Baltimore: Tuesdays at 7:00 pm (every other week)
Organizing meeting of the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty, most Tuesday evenings.
Location: American Friends Service Committee, 4806 York Rd. (above Coldspring Ln.) For more information, call 443-386-8097 or email SaveVernon@excite.com.
Baltimore: Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm (every other week)
Flyering and petitioning - Join members of the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty, to build the movement and collect petition signatures for abolition! Occurs biweekly.
Location: Baltimore & Howard streets, downtown. For more information, call 443-386-8097 or email SaveVernon@excite.com.
Washington, DC: Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
The Campaign to End the Death Penalty (DC chapter) meets Tuesday evenings at St. Steven's Church, 1525 Newton St NW (16th and Newton) (Metro: Green line to Columbia Hts.) For more information, call ... or email CEDP_DC@hotmail.com.
Upcoming events:
Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in Baltimore
Weekly vigils against the death penalty take place outside the Supermax prison, at the corner of Madison and Fallsway Streets in Baltimore.
Wednesday, June 6, 7:00 pm in Baltimore (St. John's United Methodist Church, 2640 St. Paul Street)
NO JUSTICE!: Confronting Baltimore's Criminal Injustice System From the unjust arrest of seven-year-old Gerard Mungo to the disproportionate number of blacks accused of killing whites on death row, it is clear that there is a problem with Baltimore's so-called system of "justice." Central Booking is overcrowded with people, many of whom are never even charged with a crime. The prisons are crammed full, not with violent criminals who are beyond redemption, but with victims of drugs and poverty. The people of Baltimore who are fighting just to scrape by are made the scapegoats for the city's problems while money for jobs, education and health care are stolen from our communities to fund an illegal war in Iraq and to line the pockets of the CEOs at Constellation Energy. Real crimes, like the BGE rate hikes that will force people to choose between paying their electric bill and buying food for their families, are crimes that go unpunished. We have had enough! Please join us for this panel discussion and organizing meeting to find out what you can do to get involved in bringing real justice to Baltimore!
Speakers:
Walter Lomax, exonerated from a life sentence after spending 39 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
Naomi Long, Drug Policy Alliance, DC/MD/VA Project Director
Daren Muhammad, Baltimore City Community Forum Think Tank
Kimberly Snowden, Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty
For more information, call 410-488-6767 or e-mail baltimore_iso@yahoo.com.
Sponsored by: The International Socialist Organization Baltimore Branch, The Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Charm City Greens, and Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse
Sponsored by: The International Socialist Organization Baltimore Branch, The Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Charm City Greens, and Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse
Tuesday, June 19, 7:00 pm in Baltimore
Free movie and discussion: Deadline. Under pressure to address the fact that so many people on Illiniois's death row were found to be innocent, the pro-death penalty governor decided to empty death row completely, by commuting 167 death sentences. This documentary tells the story. Come join the Baltimore Coalition Against the Death Penalty for this discussion.
Location: First Unitarian Church, corner of Charles and Franklin (but enter from Hamilton St.) For more information, call 443-386-8097 or email SaveVernon@excite.com.
Live From Death Row
Prisoners will phone in from Death Row and speak to an audience and take questions. This is one of the most compelling kinds of events that shows the humanity of these men. Events are being planned. Check back here or contact us for more information.
Protest at the Prison
Mass demonstrations and marches around Maryland's Death Row in Baltimore have been a powerful way for activists and prisoners to make their voices heard and gain confidence. Events are being planned. Check back here or contact us for more information.