: ----- Original Message -----
: From: Trudy and Rod Bray <ozbrays@zip.com.au>
: To: <leftlink@vicnet.net.au>
: Sent: Saturday, 24 July 1999 16:37
: Subject: LL:AA: REPEAL NT MANDATORY SENTENCING LAWS CAMPAIGN
: >
: > REPEAL NT MANDATORY SENTENCING LAWS CAMPAIGN.
: >
: > YOUR HELP NEEDED TODAY - CAST YOUR VOTE FOR SANITY
: >
: > If you were outraged by the fact a homeless man got a year's
: > jail in Darwin for taking a towel, here's your chance to take
: > some positive action to restore the true spirit of the rule of
: > law in the Northern Territory.
: >
: > DARWIN BY-ELECTION
: >
: > There is presently an NT Legislative Assembly by-election
: > campaign under way in Darwin (2 seats) with elections on
: > Saturday 31 July. Some candidates have expressed their
: > opposition to mandatory sentencing - by not very loudly as it
: > is not seen as an issue within suburban Darwin.
: >
: > The more messages received by the NTTC today and over the next
: > week is important to encourage the sane people within the NT
: > to act to protect the interests of the vulnerable as well as
: > the wealthy.
: >
: > It just requires a little bit of outside energy to make a
: > quantum leap. Just thinking about it won't do the trick, but
: > sending off that email message NOW makes a REAL difference.
: >
: > HOW TO VOTE
: >
: > Send a simple and polite email message to the Northern
: > Territory Tourist Commission asking them for more information
: > about their "Darwin Jail First Resort Package" and requesting
: > that they put a "WARNING NOTICE - NT JAIL LAWS" section on
: > their website with full details of mandatory sentencing
: > legislation.
: >
: > Either visit the website of the Northern Territory Tourist
: > Commission at http://www.nttc.com.au
: >
: > or email them direct at nttc@nt.gov.au
: >
: > EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
: >
: > The first messages have started to arrive at the Northern
: > Territory Tourist Commission. They are referring them to
: > management. More messages please, we need more.
: >
: > DON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL - EMAIL THE NTTC TODAY
: >
: >
: > nttc@nt.gov.au
: >
: > All those marginalised folk who get caught up in these rotten
: > laws and deadly jails say "Thank you Brothers and Sisters."
: >
: > AUSTRALIANS AGAINST MANDATORY SENTENCING
: > e-people for a fair go
: > fairgo@egroups.com
: > http://www.egroups.com/subscribe?list=fairgo
: >
: > Pass this message on.
: >
: >
: >
: >
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