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For information and news about the CEDP’s national speaking tour "Lynching then, lynching now," check out the tour blog.

Order a DVD of HOWARD ZINN in conversation with DAVE ZIRIN at the 2009 convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty. This video captures one of the last speeches Howard Zinn ever gave. Incredibly moving, insightful, witty and charming. Send $12 (or $25 solidarity price) to: CEDP, PO Box 25730, Chicago, IL 60625. To order a one-year subscription (4 or 5 issues) to the CEDP's New Abolitionist newsletter (the current issue features Howard Zinn and Dave Zirin’s speech), send $12 dollars to the above address. If you send $24, it allows us to send an issue to a person in prison. Read Marlene Martin's tribute to Howard Zinn.

VICTORY! U.S. SUPREME COURT GRANTS TROY DAVIS A NEW HEARING IN FEDERAL COURT The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the federal district court in Savannah, GA, to hold a hearing on the evidence regarding Troy’s innocence, which is a significant victory for the ongoing grassroots campaign. This will be the first time a court has heard Troy's case for innocence, so this is HUGE! Solidarity vigils are called for on the first day of Troy's hearing in federal court. Stay tuned and we will update people as soon as the date is announced. Please consider organizing a vigil in your community or at a federal building on this day! Find out more about the facts of his case here » Read an Interview with Troy's sister Martina Correia » Sign this petition for Troy Davis. Download fact sheets and petitions for Troy.  Find out where the Campaign to End the Death Penalty has chapters so that you can get involved. If you are a professor, join historian Howard Zinn, author and activist Angela Davis and author Noam Chomsky in signing the "Concerned Professors" letter in support of Troy. Help the Campaign to End the Death Penalty keep up its efforts by making a much needed and appreciated donation! We are a non-profit determined to put an end to the death penalty. All donations are tax deductible. Donate today! CONTACT Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and demand that he COMMUTE Troy Davis' death sentence: Office of the Governor Georgia State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 Fax:(404)657-5947 Tel:(404)656-1776 Contact web page: http://gov.state.ga.us/contact.shtml Other Georgia officials to contact: Thurbert E. Baker Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, Ga 30334 Phone:(404) 656-3300 Fax:(404) 657-8733 Larry Chisholm, Chatham County District Attorney Chief Assistant District Attorney David Locke 133 Montgomery Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 Phone: (912) 652-7308 Fax: (912) 652-7328 or (912) 447-5396