Marching for Awareness for Wrongful Convictions
Footsteps echo across the
nation from days past. It was the spring of 1965, and the start of a
five-day Freedom March began, focused on civil rights and
segregation. Dr. Martin Luther King and the Freedom Marchers brought
awareness to their cause as they flooded the steps of the State
Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Thousands of voices united as one as
their cries for fair treatment and equality were heard around the
world. Forty-four years later, with the election of our first black
president, the Freedom Marchers from long ago have fulfilled their
“dream.”
Today, Freedom Marchers have a new agenda. It is awareness for wrongful convictions and an end to the archaic practice of putting our nation’s offenders to death. On June 27, 2009 at 10 am C.S.T., it is our dream to see every State Capitol in the nation filled with the cries of concerned citizens; a unified voice for freedom. The members of www.RayeofHope.org
are organizing a nationwide March for Freedom--www.FreedomMarchUSA.org--and to date, the response has been overwhelming. However, volunteers and coordinators are needed in every state in the nation to make this March for Freedom a success.Shall we continue to lock away people who could
possibly be innocent? Clearly, many of those who are in prison are
mothers. How many children are being raised without a parent due to
wrongful convictions? Shall we continue to put to death those who
may have been wrongfully convicted? Nationwide coverage is needed to
bring attention to this injustice. Ask yourself, as a society, are
we to stand by, quietly thinking "someone else" will bring awareness
to wrongful convictions?
Do your part to effect change for a better
America. Volunteer! Don’t let another innocent person’s blood be
spilled or years of a life stolen by a justice system that continues
to put political agendas above the lives of our nation’s people.
On June 27, 2009 marchers
will walk approximately one mile to their state capitols with signs
containing statistics and the names of those who have been
wrongfully convicted. Once marchers reach their capitol steps, there
will be educational speeches and booths handing out information on
wrongful convictions.
It’s time our nation and its citizens became more informed on the reality of our unjust justice system. Join us for this powerful event! We need March Organizers and volunteers for each state. If you would like to help, please use the form on the Get Involved page.
(See Stories page for links to information on wrongfully convicted in video)
Video music "While I'm Waiting" by John Waller
Pictures provided by families and used from
websites of wrongfully convicted and various other websites. The
makers of this video make no claim to copyrights of music or images.
Images also used from Innocence Project
www.innocenceproject.org.
