To All Friends and Supporters of Lori Berenson
Monday, January 11, 1999 -- JOIN US AT WHITE HOUSE VIGIL
The vigil will be held in front of the White House (across from Lafayette Park), between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
We ask supporters in the Washington D.C. area to join
us and to
bring out friends and relatives.
SPECIAL BUS FROM NEW YORK CITY TO WASHINGTON PLANNED
Many people in the New York Metropolitan area have
expressed interest in
joining us at the White House Vigil on Monday, January 11th, the
third
anniversary of Lori's wrongful life sentence, and we are investigating
the
possibility of a hiring a bus to provide low-cost round-trip transportation
from New York City. A bus leaving at 7:00 a.m. is being considered
with the
intention of returning to New York City Monday evening. This
will give
attendees an opportunity after the vigil to meet with the chief
legislative
aides of their senators and congressional representatives to discuss
Lori's
case.
Let us know by Tuesday, January 5th (THE LATEST) if
you plan to take
the bus. The round-trip cost should be $20 to $30.
Monday, January 11, 1999 -- SAN FRANCISCO VIGIL
To commemorate the third anniversary since Peru's military
handed
down its wrongful life sentence to Lori while a gun was pointed
to her head,
a vigil
will take place on Monday, January 11th
Where: Peruvian Consulate in San Francisco
870 Market Street
Time: 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
We ask supporters in the northern California area to join in
and to bring out
friends and relatives. (For further information, please contact
Kristen at
707-829-3314 or at the following email address: kgardner@alum.mit.edu).
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGENT ACTION FOR LORI ON WEBSITE
The Amnesty International Urgent Action to end Lori's solitary
confinement
which constitues cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and is
in violation of
Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is featured
as the
"Urgent Action of the Week" on the AI-USA website at
http://www.amnesty-usa.org/weeklyua.html
The complete text also appears at the site http://www.amnesty-usa.org/urgact/
Rhoda and Mark Berenson
Information about Lori can be found on the Web at the following
new site:
WWW.FREELORI.ORG/
"I prefer the most unjust peace to the justest war
that was ever
waged." Cicero, LETTERS TO ATTICUS
Baltimore's Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee, 4806
York Road,
Baltimore, MD 21212 Ph: 410-323-7200; Fax: 410-323-7292; Email:
maxo@igc.org