Da: "Coalit" A: "amici coalit" Oggetto: [listacoalit] Polunsky Unit: 1st Protest About Conditions on Death Row Data: lunedì 11 marzo 2002 18.10 > > From Nancy Bailey > > nlbailey@earthlink.net > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > > > Yesterday, March 6, marked the first protest > > in front of the Polunsky Unit (Texas death row > > for men) to demand better conditions for the > > prisoners. There was an enthusiatic crowd of > > fourteen. Literature was passed out to > > interested people passing by and exiting the > > Polunsky Unit. A representative of an area > > newspaper took press packets and took many > > pictures . We had a film crew there from > > France who is working on a TV documentary > > on Anti Death Penaty Activism In Texas. > > > > A Perimeter Patrol person came out and told > > us we couldn't stand on the prison side of > > the road, although the county easement is > > certainly public property. When we pointed > > that out. However, he said he was told to > > tell us that. Some of us remained on that > > side of the road. A Sheriff patrol car came > > by, and told us they had received a report > > that there were people blocking the road. > > As he could see we were not, he remained > > and conversed amiably for a few minutes, > > took a flyer and left. > > > > WE NEED MORE PEOPLE STANDING OUT THERE. > > We will be there again next Wednesday at > > 11:00 am - 1:30 pm, and and we will be > > there the following two Wednesdays in > > March at 11:00 am, also. > > > > If improvement of conditions on death row > > is an issue you care about, please find a > > way to be there in Livingston, and to > > encourage others to do so. None of us who > > were there live in Livingston. We all had > > to drive from somewhere else, some further > > than others. > > > > The next planning meeting is in the snack bar > > this Saturday at 12:00 pm noon at TSU Law > > School -- Thurgood Marshall School of Law, > > corner of Wheeler and Sampson--3500 Wheeler > > Street in Houston. If you are able, please > > attend. If you are not able to attend the > > meeting, just be in front of the Polunsky > > Unit in Livingston for the protests on > > Wednesdays (Media Days) from 11:00am-1:30pm. > > > > Hope to see you there. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Nancy Bailey > > nlbailey@earthlink.net > > > > ******************************************* > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > Community email addresses: > > Subscribe: TX-DeathPenalty-Info-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribe: TX-DeathPenalty-Info-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: TX-DeathPenalty-Info-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TX-DeathPenalty-Info/ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > VISITA IL NOSTRO SITO WEB : www.coalit.org L'utilizzo, da parte tua, di Yahoo! Gruppi è soggetto alle http://it.docs.yahoo.com/info/utos.html