Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2003

1st Annual Peaceful Presence and Awareness Day
July 02, 2003
Opposite the US Consulate
University Avenue, Toronto

In Support and Conjunction with

 "Starvin' for Justice '03"
the Abolitionist Action Committee's
10th Annual Fast and Vigil
to Abolish the Death Penalty at the
U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
June 29 to July 2, 2003.

The Canadian Abolition Project will hold its first public awareness day on July 02, 2003 in Toronto, on University Avenue, opposite the U.S. Consulate. We support the growing Abolition movement in the United States and the many abolition activists who will gather in Washington to hold the 10th Annual Fast & Vigil in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. Our presence will mark the 27th anniversary of abolition in Canada. Something as Canadians we can celebrate.

By contrast, that same year -- 1976 -- marks the U.S. Supreme Court decision (Gregg v. Georgia) that reinstated the Death Penalty south of the border. Since that fateful day 858 people have been executed in the United States either by lethal injection, hanging, firing squad, gas chamber or electrocution.

For more information on the U.S. Fast & Vigil go to: http://www.abolition.org/annual.html

The Canadian Abolition Project was founded to campaign in support of Canadian government policies that will ensure consistency with Canada's position as a completely abolitionist nation. We encourage and support interventions by the Canadian government in defence of Canadians facing the death penalty abroad. We are dedicated to achieving abolition of the death penalty for all, in all countries of the World and particularly in the United States of America.

We invite all interested Canadians to visit our rally on July 2 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm to learn more about us and lend support to our project.

 For More Information Contact:

Bob Wakfer

Phone: 1-877-733-8649

Fax: 1-519-746-7566

Email: bob@stopcapitalpunishment.org

Website: http://www.stopcapitalpunishment.org