This Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM UT campus, Texas Union building, Sinclair Suite (room 3.128) Speakers: Shujaa Graham was exonerated in 1981 from California’s death row. As a prisoner at San Quentin in the 70’s Shujaa was active in the Black Prison movement and in the Black Panther Party. After being framed for jailhouse murder, […]
Media Advisory Contacts: Scott Cobb, President, Texas Moratorium Network 512-552-4743 www.MarchforAbolition.org Laura Brady, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, (512)-638-0403 lauraebrady@hotmail.com EXONERATED PRISONERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF INNOCENTS ON TEXAS DEATH ROW TO LEAD 10TH ANNUAL MARCH TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY Saturday, October 24th 2pm: (AUSTIN) Family members of Reginald Blanton, Jeff Wood, Luis […]
Speakers and other confirmed attendees at the 10th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will include three innocent, now-exonerated death row prisoners (Shujaa Graham, Curtis McCarty and Ron Keine), Jeff Blackburn (Chief Counsel of the Innocence Project of Texas), Jeanette Popp (a mother whose daughter was murdered but who asked the DA not to […]
I attended my first March Against Executions in 2007. It was empowering to say the least. With my radical views I of course wished to see every abolitionist in the entire country and flocks from over seas marching together in unity breaking through the barriers set up to contain the march in Texas. Thomas Jefferson […]
We ordered some T-shirts today for people to wear at the 10th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty or wherever else you want to wear them. The shirts have a picture of Todd Willingham on the front with his name below, and “Innocent and Executed” at the top. On the back, it says: “I […]
On October 24, the organizers of the 10th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty invite everyone who wants to get more involved in the effort to stop executions and end the death penalty in Texas to stick around and attend a strategy and networking meeting right after the march. The meeting details will be […]
Join Us at the Next Planning Meeting for the… 10th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Wednesday, October 7th @ 7PM Double Dave’s Pizzaworks on Duval St. Double Dave’s Pizzaworks – www.doubledaves.com 3000 Duval St, Austin – (512) 476-3283 www.marchforabolition.org If you need directions, call Scott at 512 552 4743.
The video below is the report that aired on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Friday October 2, 2009. Scott Cobb of Texas Moratorium Network is interviewed in the report. If you can not see the video embedded, below click here to watch it on YouTube. Sign the petition to Governor Rick Perry and the State of […]
Many of us had been planning to attend the meeting of the Texas Forensic Science Commission on Friday to deliver public comments to the Commission and to hold a demonstration to Shout it from the Rooftops that Todd Willingham was innocent. Now, Texas Governor Rick Perry has canceled the meeting and replaced the Commission’s chair […]
We received a message today from Sister Helen Prejean saying that she endorses and supports the 10th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty, so we have added her to our growing list of sponsors.