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24th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty November 11, 2023

The 24th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty is Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 2 PM at the Texas Capitol in Austin.

Rodrick and Sandra Reed to Speak at March to Abolish the Death Penalty

23rd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty is Oct 22, 2022 at 2pm in Austin on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol, speakers include Rodrick Reed and Sandra Reed, brother and mother of Rodney Reed. They were both in Washington D.C. October 10, 2022 for a hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court on […]

Sara Hickman to Perform at 23rd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty

The 23rd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty is at 2 pm on October 22 in Austin. Sara Hickman has accepted an invitation to perform at the event. She was invited by Terri Been, the sister of Jeff Wood. Jeff is on death row under the Law of Parties for a murder he did […]

23rd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Oct 22, 2022 in Austin Texas

The 23rd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will be held in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 2pm at the Texas Capitol.

Texas’ 22nd Annual March & Rally will be virtual again this year

Texas’ 22nd Annual March & Rally will be virtual again this year  Here’s the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_-v5M9RfjQ8S9PE3gx9FA5A WOW! We have an exciting, informative and motivating lineup. Don’t miss a minute! **Sabrina Butler-Smith and Pam Perillo who both spent years on death row. **Music from the Free Radicals, Marilyn Santoyo (6 yrs old!) & Trey Legall. **Poetry […]

22nd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Saturday, December 4, 2021

The 22nd Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will take place Saturday, December 4, 2021. The event will take place online again this year.

Elsa Alcala Speaking at 21st Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty

The 21st Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty was online this year October 10, 2020 in order to keep everyone as safe as possible during the pandemic. Here is one of the speakers, Elsa Alcala, a former Republican judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Sponsors included: Austin Abolitionists, Texas Death Penalty Abolition […]

21st Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Online Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Noon.

The 21st Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will be held online on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at noon. Information on how to watch the stream will be posted soon. Make Yourself Heard with Social Media In today’s digital age, social media has become a powerful tool for expressing your thoughts, sharing ideas, and […]

Speakers at 21st Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty October 10, 2020 (Virtual Online Only)

Online Program: Sandrine Skinner Wife of TX death row prisoner Hank Skinner, Board member of French abolitionist organization ECPM Harold Dutton Member of the Texas House of Representatives, District 142 Elsa Alcala Former elected judge of the nine person Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Bill Pelke Founder of the Journey of Hope: From Violence to […]

Speakers at 20th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty

The rally starts at 2 PM October 19, 2019 on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol. There will also be a press conference inside the Capitol in the Speaker’s Committee Room (2W.6) from noon to 1 PM Speakers list: Lily Hughes to Emcee At the Capitol before marching: Witness to Innocence speakers (all exonerated […]

Starting to plan for the 2010 March to Abolish the Death Penalty

We have begun making plans for the 11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty, which is set for October 30, 2010 in Austin, Texas. We will soon hold the first planning meeting in Austin. All the blog posts below this one have to do with the 2009 march, which was a great success. Now, […]

Videos of Speakers at March

Jeff Blackburn Cory Session, Brother of Timothy Cole Walter Reaves, Todd Willingham’s Appellate Lawyer Reginald Blanton’s Brother Anna Terrell, Mother of Reginald Blanton (1/2) Anna Terrell, Mother of Reginald Blanton (2/2) Herman (brother-in-law of Reginald Blanton), plus others, including supporters of Clinton Young, Connie Wright (Wife of Greg Wright), Gloria Rubac, Sandra Reed, Curtis McCarty, […]

CBS KEYE TV News: Hundreds March in Austin calling for a stop to the death penalty

Hundreds march in Austin, calling for a stop to the death penalty KEYETV.com Oct 24, 2009 Hundreds of protestors marched down Congress Avenue from the State Capitol to Sixth Street and back on Saturday, calling for an end to the death penalty in Texas. Many carried signs with pictures of loved ones on death row. […]

KVUE: Death penalty demonstrators march at State Capitol

06:15 AM CDT on Sunday, October 25, 2009 By STEVE ALBERTS KVUE News http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/102409kvuerally-bkm.24d044421.html Hundreds rallied Saturday afternoon at the State Capitol as part of the 10th annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. They came certain an innocent man was executed and called for an end to the death penalty. The protesters drew attention […]

KVUE: Death penalty opponents call for a moratorium in Texas

Watch on YouTube. View on KVUE.com October 27, 2009 News for Austin, Texas KVUE Death penalty opponents Tuesday called for a moratorium on the death penalty in Texas, as the state prepared to execute another inmate. October 27th, 2009 KVUE’s Martin Bartlett reports Reginald Blanton was executed Tuesday evening. A San Antonio jury convicted Blanton […]

AP: Death penalty opponents rally at Texas Capitol

Death penalty opponents rally at Texas Capitol By JAY ROOT Associated Press Writer © 2009 The Associated Press Oct. 24, 2009, 5:33PM AUSTIN, Texas — Death penalty opponents, convinced an innocent man was executed in 2004, staged a rally Saturday at the Texas Capitol to call for a moratorium on capital punishment and to highlight […]

San Antonio Express News: Protesters march against death penalty

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/65922442.html AUSTIN — A crowd of anti-death penalty protestors, fueled by the controversy over the 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham and changes to the Texas Forensic Science Commission that is looking into the case, gathered at the steps of the Capitol on Saturday for the 10th annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. Dozens […]

Statesman: Protesters march to call for an end to executions

DEATH PENALTY Protesters march to call for an end to executions Recent remarks by Perry fuel anti-death penalty rally. By Joshunda SandersAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Photos from Statesman Photographer Larry KolvoordSunday, October 25, 2009 Anti-death penalty protesters gathered at the Capitol on Saturday in part to voice their disapproval of Gov. Rick Perry’s remarks this month regarding […]

UPI: Texans rally against death penalty

Texans rally against death penalty AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Anti-execution activists say the state of Texas must end its death penalty practices. The 10th annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty held Saturday in Austin drew hundreds of anti-death penalty activists, many spurred by the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed […]