Abolish the Death Penalty

Abolish the Death Penalty: Marie Deans - RIP

Published on 2011-04-15 21:26:00

Abolish the Death Penalty: Marie Deans - RIP

Marie Deans - RIP

Published on 2011-04-15 21:23:00

“As we were about to finish the class this young girl raised her hand and said, ‘You have changed by mind. You have got to get around everywhere, you have got to give everybody this message.’ This is our First, Big, Public...: Here we are Folks and we mean it. It is not the end of our Journey, but it is a coming home. It feels that way to me. This Journey of Hope has got to go on until we reach real justice.”--Marie Deans on the Indiana Journey of Hope - the first Journey, which w

World Day Against the Death Penalty

Published on 2009-10-09 14:37:00

"Shouting from the Rooftops" on World Day Against the Death Penalty October 8, 2009October 10th marks the sixth anniversary of World Day Against the Death Penalty, an event begun by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty to urge countries around the world that still implement capital punishment to abolish it.We hope you can join us in observing World Day Against the Death Penalty this year by joining our “Shouting from the Rooftops” campaign. Read the article about Cameron Todd Willin

Shouting from the Rooftops!

Published on 2009-09-23 00:52:00

Cesar E. Chavez... The Path to Nonviolence

Published on 2009-03-31 07:30:00

On what would have been his 82nd Birthday, NCADP presents this guest commentary about Cesar E. Chavez, by Magdaleno Leno Rose-Avila, NCADP's Death Penalty Abolitionist of the Year, 1994. Cesar E. Chavez A Clear Voice Against Violence As a community and farm worker organizer early in his career, Cesar E. Chavez studied Gandhi, King and others, building a solid foundation for his nonviolent political/moral position. When I first met Cesar I was not impressed by either his speaking styl

Montana Takes Another Step

Published on 2009-03-27 11:13:00

On Wednesday the Montana House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the death penalty repeal bill in that state. Click here for coverage from the Helena Independent Record. The committee is expected to vote next week.The Montana Standard is running the death penalty as its Question of the Week. Go to that site, scroll down to find it on the right, and Vote for Abolition!And visit the Montana Abolition Coalition for more details. Urge anyone you know who lives in Montana to be sure to sign u

Abolition - It's Just Common Sense

Published on 2009-03-18 19:20:00

Last Friday, March 13, 2009, as I sat in the gallery of the New Mexico Senate listening to that body debate whether to pass a bill to repeal New Mexico’s death penalty statute, I felt very much like I had been there before. In fact, 15 months ago, December 13, 2007 I was in the gallery of the New Jersey Assembly listening to pretty much the same debate. As in New Jersey, New Mexico’s legislature sent the bill to the Governor’s desk, and today, Governor Richardson signed the bill.

Governor Richardson's Press Release

Published on 2009-03-18 19:15:00

For Immediate Release Contact: Gilbert GallegosMarch 18, 2009 505.476.2217Governor Bill Richardson Signs Repeal of the Death PenaltySANTA FE – Governor Bill Richardson today signed House Bill 285, Repeal of the DeathPenalty. The Governor’s remarks follow:Today marks the end of a long, personal journey for me and the issue of the death penalty.Throughout my adult life, I have been a firm believer in the death penalty as a justpunishment – in very rare instances, and only for the most heinou

Albuquerque Journal On-Line Poll Says REPEAL!

Published on 2009-03-18 08:49:00

The Albuquerque Journal started this poll sometime before midnight on the evening of March 16, 2009. On-line polls are notoriously unscientific - a measure of people who happen upon them and care to express their opinion. To its credit, the Journal put in a place a protection that allows only one vote per computer. There appears to be strong interest in the poll, and the percentages have been pretty steady since about 5pm on March 17. This snapshot of the poll results was grabbed at about 10

In New Mexico, The People Speak!

Published on 2009-03-18 08:11:00

For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Kelleher March 17, 2009 505.476.2299 Governor Bill Richardson Continues to Hear from New Mexicans Today on HB 285 SANTA FE – Governor Bill Richardson continues to hear from New Mexicans about a bill to repeal the death penalty and today released details on the more than 9,400 calls,