Great news! Alfred Dewayne Brown is coming to the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty on October 24, 2015 at 2pm at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Dewayne was released on June 8, 2015 after more than 10 years on Texas Death Row for a crime he did not commit. Come to the…read more
The Dallas Amnesty International chapter is the latest co-sponsor of the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty! Welcome and see you on October 24! Join our event page on Facebook.
After more than ten years on Texas death row for a crime he did not commit, Alfred Dewayne Brown walked free and into the loving arms of his family and friends on June 8, 2015. “I went in an innocent man and I came out an innocent man,” said Brown. Now, he needs your help…read more
“I went there as an innocent man and I came out as an innocent man,” Alfred Brown said after his release. From the Washington Post: Texas death row inmate Alfred Dewayne Brown was released from prison Monday. He spent 10 years on death row. A huge portion of the credit for his release goes to…read more
Stop the Killing by the State! The Campaign to End the Death Penalty’s 14th Annual Convention. October 25-26 2014 in Houston, TX. Hampton Inn and Suites, 5820 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX Once again, the CEDP’s annual gathering will be held in the belly of the beast – this time in Harris County, which traditionally has sentenced…read more
The 15th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty is Saturday October 25, 2014 in Houston, Texas. We gather at 3:00 pm at Little Tranquility Park on Capitol and Bagby and at 4:00 will cross Bagby and line up at the Old Hanging Tree to march to M.E.C.A. at 1900 Kane Street. We will rally…read more
The 14th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty was Saturday November 2, 2013 at 2 PM in Austin, Texas at the Capitol. Each autumn since 2000, people from all walks of life and all parts of Texas, the U.S. and other countries have taken a day out of their year and gathered in Austin…read more
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…read more
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…read more
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