URGENT
Call the White House to Help Save Brandon
Brandon Bernard is scheduled to be executed
Thursday, December 10th at 6:00pm
White House Switchboard:
202-456-1414
White House Comment Line:
202-456-1111
There is reporting that the US Clemency Attorney has recommended clemency for Brandon Bernard, who is set to be executed at 6pm tomorrow (Indiana time), on International Human Rights Day. Please call the White House to urge President Trump follow the recommendation by granting clemency to Brandon.
After that request is made, please separately add your request that President Trump stop all of the pending federal executions.
The federal execution spree continues with executions on Thursday and Friday this week. Federal executions take place in Terre Haute, Indiana under the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the United States Department of Justice.
Above info from: Death Penalty Action: URGENT: Call the White House to Help Save Brandon: Plus, Protests Planned Across the Country! | by Death Penalty Action | Dec, 2020 | Medium
Articles:
Brandon Bernard Is Scheduled To Be Executed. 5 Jurors Who Sentenced Him Don’t Think He Should Die. December 5, 2020
On Thursday, December. 10, Brandon Bernard is scheduled to be executed. If the execution goes forward, he will die for acting as an accomplice in a crime that happened when he was 18. Five of the nine surviving jurors who voted 20 years ago to condemn Bernard to death now support sparing his life. So does a former federal prosecutor who defended Bernard’s death sentence on appeal.
Federal death row inmate seeks stay from Supreme Court – December 2, 2020
On Friday, December 11th, Alfred Bourgeois, 55, is scheduled to be executed.
The Eighth Amendment bans In a Supreme Court filing Wednesday, his attorneys said his execution would be unconstitutional because he is intellectually disabled and therefore can’t understand his punishment. They submitted evidence of IQ test scores of 70 and 75, as well as assessments by experts.executing people with such impairments as cruel and usual punishment.
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PROTEST FEDERAL EXECUTIONS
December 10 & 11
Washington DC!
FIRST EVENT: Dec 10, Intl. Human Rights Day, Noon to 1pm (gather starting at 11:45am) at Department of Justice, Corner of Pennsylvania Ave NW & 9th St NW (Archives-Navy Memorial Metro Green/Yellow line is closest). This will be a visibility action. We have signs to hold & t-shirts to fit over your coat. Media invited.
SECOND EVENT: Vigil to Prayerfully Protest Execution of Brandon Bernard: Dec 10, Intl. Human Rights Day, 5:30pm to 7pm (gather starting at 5:15pm) at Black Lives Matter Plaza (in front of St. Johns Church) Washington, DC
THIRD EVENT: Vigil to Prayerfully Protest Execution of Alfred Bourgeois: Dec 11, 5:30pm to 6:30pm (gather starting at 5:15pm) at Black Lives Matter Plaza (in front of St. Johns Church) Washington, DC
Host/Info: Death Penalty Action
Info: DC Federal Execution Protest/NOON AND/OR 5:30PM Tickets, Washington | Eventbrite
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3 – PETITIONS RE: FEDERAL EXECUTIONS
1. Petition to President Trump:
SIGN: President Trump: Please Stop the Federal Executions – Action Network
2. Petition to Congress – Abolish the Federal Death Penalty:
SIGN: Tell Congress: Abolish the Federal Death Penalty – Action Network
3. Petition to – President-Elect Biden: Call Out Trumps Lame Duck Executions!
SIGN: President-Elect Biden: Call Out Trumps Lame Duck Executions! – Action Network
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Info regarding Execution of Lisa Montgomery (petition, YouTube, contact info)
Petition regarding execution of Lisa Montgomery :
Tell President Trump to Stop the Execution of Lisa Montgomery
SIGN: TELL PRESIDENT TRUMP TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF LISA MONTGOMERY | MoveOn
Lisa’s Song YouTube – turn on your sound
Lisa’s Song by Veronica Cinibulk – YouTube
Lisa’s execution is set for January 12, 2021
Lisa Montgomery, a victim of multiple rapes, child sex trafficking, and domestic violence. Lisa was sentenced to death by a jury that was never informed of the full extent and impact of the sexual violence and physical abuse she endured. As a result of her trauma, she is now so mentally ill that she must receive multiple medications to prevent full-blown psychosis.
We ask Trump to grant a stay of execution. We believe Lisa deserves a full and fair opportunity to petition the courts to stay her execution, as well as an opportunity to present comprehensive arguments to you and your administration as to why her death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment.
The story of Lisa’s life is worse than a nightmare. She was born with permanent brain damage caused by her mother’s drinking during pregnancy. A child of extreme poverty, she was repeatedly raped by her stepfather. She was routinely beaten and terrorized by her mother. Lisa’s mother trafficked her to men who were allowed to rape Lisa in exchange for utilities and other services. Although this was suspected or known by teachers, police, and the courts, nobody intervened to protect Lisa.
This horror continued when she married her stepbrother at the urging of her mother at the age of 18. He continued the cycle of abuse, raping and beating her. Not surprisingly, this lifetime of torture exacerbated Lisa’s genetic predisposition to mental illness, and caused her to develop a dissociative disorder in addition to complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Her severe trauma and mental illness led directly to the crime for which she was convicted – the murder of a pregnant woman and the kidnapping of her child.
Below info is from Toby & Susan (Correction with P.O. Box)
Letters can be sent to Lisa:
Please write on a plane piece of paper. NO CARDS, POSTCARDS, DRAWINGS OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL ALLOWED. Only words allowed!
A simple message can do wonders!
Lisa loves Christmas….so your words may want to reflect on that.
Suggestion: Choose a special stamp….to add color and vibrancy!
Mail to:
Lisa Montgomery, #11072 – 031
Federal Medical Center – Carswell
P.O. Box 27137
Ft. Worth, Texas 76127
