JUNE 29 - JULY 2, 2005 Starvin' for
Justice: The 12th Annual Fast and Vigil to Abolish the Death
Penalty The Abolitionist Action Committee will be at the U.S.
Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. for the 12th Annual Fast & Vigil to
Abolish the Death Penalty. For more details visit: http://www.abolition.org/starvin12.html
OCTOBER 14 -30, 2005 Journey of Hope: From
Violence to Healing Calling all Abolitionists to join the Texas
Journey of Hope The Journey of Hope...from Violence to Healing is led by
murder victim family members who oppose the death penalty. Death row family
members and exonerated death row inmates join the Journey. Activists from around
the world will be joining the Journey to help on this educational speaking
tour.
The Journey will begin in Huntsville, Texas, home of the infamous
Walls Unit where executions take place. From Huntsville the core group of
Journeyers will head to Houston for three days speaking in High Schools,
Colleges, Churches and other various venues sharing their personal stories.
While in Houston, teams of speakers will go to Beaumont, Victoria and Corpus
Christi. From Houston the Journey will head to the Dallas/Fort Worth area for
three days and then on to San Antonio for three days where Sister Helen Prejean
will join the Journey. From San Antonio we will head to Austin, the State
Capitol. After several days of speaking events in Austin, the Journey will join
with the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty for its annual
conference (Oct 28-30). For more info: http://www.journeyofhope.org/pages/index.htm
OCTOBER 21 -23, 2005 Weekend of Faith in
Action Against the Death Penalty Amnesty International USA
invites you to participate in the 2005 National Weekend of Faith in Action on
the Death Penalty (NWFA), which will take place October 21-23, 2005. Please join
us in devoting some time that weekend to the death penalty issue and renewing
your commitment to take action. To register for the Weekend of Faith in Action,
simply complete the registration form on our website at: http://www.amnestyusa.org/faithinaction/signup.html
OCTOBER 27 - 30, 2005 National Coalition to
Abolish the Death Penalty Annual Conference This year's event
will be held in Austin, TX. For more information, please visit: http://www.ncadp.org/2005-conference/