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NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. […]

NCCADP End of Summer Statewide Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Four times a year we gather with our organizational partners and people across the state to strengthen our work and deepen our relationships to end the death penalty in North […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

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Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start. […]

Time’s Running Out: Commute Death Row!

Church on Morgan 136 E Morgan St, Raleigh, NC

It’s time for us to come together once again to mark the anniversary of the last execution in North Carolina. This year we will gather on the actual anniversary, August 18th, when eighteen years ago Samuel Flippen was killed in the execution room at Central Prison. We’re excited to announce our program which will feature three […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start. […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte

Myers Park Baptist Church 1900 Queens Rd., Charlotte, NC, United States

Join us Sunday, June 23rd at 3:30 pm at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC for The Racist Roots of NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Panelists include Henderson Hill, […]

NCCADP Spring Statewide Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Four times a year we gather with our organizational partners and people across the state to strengthen our work and deepen our relationships to end the death penalty in North Carolina. At this meeting, we will continue to discuss the current phase of our Commutations Campaign: our very successful Postcard Campaign! We will also begin […]

Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at Omni Cinemas in Fayetteville

Omni Cinemas 3729 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, North Carolina

Join us Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30 pm at Omni Cinemas in Fayetteville, NC for The Racist Roots of NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Nick Courmon will perform spoken word poetry, and will […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start. […]

Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion at Central United Methodist Church in Asheville

Central United Methodist Church 27 Church St, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us Wednesday, May 8th at 5:30pm at Central United Methodist Church in Asheville, NC for The Racist Roots of the NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Following the film Jean Parks, […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

Verses from Within: Artistic Resilience on Death Row from Creativity to Commutation, a benefit for the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Southern Coalition for Social Justice 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC, United States

Join us Sunday, April 21st from 3:30-5:30 to hear engaging speakers and enjoy refreshments and live music. The afternoon will feature the creativity of people incarcerated on North Carolina’s death row and raise needed funds to support NCCADP’s Commutation Campaign. Thank you to the Southern Coalition for Social Justice for hosting this event. Please use […]

Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion at App State University

Plemmons Student Union room 226- Linville Falls 263 Locust St, Boone, NC, United States

Join us Sunday, April 14th from 4-5:30 pm at the Plemmons Student Union (Room 226- Linville Falls) on the campus of Appalachian State University for The Racist Roots of the NC's death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty's deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. […]

Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion at UNC School of Social Work

Tate Turner Kuralt Building, UNC School of Social Work 325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC

We are very excited to be hosting a Racist Roots screening and panel discussion at the UNC School of Social Work on Tuesday, March 26th from 12:30 to 2pm! "Racist Roots" is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals the North Carolina death penalty's deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Following the film there will […]

Coffee for Commutation at Perfect Lovers Coffee

Perfect Lovers Coffee 2823 N Roxboro, Durham, NC, United States

Please join NCCADP and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) at Perfect Lovers Coffee in Durham, NC on March 25th from 6-8pm! Enjoy free coffee and pastries while we provide more information and context about Governor Cooper's clemency power in North Carolina and why we are calling on him to use it to commute […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

Racist Roots Film Screening and Commutation Community Conversation in New Bern, NC

308 Meadows St 308 Meadows St, New Bern, NC

Please join the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of New Bern (UUFNB) on Tuesday, February, 27th at 6 pm for a film screening and community conversation about the Commutation Campaign to end death row in North Carolina. This free event will be held at the UUFNB located at 308 […]

NCCADP Winter Statewide Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Four times a year we gather with our organizational partners and people across the state to strengthen our work and deepen our relationships to end the death penalty in North Carolina. At this meeting, we will discuss the next phase of our Commutations Campaign: our recently-launched Postcard Campaign! If you’re new to our movement, we […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

NCCADP Commutation Community Conversations

Virtual

NCCADP will be holding a series of Commutation Community Conversations all around North Carolina in 2024. We have already had a couple of very successful Commutation Community Conversations in February in Charlotte and New Bern, and we are looking forward to hosting them in Fayetteville, Boone, and Greenville later this spring and summer! Check back […]

Racist Roots Film Screening in collaboration with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library 301 E WT Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC

Racist Roots is a 25-minute film created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation which educates and brings awareness to the public about the injustices of the death penalty in North Carolina. The film explores the history of the death penalty in North Carolina and it's entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism, and shares the […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

Now is the Time! Rally for Commutation, Community & Compassion

200 E Jones St Raleigh, NC 27601 200 E Jones St, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join people from across NC for a rally to demand commutation of our state’s 137 death sentences! We’ll gather at 1pm across the street from the Governor’s Mansion (200 E Jones St) for a brief program of music and speeches and an opportunity to connect with others in our state seeking justice. Following the program […]

NCCADP Fall Statewide Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Four times a year we gather with our organizational partners and people across the state to strengthen our work and deepen our relationships to end the death penalty in North Carolina. At this meeting, we will finalize our plan for Now is the Time! Rally for Commutation, Community, & Compassion in Raleigh on December 2. […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup

Virtual

Join us the 2nd Monday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will offer tools and strategies for grassroots organizing as well as updates and opportunities for taking action. We suggest you […]

“Love Lived on Death Row” Film Screening

Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105

Join the Duke Human Rights Center for a screening of the film "Love Lived on Death Row," the third film in the 2023-2024 Rights! Camera! Action! Film Series. Love Lived on Death Row tells the story of the four Syriani siblings whose father was sentenced to die for the murder of their mother in 1990, […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

Friends and Family gathering at Margaret Lane Gallery celebrating Something to Say 2023 art show

Margaret Lane Gallery 121 W Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC

A celebration of creativity and community with those with the lived experience of incarceration and those who support them. The general public is welcome to join in! Something to Say 2023 art show, featuring art from the men at Orange Correctional Center. • 2:00 Live Music in the front yard of Margaret Lane Gallery • […]

The Fear of Too Much Justice

Virtual

Join us for an evening with Stephen Bright, one of the loudest and most persuasive voices on the problems of racism and classism in our criminal justice system for over 40 years. He has tried capital cases before juries in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, and argued cases before state and federal appellate courts, including four […]

National Christian Prayer Call to End the Death Penalty

Virtual

Join us on World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10) for a gathering of Christians from across the country to spend time praying about the state and federal death penalty in our country. Together we will lament, find hope, and equip ourselves to prayerfully move toward being a nation where we break cycles of […]

Catholics for Abolition NC Vigil Outside Central Prison for World Day Against the Death Penalty

Central Prison 1300 Western Blvd., Raleigh, NC, United States

Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina will again be standing outside Central Prison in solidarity, with those on Death Row in downtown Raleigh, around our nation, and the world, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. ALL ARE WELCOME to join us in Prayer and Peaceful Protest. Schedule of CANC Events: 4:30 – Recitation of the Rosary (near […]

NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup

Virtual

Join us the 2nd Monday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will offer tools and strategies for grassroots organizing as well as updates and opportunities for taking action. We suggest you […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup

Virtual

Join us the 2nd Monday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will offer tools and strategies for grassroots organizing as well as updates and opportunities for taking action. We suggest you […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

Ronnie Long Freedom Day

Marvin Caldwell Park 362 Georgia St. SW, Concord, NC, United States

We are looking forward to your participation for Ronnie Long Freedom Day! We are 6 days away! Join us THIS SUNDAY for our 3rd annual Black August Celebration for music,food,fun, and community resources.

Beyond Executions: Remembering 43 Lost & Creating a Future Without Death Row

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church 1801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join people from across our state in Raleigh on the 17th anniversary of NC's last execution and to demand a future with no more death row. We’ll gather inside at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church for a short program that will include reading the names of the 43 people executed in NC since 1984 and spoken […]

NCCADP Summer Statewide Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Four times a year we gather with our organizational partners and people across the state to strengthen our work and deepen our relationships to end the death penalty in North Carolina. At this meeting, we will vote in new partners and finalize our plan for our next big event in Raleigh on August 19. If you’re […]

NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup

Virtual

Join us the 2nd Monday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will offer tools and strategies for grassroots organizing as well as updates and opportunities for taking action. We suggest you […]

NCCADP Monthly Info Session

Virtual

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply connect with others across the state interested in abolishing the death penalty, this is the place to start.

NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup

Virtual

Join us the 2nd Monday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will offer tools and strategies for grassroots organizing as well as updates and opportunities for taking action. We suggest you […]

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. […]

An Online Prayer Vigil & The Powerful Work of Catholics for Abolition in NC

Virtual

Every month Catholics for Abolition in NC (CANC) holds an online prayer vigil to end the death penalty in North Carolina and throughout the United States. In honor of Abolition Sabbath Weekend, CANC and NCCADP invite you to join and witness in this powerful practice. Following a brief opening by Noel Nickle, NCCADP’s executive director, […]