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What this group is all about.

  There are many Canadian abolitionist activists working on projects to end the death penalty in the United States, however to my knowledge there is no abolition group dedicated to working on projects in Canada. You may well reply “but there is no death penalty in Canada, so what would we do?” Here is a partial list of activities that I can think of, and I’m sure there are many more. 

1. There is an idea currently being developed for an International Abolition Day. This would be marked by marches and demonstrations in major cities around the world. We could organize the observance of this day in Canada.

2. We should call on our government to follow the lead of Mexico and the
   European Union by pressuring the US to honour its international treaty
   obligations, particularly those protecting the rights of foreign nationals and juveniles facing the death penalty..

3. We should be canvassing and fighting the Canadian Alliance party’s open and declared support for the return to Capital Punishment in Canada.

4. We need to compile a list of all organizations, groups, VIPs and others to whom we could look for support and endorsement of our cause.

5. We need to compile or build a Canadian Media contact list that can be used whenever we need to send out press releases or other information.

Any questions or suggestions are welcome.  You can contact me directly at: bob@compar.com