[All] Fwd: This Thursday: Don't Mess Up Like Texas! Stand Against the Crime Bill

[Robert Milligan]

FYI (the buiilding & operation of unnecessary prisons -- combined with  
more criminalized lives versus more rehabilitated lives -- all takes  
scarce resources that are sorely needed to sustainabilize our economy,  
society & environment.)
RM

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> From: "Matthew Carroll - Leadnow.ca" <matthew at leadnow.ca>
> Date: November 22, 2011 9:18:42 AM GMT-05:00
> To: mill at continuum.org
> Subject: This Thursday: Don't Mess Up Like Texas! Stand Against the  
> Crime Bill
>
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>
> Dear Robert,
>
>
> The Conservatives are limiting debate and rushing the cruel Crime  
> Bill through Parliament so fast that it could come up for a vote  
> early next week. We’re organizing a rapid response action to go  
> right to the MP’s constituency offices - and we need your help to  
> make a big impact.
>
> This action will show Canadians standing together against a fill-the- 
> prisons approach to justice that has failed everywhere it’s been  
> tried. Leadnow community members and coalition partners have already  
> signed up to lead actions at 45 constituency offices!
>
> We need you. Click here to find your local constituency office and  
> sign up to participate or lead:
>
> http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-the-crime-bill
>
> Stand Against the Omnibus Crime Bill!
>
> Time is running out to make Canada safer, not meaner. Join a  
> coalition of groups for two days of action to speak out against the  
> cruel Crime Bill.
>
> When: Focus on Thursday at 1pm, with actions throughout Thursday and  
> Friday.
>
> Where: Our MP’s constituency offices.
>
> Message: We’re going to tell our MPs: Don’t mess up like Texas. Stop  
> the cruel Crime Bill.
>
> Bring friends, and bring a cowboy hat if you can. We will deliver  
> tens of thousand of petition signatures and a summary of the  
> Canadian Bar Association’s powerful argument against the bill.
>
> Our goal is to show cross-country solidarity by reaching as many  
> MP’s offices as possible. All we need is for you and a friend to do  
> the action, and together we’ll send a powerful national message.
>
> Click here to find a local action and sign up to participate or lead:
> http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-the-crime-bill
>
> Whether you can be part of this or not, we’d love your help to  
> spread this message. Please forward this email to everyone that you  
> think would be interested. We’re all in now.
>
> Thank you for everything you do.
>
> With hope and respect,
>
> Matthew, Jamie, Emma, Adam, Tria, Ryan, Jen, and Anna on behalf of  
> the Leadnow.ca team.
>
>
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