From: 'Molly Ramey' <[email protected]> Subject: Empty Chair- request for moratorium/abolition actions (please share this request with others.) Greetings, Justice Productions, with Working Films, is developing a national outreach campaign, using the documentary film THE EMPTY CHAIR as a catalyst for discussion and action on the death penalty in America. As we are currently plan screenings with a wide array of community and faith-based organizations, we are seeking suggestions for meaningful actions to include in a "What You Can Do" portion of resource materials so audiences can meaningfully participate in supporting either moratorium or abolition efforts in their states. The film is a 42-minute documentary that reveals a rarely seen view of murder's aftermath: families left behind, their lives torn apart by the random loss of a loved one. The film tells four stories of murder victims' families reliving the crimes and confronting the loss of loved ones. Their instinct for revenge during trial and the debate for punishment by death climaxes in a search to forgive and heal (More information is available at www.justiceproductions.org <http://www.justiceproductions.org/> ). If you have recommendations, please use the form below (indicate if your recommendations are specifically for state-wide action or relevant on a national level), cut and past your responses to an email to Molly Ramey at <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] or print and fax them to (910) 342-9003. Be in touch with any questions or concerns or for more information on the film or outreach campaign. Your input in the development of this resource is greatly appreciated. We also encourage you to plan a screening of the film. We can assist you in creating an intentional event. Contact Molly Ramey [email protected] to move forward. Many Thanks, Jacqui Lofaro & Victor Teich Justice Productions and Robert West & Molly Ramey, Working Films Working Films 602 South Fifth Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 342-9000 Fax: (910) 342-9003 <http://www.workingfilms.org> www.workingfilms.org Working Films is a nationally recognized action-driven link between high quality documentary filmmaking and serious grassroots organizing. Now in our fourth year, our work supports efforts for social, economic, and environmental justice. Justice Productions was established in 1998 to produce documentaries that confront serious problems in the American system of justice. www.justiceproductions.org <http://www.justiceproductions.org/> . _____ NAME: ORGANIZATION: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE: FAX: SUGGESTED ACTIONS FOR AUDIENCES: 1. 2. 3.
