Humphries' Family, Christian Action Council, Amnesty International,
Others
to Speak out
Also - Media Availability and protest of 1000th execution in Greenville
Weds Afternoon/Evening
WHO: Shawn Humphries' Family Representative (his Aunt), Rev. Brenda
Kneece, Executive Minister of the South Carolina Christian Action
Council,
Other Religious Leaders, Amnesty International USA, Murder Victims
Families
for Human Rights, Death Row Survivor Shujaa Graham, Jurors for Justice.
WHAT: Press Conference to Call for Clemency for Shawn Paul Humphries,
scheduled for execution in South Carolina on Friday, Dec. 2 at 6pm
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, NOV 30, at 10am
WHERE:The South Carolina State House - Stairs on the Gervais St - IN
THE
EVENT OF RAIN or EXCESSIVE WIND we will be INSIDE the CAPITAL ROTUNDA.
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ALSO: In conjunction with the anticipated execution of Humphries and
the
1000th execution in the US since 1977, the Center for Capital
Litigation is
sponsoring the "Voices of Experience" Tour, featuring:
Death Row Survivor Shujaa Graham
Murder Victim Family Member SueZann Bosler
Death Penalty Juror Kathleen Hawk Norman
Death Penalty Attorney Teresa Norris
Bios on each of the speakers are available at
http://www.sceja.org/voices.html
The "Voices of Experience" Tour will visit Greenville (location of
Humphries' crime) on Wednesday.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: The speakers are available to the media from 2pm
to
3:30pm at St. Anthony's Catholic Church 307 Gower in Greenville.
Directions: Academy St / Rt123 from Downtown, Right at Yellow Blinking
light onto Leach St., Left onto Gower, first Drive on left. .
MAIN EVENT:
WEDNESDAY, Nov 30th , 2005
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Mass at 7pm, Program 7:45pm to 9pm
Directions: 307 Gower in Greenville.
Directions: Academy St / Rt123 from Downtown
Right at Yellow Blinking light onto Leach St.,
Left onto Gower, first Drive on left.
Everyone is welcome to this
free
event.
IF the 1000th execution occurs as currently scheduled for 9pm in
Virginia,
a vigil will commence at 9pm.
Please see http://www.sceja.org/pressreleases.htm for background press
release entitled:
SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTION LOOMS / "Voices of Experience" SPEAKERS TO
TOUR STATE
All in the shadow of the upcoming 1000th execution....
More information about the 1000th execution is available at
www.1000executions.org
For additional background and context, please see the Death Penalty
Information Center's press release at
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=1&did=454
Headlined: U.S. Death Penalty Continues Steady Decline as 1000th
Execution
Approaches; Public Opinion, Executions, Death Sentences Drop as
Public
Skepticism Rises
SENT ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER FOR CAPITAL LITIGATION BY:
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YES FRIENDS!
There is an Alternative to the Death Penalty
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
(CUADP) works to end the death penalty in the United
States through aggressive campaigns of public education
and the promotion of tactical grassroots activism.
Visit http://www.cuadp.org or call 800-973-6548
PMB 335, 2603 NW 13th St (AKA Dr. MLK Jr. Hwy)
Gainesville, FL 32609
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