Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

MARK YOUR CALENDAR -- 2004-01-15 -- Saturday evening

In conjunction with the Consulate General of Switzerland, the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is pleased to announce the following photo exhibit:

DIARY OF AN EXECUTION

A PHOTO EXHIBIT BY SWISS PHOTOGRAPHER FABIAN BIASIO

ART CAR MUSEUM
140 Heights Blvd.
Houston, Texas

OPENING: JANUARY 15, 2005 @ 7PM
No admission charge, Refreshments served

Panel discussion @ 8:30 pm on the subject of executing people who are mentally ill

Panelists: Victor R. Scarano, M.D., J.D. - Chief, Forensic Psychiatry Services - Baylor College of Medicine; James G. Rytting - Attorney for James Colburn; Tina Duroy - Sister of James Colburn; Fabian Biasio- Swiss photographer; David Atwood - Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

James Colburn, a man with serious mental illness, was executed by Texas on March 26, 2003. Colburn's strongest advocate and supporter was his sister, Tina Duroy. Fabian Biasio, a photographer from Switzerland, documented Tina's life before and after her brother's execution.

Sponsored by Amnesty International USA, Texas Conference Board of Church and Society (United Methodist Church), Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Amnesty International - Group 23, Pax Christi Texas, Corymbo Foundation (Switzerland) and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs - Cultural Foreign Policy Centre (Switzerland). Other sponsors pending.

For additional information, call David Atwood @ (713)529-3826.

SEE ALSO: Texas Moratorium Network

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