9/29 Troy Davis DC/NY Actions!

[nattyreb]

ATTENTION!!!!! URGENT ACTION NEEDED!!!!!

As you all know, the Supreme Court of the United States has granted Troy Anthony Davis a temporary stay in order to review the case and make a decision on whether or not to try him on the Federal level. We must not become complacent with this development and we must increase public pressure. Towards that end, the Black August Planning Organization and the Nat Turner Rebellion are going to hold a rally and press conference in front of the US Supreme Courts steps at First Street & Maryland Ave NE at 11am on Monday 9-29. That is the day that the Justices will meet to discuss Troy's fate

We are calling on all to attend and we are calling for organizations to co-sponsor and participate in this effort. If you are interested in participating please respond to this e-mail as soon as possible. Remember, Troy's life is still at sake.

Straight Ahead!!!

Naji Mujahid, Black August Planning Organization

Thomas Ruffin, Nat Turner Rebellion

MySpace.com - Black August - 29 - Male - Douglass City, Washington DC - www.myspace.com/blackaugust_dc
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CRITICAL
Day of Action
For
TROY DAVIS

Please help
STOP THE EXECUTION of TROY DAVIS

Come to 26 Federal Plaza
On Monday, September 29th @ Noon
To put pressure on the US Supreme Court & the US Attorney General
To Consider Troy's appeal

Even staunch death penalty supporters agree
there is strong evidence suggesting his innocence!


For more information and other ideas for action contact:
nyc@nodeathpenalty.org
(campaign to end the death penalty)

Take the 6 train to Canal Street
on Monday to get to 26 Federal Plaza
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Thanks to you, Troy 's family, and the tens of thousands of people around the country who have taken time out of their lives to write a letter, sign a petition, or attend a demonstration, Troy Davis lives today. When the U.S. Supreme Court stayed his execution on Sept. 23 until they could
decide on whether to look at the case, it was a recognition that people's eyes were on this case from around the country and
around the world. But now, Troy could face another execution date very soon, and we need you to spring into action again.

On September 29, the Supreme Court will be meeting to decide whether to hear Troy's
case. No gun, no DNA, no fingerprints, and no physical evidence of any kind were used to convict him.

7 of the 9 witnesses in his case have recanted their trial testimony, and several have said they were pressured by police. In effect, what the Supreme Court justices will be deciding is whether it's OK to
allow the execution of an innocent man if his appeals have expired. We think this is a no-brainer. If they look at the facts and make the right call, Troy lives. If they decline to hear the case,
Troy could be executed that night, or the day after, or in
the weeks to come, if
Georgia sets a new execution date.

But the Supreme Court Justices aren't the only ones with a decision to make. Thurbert Baker, the Attorney General of Georgia, and Spencer Lawton, District Attorney of Chatham County, both have the power
to rescind Troy Davis's execution warrant, and Baker can reopen an investigation into the case. The members of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles could re-consider their shameful decision to deny
Troy clemency but have refused to do so. All of these public officials need to be held accountable!

The attention on Troy's case is the reason he lives today. On Monday, September 29, the Campaign to End the Death Penalty is calling for a coordinated day of demonstrations,
petitioning, phone and fax campaigns to draw attention to the injustices of his case and to call for his clemency.