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Subject: Upcoming Connecticut events for peace and social justice


                                     American Friends Service Committee Connecticut  
                                 
                                In This Issue:  May 6 2009   
                                 
                                 .    Take Action Today to Abolish the Death Penalty in Connecticut  
                                   
                                 
                                 .    May 19: Remember Iraq Invest in Peace  
                                   
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                 
                                Take Action Today to Abolish the Death Penalty in Connecticut  
                                 
                                IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT:
                                Urge State Representatives to Abolish Connecticut's Death Penalty

                                On March 31, a bill proposing to abolish Connecticut's death penalty passed a major legislative hurdle when the judiciary committee endorsed it by a 24-13 vote. Now as this piece of legislation, HB-6578, moves forward, it is important to contact your state representative and urge them to support it.

                                The most effective action YOU can take to help end the death penalty is to write a short email asking your state representative to support HB-6578. Here is a sample email:

                                Dear Representative _______,

                                I am a constituent in your district and am asking you to SUPPORT HB-6578, which proposes to abolish Connecticut's death penalty.

                                Clearly, the country as a whole is moving away from the death penalty. In March, New Mexico became the third state in two years to abolish the death penalty, joining New York and New Jersey. And in a vote that is to be applauded, the state judiciary committee recently recommended that Connecticut join the growing number of states and nations that have rejected capital punishment.

                                Connecticut's death penalty remains a highly flawed practice, which costs millions of dollars to maintain, is applied in an arbitrary manner, and puts victims' families through an incredible amount of pain by dragging out the legal process. By voting for HB-6578, you can help end this broken system and replace it with the sensible alternative of life without release.

                                Sincerely,
                                Your Name

                                If you are unsure who your state representative is, please visit www.cnadp.org, click on "Take Action," and enter your 9-digit zip code. For your state representative's contact information, please visit http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/hlist.asp.

                                Thank you for your help!



                                http://cnadp.org  

                                    
                                 
                                 
                                May 19: Remember Iraq Invest in Peace  
                                 
                                Remember Iraq Invest in Peace

                                A film screening and fundraiser to benefit Iraqi refugees

                                Tuesday, May 19 7 - 9 p.m.
                                Hartford Friends Meetinghouse
                                144 South Quaker Lane
                                West Hartford, CT
                                Refreshments provided

                                Direct Aid Iraq (DAI) is a network of Iraqis, Americans, and others supporting a future of peace for Iraq through providing aid, facilitating cooperation, engaging in advocacy, and providing education.

                                "The Rivers"
                                A new one-hour film, featuring the stories of DAI team members and aid recipients, all of whom are Iraqis displaced from their homes

                                Facilitated discussion will follow the film screening. 
                                Donations encouraged.

                                Local Contact: John Humphries
                                860-236-5175; jhumphries at igc.org
                                Co-sponsored by: CT American Friends Service Committee

                                For more information: www.DirectAidIraq.org


                                http://www.DirectAidIraq.org  

                                    
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                American Friends Service Committee
                                Connecticut Area Office
                                56 Arbor Street, Suite 213
                                Hartford, CT 06106
                                Phone: 860.523.1534
                                Fax: 860.523.1705
                                Email: connecticut at afsc.org  Visit AFSC CT Online  
                             
                       
                 
           
     


     
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