Nov. 30: Protest the Execution of Stan Tookie Williams

A CALL TO ACTION: DON'T LET CALIFORNIA EXECUTE A PEACEMAKER
PROTEST THE EXECUTION OF STAN TOOKIE WILLIAMS!

Nov. 30, 5:45 pm

Press conference and rally

115th & Broadway

Nov. 30 is the National Day of Action to save California death row prisoner Stan Tookie Williams, who is scheduled to die on Dec. 13. As his time runs out, only Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can stop his execution. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5
times, Tookie is a hero to thousands of youths who have been inspired by his campaign against gang violence. He is innocent and has never had a fair trial. His murder would be a gross injustice.

Also on Nov. 30, former Attorney General, Bush crony, and death penalty enthusiast John Ashcroft will speak at Columbia University.
Thousands across the country are speaking out to demand justice: Join the NYC Coalition to Save Stan Tookie Williams to send a message to the Terminator and the Texecutioner: Stop the execution! Save Stan Tookie Williams!

About Stan Tookie Williams:

Stan Tookie Williams co-founded the Crips gang in Los Angeles as a teenager in 1971. In 1979 he was convicted on flimsy evidence for four murders and sentenced to die by an almost all white jury who at the urging of a prosecutor who compared him to a "Bengal tiger" and South Central L.A. as his "natural habitat." Dissenting Ninth
Circuit judges last year called the racial bias in his trial "blatant."

Stan has maintained his innocence during his 25 years on death row, while at the same time becoming a powerful voice against gangs. He has published 9 books for kids discouraging them from following his path and has received thousands of letters and e-mails from teenagers who credit him with helping them reject gang life.

Tookie has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times and recently won the Presidential Call to Service Award. He is living proof of the potential for human transformation. In his own words,

I had to seriously question whether I was a human or a beast. In choosing not to be a beast, I discovered my humanity.

For more information, visit savetookie.org or nodeathpenalty.org .