Racist Roots: A conversation about NC’s death penalty and a Jewish response

Congregation Beth Israel 229 Murdock Ave., Asheville, United States

The evening will use the powerful film Racist Roots as a context for panel discussion followed by Q&A. Panelists will include Julia Millar, an anti-death penalty organizer guided by her Jewish values; Alfred Rivera, a Muslim who spent 2 years on NC’s death row before he was exonerated, and Frank Goldsmith, a former civil rights […]

Racist Roots: Building an Interfaith Movement to Topple NC’s Death Penalty

Virtual

Join us for an online screening of the powerful film “Racist Roots” followed by a panel discussion focused on an interfaith response to the film and the importance of building a religious/ spiritually diverse and inclusive death penalty abolition movement. Panelists will include Rev. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches; Julia […]

Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Eno House 903 Eno St., Hillsborough, NC, United States

Join us to watch “Racist Roots,” a powerful 30-minute film that demonstrates the deep entanglement with white supremacy and racial terror lynching to today’s death penalty in North Carolina. After the film, Noel Nickle, Executive Director of the NC Coalition of Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP), will moderate a panel discussion ending with Q&A. […]

‘Racist Roots’ Screening & Panel Discussion

Queens University, Greenhoot Recital Hall in the Gambrell Center 2319 Wellesley Ave., Charlotte, NC, United States

This event is hosted by the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center. Panelists will include exoneree Alfred Rivera, death penalty attorney Henderson Hill, and historian Prof. Gregory Mixon. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Rodney Sadler, Jr. Dessert, coffee and tea will be served. The event is free and open to the […]

UNC-Wilmington Racist Roots Screening

UNCW

We're excited to be screening the film Racist Roots on the campus of UNC Wilmington on Wednesday, March 15th, 2-3:30 pm. Find more details in the flyer and please share with your contacts in the New Hanover County area. Thanks to the School of Social Work for hosting this event in honor of National Social […]

Racist Roots Screening at UNC Asheville

Please join us for a screening of Racist Roots on the campus of UNC-Asheville in the Mullen & James Humanities Hall. This powerful short film traces the modern North Carolina death penalty's deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism. Based on an online project of The Center for Death Penalty, the film includes the stories […]

CDPL Presents: The Public Launch of Racist Roots (Durham, NC)

Carolina Theatre 309 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC, United States

The Center for Death Penalty Litigation will host the public launch of Racist Roots, a powerful short film that reveals the North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism — and inspires people to join the movement to transform the criminal legal system. This 25-minute film traces the history of the death penalty […]

Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ in Cary, NC

Good Shepherd United Church of Christ 1050 NW Maynard Rd, Cary, NC, United States

NCCADP will host a screening and conversation/ discussion with three Raleigh faith communities on Sunday, November 13th, at 4 pm with dinner to follow. Racist Roots is a film based on The Center for Death Penalty Litigation's online project, RacistRoots.org. This powerful 25-minute film explores the NC death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism […]

Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at NC Central University

NCCU Nursing Auditorium Room 1110 1402 S Alston St, Durham, NC, United States

NCCADP will partner with the North Carolina Central University Social Work Department to present the newly released film Racist Roots, a project of The Center for Death Penalty Litigation. Racist Roots is a powerful short film that reveals the North Carolina death penalty's deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism - and  inspires people to join the […]

Racist Roots Screening (Winston Salem, NC)

Community Mosque of Winston Salem 1419 Waughtown St, Winston Salem, NC, United States

NCCADP will partner with local organizers in Winston Salem for a Racist Roots screening at The Community Mosque of Winston Salem (1419 Waughtown St). In addition to focusing on the systemic racism of the death penalty, this event will shine a light on the power of the Forsyth County district attorney, who is up for […]

Racist Roots Screening: Chelsea Theater, Chapel Hill

Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us on the anniversary of NC's last execution for a very special in-person screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that exposes the modern death penalty's deep entanglement with slavery, lynching & white supremacy. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with James Williams, the former chief public defender for Orange & […]

Racist Roots Screening: University of North Carolina Asheville

Reuter Center, UNC-Asheville 2500 University Heights, Asheville, NC, United States

  In August, North Carolina will mark sixteen years since its last execution, yet the death penalty remains on the books. To honor this anniversary, the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is presenting the Asheville premiere of RACIST ROOTS, a powerful 25-minute film that exposes the death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, […]

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