building in downtown South Bend (corner of Main and
Jefferson). Prayers will be offered for the victims of the bombing of
the Murray Federal Building in Oklahoma City, for Timothy McVeigh and for
an end to the death penalty. The one-half hour service will be held on
the eve of the scheduled execution of Timothy McVeigh and is sponsored by
the St. Joseph-Elkhart County Religious Coalition Against the Death
Penalty.
For further information people can contact Andre at 219-291-0924 or e-mail at
andrekrmc@juno.com
Wabash County
Concerned Citizens to Protest Capital Punishment, McVeigh Execution
A group of concerned citizens in the Wabash County area will be staging a
protest against capital punishment and the impending execution of Timothy
McVeigh in Terre Haute. While recognizing that this particular execution is
a highly emotional issue, the group stands by the principles of justice and
equality that demand an end to capital punishment.
This important public policy issue ought not to be decided depending upon the
empathy or antipathy towards either the convicted or the victims. The group
also will be expressing its respect and sympathy for the family and friends
of those who perished in the bombing in Oklahoma City.
According to Judi Brown, co-coordinator, " We want to remember the victims,
but not with more killing. Jesus teaches us a message of forgiveness and
respect for life, a message of love for even our enemies. "
Anyone who wishes to support this protest should join the group at the North
Manchester Post Office, 2nd Street and N. Walnut at 6:30 AM on Monday, June
11. For more information, contact Judi Brown at 982-8180 or Rachel Gross at
982-7480.
KENTUCKY
Events are planned in several cities. Please visit <www.kcadp.org> for details.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
Prayer Service (probably based on the Pax Christi USA model) in front of our Cathedral (which is the center of
New Orleans
life) on the eve of the execution. We expect that members of the
Just Peace Committee of the United Church of Christ, the Friends, the
Mennonites, Moratorium 2000 and Amnesty International will join us in
this.
Contact: Pax Christi New Orleans 504-522-3751
MARYLAND
Baltimore
BERN MEMBERS TO PROTEST EXECUTION OF TIMOTHY McVEIGH
WHO: The Baltimore Emergency Response Network (BERN) is an organization working
to halt U.S. intervention and promoting peaceful solutions to conflict. BERN
members protest weapons research at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory, agitate to end the economic sanctions in Iraq and call for the
release of all FBI files in the case of imprisoned American Indian Movement
activist Leonard Peltier.
WHAT: A number of Baltimore peace and justice organizations [Viva House, Jonah House and the Campaign to End the Death Penalty] vigil against the death penalty each Monday from 5 PM to 6 PM outside the SuperMax prison,which holds Maryland's death row. This ongoing vigil continues into its second year.
Since the federal government intends to execute Timothy McVeigh, the organizers of the Monday vigil decided to hold a witness against the firstfederal execution since 1963. BERN members will join the vigil.
WHEN: beginning Mon., June 11 at 12:01 AM and continuing until the execution
WHERE: outside the Maryland prison complex on the corner of Madison Avenue and Fallsway in Baltimore
WHY: Timothy McVeigh's act of terror was horrific and must be condemned. But BERN members abhor all acts of violence, including the use of cruise missiles that kill civilians or the genocidal economic sanctions against the people of Iraq. The execution of McVeigh just continues the cycle of violence, cannot bring closure and may elevate him to martyr status.
Killing, by an individual or the state, is always wrong. Children frequently learn by example, and convincing them to settle conflict nonviolently is made all the more difficult when the state executes prisoners. In a country which cannot guarantee equal justice for all, the death penalty, a blatant act of vengeance and a morally bankrupt policy, must be abolished.
Contact Max Obuszewski [410] 323-7200 or [410] 377-7987
or mobuszewski@afsc.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Demonstration Against Federal Executions (UPDATE)
Sunday, June 10*, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and Monday, June 18, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Boston Common, near the Park Street MBTA Station.
Come when you can, stay as long as you can.Join Boston-area activists for a time of subtle protest, leafleting, and public expression of opposition to the death penalty. The first federal execution in more than 38 years is scheduled on June 11 for Timothy McVeigh. A second federal death row inmate, Juan Garza, is also scheduled to die June 19. We will gather on the eve before these lethal injections to say no to killing, no to more victims, and no to more executions.
The more people, hands, and voices we can gather together at this event, the more effective our public stance against all executions will be. Your presence is needed to help pass out flyers and to hold signs and banners letting the world know we won't stand for yet another act of violence, especially one perpetrated by our federal government. Bring flyers, signs, friends and anything else you care to.
* NOTE: If McVeigh receives a stay of execution, the June 10th event will be canceled. Regardless of what happens with McVeigh, the demonstration against the execution of Juan Garza will happen on June 18. Please join us for both actions.
For more information or questions, contact
deathpenalty133@hotmail.com
or call Paul Bugala at 617-627-9269.
Updates and further details can be found at
http://www.amnesty133.org
All media/press inquires should be addressed to Kathleen Gillespie at gilleska@hotmail.com / 617-625-4660.
Sponsored and supported by Amnesty International USA of Somerville (Group 133), Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty (MCADP), Campaign to End the Death Penalty (CEDP), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLU-MA), and Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CUADP).
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Public Prayer Service and Vigil For All Victims of Violence
Wednesday, May 16, from noon to 1pm
McNamera Building, 477 Michigan Avenue
CONTACT: Groundwork for a Just World at 313-822-2055
Lansing
There will be an event in Lansing at the Cooley Law School on the evening of May
15th.
CONTACT: Ron Callen at 517-372-6088 <callenrc@yahoo.com>.
Traverse City
The Traverse City (Michigan) Chapter of The Episcopal Peace
Fellowship is organizing "A Time for Compassion, Reflection, and
Protest" on May 15. The time is 5:30 to 6:30 PM; the place is in
front of the county courthouse at the corner of Washington and Boardman in
Traverse City. For more information, contact: <BarbaraKlughLitlrivr@aol.com>
or John Lewis <JohnBetty@bignetnorth.net>.
MISSOURI
- Columbia: 5:00-6:00 pm, Sunday, June 10, Boone Co. Courthouse
- Columbia: 6:30 pm, Sunday, June 10, St. Lukes United Methodist hurch, 204 E. Ash
- Columbia Jefferson City: Sunday June 10, 5:00-6:00 pm, across from the Supreme Court building on High Street
- Kansas City: 6/10, 4:45-5:45 pm, J.C. Nichols Fountain, in the Plaza
- Kansas City: Sunday, 6/10, 4:00 pm, prayer vigil at Diocesan Peace and Justice Office, 301 E. Armour (corner of Armour and Gillham)
- Kansas City: 6:30-7:15 am, Mon. morning, 6/10, at St. James Catholic Church, 39th & Troost
- St. Louis: 8:30-9:00 pm, Sunday, 6/10, new Thomas Eagleton Federal Courts Building, 111 South Tenth St. (where the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is housed)
- St. Louis (NEW): 7:00 am, Monday, 6/11: prayer vigil for victims of crime and reconciliation, Living Christ Lutheran Church, 2725 Concord Dr., 1 mile north of Lindbergh on New Halls Ferry.
- St. Louis (NEW): Monday, June 11, 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., whether or not the execution is stayed, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet will host an all-day prayer vigil, at the Holy Family Chapel, 6400 Minnesota Avenue. Note: anyone is welcome to drop in to join for any length of time.
CONTACT for Missouri: "Margaret B.Phillips" <mphillips@igc.org>
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty
PO Box 54
Jefferson City, MO
65102 573-635-7239
Columbia: 5:00-6:00 pm, Boone Co. Courthouse;
CONTACT: Rita Linhardt, <mocath@fidnet.com>
Jefferson City: 5:00-6:00 pm, across from the Supreme Court building on High
Street;
CONTACT: Jeff Stack, <jstack@coin.org>
Kansas City: 4:45-5:45 pm, J.C. Nichols Fountain, in the Plaza;
CONTACT: Kathleen Kennedy, <wmcadp@juno.com>
St. Louis: 8:30-9:00 pm, new Thomas Eagleton Federal Building, 111 South
Tenth St. (where the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is housed)
For updates see http://postwebsites.com/stlouis/emcadp
NEBRASKA
Lincoln
TO RESIST THE EXECUTION OF TIMOTHY MCVEIGH
People who oppose the death penalty will have the opportunity to come together in witness against the first federal execution
in 37 years.
What: Services in remembrance of the Oklahoma City bombing victims and to resist the federal execution of Timothy McVeigh, the first federal
execution in 37 years.
When / Where:
Lincoln- Service will be held on Sunday June 10 at 7:00PM at Newman United Methodist Church, 2242 R Street. Please bring
a candle.
Omaha- Prayer service will be held on Sunday June 10th at 7:00PM at College of St. Mary, Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, 72nd
and Mercy Road.
A Morning Prayer service will also be held at College of St. Mary on Monday June 11th at 6:00AM followed by a Celebration of
the Eucharist at 7:00AM, Fr. Jack McCaslin- presider.
In addition, churches have been asked to toll their bells on the evening of the execution in sorrow for the 168 victims of the Oklahoma City
bombing and in repentance for the additional killing of Timothy McVeigh. Bells will toll for two minutes at 6:00PM. If a faith community does not
have a bell tower but would like to participate, it will tie black ribbons to posts
outside the church or hang a black drape outside the main entrance. Churches that are confirmed to participate in this coordinated
witness against the death penalty include St.
Francis in Neligh, St. Theresa in Clearwater, St. Mary in Bellevue, St. Leo, St. Pius X, St. Richard, Sacred Heart, St.
Philip Neri, Cathedral, First United Methodist in Omaha.
NEVADA
Reno & Las VegasAmnesty International is part of the new Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty which, together with the Life Peace and Justice Commission of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, is planning a vigil/press conference on Tuesday, May 15 at 5 p.m. outside the federal courthouse in Reno, Nevada (SE corner of S. Virginia and Liberty Streets).
A parallel vigil will be held at the federal courthouse in Las Vegas (same date and time). At each location, we plan to have 169 daisies and name the victims of the bombing as well as Timothy McVeigh, as the final victim -- of the US government.
For more information, contact: Father Charles Durante 775-329-1656 or Nancy Hart 775-825-5550 nh@pinecrest.reno.nv.us. General contact for Las Vegas vigil: Bonnie Polley 702-735-1213.
NEW JERSEY
NJMoratorium.org is sponsoring an event at the New Jersey State House is
Trenton on May 14th at noon. Additionally, New Jerseyans for a Death Penalty
Moratorium (NJDPM) has an entire week of activities scheduled. See <http://NJADP.org/>
Jersey City
Pax Christi at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, NJ will sponsor a talk by Sr.
Gnam O.P. who works with men on Death Row in NJ. She will be leading our
education and action process in support of a moratorium on the death penalty. We
will host a morning prayer service outdoors on the 16th. The Service will be at 8am on May 16 in our
courtyard if weather permits.
It will be a 20-minute service of remembrance and confession. St. Peter's
Prep is located near Exchange Place (on the Path line) at 144 Grand Street (at Warren Street) in Jersey
City.
CONTACT: <dscibilia@stpetersprep.org>
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque (UPDATE)
Sunday, June 10, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (UNM School of Law, Room 2401)
TEACH-IN--Opening the Floodgates: what does resumption of federal executions
mean? * For NM death row * For communities of color * For drug policy? * For
crime policy? * For law enforcement?
Monday, June 11, 4:30 AM (in front of UNM Bookstore) VIGIL - For Whom the Bells Toll: a solemn observance in memory of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing, on the occasion of the execution of Tim McVeigh At the interfaith vigil participants will read the names of all 169 victims. Coordinated by New Mexico Amnesty International groups, New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty, ACLU-NM, ALU-NM Law School Chapter and the New Mexico Conference of Churches.
CONTACT: <mnrepeal@aol.com>
Artesia
Interfaith Prayer Service for Life, May 16th 7:00 p.m. Our Lady of Grace
Catholic Church, for more info call Father Vincent Petersen at 748-1356
Espanola
May 16th, Non-denominational Prayer Service, 7:30 p.m. St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church on Bond Street (opposite the Post Office) For more info,
call Jean Tonjes at 753-7741
Gallup
Circle of Remembrance, Interfaith Service, May 16th , 5:00 p.m. at the Gallup
Cultural Center Plaza (train station), For more info call Octavia Fellin at
863-5304
Navajo Nation (Window Rock)
Circle of Remembrance, Wed. May 16th, 5:30, at the Navajo Tribal Council
Chambers; For more info call Sister Jo Goebel at 520-871-4173
Sante Fe
Informational Leafleting at the Federal Building (Downtown Post
Office) Wednesday, May 16th 4:30-5:30 then procession to St. Francis Cathedral. For
more info call the Coalition at 986-9536
Interfaith Service, 6:00 p.m. St. Francis Cathedral, 213 Cathedral Place. For more info call the Coalition at 986-
9536
NEW YORK
AlbanyANTI-DEATH PENALTY PROTEST (UPDATE)
Unfortunately, the stay has been denied. Therefore, the Center for Law and Justice will sponsor a protest on Sunday, June 10, 2001 from 2:00 - 3:00 at the Leo O'Brien Federal Building located at North Pearl Street and Clinton Avenue in Albany, New York. Please plan to show your support and participate!!!!
| DATE: | June 10, 2001 4:30-6:00PM |
| LOCATION: | Intersection of Washington Ave. and Lark Street, Albany, New York |
| DESCRIPTION: | ANTI-DEATH PENALTY PROTEST:
COMMUNITY
GROUPS WILL GATHER TO PROTEST THE FEDERAL EXECUTION OF TIMOTHY MCVEIGH, THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND SINCE 1963. A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY JUNE
10, 2001 FROM 4:30PM TO 6:00PM IN FRONT OF THE WASHINGTON AVENUE ARMORY AT
WASHINGTON AND LARK STREET IN ALBANY. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DAN AT THE CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AT (518) 427-8361. PLEASE TELL YOUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND PLAN TO PARTICIPATE. |
| SPONSOR: | The Center for Law and Justice |
| CONTACT: | Dan (518)427-8361 / cflj@knick.net |
Brooklyn
Pax Christi Downtown Brooklyn and St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church (Brooklyn,
NY) are co-sponsoring the Pax Christi prayer service: May 16, 8 p.m.
St. Augustine RC Church
6th Avenue at Park Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY (near the D train, 7th Avenue
stop; or the 2 or 3 train, Bergen St. stop)
CONTACT: Rosemary Palms <rpalms@pratt.edu>
Buffalo
Wednesday, May 16 7:00 8:00 p.m. St. Joseph s University Church, 3629 Main Street
There will also be a vigil during the day on Wednesday Info: 716-833-0298
Ithaca
There will be a vigil in front of Anabel Taylor Hall (on the Cornell
University campus) at 8:30 pm Tuesday, May 15th. This vigil will include
speakers, prayers, songs, and a period of silence followed by the tolling of
hand bells 168 times to commemorate the 168 people killed in the Oklahoma
bombing. Candles will be provided. Tompkins County Coalition Against the Death
Penalty (TC CADP), Amnesty International, and Catholic Charities of Tompkins
County are among the sponsoring groups.
TC CADP will be publicizing May 16th as a day of mourning. We urge
everyone to hand out black armbands at religious gatherings and other meetings
and gatherings during the week and days before the execution, and to ask people
to wear them on Wednesday, May 16th to signify mourning. We also urge
everyone to please write letters to the editor and/or guest columns to be
published the week beginning May 14. TC CADP will be holding a vigil from
4:30-5:30 pm Wednesday on the traffic islands at the base of State Street where
it meets with Green and Seneca streets. Everyone please bring posters.
For more information, please contact:
"Wies van Leuken" <pmv4@cornell.edu>
or
"Marilyn Ray" <mlr17@cornell.edu>
"Donna McKenzie" <dm79@cornell.edu>
Manhattan
A Prayer for an End to Violence: Service of Remembrance, Vigil, and Prayer for the Victims of the
Oklahoma City Bombing, for Timothy McVeigh, and for Our Society.
Tuesday, May 15th, 7:00 PM, St. Francis Xavier Church, 46 W. 16th Street, Manhattan
New York City
The director of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty, that the coalition
of groups working against the death penalty will attend a production by The Living
Theater, New York City's famed theater troupe, which is planning to perform Sunday night before McVeigh's execution.
You're right, this is all short notice for us here also. The Living Theater is still deciding where to perform exactly, but we are planning to gather
in Duffy Square, in Times Square (just south of 46th Street) at 6:30 pm on Sunday night with or without them. We are hoping to be all together.
We will have candles, signs, will pass out flyers and be prepared to talk to whatever members of the Press may appear.
Rochester
Wednesday, May 16, 12 noon 1:00 p.m. "Call to Restore Community and Affirm Life" Washington Square Park
Members of the community are invited to bring prayers and life-affirming gifts, such as flowers,
canned goods or donations to charity. The names of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing will be
read and candles lit in their memory.
Info: Judicial Process Commission, 716-325-7727
Syracuse
Tuesday, May 15 8:00 p.m., Candlelight interfaith service at Columbus Circle.
At 7:45 p.m. bells of downtown churches will toll 168 + 1 times.
Info: Mary Louise Rubenstine, 315-422-1606
White Plains
Wednesday, May 16 7:00 8:00 a.m. Protest vigil in front of the federal courthouse,
Lexington and Quarropas.
Info: New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty, 914-946-4456
New York/New Jersey Area
Demonstration at maker of lethal injection chemicals! Click
here for details!
O
HIOCleveland
The vigil for Timothy McVeigh's execution will be 7am-9am, Monday, June 1 at Trinity Cathedral. The execution is scheduled at 7am in Terre Haute and 8am Cleveland time. Encourage churches to toll their bells at that time. Please get the word out.
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
| OKLAHOMA
COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY P.O. BOX 713 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. 73101 To: OCADP Members and
Allies As our hearts ache for the victim's families and survivors of the bombing of our Federal building, we prayerfully search avenues of healing for them, our community and world. We envision a non-violent culture that provides restorative justice and abiding peace for all, and work diligently for it. While recognizing that government has an obligation to protect society from violent crime, we remain firmly convinced that death by the state, in our names, does not achieve this goal, but actually binds us more tightly in the terrible web of violence. In the spirit of redemptive community, we invite you to participate in these events preceding Timothy McVeigh's execution scheduled for May 16, 2001 7:00AM. |
May 15th
4:30 PM Press Conference: Our vision, intent, and activities. Location Downtown OKC to be announced, or contact the below e-mail contacts.
5:30 PM Understanding Vigil: To be held at Dean Willey Parish Hall St. Paul's Cathedral, NW 7th & Robinson-A symposium presented by speakers and dialogues on significant topics of non-violence, justice, peace, and collaboration.
8:30 PM Separate in the light of Concern & Commitment
May 16th 4:00 AM Circle of Silent Witness Vigil, co-sponsored by Faithworks Worldwide-www.FaithWorks.org. A circle of Silence for 168 minutes before the execution will be held around the "Jesus Wept" Statue at St. Joseph's CatholicChurch across the street from the Oklahoma City National Memorial (site of the bombing) as conscientious expression of our sorrow for the 168 deaths, and our pain and outrage at this act of revenge. We expect to maintain a continuous silent circle with individuals moving in and out as they can. Circles of Silent Witness will be held in Terre Haute and across the nation as abolitionists join in solemn solidarity.
For additional information, and to learn how you can support the efforts of the Oklahoma Coalition and its partner organizations, please contact:
Mary E. Sine, (405) 948-1103 mary.e.sine-1@ou.edu
Karin M. Lau, (405) 748-7495 karin@ocadp.org
Raynetta Jamison, (405) 601-5954 rjamison@mymailstation.com
Rev. Melodee Smith (305) 794-3088 info@faithworks.org
OREGON
Portland
VIGIL AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY PLANNED FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 10
TERRY SCHRUNK PLAZA, 8-10:30 PM
A number of groups opposed to the death penalty will be holding a vigil
on Sunday, June 10, the evening before the first scheduled federal
execution since 1963. The vigil will be held in Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW
3rd and Madison, across the street from the Portland Federal Building,
and will focus on nonviolence and alternatives to the death penalty. It
will begin at 8 PM and end at 10:30 PM. At approximately 9:00,
organizers will begin a candle-lighting ceremony honoring the victims of
Oklahoma City and noting that Timothy McVeigh's death becomes the 169th
in connection with that tragedy.
Groups coordinating the event include Oregonians for Alternatives to the
Death Penalty (OADP), the local chapter of Amnesty International (AI),
Multnomah Monthly Meeting of Friends, Peace and Justice Works (PJW), and
it is being endorsed by American Friends Service Committee and Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom-Portland Chapter.
A number of local clergy and anti-death penalty activists have been
invited to speak, each bringing their own perspectives on the use of
this harshest of punishments. AI reports that over 100 countries have
abandoned executions, and that even the International Criminal Court,
which examines the crimes of genocide, torture, and mass killing, can
only impose life imprisonment as its greatest penalty.
For more information call Bob Patton at OADP, 503-639-3841, Dan
Handelman at PJW, 503-236-3065, Jim Metcalfe at the Friends,
503-292-1817 or Dan Webb at 503-234-6841
MONDAY JUNE 11 MORNING VIGIL TO PROTEST THE DEATH PENALTY
This vigil will be at the Ainsworth United Church of Christ, NE 30th at
Ainsworth, Portland.
The vigil will begin at 4:30 a.m., 30 minutes before the announced time of
the execution. The public is invited to attend and share in this peaceful
and sorrowful protest.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia will sponsor a Prayer Service at
6:00 PM on Wednesday, May 16, at Mount Saint Joseph Convent Chapel to pray for
Timothy McVeigh, the victims of the OK bombing, all family members and the end
of the death penalty. This service is open to the public. Mount Saint Joseph is
located at 9701 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. "We are sending copies
of the prayer service to all our convent and ask our sisters who are in other
areas of the country to join us at 6:00 PM in prayer." --Kathleen Coll, SSJ
Erie
A vigil will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 7:30 pm in front of the
Federal Building in Erie, PA. There will be 169 flowers in 3 vases on a table
and during the prayer service, the names of the 168 killed and Timothy McVeigh's
name will be read off and a flower will be removed as each name is read.
The vigil is being sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA and
co-sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of Saint Joseph.
CONTACT: <benedectine@igc.org>
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville
6/11/01 at 8:00 a.m. est, Efia Nwangaza will burn US flag on steps of
Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC to protest government killing of Timothy
McVeigh and federal re-instatement of dp.
TENNESSEE
Memphis
There will be an all night vigil starting at 8pm on May 15th and ending at 8am
on May 16th at His Way retreat center, 1306 Dellwood Avenue, in Memphis. Also,
Memphis members of the Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing will stage
their regular Wednesday street corner demonstration on May 16, but will include
signs about the execution of McVeigh. For more info on TCASK, visit http://www.tcask.org
MEMPHIS CONTACT: 901-324-8499.
TEXAS
Houston
The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will be having a protest at the Mickey Leland Federal
Building in Houston on Monday June 11 at 6:30 am.
Folks,
I have decided to protest the McVeigh execution starting at 6:30 am on June 11 at the Mickey Leland Federal Building on Smith St. in downtown
Houston.
I will send out a press release on it.
Please advise your lists of this protest.
The reason I am going to do it is that we are opposed to all executions and this is the beginning of federal executions in the USA again. Also, I
agree with McVeigh's lawyers that they should be given more time to review the
4400 pages of documents that the F.B.I. hid so well. If we don't protest this egregious miscarriage of justice, think what else they will be
doing (and as we know, have done in the past).
Please join me if you can. The Dominican Sisters will also being having a prayer service on Monday afternoon around 4pm. Contact Sr. Ceil Roeger
about that (ceilop@aol.com).
Dave Atwood
Houston
The Dominican Sisters of Houston will hold two events at St. Dominic Villa Chapel
6504 Almeda Rd.
Houston Tx 77021
CONTACT: Sr. Ceil Roeger: Ceilop@aol.com
Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m.-9p.m.
Prayer Vigil
May 16, 4:12 a.m.-7 a.m.
168 minutes of silence for those who were killed in the Oklahoma Bombing.
VERMONT
Burlington
On Wednesday, May 16th, the American Friends Service Committee, the
Vermont Chapter of Amnesty International, and the American Civil Liberties Union
of Vermont will hold a vigil in opposition to the death penalty, from 6:00 AM
until 6:00 PM. The execution of Timothy McVeigh will occur at 8:00 (all times,
Eastern Daylight).
The vigil will be mostly silent, with speeches confined to the twenty-minute
period from ten before until ten after the hour. Anyone can speak (preferably
for up to five minutes), and share their thoughts, as the federal government
carries out its first execution in nearly four decades.
To remember the victims of McVeigh's crime, their names will be read during the
day. The gathering will be in front of the federal building, on Pearl
Street, in Burlington. If you need directions from Interstate 89, email me: jhughes@surfglobal.net.
Norwich
"Dear Friends,
As you are aware, Timothy McVeigh is scheduled to be killed on Monday morning,
June 11 at 8:05 A.M. Note also that another federal execution is scheduled for
June 19, when Juan Raul Garza is scheduled to die for the drug related killing
of three people.
In addition to the vigil being planned for Burlington by the AFSCVT, there will locally be a mostly-silent vigil sponsored by the UUCUV (Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Upper Valley) held at the UUCUV meetinghouse on rt 5. south in Norwich on Monday Morning from 7:00 - 9:00 A.M.
In the unlikely event the McVeigh execution is again delayed, we will NOT hold the vigil at this time.Here is our planned agenda:
7:00 A.M. - Reading of the AFSC statement of purpose (which follows, below) -
Candle lighting for all victims - Silence till 7:45
7:45 A.M. - Reading of UUA statements on the Death Penalty - Silence till 8:30
8:30 A.M. - Brief readings or expressions by attendees - Silence - Dispersal by 9:00 A.M.
Purpose ( to be read at 7:00 A.M.):
"We vigil in silence consciously and with intention. It is not a silence of
apathy or acquiescence, of powerlessness or fear. It is a silence which
expresses our sorrow for those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing, for those
injured, for the loved ones of the dead and injured, for the family of Timothy
McVeigh, for those who kill in our name, and for Timothy McVeigh himself.
Our silence is an expression of dissent from the belief that it is permissible for government to kill in our name, that legalized killing can ever be considered a form of justice. With our silence we are witnessing the horrible loss of life in Oklahoma City and what is being done in retribution.
We vigil to say we remember the 168 dead and the pain of those they left behind. We vigil to call for a stop to the killing, to say that another death will not retrieve one of the lives taken in Oklahoma, that killing a person does not do honour to his victims.
We vigil to call for an end to the death penalty which, while it exists, diminishes each one of us, corrupts our society, and denies the sanctity of life.""For further information, contact: Rich Greenlee at 802-436-1150
VIRGINIA
Arlington
Prayer Vigil with Choir
Tuesday, May 15, 7:30 pm, Our Lady Queen of Peace
We will pray for the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing, their families, Mr. McVeigh, his family, and all who
are
touched by violent crime. All are invited to attend.
Members of St. Charles Borromeo and Arlington Unitarian Universalist Church will join us in cosponsoring the
vigil.
For more information, contact Dick or Eileen Melia at 703-892-6891.
Our Lady Queen of Peace, 2700 S. !9th St., Arlington, VA , Sunday, June 10, 7:30 pm. Co-sponsored by Our Lady Queen of Peace and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic churches, the Arlington Unitarian Church, and NOVA Catholic Community.
Charlottesville
Charlottesville- 7:30 a.m. at the federal building on McIntyre Rd.
Lynchburg- 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at First Christian Church, 3109 Rivermont
Ave. Washington, D.C.- 7:30 am-8:30 am in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Lexington-7:40 am at the Rockbridge County Courthouse
Norfolk
Monday June 11: Execution of Timothy McVeigh Vigils- Norfolk- 7:30 -
8:30a.m. at the corner of City Hall and St. Paul's Blvd. Richmond- federal Court
House at 11th and E. Main from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m contact Sue
Frankle-Streit, Little Flower Catholic Worker, 804-457-2631.
Richmond
Noon to 1:00 p.m. on May 15, 2001
Federal Courthouse 10th and Main
Vigil with speaker and Large Grim Reaper Puppet
CONTACT: Little Flower Catholic Worker, Sue Frankl-Streit, 804-457-2631
Triangle
St. Francis of Assisi Church in Triangle will hold a prayer vigil on Sunday
evening at 7:30 pm
WASHINGTON, DC
U.S. Supreme
Court (UPDATE)
Pax Christi Metro DC and the Office of Social
Development, Archdiocese of Washington will go forward with our prayer service
on the sidewalk of the Supremem Court on Monday, June 11 at 7:30 a.m. Please
spread the word. For further information, contact Kim Lamberty at klamberty@mindspring.com.
WASHINGTON (STATE)
Seattle
The Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will participate in a
vigil from 7-9 PM on May 15 to be held at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle and
organized by WCADP member organization Detention Ministries of the Catholic
Archdiocese of Seattle. Vigils will also be held in some other Washington
cities. See WCADP's web site, <http://www.scn.org/wcadp>.
or contact:
Kevin Glackin-Coley
Director, Detention Ministry
910 Marion Street
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 382-4236
WISCONSIN
Madison
The Madison Chapter of the Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty Fund,
Inc., is planning a vigil on 5/16 at the hour of the McVeigh execution, at the
Federal Courthouse.
CONTACT:
Arthur Thexton
athexton@hotmail.com
1721 Porter Ave., Madison, WI 53704-3830
608-249-2702, fax 2746
work 608-266-9814
Demonstrations outside the United States
Activists are called to plan demonstrations at U.S. Embassies and Consulates in their country on June 10 and also simultaneously at the time of the execution. For assistance organizing,or to inform us of your plans so that we can list them on this site and in national and international press materials, please contact <aac@abolition.org>.
To get on an e-mail update list to be alerted to new developments in protest plans, send an e-mail to <cuadpupdate- subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.
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