[Hamp-law] In Memory of Dr. George Tiller: Renewing Our Commitment to Justice

[Mia K. Sullivan]

In case you did not see the Gazette's coverage of the vigil for Dr. 
George Tiller yesterday, below is a link to a short opinion piece we 
submitted. The paper did a wonderful job researching the event, and we 
received a lot of good supportive comments about the piece from the 
local community, including from one of the churches that sponsored the 
vigil.

Best,
Mia at CLPP

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Hearing the news of George Tiller’s murder brought all of us here at 
CLPP and our sister program, Pop.Dev, to work this week with immense 
sadness and fear. We had many questions about the place of abortion in 
our communities and movements and a drive to step outside the current 
debate and engage in a new dialogue free from violence and rooted in 
justice. Over the past two days, we discussed together our own reactions 
and our responsibilities as members of our local community. Below is a 
link to our response. We have felt a deep and very welcome connection to 
those who have shared their reactions and responses to Dr. Tiller’s 
death with us through our own and other activist networks, and we hope 
others join this conversation.

http://clpp.hampshire.edu/announcements/dr-tiller

-- 
Mia Kim Sullivan, Associate Director of Programs
Civil Liberties & Public Policy Program
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002
phone: 413-559-5420/fax: 413-559-5826
clpp.hampshire.edu 

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