Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:15:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Save Gary Graham -  Emergency Actions on Wed. & Thurs


EMERGENCY ALERT!
SAVE GARY GRAHAM/SHAKA SANKOFA!

--Flood Bush with calls and emails
--Demonstrations continue Wednesday and Thursday in
     --New York
     --San Francisco
     --Detroit
     --for more see
http://www.iacenter.org/juneteenth.htm#nyc
       (this site received over 500,000 hits in one
day)

URGENT: contact Gov. Bush NOW
Flood Gov. Bush's office with calls and emails: (512)
463-2000 or Bushnews-AT-georgewbush.com demanding that he
stop the execution of Shaka Sankofa (Gary Graham)
immediately! 

Also call Gerald Garrett, Chairman of the Texas Board
of Pardons and Paroles: (512) 463-1679 or (512)
406-5852

Two days in a row, Bush's $1000-per-plate dinners were
disrupted by activists, Monday in Palo Alto and
Tuesday in Los Angeles. There are continuing
demonstrations, from New York to Huntsville, TX, to
San Francisco.

IN NEW YORK, DEMONSTRATE:
*Wed., June 21, 5 pm, starting at the Republican Party
HQ, 46th St. and Madison Ave.
*Thur., June 22, 12 noon, starting at the same
location
*Rallies, marches and more will be ongoing.  Call for
updates on locations and times.

Shaka Sankofa's case is now the top story in the
mainstream press. After days of protests and
disruptions at his fundraisers, Gov. George Bush is
under intense pressure to stop Sankofa's execution,
which is scheduled for Thursday. For the moment, the
death penalty and Sankofa's case have become the
central issue of Bush's presidential campaign. This is
an unprecedented chance to save Shaka's life!

SAN FRANCISCO ACTIONS

WED.: Rally at the State Office Building at Van Ness
and McAllister in San Francisco from 4pm to 6 pm to
demand Governor Davis send a strong message to George
W. Bush that the people of California want him to stop
the execution of Shaka Sankofa (Gary Graham) and
demand a new trial.

THURS.: If there is still no stay granted by Thursday
morning, there will be a direct action and legal
support demonstration at 8 am outside the US Court of
Appeals at 7th and Mission Streets in San Francisco.

STATEMENT FROM HUNGER STRIKERS IN DETROIT

Detroit Hunger strikers completed there second day of
a fast to demand that George Bush halt the execution
of Shaka Sankofa, aka Gary Graham.  On day 1, Sunday,
the hunger strikers were introduced to congregations
at the Central United Methodist Church, and the New
Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit where they spoke
about the case.

On Day 2 the hunger strikers set up camp outside the
Detroit City Council Building where they will remain
all week.  A banner calling for a halt to the
execution of Sankofa is displayed.  The strikers and
supporters leafletted people about the case and
collected about 200 petition signatures demanding a
hald to the execution where were faxed to Governor
George Bush.  A 12 noon rally was well attended and
got media coverage by TV2, WWJ, the Metro Times and
City View newspapers.

The hunger strikers include Shirley Sanders, African
American community activist; Arnetta Grable of the
Coalition Against Police Brutality, whose son was
killed by Detroit cops; Groundwork for a Just World
organizer, Jeff Nelson, and David Sole, president of
UAW 2334. Today Sally Peck, a leading anti-death
penalty activist in Michigan, and Elena Herrada, well
known activist in the Latino community joined the
hunger strike.

The hunger strikers will be holding daily rallies at
12 noon at the Detroit City County Building to
continue building support for a halt to the execution.
 A vigil is scheduled for 5-7 pm on Thursday at the
Detroit City Council building, the time the Sankofa
execution is scheduled to take place.

In other cities across the country and especially in
Texas actions are taking place to halt this execution
of an innocent man and to demand a moratorium on
executions nationwide.  Join the rallies every day and
visit the hunger strikers at the Detroit City County
Building any time between 8-5pm to pick up petitions.

Free Shaka Sankofa.  Free Mumia.  End the racist death
penalty!


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