Friday, October 31, 2008

Watch Today's 2 PM (CDT) WEBCAST from TEXAS/Special Notice from NCADP

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT TODAY'S WEBCAST FROM THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL BY EXONERATED DEATH ROW PRISONERS Witness to Innocence's Friday news conference should be available for viewing at: http://www.house.state.tx.us/media/welcome.php

It will be the Live Stream from the Speaker's Committee Room. The news conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time. Real Player is required for viewing the webcast.
(See more on this amazing event which was posted recently--just below on this the JOH weblog & on another sent a few days ago by Ron Keine--both on this weblog... Most likely this program will also be archived on this same link later...

Also from NCADP...How many people know about El Dia De Los Muertos (The Day of The Dead)?

The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and beyond on November 2nd. Families spend time at the cemetery, visiting the graves of their relatives, cleaning and perhaps painting the headstones, arranging flowers, especially flowers of the dead (marigolds) and lighting candles. It is also the time when families construct special home altars dedicated to the spirits of their deceased loved ones. The altars range from simple to very elaborate and are usually filled with objects that provided pleasure to the departed person in life, including favorite food and drink. Altars dedicated to the spirits of deceased children often include toys, candy and other sweets.

I never knew about it until I went to work for the family of Cesar Chavez at the headquarters of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, where I lived from 1994-1996. The focus on El Dia De Los Muertos was always on the "UFW Martyrs," workers and organizers killed in struggle for human rights. We in the abolition movement might consider participating in this celebration as a way to recognize and celebrate the lives of those lost both to criminal murder and state sponsored exterminations. Those of you who have attended the Rededication Ceremony at the past few NCADP annual conferences have participated in dedications to our departed loved ones on an El Dia De Los Muertos-style altar.

We should also note that Nov. 2nd is All Souls Day, a day of remembrance for the faithful departed. Because it falls on a Sunday this year, some parts of the observance are done on Nov. 3.

No matter how you come to it, in particular this weekend NCADP wishes to recognize the leaders in our movement who honor the memory of their murdered and executed loved ones every day by speaking out as members of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights, and the Journey of Hope ...From Violence to Healing, Inc. Please visit those web (and blog) pages and make a special contribution to one or all of them today!
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Thank You so much, NCADP for sending out this notice on both these items to the E-Abolitionists list today! We at the Journey of Hope and The JOH blog enjoy working with you!

Also for an easy connections to see a number of other related links, go to column at the lower right on this the JOH blogsite >>>

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