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Weekly Vigil at Central Prison

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  • When September 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm One of several dates in this series — the next is September 7, 2026 5:00 pm.
  • Where Central Prison
    1300 Western Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27606
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Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh to stand in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina and Amnesty International Local Group 213, this vigil honors and uplifts all North Carolinians on death row.

The vigil is open to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation. Whether you come every week or just once, you are welcome.

No RSVP required. Signs may be available, or you can bring your own.

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All 34 dates in this series

8 upcoming · 26 past

Upcoming dates

  • September 7, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google
  • September 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Selected .ics Google
  • September 21, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google
  • September 28, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google
  • October 5, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google
  • October 12, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google
  • October 19, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google
  • October 26, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics Google

Past dates

  • August 31, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • August 24, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • August 17, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • August 10, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • August 3, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • July 27, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • July 20, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • July 13, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • July 6, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • June 29, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • June 22, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • June 15, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
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  • June 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • June 1, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • May 25, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • May 18, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • May 11, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • May 4, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • April 27, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • April 20, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • April 13, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • April 6, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • March 30, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • March 23, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • March 16, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics
  • March 9, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm .ics

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North Carolina has gone 20 years without an execut North Carolina has gone 20 years without an execution. More than 100 organizations and faith and community leaders are calling on the state to make that permanent.

Organized by NCCADP and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the statement reflects growing support across North Carolina for moving beyond the death penalty for good.

Read more at the link in our bio!
Last week's interfaith service was only possible b Last week's interfaith service was only possible because so many of our incredible community members offered their words, traditions, experiences, and presence so generously. 

We are grateful to every person who helped lead us through the service:

Rev. Chalice Overy of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church 
Yousuf Siddiqui of the Islamic Association of Raleigh 
Marianne Norris of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community
Rabbi Sandra Lawson of Carolina Jews for Justice 
Rev. Frank Dew of the North Carolina Council of Churches 
Nancy Jones of Catholics for Abolition in NC
Rev. Veronica Murphy of Wayman AME Church 
Elizabeth Norval of Unitarian Universalist Peace Fellowship Raleigh 
Rev. Esther Hethcox of First Presbyterian Church, Durham NC 
Noel Nickle of NCCADP
Michael Flaherty of the Kadampa Center for the Practice of Tibetan Buddhism

We are especially grateful to Alfred Rivera and Pat McCoy, members of NCCADP's Survivor Family Engagement Group, who shared a Litany of Remembrance and Healing shaped by their own experiences of the death penalty.

And thank you to each and every person who joined us on this meaningful evening. 

Let the last execution be the last.
A week ago today we gathered outside Central Priso A week ago today we gathered outside Central Prison to bear witness.
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