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The annual Fast and Vigil is a grassroots, not-for profit effort to reach out to TENS OF THOUSANDS of people who are in Washington DC, promoting our message of abolition. Each year the fast and vigil is one of, if not the most, mutli-organizational, widely supported events in the abolition movement. AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR! Your sponsorship and donation helps support the event in numerous ways. Some of the highlights include: allowing 50 participants from 20+ different states to attend at no mandatory cost a place for out of town participants to sleep at the Center for Creative Nonviolence (which directly supports the CCNV’s programs to support the homeless in DC) water, juices, Gatorade and ice to keep the fasters and vigilers cool and hydrated 4,000+ brochures to educate both visitors and locals about the death penalty an air conditioned base at the United Methodist Building for bathrooms and breaks from the heat large visible banners which are seen by tens of thousands on the streets of DC Thank you in advance for your generous financial support. Without your contribution, this amazing all-volunteer, grassroots witness would not be able to continue in the capacity that it has all these years. There are two easy ways to donate right now. Preferred Method: Pay by check (it saves us on credit card processing fees*). Just send a check in along with the sponsorship form that you can download here (.pdf file). Donate online: If you prefer not to pay by check, visit our secure online donations page. This is through our fiscal sponsor, Journey of Hope, so please make sure to write "Fast and Vigil" in the "Designation" field so that your funds will be directed appropriately. In addition to the online form, you also need to fill out and return the sponsorship form via mail. * Make your donation go further and pay by check! Help us to avoid costly credit/debit card processing fees What do you get out of it? Sponsor's names are listed on the pamphlet (see sample from 2004) distrubted to thousands of people from all over the U.S. and worldwide, as well as on this web page. The petition we use is copied and each state organization affiliated with the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty gets a set that includes those who signed up from their state. Those who sponsored the event in 2009: The Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC) would like to thank the participants, individuals and organizations whose contributions have made this event possible this year and in the past. Last year's sponsor list included 70+ cosponsors with more than 45 major state and national organizations, making the Fast and Vigil perhaps one of the most multi-organizational supported events in the abolition movement. Abolitionist Action Committee ACLU Capital Punishment Project Alaskans Against the Death Penalty Amnesty International Group 213 in Raleigh, NC Amnesty International USA Bonowitz, Abe and Beth Wood California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty Campaign to End the Death Penalty Catholics Against Capital Punishment Charleston Peace Community for Creative Non-Violence Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty Cú Mhara Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Entertainment Sound Production Equal Justice USA Ferrara, Marc A. Fight For Lifers West Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Gries, Susan Groner, Jonathan Indiana Information Center on the Abolition of Capital Punishment Journey Ambassador, Inc Journey of Hope...from Violence to Healing Kehilla Community Synagogue Lane, Marietta Jaeger Langley Creations Leadership Conference of Women Religious Lutheran Church of the Reformation Lynchburg Peace Education Center Marianist Social Justice Collaborative Maryland Citizens Against State Executions McDiarmid, John Melia, Dick and Eileen Mirror Image Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation National Benedictines for Peace National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Naylor, Hilary New Jersey Association on Correction New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty Ohioans to Stop Executions Open Door Community, Atlanta GA Ottewell, Guy Pautrat, Phyllis Payden-Travers, Jack and Chris Peake DeLancy Printers Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Perkins, Vivienne Quigley, Bill and Debbie Rose-Avila, Magdaleno Leno Sheldon, Jon Sister Francita Schermann Smith, Amy Jo South Carolinians Abolishing the Death Penalty Students Against the Death Penalty Taylor, Scott Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Texas Moratorium Network Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Witness to Innocence