Friday, May 16, 2008

People Scheduled to be Executed in Texas

Legal Lynching Date + No. for TX

Last Name

First Name

TDCJ

Number

Date

of Birth

Race

County

06/03/2008 – Tuesday -- #406

Sonnier

Derrick

999054

10/26/1967

B

Harris

06/11/2008 – Wednesday #407

Chamberlain

Karl

999241

06/20/1970

W

Dallas

06/17/2008 – Tuesday -- #408

Hood

Charles

000982

08/20/1969

W

Collin

07/10/2008 –Thursday -- #409

Turner

Carlton

999321

07/04/1979

B

Dallas

07/22/2008 – Tuesday -- #410

Bower

Lester

000764

11/20/1947

W

Grayson

07/31/2008 – Thursday -- #411

Davis

Larry

999316

10/09/1967

B

Potter

08/05/2008 – Tuesday -- #412

Medellin

Jose

999134

03/04/1975

H

Harris

08/14/2008 – Thursday -- #413

Rodriguez

Michael

999413

10/29/1962

H

Dallas

08/20/2008 – Wednesday #414

Manns

Denard

999405

12/22/1965

B

Bell

09/09/2008 – Tuesday -- #415

Wright

Gregory

999253

11/01/1965

W

Dallas

There’s no right way to do the wrong thing!

The death penalty is racist and anti-poor!

ABOLITION NOW!

FUTURE DEATH PENALTY ACTIVITIES:

Saturday, May 24 29th Annual Pan African Festival—Help staff the Abolition Movement’s table @ SHAPE Center, 3815 Live Oak

Friday, May 30 Rapper Capital X in Houston -- after walking 1700 miles from New Jersey to Texas to oppose the death penalty. Event at Avant Garden at 411 Westheimer at Taft

Monday, June 2 Monthly Meeting of the Abolition Movement at 7PM @ SHAPE, 3815 Live Oak (not on the first Tuesday due to execution.)

Tuesday, June 3 First execution in Texas since the Supreme Court OK’ed lethal injections. Protest at the Mecom Fountain at 5PM or go to Huntsville at 3:30 for a 5pm protest at the death house.

Thurs & Fri, June 5,6 Attend the Democratic State Convention in Austin to help get signatures to allow our resolution to Abolish the Death Penalty onto the floor. Also, Democrats Against the DP Caucus meeting on Fri @ noon.

Wed., June 11 Press Conference in Houston and car caravan to Huntsville with supporters of Karl Chanberlain who are driving 1600 miles from Las Vegas, New Mexico to be with Chamberlain’s mother at the execution that evening.

For more information: Abolition.Movement@hotmail.com or call 713-503-2633

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