For those of you in the So. Ca. area, FACTS (San Bernardino and Pomona chapters) will be hosting a Candlelight Vigil on Saturday, August 10th in Colton. I am privileged to be the MC and am looking so forward to it! God honors and answers prayer!!

Information regarding Aug. 10th Candlelight Vigil below. Please support if you can make it.

Who: Families to Amend California's Three Strikes
Hosted by San Bernardino/Pomona/Ontario Chapters

What: Candlelight Vigil for those incarcerated under the Three Strikes Law

Where: Fleming Park, corner of `F' St. and No. La Cadena Dr., Colton, Ca.

When: Saturday, August 10th 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Colton is located in San Bernardino county,
east of Interstate 15

Take the 9th Street exit (towards Downtown) off of
Interstate 10
If coming east on the 10 - Turn left onto 9th Street
If coming west on the 10 - Turn right onto 9th Street
Turn left onto East Valley Blvd.
Turn right onto No. La Cadena Dr.

Start time 7:00 P.M. Speakers

7:00-7:10 Introductions/Welcome Bonnie Gordon
Mistress of Ceremony

7:10-7:15 San Bernardino Chair Barbara Ellis


7:15-7:25 Mother of two murdered Sons & one 3X's son RoseSandoval

7:25-7:30 Father of 3X's son Sy Cohn

7:30-7:40 MC Bonnie Gordon
Opening Prayer Pastor Joseph Metoyer
ACTS Church- Santa Monica

7:40-7:50 MC Bonnie Gordon
Lighting of Candles Barbara Ellis & Jim Strang

7:50-8:00 MC/ Raffle Tickets Bonnie Gordon
8:00-8:10 Keynote Isaac Ramirez
Released Three Striker

8:10-8:20 MC/ Raffle Tickets Bonnie Gordon
8:20-8:35 State Chairperson Geri Silva

8:35-8:40 Closing Prayer Minister Wynnette Patrick

8:40-9:00 Raffle Drawing Bonnie Gordon
MC- closing remarks

Conclusion 9:00 P.M.

Greetings all,

Wonderful News! FACTS has secured a 40 to 50 person bus to take "freedom riders" to the Candlelight Vigil in Colton sponsored by San Bernardino & Pomona/Ontario FACTS chapters.

The Vigil is being held on Saturday, August 10th between the hours of 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM at Fleming Park (corner of "F" St and No. La Cadena Dr. in Colton. The bus was provided courtesy of Councilman Nate Holden's Chief Deputy, Louis White.

The vigil takes place in recognition of close to 4,000 men and women serving indeterminate life sentences for petty offenses under California's Three Strikes Law.

In November, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments and be asked to rule on the constitutionality of the 3-strikes law. The August 10th Candlelight Vigil is our voice. It is our declaration that the imposition of a life sentence for a minor offense (the 3-Strikes Law) amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and is a violation of every law of humanity.

The bus will leave from R Ranch parking lot/shopping center at the corner of Washington Blvd and 10th Ave. at 4:30 - 5:00. You can park your car at that location courtesy of R Ranch Market.

Call or email to reserve a seat on the bus.
Phone us at 213/746-4844. Email us at factsla@aol.com

geri

I'll see you there. I live in Anaheim, so that's not far at all.

Make sure you two make PTO is heard about while there!! To far for me. :-(

Hey I will be there also. I will try and bring a few friends if I can get them to go. Looking forward to it and to meeting you. Hugs

So , how was the vigil? I've been trying to find out how it went
but haven't heard a thing. Did anyone get to go?

Here's the newspaper article from the San Bernardino Sun. We were also on the Channel 5 news at 10:00 PM and the Channel 13 news at 11:00 PM. There were more than 100 people there I think, although the article says about 100. It was a great success. As the MC, I asked if anyone was there from PTO, but no response from the crowd. I did mention PTO as a great place to get and share information on line though. I'm sure hoping in the future to get more Californians from PTO involved. There is power in numbers and the more people that show up for these types of things, the more we are heard!!

http://www.sbsun.com/news/articles/0802/11/new01.asp

We will be engaging in a lot of other activities over the next few months that are related to prison reform, 3 strikes, the November Supreme Court hearing on Andrade & Brown among other things. I'll keep them posted in the California Forum so everyone knows what's going on. Hope to see some of you there!

Thank you Freedom Anjel,I wish I would have been able to go. Glad it went well.

aww man i just read the post now, if i would of known about it sooner i would have gone. im only like 15 mins from there, dammit. well if they have another one for something let me know, ty, ktc

KTC, Did you know that was last year?

Uh, yea... yea i knew that :rolleyes: . i was just meaning why didnt i see that last year, uh huh :D . haha, NO i didnt know it was last year, geez i need to read the late date part better, all i saw was aug.10 or 12, not 2002 or 2003. ok, anywwwayz haha, well like i said if they have another one of any sort still let me know. ha, peace ktc