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Western and Eastern Massachusetts Unite for Justice for Jason Vassell!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p>
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JASON VASSELL PRE-TRIAL HEARING<br>
On the Status of the Defense's Discovery Motion<br>
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TUESDAY, APRIL 28th @2pm<br>
Hampshire Superior Court<br>
15 Gothic Street<br>
Northampton, MA 01060<br>
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Updates and Discussion to follow at First Churches of Northampton<br>
Free Food and Coffee will be served!</span></p>
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email <a href="mailto:Tristan.Brosnan@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Tristan.Brosnan@gmail.com</span></a> to get in on the
carpool leaving from the UMass Student Union at 1:15 or the van leaving from
Springfield!—</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">At 9am on the MORNING of the hearing
Justice for Jason Organizers from Western Massachusetts and Boston will be
traveling to the Massachusetts Statehouse to deliver information about Jason's
case, over 2600 petition signatures and several letters in support of Jason to
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and Governor Deval Patrick.
Organizers will also request a meeting with both Attorney General Coakley and
Governor Patrick, asking them to recognize the grave injustice occurring in
Western Massachusetts by intervening in the case. This will be followed by a
press conference at 10am announcing our intention to build statewide support
and solidarity for Jason Vassell.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">While
organizers are busy in Boston, we need YOU in Northampton!</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p>
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In the AFTERNOON Justice for Jason will be mobilizing again LOCALLY to show our
unwavering support of Jason at his next Pre-Trial Hearing. The strategy
of Jason's Legal Defense has been evolving over the last 14 months. Most
recently Jason's Lawyers were granted access to the last 5 years of files from
the Prosecutor's office for all cases involving similar charges in which the
defendant and the "victim" are of different 'racial backgrounds'. By
contesting the Judge's decision to grant the Defense access to these files, the
Prosecution would like to keep this history hidden. What does this say about
Justice in Hampshire County? In Massachusetts?<br>
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TUESDAY is the day to show that Massachusetts residents on BOTH sides of the
state are standing together to demand Justice for Jason!! At 2PM Supporters
will be picketing outside the House Superior Court. Make sure to arrive early
if you would like to be in side the courtroom. <br>
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Immediately Following the hearing, Join us at the First Churches of Northampton
for Updates on Jason's case and to discuss the implications of these developments
as well as the future of our movement for Justice for Jason. <br>
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We urge you to join us in calling on <br>
District Attorney Elizabeth Schiebel and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha
Coakley to drop the charges against Jason!</span></p>
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you plan on attending the press conference in Boston, please e-mail <a href="mailto:justiceforjason@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">justiceforjason@gmail.com</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For
more information go to <a href="http://www.justiceforjason.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">www.justiceforjason.org</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p>