United for No Injustice, Oppression, or Neglect UNION RALLY

An Urgent Call for Compassion and Common Sense in Corrections
Prisoners are People Not Political Pawns - Epidemics Are Spreading Everywhere

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Friday, September 7, 2007
10 a.m. until we drop. Come early and help out

 

NORTH SIDE, Sacramento Capitol Building
L Street and llth Street Side
Sacramento, California
Stirring Speechettes by
Theresa Vaughn, Mother of Timothy Souders, a 21 year-old mentally ill prisoner whose death by medical neglect was featured twice on 60 Minutes this year. (July) Rev. B. Cayenne Bird, UNION Director will discuss status of 28 wrongful death lawsuits in progress filed by families and the work that is needed for the future. Speakers on Sentencing Commission bills, Prison Cap and Overcrowding and their relevance to the Crisis
California Nurses Will Address the MRSA epidemic, Medical & Mental Health Care Issuesm Prevention and Vulnerability Nora Weber (Mother of Mark Grangetto) will describe her experience with the courts in seeking remedy for her son.

UNION family members of prisoners will describe their own crisis when a loved one became ill, injured or died in custody.
Rev. Andre Shumake, Richmond
Dr. Moss David Posner, former CDC physician

Legislative Sponsor
Assemblymember Mark Leno

Family of James Peters, on life support in Eureka
Jacqueline Marshall-Alford, Hupa Tribal Member

The Travel Lodge is a ten minute walk from the North Steps at the Sacramento Capitol on H Street. There is also a Motel 6 on Richards Blvd., a short drive away. Please book all hotel, rental cars and airline tickets through this link online.
www.shella.globaltravel.com

There are a number of parking garages in the Capitol area.  There is a public parking garage across form the Capitol steps when you turn right off of L Street onto 10 Street.  There is a cheaper private parking garage located on the left hand side of L street just 2 blocks from the North steps.  If you arrive before 9:30a.m. the charge for the day is much lower..  In addition, there are also both private and public parking garages on the South side of the Capitol. Here is an on-line map that contains a list of the public parking garages. 
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation/parking/index.html
 
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation/dot_media/parking_media/pdf/Off_Map.pdf

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Greyhound Bus station is four blocks from the Sacramento State Capitol, arrive walk down the street to the rally, another option. http://www.greyhound.com/ - Also Amtrak station is one mile away from Capitol

If you have a ride or need a ride contact Stephanie, uniondatabase@aol.com. Ride shares are needed from all points in California today. Save money, have fun by traveling together

Check the alerts page for updated ride and rally information. Links are there for rules about demonstrating at the Capitol
http://www.1union1.com/alerts.html
A crowd is needed, everyone who works in a prison or has a loved one incarcerated needs to be present to stand up for themselves. The Governor and media sees crowds generated by groups only - individuals do not count The prisoners are dying and there is only you to stand up for them, caring starts with you. Please load up your cars in this emergency

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