Abe Bonowitz, Bill Pelke, and Juan Melendez are on a Journey of Hope, travelling around the country speaking out and educating people about the reality of capital punishment. Bill Pelke lost his grandmom to a brutal murder and initially sought her killer's execution, but he had an epiphany and now works against the death pewnalty. Juan Meledez spent 17 years, 8 months and a day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. He was set free in January 2002. Juan has become an activist, working to end capital punishment. Abe Bonowitz, is with Citizens United Against the Death Penalty. The trio was in Monterey, CA on Valentine's Day for a conference of defense attorneys. This recording is the full, event, as recorded. Unfortunately after Bill Pelke's talk, my batteret was low, so I switched it, but Abe Bonowitz began talking before my recorder started up again. About two minutes are lost.

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An interview on Free Radio Santa Cruz with Lori of Friends of Camillo. Camillo Vivieras is charged with felony assault on an officer and is facing 15 to 40 years in prison if convicted. Charges are stemming from the protests at the RNC in Philadelphia in 2000. Camillo and witnesses to his arrest, say that he is innocent and was assaulted by police. He goes to court in April of 2004. 17:43

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Especially for fair trade activists...

SAFE (Society for Artistic Freedom and Expression), a group of local street performers, will return at 6 p.m. with guitars, soup bucket, and song to the sidewalk in front of New Leaf Market on Pacific Avenue (and Lincoln).