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WELCOME TO STARVIN' FOR JUSTICE 2006 The 13th Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty at the U.S. Supreme Court June 29th - July 2nd, 2006

CHRISTINA LAWSON NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS email: queentina1978@aol.com Christina Lawson was nine years old when her father was murdered on a jogging trail. She experienced pain, anger, loneliness, and hatred towards his killers. She was twenty when her husband was sentenced to death for the murder of a twenty four year old woman, on a jogging trail. On that day, looking at the victim’s family members she recognized their pain. She saw herself. She realized that when her father was murdered, so was she. She began her journey towards reconciliation. Seven years later she witnessed the execution of her husband and the father of their two children. Their youngest child was nine years old. “That was the day I realized that the death penalty only created more victims. That was the day I stopped supporting the death penalty.” When asked what she does now, she replies “I am surviving the cycle.” Christina is the founder of "Victims of Texas," an organization dedicated to the families and friends of death row inmates. It's mission is to educate families, friends, and the public about what actually happens during an execution, including the emotional cost to the extended family, friends, and society. VOT is located in New Braunfels and may be reached at 830-620-4157.

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