If you are in the Jacksonville area, please come out and show your support. Also, please share with your network!!
Alicia
From: Mark Elliott [mailto:mark@fadp.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:47 PM
To: Alicia Koutsoulieris
Subject: FADPUpdate: JAX BULLETIN!!!
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BULLETIN !!! Fighting Back in Jax The Justice for Jacksonville Coalition is kicking off our campaign on Thursday, June 20 from 6pm to 8pm at the University of North Florida's Student Union. Building 58E, Ballroom 3703, Parking in lot 18. "Justice for Jacksonville is a coalition united to eliminate the extreme and disproportionate use of death sentencing in Florida's 4th Judicial Circuit" The Justice for Jacksonville Coalition has been more than a year in the making. This is our campaign kickoff. Faith groups, ACLU of Florida, FADP, NCADP, Amnesty International, and others have come together with local groups and citizens in a struggle to reduce the flagrantly disproportionate and extreme use of the Death Penalty in Florida's 4th Judicial Circuit (Duval, Nassau, and Clay counties). In 2012 Duval County ranked second in the nation for highest number of new death sentences. 80% (12 of 15) of those sentenced to death in Duval County during 2009 – 2012 were African American. In 2011 Duval County sentenced 5 people to death – all 5 were African Americans. Although the 4th Judicial Circuit comprises just 6% of Florida's population, in 2010 and 2011 the 4th Judicial Circuit accounted for almost half of all new Florida sentences of death. In 2012 it accounted for 1 out of every 4 new death sentences in our state. The situation is extreme and unconscionable and cannot be suffered to continue. Please join us for the premier event. Find out what you can do. Speakers will be introduced by Carlos Ramos, Director of the ACLU of Florida's NE Florida office in Jacksonville and Natishia Stevens, ACLU of Florida Field Organizer. Speakers include: Sara Flynn – Jacksonville Mitigation Specialist Rosemary Harris Lytle – Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation Mark Elliott – Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Rosemary Sopp – Jacksonville Area Criminal Trial Attorney Please join us in this important and vital endeavor for all Floridians. FMI Contact: ACLU OF FLORIDA Northeast Regional Office (904) 353-8095 or email: nstevens@aclufl.org PLEASE help the Florida statewide coalition to end the Death Penalty. We need YOUR help NOW more than ever. Please "like" and share the FADP Facebook page. Sent by: Mark Elliott Executive Director Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, fadp.org P.O. Box 82943 Tampa, FL 82943 Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is a coalition of organizations and individuals united to abolish the Death Penalty in Florida. FADP works to build a strong, diverse, statewide grassroots movement which: * Opposes executions * Supports reforms aimed at reducing the application of the Death Penalty until it is abolished * Protects the humanity of all persons impacted by the Death Penalty * Educates Floridians about the Death Penalty * Provides concrete action steps for individuals and groups |
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