PUBLISHER'S NOTE: What a great idea! One day a year, effective October 2, 2014, to commemorate the wrongfully convicted. An opportunity for organizations and individuals around the world to highlight the dangers of wrongful convictions - and the ways of preventing them - through their own programs and in their own ways. These could range from a focus on particular cases, to public forums aimed at attracting media attention, visits to schools, law school seminars, whatever. The range of possibilities is endless. I will use this Blog to put the spotlight on those who are still behind bars because of flawed science - and the need to do something about it. AIDWYC Director Ron Dalton sums this up very well when he says:
"As a wrongfully convicted person I feel it is very important to keep the issue before the public on a regular basis, we are hoping you share this goal and will allow us to add the name of your organization to the growing list of international supporters for this initiative. ....Thanks for your consideration of this project we look forward to building it together into an international day of recognition."
I hope you will sign on also - and help spread the word about "Wrongful Conviction Day" as widely as possible.
By signing on you will be undertaking to commemorate October 2 annually as "Wrongful Conviction Day," to conduct whatever programs you see fit in order to achieve the day's objectives, to permit AIDWYC to let others know you have signed on, to encourage other organizations to get involved, and to promote "Wrongful Conviction Day" as much as possible.
To sign on just send a note to my good friend Win Wahrer at:
win@aidwyc.org
Best wishes.
Harold Levy.
Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog;
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
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/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
hlevy15@gmail.com.
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
