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CELEBRATING COMMUNITY: CREATING A NEW VISION OF JUSTICE

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  • When August 19, 2022 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Where Pullen Park
    520 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27606
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  • Hosted by NCCADP

Join us for food and fellowship as we conclude our week of events marking 16 years of no executions in North Carolina. We will gather at Pullen Park (Shelter #4) for a potluck and program at 6 pm. NCCADP Community Engagement Coordinator, Nick Courmon, will emcee our evening and share “Poison Fruit”, a spoken word piece he wrote to commemorate this 16th anniversary. Speakers include Kristie Puckett-Williams, Deputy Director for Empowerment and Engagement of ACLU, and Lynda Simmons, a restorative justice advocate who lost her son to homicide. We will also welcome a new NCCADP partner organization, and throughout the evening we will imagine and commit to a future with no death penalty in our state. We hope to see you in person and promise you will leave feeling inspired!

This event is free but please let us know you’re coming. RSVP by 8/17. NCCADP will provide deli sandwiches and drinks. We invite you to bring a side dish or dessert if possible. Please email  NickCourmon@nccadp.org with any questions. Please note, unfortunately the restrooms at Pullen Park will close at 6 pm.

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Today is a monumental day for North Carolina. It h Today is a monumental day for North Carolina. It has officially been 20 years since our state's last execution. Tonight, we're gathering in Raleigh to honor this milestone. 

We’ll be joined by Rabbi Sandra Lawson of Carolina Jews for Justice, Rev. Esther Hethcox of First Presbyterian Church in Durham, death row exonerees, murder victim family members, faith leaders from many traditions, and others whose lives have been directly touched by the death penalty.

We want to fill the sanctuary of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and the walk to Central Prison with people who believe 20 years should become 30, 40, and forever. We hope you'll be one of them.

REGISTER: bit.ly/NCCADPVIGIL

We're also excited to share that this event will be livestreamed. Starting at 6:30 PM, you can watch the livestream at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJ85yAhSx4
Twenty years after North Carolina's last execution Twenty years after North Carolina's last execution, there's a lot to talk about. We can’t wait for Beyond the Death Penalty: Symposium next Saturday in Durham.

We’ll spend the afternoon digging into some big questions: 
👉 What does the death penalty still cost us?
👉 What can we learn from people who were wrongfully sentenced to death?
👉 And where do we go from here?

We’ll hear from exonerees, murder victim family members, attorneys, scholars, directly impacted people, students, restorative justice experts, and more.

Saturday, August 22, 1-4 PM
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Durham
REGISTER: bit.ly/nccadp-symposium (or at the link in our bio)

Join us for this free and public event!
Today we'll be in Western North Carolina for a Rac Today we'll be in Western North Carolina for a Racist Roots screening at First Baptist Church Burnsville. We'd love to see you there! 

After the film, we'll be joined by Lynda Simmons, a restorative justice practitioner and mental health specialist, whose life has been profoundly shaped by losing her son to homicide.

The program begins at 11:30 AM with a potluck meal graciously provided by the congregation. Feel free to bring a dish!

Register: bit.ly/FBCBurnsville or at the link in our bio

Racist Roots is a short film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina's death penalty. It is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
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