Narrated by Phil DOnohue
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Hundred's of UT Austin students skip class to attend a Rally in support of Jena 6 students.
Protesting Justin Fuller's execution at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas
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Civil disobedience at governor's mansion to stop execution of Kenneth Foster
About 200 members of Kenneth Foster’s family, friends, and supporters rallied today in Austin to demand that Governor Rick Perry hear the Foster family’s pleas for clemency. In a dramatic turn, six activists sat down to block the gates of the Governor’s mansion in a physical demonstration of solidarity with Foster’s non-cooperation with the criminal justice system. In June 2000, a dozen activists were arrested during a similar protest of the execution of Gary Graham (a.k.a. Shaka Sankofa). In the face of the State’s unwillingness to engage the Foster family and other supporters, the crowd spread out across the street, blocking traffic for forty-five minutes.
Joan Cheever talking during the 2006 Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break: www.alternativespringbreak.org What would happen if the United States abolished the death penalty and emptied its Death Rows? If the killers were released from prison? What would they do with their second chance to live? Would they kill again? Back From The Dead is the story of 589 former death row inmates who, through a lottery of fate, were given a second chance at life in 1972 when the death penalty was abolished; it returned to the United States four years later. In Back from the Dead, Cheever describes her own journey and reveals these tales of second chances: of tragedy and failure, racism and injustice, and redemption and rehabilitation.
This documentary takes the "Innocent Man on Texas Death Row" tale to a dark corner feared by all - - proving that an innocent man has been executed by the State. http://www.thelastworddocumentary.com Director, Jesse Quackenbush 90 Minutes
Aug 30, 2007 5PM Texas Governor's Mansion Kenneth Foster, the man sentenced to die this evening even though he did not pull the trigger that killed Michael LaHood Jr. in 1996, was spared by Texas Gov. Rick Perry. "After carefully considering the facts of this case, along with the recommendations from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, I believe the right and just decision is to commute Foster's sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment," Perry said in a statement. "I am concerned about Texas law that allows capital murder defendants to be tried simultaneously, and it is an issue I think the legislature should examine."
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Ferdowsi Teach-In Introduction by Prof. Michael Hillmann
Ferdowsi1000.com is devoted to the Persian language, Persian literature, and Iranian culture from the days of the Persian epic poet Ferdowsi onward. The siteâÂÂs name alludes to the fact that a thousand years have passed since Ferdowsi completed his famous verse redaction of Persian Iranian legends, myths, tales, and history called Shâhnâmeh [(The) Book of Kings]. Ferdowsi1000.com got its impetus from a Spring 2009 Persian literature seminar at The University of Texas at Austin called âÂÂFerdowsiâÂÂs Shâhnâmeh and the Epic Traditionâ and a conference held in conjunction with the seminar called âÂÂFerdowsi Teach-In at Texas.â In the Spring of 2010, a parallel Persian literature seminar on âÂÂRumi and the Sufi Traditionâ and a Rumi conference will take place. A Hâfez seminar and conference are in the works for the Spring of 2011. www.ferdowsi1000.com
Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break: http://www.springbreakalternative.org
This performance of his poetry was recorded on July 25, 2007 at the Polunsky Unit in Livington Texas by David Mass. Video is from the Rally to save Kenneth Foster on July 21st, 2007 in Austin Texas
A group hoping to change Governor Rick Perry's mind about Kenneth Foster's execution, met him at his Tarrytown church. For more information visit: www.freekenneth.com
http://www.tmnpac.org The following video is from a combined candidate forum with six other Austin Democratic clubs at the AFL-CIO building on Jan 16, 2007
Exonerated death-row inmate Shujaa Graham talks during Kenneth Foster's Rally
Keith Hampton, Kenneth Foster's attorney talks during the Aug 30th victory rally at the Governor's mansion in Austin, Texas For more information on Kenneth Foster please visit: www.freekenneth.com
Delia Perez Meyer, sister of death-row inmate Louis Perez.
This is video of the debate between the University of Texas at Austin Chapter of Campaign to End the Death Penalty and Young Conservatives of Texas on January 29, 2007 The yays won 114 to 43 on the resolution to Abolish the Death Penalty! Duration: 75 minutes The debate was in the Oxford style, with alternating speakers from each side debating a resolution that the death penalty be abolished. Each side also had a "questioner" who asked one or two questions from the other side, designed to point to the weaknesses in the opposing side's argument. In the middle of the debate, there was a short break in which audience members made comments and asked questions.
http://www.springbreakalternative.org Alternative Spring Breaks Party later. Change the world now! This year students will have three exciting opportunities to use their spring breaks to fight for progressive social change! Campus Progress is teaming up with several partner organizations to organize Alternative Spring Breaks on three different issues. Each event will include training, actions, and education about their respective topics. There will also be plenty of fun activities and chances to meet cool and committed students from around the country. Register online at: http://www.springbreakalternative.org Death Penalty | Austin, TX | March 10-14 Iraq Action Camp | Washington, D.C. | March 15-18 Climate Change | Santa Barbara, CA | March 24-27
Testimonials from the 2008 Anti-Death Penalty Spring Break in Austin, Texas. www.springbreakalternative.org
Mario Africa talks about Kenneth Foster on the July 21st rally in Austin.
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