Help Stop Virginia's 106th Execution

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Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 8:00pm
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Virginia

HELP STOP VIRGINIA’S 106th EXECUTION – March 18, 2010  

Paul Warner Powell is scheduled to be killed by the Commonwealth of Virginia at 9 p.m. on March 18th, 2010 for the murder of Stacie Reed on January 29, 1999.

Please take a few minutes to say “No” to executions and help us stop the cycle of violence that state sanctioned killing perpetuates.

Please take one or more of the following actions - Details below:

1. Contact Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell TODAY and ask him to stop the execution

2. Forward this and ask people you know to also contact Governor McDonnell

3. Attend a vigil on March 18th

ACTION #1:   Contact Gov. Bob McDonnell RIGHT NOW.

Contact Governor McDonnell and ask him to grant clemency by commuting Powell’s death sentence to life without the possibility of parole.   You can contact the governor by telephone, email, postal mail, and/or fax.  If you live in Virginia, be sure to start by stating your name and where you live. 

Address: P.O. Box 1475, Richmond, VA 23218

Phone: (804) 786-2211

Fax: (804) 371-6351

Email Governor McDonnell by clicking here.

ACTION #2:   Ask others to join you in taking action.  Ask people you know to also contact Governor McDonnell, including people at religious services or other activities you attend. 

ACTION #3:   Attend an execution protest or vigil on March 18th.  We will have a vigil at the execution site; Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt at 8:30 pm to protest the execution of Paul Powell and remember the victim Stacie Reed and her family.  There will be vigils held across the Commonwealth on March 18th.  A list of these vigils is included at the bottom of this email.  For more information please visit our website.

Thank you for supporting these actions and taking a stand against the execution of Paul Powell.  Please go to our website, www.vadp.org, for additional information, and feel free to call us at 434-960-7779 or email beth@vadp.org if you have any questions.

VIGILS TAKING PLACE MARCH 18th

GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Execution site - Jarratt, VA
Gather at 8:30 pm end by 9:30 pm
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Friends Meeting at Woodlawn
8660 Woodlawn Road, Ft.Belvoir, VA
Barbara Ginsburg: 703-455-0194, jbginsburg@verizon.net This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
John Carle: JCthird@aol.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
ARLINGTON
Arlington County Courthouse Plaza
In front of the County Government building, a block from the Courthouse Metro station.
Vigils begin at 8:40. Sponsored by VADP-NOVA chapter.
Email VADP-NOVA@yahoogroups.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Click here for a map and picture of the site.
Toby: tsalinger79@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
ASHLAND
St. Ann 's Catholic Church, 8:30 pm
1-804-798-5039, ask for Debbie Novroski or Marty Moran
BLACKSBURG (see Radford)
CHARLOTTESVILLE

Protest: Charlottesville Circuit Courthouse, 12:00 pm
315 E.High Street
Virginia Rovynak: (540) 456-6930

Vigil: Friends Meeting House, 8:45 pm
1104 Forest Street
Harry Landers: (434) 978-1351

FAIRFAX
St. Mary of Sorrows Parish (in the Grotto area outside the church) 8:45-9:15 pm, Rt. 123 and Fairfax Station Rd.
Mason Nottingham: (703) 323-5726
Carol Mayfield: (703) 978-4141, ext 19
FARMVILLE
Farmville Courthouse
Tim & Barbara Lietzke: (434) 223-4160
HARRISONBURG
The Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee plans to hold vigils beginning at 8:30 p.m. the night of each execution, on the south side of Court Square.
Chris Edwards: (540) 434-0457, edwards.chris@comcast.net This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Linda Royster: (540) 828-3750, llroyster@earthlink.net This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
HERNDON
We are currently seeking a volunteer coordinator for the Reston/Herndon vigil.
LEE COUNTY
Holy Spirit Catholic Community, 9 p.m.
Beth Davies: 276-383-4693 (eve), 276-546-5432 (day), aec@windbits.net This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
LEXINGTON

Old County Courthouse
8:45 pm, Main Street

Kathy Fox: (540) 463-7001

LOUDOUN COUNTY
Goose Creek Friends Meeting
8:00 pm, Lincoln (Loudon County)
We are currently seeking a volunteer coordinator for this vigil.
LYNCHBURG

Lynchburg Peach Education Center
8:30 pm, First Christian Church, 3109 Rivermont Ave.

Contact Ev Heath: (434) 660-7566

MADISON  

Madison County Court House

6:30-7:30pm

Mary Grace: (540) 948-6328

MANASSAS

Peace Pole (at Lee Ave. and Grant Ave.) 8:45-9:45 p.m.

Jeff & Sharon Haydon: (703) 369-3407

Illana Naylor: (703) 361-8306

Joan Betz: (703) 361-806

MONETA

We are currently seeking a volunteer coordinator for the Smith Mtn Lake area. 

NEWPORT NEWS

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 100 Harpersville Rd, 8:30 pm
Mary Ann Stiegleman: (757) 595-0385 ext. 118, mas@olmc.org This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

NORFOLK

Norfolk City Jail - St. Paul's Blvd. and City Hall Ave. 5-6 p.m

Kim, Steve, or Sam - Catholic Workers: (757) 423-5420

RADFORD

7:00 p.m.

Meet at Radford Public Library

Contact Taryn Chase at  anyslyenchanter@hotmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and (540)239-6647 

RICHMOND

St. Peter's Catholic Church

OR

Richmond Friends Meeting, 8:30 pm

Contact: Ann Gray: (804) 359-5108 or John Gallini: (804) 272-8141

ROANOKE

Plowshare will hold a death penalty vigil on the night of the execution from 8:45 to 9:15 PM in front of the Natural Food Coop at 1318 Grandin Road.  As it will be a candlelight vigil, bring candles if you have them. 

VIRGINIA BEACH

Star of the Sea Church, 1404 Pacific Ave., 7:00 - 7:30pm
Martha Franklin: (757) 422-8282

WARRENTON

We are seeking a vigil coordinator. Call (434) 960-7779.

WINCHESTER

Shenandoah University, Goodson chapel, 8:30 PM

WOODBRIDGE

St Paul United Methodist Church, 1400 G. Street, 8:30 - 9:15pm
Mike Wilson: (703) 680-4972, mwilson6794@aol.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it