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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 a signs at the Fast and Vigil 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 2013: 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. The sponsor list includes nearly 50 cosponsors from many state and national organizations, making the Fast and Vigil perhaps one of the most multi-organizational supported events in the abolition movement. ACLU Capital Punishment Project Amnesty International USA Bonowitz, Abe and Isaac and Beth Wood California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty Carter, Zann Catholic Mobilizing Network Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Community for Creative Non-Violence Dieter, Alison Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Dyer, Pam Entertainment Sound Production Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Gries, Susan Harrison, Viki Journey of Hope... From Violence to Healing Kehilla Community Synagogue Lawrence, Phyllis Louden, Margaret Lynchburg Peace Education Center Marianist Social Justice Collaborative McDiarmid, John Melia, Dick and Eileen Morton, Joe National Benedictines for Peace National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Naylor, Hilary New Mexico Repeal / Murder Victim Family Advocacy Project Open Door Community, Atlanta GA Pautrat, Phyllis Pax Christi USA Payden-Travers, Jack and Chris Peake DeLancey Printers Pearson, Bruce and Julie Perkins, Vivienne Quigley, Bill and Debbie Restorative Justice Committee, Sinsinawa Dominicans Rutledge, Chris Schwarz, Joanne H. Taylor, Scott Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty The ELLA Foundation United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society Weinberger, Beth Western NY Peace Center