Seal of Solidarity

It’s time to unite our voices!
Any of us who are active for a prisoner on death row, either with a organization or by ourselves, knows that the fight against the death penalty is not only a long tedious struggle but also a very hard one. Everyone fights the fight in their own way and has their own philosophy, but finally, towards the end of the struggle, we all come together to sign a petition or on the day of a execution to voice our protest that a injustice is about to be carried out.
 
Why wait so long? I have always asked myself this.
For that reason, myself – Ilona Leverenz and Tony Medina have come up with a idea to help create worldwide solidarity. We want to show people out there that… hey, we are united as one voice. The people who support the state-sanctioned murders of our loved ones do not always see this, we want to change that. We want to ensure that all organizations and all activists are seen as ONE UNITED FORCE with one common goal, so we have created the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY”.
 
How Will this work?
There is a SEPARATE SITE established at www.tony-medina.info that has the name “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY”. Each person that wishes to take part in this action will be sent a code by me along with the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” logo. That code will link your website to the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” site and website-owners will receive the logo with their own web- address underneath. Though each website will have their own web-address under the logo, the code (unchanged) will link everyone to the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” website on www.tony-medina.info. As more websites become connected by the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” the internet-circle starts to grow. The advantage to this is that all organizations and activists involved in this project become visible to anyone viewing the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” website; all the participants will also receive more visitors to their own website.
 
Why should you join us in this movement?
As this movement grows we will show everyone our strength and worldwide solidarity. We want to show the world, with one glance, that everyone who is a part of the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” is against the death penalty and are willing to fight to see it abolished. The more people or organizations who become involved with us as we create this network, the more pressure we create. Creating pressure by bringing a united voice to bear on the legal system and government is, in my opinion, the most meaningful way we can help bring a end to the death penalty. This was proven without a doubt last year with Kenneth Foster’s case. The unbelievable pressure brought by the thousands of voices worldwide united to support Kenneth is why he is alive today.
 
Further goals?
The more that word of the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” is spread by everyone and this project begins to grow, the more signatures that can be collected for anyone’s petitions. This has the additional advantage for us to be able to, at some time in the future, send the list of “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” participants to the most important places to show that we are all UNITED AS ONE AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY. This lets us show our strength in numbers and our willingness to stand up for a world with out Capital punishment.
 
Another advantage:
Everyone will continue to go forward with their own ideas and actions for their campaigns as usual without being bound to anything. ONLY the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” connects us all.
 
Important note about this project:
Participating in the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” costs you NO MONEY. This idea was created only as a opportunity to show worldwide solidarity in this struggle and to be used as a rallying sign in our fight against the death penalty. There will be no fees and no mass emailing. There will only be email alerts for petitions and important information. There will be no contract. The ONLY conditions are that the code will be posted on your website without changes and that the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” will not be changed (graphically) or be used on any items you sell or seek donations for. Ilona Leverenz and Tony Medina have the copyright.
 
Are you interested in taking part?
If so, send me an email to: info@solidarityseal.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with your website-address and within 72 hours you will get a code to post on your website. As soon as the code is posted – the “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY” will show up on your website with your own web-address and will be activated by the founder-page of “SEAL OF SOLIDARITY”. Then the web-circle can start.
 
In solidarity
ILONA LEVERENZ

 

http://www.tony-medina.info