Tallahassee Citizens Against the Death Penalty Update

January 29, 2010 on 9:09 am | In Associated organization, TCADP actions | |

Tallahassee Citizens Against the Death Penalty Update

 

Dear TCADP members: Here’s an update about the pending execution of Martin Grossman, and about a talk by Mayor John Marks that TCADP is cosponsoring Feb. 2.

 

Florida Alternatives to the Death Penalty has requested our help in doing the following in connection with the execution of Martin Grossman, which is scheduled for Feb. 16.

1.            Write letters and call Governor Charlie Crist to ask him to call for a time-out on executions and do a thorough study of Florida’s Death Penalty. Tell him to PLEASE STOP signing Death Warrants. Florida’s governor has the decision-making authority to do this. Letters can be short, even two to three sentences long.

2.            Sign up to receive future action alerts and news from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) at http://www.facebook.com/l/b107b;www.fadp.org/esubscribe.html.

3.            Forward this action to a friend (or five!) and have them contact Governor Crist too.”

For talking points and more information: http://www.facebook.com/l/b107b;www.fadp.org/takeact.html

 

In other updates about that impending execution. FADP Executive Director Mark Elliott says, “Grossman’s attorneys have filed a brief in the Florida Supreme Court asking to present oral arguments on Feb. 9. Grossman is asking for an evidentiary hearing into his mental health at the time of the crime. This would impact his sentence, not his guilt.

Many in the Jewish community are very interested Martin Grossman’s case and are seeking ways to help. There is a fast-forming network developing to put together tools to utilize.’

I will let you know when I hear updates about more link to on-line networks and petition sites.

Please let Mark Elliott know if you’d like to be included in strategy e-mails on this: melliott3@aol.com

TCADP is co-sponsoring the below  free event with Pax Chrisiti and FSU’s Center for the Advancement of Human Rights:

 

MAYOR JOHN MARKS will speak on  Black History Month and the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. on his life

TUESDAY, FEB. 2, 2010, at 7 p.m.

ST. THOMAS MORE CO-CATHEDRAL

O’BRIEN HALL

(CORNER OF TENNESSEE & WOODWARD)

For more information about this event, contact  Shirley Poore - 850-893-6838 - bpoore@earthlink.net

 

Thank you for reading this message.

Louise Ritchie, Chair, TCADP