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…read more
There will be a bus coming to the 12th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. It will leave from S.H.A.P.E. Community Center at 3815 Live Oak Street in Houston, TX. It leaves at 9 AM on Oct 22. The cost is $25 or $15 for students and seniors. Facebook bus trip page. Contact Gloria…read more
Anthony Graves asks “How can you applaud death?” in response to members of the audience at the GOP debate clapping and cheering about the 234 executions conducted under Rick Perry. We need to show the nation a counter example to the clapping at the GOP debate, so please make plans to attend the 12th Annual…read more
Exonerated Death Row survivors from seven states will be taking their powerful message against the death penalty across Texas from October 12th through 19th. They will also be rallying support for the 12th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty in Austin, TX on October 22. Witness to Innocence is the nation’s only organization composed of,…read more
The 12th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will be held on Saturday Oct 22, 2011 in Austin, Texas at the Capitol.
Six death row exonerees will speak at the 2011 Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break, which will be held in Austin, Texas from March 14-18, 2011. The six exonerees spent more than 50 years on death row for crimes they did not commit: Anthony Graves, Clarence Brandley, Shujaa Graham, Ron Keine, Gary Drinkard and Albert Burrell. Register now. All events are free and open to…read more
Call Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and urge him to sign the bill to end the death penalty. Chicago Office: 312-814-2121. Springfield Office: 217-782-0244 Texans are planning to help convince Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to abolish the death penalty in Illinois. On Tuesday, February 22, 2011, Texans will be calling the Governor of Illinois to urge…read more
The Houston Chronicle has endorsed abolishing the death penalty in a January 1, 2011 editorial, joining other Texas newspapers such as the Dallas Morning News and Austin American-Statesman in advocating for an end to the death penalty in Texas. From the Houston Chronicle: The death penalty in Texas is fraught with demonstrable error, and the people of the…read more
11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty photos by Oscar Ricardo Silva. Photos by Lizzie Chen 11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Photos by Raymond Thompson