Support our fellow abolitionist as they walk to Washington, DC!

As the pilgrimage to DC continues, we can act in solidarity by following along in their blog. This is a great way to be a part of the pilgrimage in sprit.

Show your support by providing positive comments. The blog is being updated regularly, and positive feedback will prodive encouragement and inspiration.

The Carrboro Citizen, June 12, 2008
by Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer
   Stephen Dear, executive director of the Carrboro-based People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, is keeping a close eye on Raleigh.

    After 41 one years on death row they were released with only the clothes on their backs.
    No transition.
    No help.
    No apology.
    No money.
    Nothing.
    Click the heading above to help make sure that's not the end of their stories.

“Making Strides toward Abolition and Reconciliation”

People of Faith Against the Death Penalty is grateful to be able to co-sponsor this 300-mile walk from Raleigh to Washington, DC organized by Nazareth House.  It is a spiritual pilgrimage and walk of remembrance – remembering murder victims and their families, people on death row and their families, persons executed and their families and calling for abolition of the death penalty.

Begins in Raleigh on June 15th.  Concludes in Washington, DC on June 29th.  

To learn how you can help and participate click the heading above. 

Greensboro News & Record, May 20, 2008
Silence on death penalty discussed
A panel of clergy discusses its effects and why more faith leaders aren’t speaking out.
    By Nancy H. McLaughlin, Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — David Bills recalls the words of a friend who represents a man who has spent the past 30 years on death row for murder. (Click headline to continue)

As the NC General Assembly reconvenes on May 13, many Senators will be deciding their support of the NC Racial Justice Act. In the wake of three innocent men recently being exonerated from death row in North Carolina, the state needs this important act which would allow for court reviews of any role race might have played in a death case.

It is vital that your Senator hears from you and understands the importance of this bill. It would be great if you would meet with your Senator, but at the very least please send your senator a personalized email by clicking here. 

All you need to know is your nine-digit zip code, which you can find by clicking here. 

A form letter has been generated to aid you, but the letter will mean so much more if you add a personal touch. 

Thank you for your help and support! Please let us know if you have any questions.

By Stephen Dear
   In less than four months, the State of North Carolina has freed and exonerated three men from death row. Jonathan Hoffman, Glen Edward Chapman, and Levon “Bo” Jones spent a combined 40 years on North Carolina’s death row. Jones is the eighth condemned man to be freed from North Carolina’s death row in the modern era, and the 129th in the country.
    How bad do things have to get before North Carolina’s leaders deal with them?
    Executions are on hold in North Carolina while (click headline to continue)

From the Fayetteville Observer:
"Prosecutors were taken by surprise as their first witness said the defendant didn't do it. More testimony Wednesday revealed that police investigating the murder never tested the weapon a box-cutter knife  for fingerprints or DNA."
And they tried him for his life in our names.
Click the heading to read the full story.