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Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion for NC State University Social Work Department

Campbell University School of Law 225 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC, United States

On November 14th, 10-noon, NCCADP will partner with author Tessie Castillo to screen the film for the NC State University Social Work Department. 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 — and […]

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 […]

NCCADP Info Session

Zoom , United States

Join the NCCADP 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 (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 […]

Vigil at Central Prison for World Day Against the Death Penalty

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

Our newest Coalition partner, Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina, will join others at the gates of Central Prison on Monday, October 10th, 5-6 p.m., as they mark the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty. Abolitionists have kept vigil outside the prison every Monday for decades, and you are invited to join them on this […]

NCCADP Info Session

Zoom , United States

Join the NCCADP 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 Info Session

Zoom , United States

Join NCCADP director Noel Nickle 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 […]

CELEBRATING COMMUNITY: CREATING A NEW VISION OF JUSTICE

Pullen Park 520 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

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 […]

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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Vigil of Remembrance & Recommitment

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

Join us as we kick off a week of events to commemorate the 16th anniversary of North Carolina's last execution. We will hold vigil outside Central Prison to remember the 43 people who were executed between 1970 and 2006, when litigation halted executions in NC, and the 136 people who still sit on death row. […]

Carrboro Century Center 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC, United States

Spring Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Join us for our quarterly Coalition meeting. We will share the latest updates on the NC death penalty — lots is happening! — and the Coalition's organizing work. And we always save time for networking and meeting each other. This one is in the evening for those who can't make it during working hours.

Giving Life: A Conversation on NC’s Death Penalty Through a Muslim Lens

Virtual

Join us for an online panel featuring Muslim scholars and a Muslim man living on NC's death row. Hosted by NCCADP, this conversation is co-sponsored by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation and the NC Muslim Bar Association. CLE credit is pending.
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What is NCCADP?

Virtual

Join NCCADP director Noel Nickle for a 1-hour online session to learn about the state of the death penalty in NC, the work of the Coalition, and how you can be involved in the movement. If you're interested in volunteering, this is the place to start.

Event Series What is NCCADP?

What is NCCADP?

Virtual

Join NCCADP director Noel Nickle for a 1-hour online session to learn about the state of the death penalty in NC, the work of the Coalition, and how you can be involved in the movement. If you're interested in volunteering, this is the place to start.

Of Liberation and Love: Songs and Stories from the Families of Death Row

Carrboro Century Center 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, NC, United States

The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition presents this powerful event featuring narratives from Right Here, Right Now: Stories from America's Death Row and music by the band Good Boy. It will also include a community discussion on revisioning justice with panelists Jon Powell, director of the Restorative Justice Clinic at Campbell University; Lynden Harris, founder […]

Event Series What is NCCADP?

What is NCCADP?

Virtual

Join NCCADP director Noel Nickle for a 1-hour online session to learn about the state of the death penalty in NC, the work of the Coalition, and how you can be involved in the movement. If you're interested in volunteering, this is the place to start.

Winter Coalition Meeting

Virtual

Join us for our quarterly Coalition meeting. We will share the latest updates on the NC death penalty — lots is happening! — and the Coalition's organizing work. And we always save time for networking and meeting each other.

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Faith & the Death Penalty

Virtual

On October 10, to mark the 19th World Day Against the Death Penalty, we are partnering with the NC Council of Churches to host a panel of voices with lived experience to discuss faith and the death penalty. Panelists include George Wilkerson, who is living on NC’s death row; Andre Smith, who teaches Buddhism to men in prison and lost his son to homicide; and Rev. Sharon Risher, who lost her mother and two cousins in the shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME church in Charleston. Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, noted writer and leader in the Red Letter Christian movement and the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, will moderate.

Fall Coalition Meeting

Virtual

All are invited to join our quarterly meetings. Our focus for the fall meeting was the upcoming Racial Justice Act (RJA) case of Hasan Bacote in Johnston County, which we hope will pave the way for death-sentenced people across North Carolina to bring forward evidence of racism in their cases. Center for Death Penalty Litigation […]

JUST MERCY Screening at the CHELSEA THEATER

Join us this Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20th at 6:30pm for a special screening of Just Mercy (trailer) at the Chelsea Theater in Chapel Hill–and stay for a post-film conversation with the Coalition. Proceeds of this screening will go to support the work of NCCADP. Speakers include NCCADP director Emily Baxter and […]

IN FOCUS: Injustice in America

In Focus: Injustice in America is a collection of portraits from six photography projects focused on the U.S. criminal legal system, beginning and ending with North Carolina’s death row. Our nation’s concept of justice has its roots sunk deep into soil fertilized by racism, white supremacy, and the dehumanization, demonization, and dismissal of the “other.” […]