Welcome New Influentials
The Justice for Reggie Campaign welcomes Calling All Crows and several of its key staffers to Reggie’s List of Influentials. The unique organization uses live music as a vehicle to engage people in social justice issues and in making a difference in the world. The group held a concert in Boston to drum up support for Reggie’s case, collecting over 300 letters. Joining the list are the group’s co-founders Chad Stokes Urmston and Sybil Gallagher along with Matt Wilheim, Chief Program Officer. We appreciate their energetic efforts and continued support.
Reggie’s List of Influentials is compromised of over 200 local and national people in the civic, education, faith, electoral and entertainment arenas. It also includes exonerated men and women who escaped the clutches of the death machine. They all have pledge to use their name, position and resources to support Reggie’s fight for justice.
Update on Drugs for Lethal Injections
Missouri: The state has revised their cocktail to include the controversial drug propofol to replace the now scarce sodium thiopental. We are hearing that court challenges are underway but we don’t what impact they will have on Missouri’s next scheduled execution in August.
National: A US district judge upheld a case earlier this year brought by death row inmates who challenged the role of the FDA in allowing imported drugs for executions without the proper testing and oversight. Knuckling over pressure from states that use the lethal injection method, the FDA is appealing that ruling.
Vera Thomas on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show
For those of you who may have missed it, Vera was a guest on this popular show which featured a segment on the death penalty. Here’s a link for viewing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUB8-feq8lI
We are still….
…collecting signatures for Reggie’s clemency petitions.
…spreading the word about Reggie’s case of injustice.
…urging Missouri legislators to seriously consider our death penalty system.
“Enough Already!”
Jamala Rogers, Coordinator
JUSTICE for Reggie Campaign
P. O. Box 5277
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 367-5959
www.justiceforreggie.com
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