COMMUTATION FOR ARNIE KING

UPDATE: A new petition has been filed.  Postcards are available for mailing to Governor Patrick. Please contact Dianne at 617-445-0799 or at diannezimbabwe@yahoo.com and request postcards, which you can distribute to family and friends at church, school and various community activities.  If you want to write a support letter, urging Governor Patrick to sign the Board recommendation this time, then you should be specific, and articulate:  How do you know Arnie?  Have you written previous support letters?  Have you attended prior hearings?  Do you intend to attend the next public hearing? Will you continue to be a part of the support team during the transition period?  Please email a copy of the letter to:   (Attorney) Ed Berkin via edb@edberkin.com  and by postal mail to: ARNIE KING, BAY STATE CTR, BOX 73, NORFOLK MA 02056.

On Nov. 5th and every Tuesday and Thursday, we will send the Governor one of two messages by e-mail.  The Thursday e-mail messages will simply ask, “When is the time to Free Arnie King?” The Tuesday e-mail will state, “Now is the time.” To contact the governor, go to www.mass.gov and follow the links to the Governor’s website.  At the bottom of the Governor’s home page, click on the “Contact Us” icon.

There’s not many people that you come across that can help you out with life situations. And that’s mainly what we’re dealing with as young teens in the community.—Salim Elijah, a teenager and member of the "City School" Program

....so just him sharing his life story, and giving us insight, it’s really changed all of our lives.—Joel Lewis, Teenager and member of City School's Prison Empowerment Program

We believe that he would be of even more help in our community.—Massachusetts State Representative Gloria Fox, Legislative Black Caucus

Mr. King's life experience as an agent of change is a positive, constructive example that can engage and motivate some of our unreachable young Black teenagers.The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, Inc.

VIDEO

Through Barbed Wire (6 min)
Video produced by Emerson College Students
Kyle Cramer and Allie Rosenberg

Testimonials of Arnie King (20 min) NEW!
Video by Jay Cleary and Kazi Toure
 

Commutation
Project

In 2004,  Arnie King received a favorable recommendation to be considered for commutation. That recommendation has not been acted upon by the Governor.

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How to
Help

1. Write a letter of support to your legislators.

2. Write a letter of support to the Governor's Office.

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Join These Supporters

American Friends Service Committee

Project Hip-Hop

ACLU

Community Church of Boston

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Letters of
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View this growing collection of letters
from Arnie King's supporters.

 

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Send inquiries to throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com and visit http://arnie.gather.com/.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Community Church of Boston
 
A Peace and Justice Congregation Since 1920
 
 
June 20th - Annual Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Commemoration

 
THROUGH BARBED WIRE
 
"Remembering the Rosenbergs: Words from Behind the Walls"
 
Hearing the words of prisoners and getting the voices of those incarcerated out to the community is vital for prisoner movements to succeed. As part of our annual Rosenberg commemoration we will read poetry, stories and other writings from prisoners. Everyone is invited to bring writings from prisoners that they would like to share. We will also be reading excerpts from the letters between Ethel and Julius Rosenberg during their incarceration.
 
Through Barbed Wire was founded by Arnie King, a dedicated prison and community activist incarcerated at the Bay State Center in Norfolk, MA.  The group meets at the Community Church of Boston on the Fourth Friday of each month to share poetry, films, readings and discussions.
 
 

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-6710
www.communitychurchofboston.org

CCB is convenient to public transportation. Orange Line at Back Bay. Green Line at Copley. There is limited on-street free parking on Sundays and a parking garage is nearby.

 
 
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