Lynne Stewart, Maury Knight and Virginia Gernes (12/18/12)

Ralph visits on New Year’s Day 2012.

Some photos of Lynne with family, including great-grandson Connor Dueno! From November 2011.

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UPDATED WITH CORRECT LINK.

Recent interview with Lynne’s husband Ralph. The interview was taped November 6, 2011. Lynne has since resolved some of her medical issues with the prison.

Lynne Stewart Report – 11-6-11

Carswell Federal Prison, Fort Worth, Texas 2011
L to R : Virginia Gernes Lynne Stewart & Maury Knight
Virginia ” Ginny” Gernes is Lynne’s close personal friend (since 1955)
Maury Knight is Lynne’s friend & colleague since thier Rutgers Law School Days (1974)

UPDATE:

THANK YOU from Lynne to everyone who came out for the John Brown Birthday Memorial at Brecht Forum in NYC. on May 9, 2011.  $300.00 was raised for Lynne.

To Lynne’s great delight among the many distinguished speakers, writers and artists, John Brown’s great great great granddaughter Alice Mecoy attended!  Thanks again to all involved for your generous donations of time and money!!  LS

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Lynne hopes you can come support:

TRUMPET OF FREEDOM:THE SAGA OF JOHN BROWN:

A one-person drama
Celebrate  JOHN BROWN’s Birth
At the Brecht Forum
Poetry Music  Drama Refreshments
Discussion “Should  John Brown Receive a Presidential Pardon”

Performance of
JOHN BROWN: TRUMPET OF FREEDOM
Monday May 9th 7PM
A benefit for the Lynne Stewart Defense Fund

JOHN BROWN: Trumpet of Freedom Is a one-man drama  portraying the legendary Abolitionist and 30 other Civil War period characters.  It employs an historically accurate narrative, relying largely on John Brown’s own words.  Appropriate for adults and young people 13 and older.

Norman Marshall has participated in over three hundred productions of plays, films, television and radio programs mainly in New York and Hollywood. He has shared the stage and screen with such notable actors as Moses Gunn, Raul Julia, F. Murray Abraham, Burt Reynolds and Barbara Streisand. Mr. Marshall was the founder, and for ten years the Artistic Director, of Merry Enterprises Theatre Inc. in New York.

David S. Reynolds is Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.  He is the author of John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights, winner of the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award.

This special performance is part of a series of programs related to the Historical Society of Princeton’s current exhibition, Princeton’s Civil War, on view until July 15. Museum Galleries and Shop at 158 Nassau Street, Princeton, open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-4pm.

Norman Thomas Marshall, the portrayer of John Brown
610 428 4852
www.wbworks.com/johnbrown

E-Mail: johnbrown1859 at sbcglobal.net