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Take a Stand for Troy Davis Today in NYC and AtlantaNow that the Supreme Court has refused to hear Troy Davis's case, all we can do is hope that a public outcry against his October 27 execution will hit a nerve with Georgia's Board of Pardons and Paroles, which can commute his sentence to life in prison. Amnesty International is organizing a global day of action for Troy Davis today. A rally on Georgia's state capitol steps (206 Washington St. SW) will include speakers Larry Cox of Amnesty and Steve Hawkins of the NAACP, and will be MC'd by Lorraine Jacques White, radio host on WAOK. Call (404) 876-5661 x13 for more information. A second rally will be held in front of Penn Station (33rd St. at Eighth Ave.) in New York City from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Please join Amnesty and the ACLU in calling for justice for Troy Davis. Troy is almost certainly innocent. Make your voice heard that you won't stand for the execution of a man when serious doubt about his guilt remains. The first 20 people to show for the New York rally will receive a free "I Am Troy Davis" T-shirt, so get there early, and bring a friend (or 10)! CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post stated that Al Sharpton would be speaking at the Atlanta rally. Sharpton will no longer be speaking at that event.
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Oct 24th, 2008 at 10:57am
The execution of someone who seems clearly to be innocent would be murder and should be reason enough to try those responsible for murder. That would involve investigating all aspects of the Troy Davis trial and probably identifying the actually guilty party.
Troy Davis has already suffered "cruel and unusual punishment" by being subjected to the torture of multiple execution dates and lasts minute reprieves. There is simply no excuse for not having a new trial.
May 8th, 2009 at 8:19pm
USA GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR TROY DAVIS
MAY 19TH 6PM -8PM
UNION SQUARE - NYC
On April 16th the 11th circuit court denied Troy Davis' habeas petition as a result an execution date could be sent any time after the end of his stay of execution which is approx one week away. Join us in New York City and around the country as we stand against the execution of Troy Davis and show the State of Georgia that if they decide to execute Troy Davis it will be with the whole world watching!