Not In Our Names Justice Harry Blackmun died earlier this year. Just before retiring from the US Supreme Court in 1994, Blackmun said he had come to believe that the capital punishment system was fraught with discrimination and mistakes. This year our statewide strategy planning meeting will again be held at St. Andrews' Church in Ellensburg. Bring a brown-bag lunch. Look for our announcement giving further details.
All abolitionists are welcome.
Jamal, the well-known journalist on Pennsylvania's death row. Governor Locke initially agreed to be a graduation speaker, but later cancelled in order to maintain his reputation as a death-penalty backer and friend of the state troopers' union. Numerous representatives of national police organizations which have been vociferously demanding his execution also attended. The choice appeared to receive the support of the large majority of ceremony attendees. Small numbers demonstrated both for and against Abu-Jamal, including a handful who turned their backs or walked out in support of Faulkner.