Today & Tonight — READ THIS NOW!
Three things:
#1 TONIGHT at 10pm is the premier broadcast of Lindy Lou, Juror #2 on PBS — check your local station. In conjunction with the Abolitionist Action Committee, Death Penalty Action hosted a special advance screening of this powerfully important documentary during the Fast & Vigil in Washington, DC on July 1, and it was followed by a talk-back with Lindy herself!
Abe will be a special guest of @POVDOCS during a simultaneous live twitter conversation, so please chime in there, or follow @abrahambonowitz and @DeathPenaltyAct
Please share this on your social media to help build the buzz:
“You can’t kill someone and then go home and wash dishes. It changes you from the inside out.” — Lindy Lou Wells, Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2. Tune in Monday, July 16, at 10 p.m. on @PBS for the premiere of #LindyLouPBS. @povdocs #DeathPenalty https://to.pbs.org/2z9uafa
The film is also available right now for free screenings via the POV Community Network. Check out this write-up of the screening and talkback with Lindy on the POV blog. For a full list of POV partner screenings of Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2, visit pbs.org/pov/lindylou.
#2 — TAKE ACTION! Please share these posts regarding pending executions in Texas and Ohio and take the actions requested — ASAP!
- Pls contact @GovAbbott to urge him to grant a 30-day reprieve to Chris Young so he and Mitesh Patel can meet in person. 888–382–2415 https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact/opinion.aspx … #deathpenalty #SaveChrisYoung #ListenToMitesh
- #RobertVanHook served honorably and is extremely remorseful for murdering David Self. Dial 614–466–3555 NOW to tell Governor @JohnKasich we can be safe and hold Van Hook accountable without executing him. Ask the Governor to stop the July 18 scheduled execution!
#3 — Starvin’ for Justice: The 25th Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty was an incredibly powerful witness. We’ll write more about that soon, but explore the directory of links to the videos of the many “Voices of Experience on the Death Penalty” who spoke at the evening teach-ins. Check them out here!
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More soon. Thank you! Yours in the Struggle,
— Scott & Abe
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