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Subject: May 26: Upcoming Connecticut events for peace and social justice
American Friends Service Committee Connecticut
In This Issue: May 26 2009
. Call today: Tell Gov Jodi Rell to Sign Legislation Abolishing the Death Penalty in Connecticut
. May 30: Hope Out Loud Chili Cook Off
. June 6: AFSC Connecticut Annual Dinner
Call today: Tell Gov Jodi Rell to Sign Legislation Abolishing the Death Penalty in Connecticut
IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT:
Urge Governor to Sign Bill to Repeal Connecticut's Death Penalty
The movement to abolish Connecticut's death penalty already has advanced further this year than anyone had predicted. The Connecticut Judiciary Committee, House, and Senate all have voted to repeal the state's death penalty. None of this could have happened without thousands of letters, emails, and calls from residents across Connecticut. Now the only step left is to convince Governor Jodi Rell to sign into law the repeal legislation, HB-6578.
Though Governor Rell has said that she will veto the bill, there is still time to change her mind before it reaches her desk. Please take a moment to call AND email her office. Here is the phone number and email address, as well as a sample email letter:
Phone: 860-566-4840 or 800-406-1527
Email: Governor.Rell at ct.gov
Dear Governor Rell,
I am your constituent and strongly urge you to sign into law HB-6578, which proposes to abolish Connecticut's death penalty.
The people's elected representatives have clearly spoken - it is time to end Connecticut's death penalty. Seeing that the death penalty is irreversibly flawed, bipartisan majorities of the Connecticut House and Senate voted to abolish it. Democrats and Republicans alike recognized that the state's system of capital punishment suffers from error, discrimination, waste, and delay.
I respectfully ask you to reconsider your stated intention to veto the legislation. Before making a final decision, consult with legal experts and victims' families. Ask them if it is possible to have a death penalty that addresses victims' families' desire for a speedy legal process while still protecting the innocent from execution. What one will find is that capital punishment fails at balancing these two goals.
Please sign this legislation and put Connecticut on the right side of history, with the growing number of states and nations that already have abandoned the death penalty.
Sincerely,
Your Name
For more information on the efforts to repeal Connecticut's death penalty, please visit www.cnadp.org. Thank you to everyone for your help thus far in this campaign. With one more final push, we may succeed in making Connecticut the 16th state to reject capital punishment!
www.cnadp.org
May 30: Hope Out Loud Chili Cook Off
Hope Out Loud Chili Cook Off
5-7pm on Saturday, May 30th
Hartford Friends Meeting house
144 S.Quaker Lane, West Hartford
Featuring:
Eva's Cincinnati Two-alarm
Walt's Hartford Red and
Steve's Café Verdi Sinus-cleaner
Along with your entry.
Prizes for top two and best meatless.
Suggested donation $10** benefits
The 8th Annual Hope Out Loud Peace and Arts Festival
on September 20th in Hartford, CT
** Everyone welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Email stepfour at stepfour.com for details or
just show up with a potful or a ten-spot.
www.hopeoutloud.org
(860) 523-4823
http://hopeoutloud.org
June 6: AFSC Connecticut Annual Dinner
2009 AFSC Connecticut Annual Awards Soiree and Silent Auction
Saturday, June 6, 2009 5-7pm
First Church of Christ Congregational
190 Court St Middletown, CT 06457
Keynote speakers:
Keith Harvey, New England Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee and Brian Corr, National Board Member AFSC and Peace Commissioner City of Cambridge, MA.
Community Award Honorees:
We Refuse to Be Enemies: Peace Building
Hartford Areas Rally Together: Immigrant Rights
National Lawyers Guild-CT Chapter: Economics Justice
People of Faith CT: Transformative/Healing Justice
$25 pp
RSVP by Saturday, May 30
This location is handicapped accessible.
If you have special mobility needs, are interested in
having a literature table, having an ad in the Program Book, or need more information, please contact the office at 860-523-1534 or Connecticut at afsc.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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