Fellowship of Reconciliation: for a World of Peace, Justice and Nonviolence
Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) is a group composed of people from many faiths, and no particular faith --
all coming together to support nonviolence and justice.
Offering people of conscience an action response to a morally-impaired U.S. foreign policy.

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A Report on the Injustice in the Application of the Death Penalty in Missouri (1978-1996)(Microsoft Word document)
Researchers from Missouri and New York found that about one of every 100 homicides in Missouri resulted in a death sentence during that 18-year period. Race of the victim and race plus socio-economic status of the defendant were found to be great indicators of who ultimately received a death sentence.


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Iraq Crisis Issue Guide by Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies

U.S. History with Iraq, 1980 - 2 August 1990
An American Soldier on the March 21 episode of This American Life challenged those against the war to "learn the history".


Commentary
Common Dreams News Center

April 12, 2003
God is on our side?
Non Sequiter comic

April 8, 2003
The U.S. Betrays Its Core Values
by Gunter Grass

March 30, 2003
Bush and Blair do not know what they are doing or why they are doing it

March 29, 2003
A cartoon

March 25, 2003
What is the Geneva Convention?
A primer on the treaty dealing with treatment of POWs and Who’s violating the Geneva Convention?

March 24, 2003
It's Patriotic to Protest
op-ed by Jill Nelson

U.S. steps up secret surveillance
FBI, Justice Dept. increase use of wiretaps, records searches

March 23, 2003
Why are we in Iraq -- and Who's Next?
an Op-Ed piece by Richard Reeves.

March 22, 2003
Whose interests at heart?
The invasion and occupation of Iraq cannot give the Iraqi people their freedom

March 20, 2003
Senator Byrd Deplores Iraq War: "Today I weep for my country"

Familiar, Haunting Words

Bush's Lies and the War on Iraq (a gift to the extremist theocrats)

Demonstrations Flare Worldwide

It's Not About Terrorism, WMD or Liberation: Myths and facts about the war

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    Tomorrow at the Capitol: Day of Education on the Moratorium & Death Penalty Abolition

    Thursday, April 20, 2006
    Join us in Jefferson City for a Panel Discussion and Rally for an Execution Moratorium and Study of Missouri’s Death Penalty

    The death penalty has not proven to be a effective deterrent to crime and it cost more to execute someone than to rehabilitate them. Notwithstanding, many people on death row have been found to be innocent through recent technology and some have been sentenced to die as a result of people corrupting the criminal justice process. As a concerned citizen it's your time to help bring an end to this injustice. Join us for at least part of the day and let your voices be heard. (Our apologies on this extremely late notice).

    Stand up and speak out! Tell lawmakers to support a moratorium on the death penalty.

    For more information contact redditt@aclu-em.org or call 314-361-3635, ext. 31. If you are interested in car-pooling from Columbia for the early morning activities, call Jeff at 573-449-4585.


    Join us Thursday, April 20:
    • 9:00am in House Hearing Room #2 in the basement of the Capitol for a Panel Discussion and/or
    • 11:30am in the first floor rotunda for rally on the death penalty.
    • After the rally, attendees will have an opportunity to visit with their elected officials.
    Panel Discussion & Rally Speakers

    * Dr. James Allen, St. Louis University
    * Silas Allard, Amnesty International
    * Senator Joan Bray
    * Representative Bill Deeken
    * Senator Pat Dougherty
    * Rev. Phillip Duvall
    * Redditt Hudson, ACLU of Eastern Missouri
    * Representative Connie Johnson
    * Brenda Jones, ACLU of Eastern Missouri
    * Jamala Rogers, Community Activist/ Journalist
    * Brett Shirk, ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri
    * Jeff Stack, Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation
    * Rev. Mark Williams, brother of Marlon Gray, executed October, 2005

    Collaborative Partners

    * Center for Social Justice, St. Louis University
    * SLU Students Against the Death Penalty
    * ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri
    * Mid-Missouri Chapter of the ACLU of Eastern Missouri
    * St. Louis University Chapter of NABSW
    * Missourians Against the Death Penalty (MADP)
    * Amnesty International
    * Justice for Reggie Clemons

    These are the current bills related to the Death Penalty that we support:

    House Bill 1496
    Sponsored by Representative Bill Deeken (R-Jefferson City)
    Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places
    a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2010

    Senate Bill 827

    Sponsored by Senator Pat Dougherty (D-St. Louis)
    Establishes the Commission on the Death Penalty and places
    a moratorium on all executions until January 1, 2010

    Senate Bill 715
    Sponsored by Senator Joan Bray (D-St. Louis)
    Eliminates the death penalty in the State of Missouri

    ­House Bill 1791

    Sponsored by Representative Rodney Hubbard (D-St. Louis)

    Eliminates the death penalty in the State of Missouri

    Speak up and support these principals and bills. Contact your Missouri Legislator.
    Please note: We view these events principally as educational activities for the benefit of the public and lawmakers. We recognize there is unfortunately, at this point in the legislative session, little likelihood of these measures becoming law this year.

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Mid-Missouri
Fellowship of
Reconciliation
P.O. Box 268
Columbia, Missouri
65205

Questions about the Fellowship of Reconciliation? -- contact Jeff Stack at 573-449-4585 or jstack@no2death.org

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