Preparations for the press conference and rally to take place on the steps in front of the Texas State Capitol included the creation of visual elements that would illustrate some of the concerns of the anti-death penalty movement. These included signs that demonstrators would hold, and the assembly of 280 boxes representing the 280 boxes of crime scene evidence "lost" by the Houston police department's crime lab. Some of the boxes were assembled into several walls that served as backdrops to the speakers, and the rest of the boxes were piled in front of the podium. As we were setting up, many visitors and workers (including legislators) were coming into and out of the Capitol. One group of young Spanish speaking students came out and their guide asked me (Abe, in red sweatshirt/hat) to explain what we were doing. She translated, and then I led all the students in chanting "Paren la Pena de Muerte!," which means, "Stop the Death Penalty!"