From r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org Wed Nov 4 09:51:34 2009 From: r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org (Rich Woodward) Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:51:34 -0600 Subject: [DP-Announce] Vigil on Thursday Message-ID: <4AF1A306.4749.F7ABA0@r-woodward.tcadp-bv.org> The state of Texas plans to execute Khristian Oliver on Thursday Nov. 5. Please join us for a vigil at the corner of Texas Ave. and Walton. Last time we had 12 people out protesting. Let's try to get even more tomorrow. The other executions scheduled for this month are Tues. 11/10 Yosvanis Valle Tues. 11/17 Gerald Eldridge Wed. 11/18 Danielle Simpson Fri. 11/19 Robert Thompson Rich -- Richard Woodward www: http://TCADP-BV.org e-mail: r-woodward at TCADP-BV.org From r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org Mon Nov 9 05:44:02 2009 From: r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org (Rich Woodward) Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:44:02 -0600 Subject: [DP-Announce] Execution Tuesday Message-ID: <4AF80082.22482.19D4E06C@r-woodward.tcadp-bv.org> Tomorrow, Tuesday 11/10 the State of Texas plans to execute Yosvanis Valle. A vigil will be held at the corner of Texas Ave. and Walton from 5:30 - 6:00. Please join us. Then next week there are 3 executions, on Tues, Wed. and Thursday, 11/17 Gerald Eldridge 11/18 Danielle Simpson (not a woman) 11/19 Robert Thompson Rich -- Richard Woodward www: http://TCADP-BV.org e-mail: r-woodward at TCADP-BV.org From griffith.athena at gmail.com Wed Nov 11 20:19:52 2009 From: griffith.athena at gmail.com (Athena Griffith) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:19:52 -0600 Subject: [DP-Announce] Brazos Valley Chapter Fundraiser Message-ID: <7ec1c4a30911111819o1f1dd3e5taeedde7d70dc1a75@mail.gmail.com> Hello to the Brazos Valley Chapter of TCADP, Our chapter is conducting an important fundraiser for the TCADP and we hope that you will take a moment and help us out with a small donation of $5.00 to help us reach our goal. Those funds will allow TCADP to send important speakers to the Brazos Valley and assist in funding our important upcoming community events involving raising awareness on the impact the death penalty has on many, as well as helping with costs that will be associated with holding our functions pertaining to the healing and reconciliation awards and scholarships that will be given to loved ones of victims of violent crimes and loved ones of death row inmates. We hope all of you will be able to help or lend your support in some way. We realize everybody is very busy--so any type of help and support you can lend is much appreciated. More news will be coming to you soon on the Brazos Valley Chapter of the TCADP Healing and Reconciliation Scholarships and Awards in the near future. Please take a moment to look at our page and perhaps even spread the word: http://www.firstgiving.com/brazoscountytcadp Thank you for your continued support and dedication to get the death penalty abolished here in Texas! Best, Athena -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org Mon Nov 16 07:26:55 2009 From: r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org (Rich Woodward) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:26:55 -0600 Subject: [DP-Announce] 3 vigils this week Message-ID: <4B01531F.24845.342DA3A@r-woodward.tcadp-bv.org> Tues, Wed. and Thurs of this week there are executions scheduled. Tues. 11/17 Gerald Eldridge Wed. 11/18 Danielle Simpson Thurs. 11/19 Robert Thompson Please join us for vigils from 5:30 - 6:00 at the corner of Texas Ave. and Walton. Rich -- Richard Woodward www: http://TCADP-BV.org e-mail: r-woodward at TCADP-BV.org From r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org Thu Nov 19 13:50:30 2009 From: r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org (Rich Woodward) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:50:30 -0600 Subject: [DP-Announce] Fwd: Urgent! Call Governor Perry NOW to Urge Clemency for Robert Lee Thompson In-Reply-To: <20091118231546.318B3E88011@mail.ejusadb.org> References: <20091118231546.318B3E88011@mail.ejusadb.org> Message-ID: There's an opportunity to put some pressure on the Governor to commute the sentence of Robert Lee Thompson as recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles (extremely rare). See details below. Call 1-800-252-9600. You'll be given the option of leaving a message or talking to an operator. I just called and talked to an operator. I was on hold for a couple of minutes. Rich ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TCADP Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 5:15 PM Subject: Urgent! Call Governor Perry NOW to Urge Clemency for Robert Lee Thompson To: The Woodwards [image: Execution Alert from TCADP] Dear Rich & Rosie, *Breaking news!* *The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended that Robert Lee Thompson's death sentence be commuted to life in prison.* Thompson is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on Thursday, November 19, 2009. This is only the fourth such recommendation for clemency from the Board in cases where the inmate faced imminent execution. Thompson's lawyer successfully argued that he was not the triggerman in a December 1996 convenience store robbery-murder. His co-defendant, who was the actual killer of Mansoor Rahim, was tried separately and convicted on a lesser charge; he is serving a life sentence and will be eligible for parole. Please call Governor Perry *IMMEDIATELY!* Urge him to follow the Board's recommendation and commute Thompson's sentence! Office of the Governor Citizen's Opinion Hotline: 1-800-252-9600 Phone: (512) 463-2000 Fax: (512) 463-1849 Read more about the clemency recommendation in the Houston Chronicle. Here's more information about Thompson: Robert Lee Thompson, 34, is scheduled to be executed on November 19, 2009. He and co-defendant Sammy Butler, 32, were tried for capital murder for the December 5, 1996 stickup of a Braeswood Boulevard convenience store in which clerk Mansoor Rahim was killed. Under Texas' law of parties, all participants in such cases are eligible for the death penalty, regardless of who did the actual killing. Thompson, who wounded but did not kill another employee, was convicted and sentenced to die. Prosecutors failed to prove Butler intended to kill his victim, however, leading to a non-capital conviction and a life sentence for the triggerman. Butler will be eligible for parole in 2036. Please call Governor Perry as soon as possible and urge him to follow the Board's recommendation by commuting Robert Thompson's death sentence. Thank you! Click here to visit our website! - *Spread the Word!* Forward this email to your friends. - Support our work now! - You are receiving this email because the email address r-woodward at tcadp-bv.org was subscribed to our email list. - This email is sent from: 2709 South Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 United States - To unsubscribe from this newsletter, click here . - To no longer receive any emails from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, click here . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: