NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice
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. Join us as we bring forward the momentum from our 2-year commutation campaign into 2025! Our quarterly statewide meetings are especially geared for people […]
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.
The NCCADP Family Survivor Engagement Group meets the first Tuesday of the month, 7-8 pm. The group is open to anyone who lives in NC who has lost a loved one to murder, including state execution, or has a loved one sentenced to death. People who live out of state who have loved ones who […]
Following the conclusion of our successful 2-year Commutations Campaign, NCCADP is taking a pause in activity for rest and renewal. From January 27th until February 24th, we will not be holding events or engaging with social media or email communications. We look forward to connecting with you after this break!
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 review our progress with the Commutations Campaign in 2024 and look ahead to what is to come in 2025! […]
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.
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.
Join us for the culmination of our 136-mile Walk for Commutation on October 10th, World Day Against the Death Penalty. Our final stop will be in the sanctuary of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church at 7 p.m. for a program filled with songs, spoken word and conversation with one another. Singer/ songwriter Britton Buchanan will join […]
Please join the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) and UNC-CH professors Frank Baumgartner and Mark Katz for an evening featuring the film Racist Roots, music by Alim Braxton who lives on NC’s death row, and spoken word by nationally award-winning poet Nick Courmon. “Racist Roots” is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals […]
Please join the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) on Saturday, October 5th, at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of the film “Racist Roots” at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (San Damiano 2 trailer, 810 w Chapel Hill St, Durham.) “Racist Roots” is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina’s death penalty’s […]
Please join the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) on Friday, October 4th, at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of the film “Racist Roots” at Mt. Bright Baptist Church (211 W Union St. Hillsborough, NC 27727.) “Racist Roots” is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina’s death penalty’s deep entanglement with […]
Please join the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) on Sunday, September 29th, at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of the film “Racist Roots” at First Friends Meeting (2100 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro.) “Racist Roots” is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina’s death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and […]
Please join us as we kick off our 136-mile Walk for Commutation in Winston-Salem on September 26th! At 6:30 p.m. come see the powerful 25-minute film “Racist Roots” that reveals North Carolina’s death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism. Following the film, Brenda Hooks, whose son is on NC’s death row, will offer […]
You are invited to join us outside the Forsyth County Courthouse (175 N Chestnut St) at 10 am on Thursday, September 26th, as we begin our 136-mile Walk for Commutation. Speakers for the kick off include Imam Khalid Griggs, of the Community Mosque of Winston-Salem; Rev. Hillary Taylor, executive director of South Carolinians for Alternatives […]
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. […]
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. This quarterly meeting was to have been in August, but we were so busy we decided to delay until this month. With our Walk […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are proud to announce that we will be partnering with App State MSW students to hold an online Racist Roots film screening and panel discussion next Wednesday, March 20th from 6 to 7:30pm! It has been a few months since we have hosted an online Racist Roots screening, so if you have not yet […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 • […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
