From MyFoxAustin: Texas has the highest number of executions of any state in the country. With that in mind, hundreds of protestors took the streets of Austin to make a change, but not everyone is happy to see them there. Hundreds marched through downtown Saturday, protesting the death penalty and the governor they say supports […]
Media Advisory www.marchforabolition.org CONTACT: Scott Cobb, 512-552-4743 13th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty to be Held at the Texas Capitol in Austin Saturday November 3, 2012 The 13th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will be held Saturday, November 3, 2012 on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol at 2 PM. After a short pre-march […]
The Austin Chronicle has told us they want to be a sponsor of the 13th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. Thank you to the Austin Chronicle! http://www.austinchronicle.com
Texas Abolition Weekend: Register now for the CEDP’s annual convention! Location: Austin, Texas Register now for the convention! Once again this November, the Campaign to End the Death Penalty is headed straight to the belly of the beast – Texas – for a weekend of struggle and organizing! This year’s convention will take place the same […]
Derrick Jamison, an innocent man who spent 17 years on death row in Ohio, will be a special guest at the 13th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty on November 3, 2012 at the Texas Capitol in Austin at 2 PM. He is a member of Witness to Innocence. Derrick Jamison was one of four exonerated death-row […]
The state of Texas has executed Marvin Wilson, a man who shouldn’t have been eligible for the death penalty because of his low IQ. If you are angry that Texas has executed a person with an IQ of 61, then plan to come to the 13th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty at the […]
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WitnessToInnocence.org Ron Keine: Along with three other co-defendants, Ron Keine was convicted of the kidnappying and murder of University of New Mexico student William Velten in 1974. He was sentenced to death in New Mexico. Harold Wilson: After 16 years and a total of three death sentences, DNA evidence led to the acquittal of Harold WIlson on […]
The Texas Civil Rights Project contacted us and asked to be listed as a sponsor of the 12th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. Thank you, TCRP! See you on October 22 at the Texas Capitol. The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) promotes racial, social, and economic justice through education and litigation. TCRP strives […]