"INJUSTICE SPEAKS"; TORONTO EVENT SPONSORED BY ASSOCIATION IN DEFENCE OF THE WRONGLY CONVICTED; FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER, 2011; JUAN MELENDEZ-COLON ET AL!

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC) has built up an extraordinary track record in exonerating wrongly accused individuals in Canada and abroad - often through the use of DNA technology. Indeed AIDWYC has played the key role in the exoneration of the all too many people convicted as a result of the opinions of the notorious Dr. Charles Randal Smith. Here are some of the details on AIDWYC's upcoming event, called "Injustice Speaks" It should be very much of interest to the readers of this Blog.:

PHOTO: JUAN ROBERTO MELENDEZ-COLON;

DATE: FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER, 2011;

LOCATION; ONTARIO BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE CENTRE: 20 TORONTO STREET; TORONTO;

TIME: 5.30 TO 7.30 PM;

PANEL:

MIKE FARRELL: BEST KNOWN AS CAPTAIN B.J. HUNNICUTT IN THE EVER POPULAR SERIES M*A*S*H. A POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST HE IS PRESIDENT OF “DEATH PENALTY FOCUS,” AN ABOLITION GROUP BASED IN CALIFORNIA;

JUAN ROBERTO MELENDEZ-COL0N: SPENT MORE THAN 17 YEARS ON FLORIDA’S DEATH ROW BEFORE BEING EXONERATED; HIS STORY WAS THE SUBJECT OF A DOCUMENTARY CALLED “JUAN MELENDEZ 6446 “ WHICH WAS DESCRIBED BY SISTER HELEN PREJEAN AS A “POWERFUL FILM THAT IS HEARTBREAKING AND MADDENING AND STIRS THE SOUL.”

PAT O’CONNOR: AUTHOR OF “THE FRAMING OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL PUBLISHED IN 2008 AND SCAPEGOAT; THE CHINO HILL MURDERS AND THE FRAMING OF KEVIN COOPER.

EDWARD GREENSPAN: THE TORONTO LAWYER WHO HAS FOUGHT VALIANTLY AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN CANADA AND OTHER CANADIAN ACTIVISTS.

TRACY LAMOURIE AND DAVE PARKINSON FOUNDERS OF “THE CANADIAN COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY” WHICH FIGHTS THE DEATH PENALTY AROUND THE WORLD.

THE PANEL WILL HEAR A PRE-RECORDED MESSAGE FROM STEVEN TRUSCOTT WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1949 WHEN HE WAS A 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, FOR THE MURDER OF A CLASSMATE LYNNE HARPER . AFTER HIS SENTENCE WAS COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT, STEVEN TRUSCOTT CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN HIS INNOCENCE UNTIL 2007 WHEN HIS CONVICTION WAS DECLARED A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE AND HE WAS ACQUITTED OF THE CRIME.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.aidwyc.org/Upcoming_Events.html

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;