NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice
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, […]
NCCADP is excited to kick off our "Abolition Sabbath Weekend" with our newest Coalition partner, the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham (RCND), at their Community Luncheon Roundtable on Thursday, June 22nd, noon-1 pm at Elizabeth Street UMC. (1209 North Elizabeth St. Durham, NC 27701). RCND has hosted this monthly, free lunch and conversation since […]
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 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. At this meeting, we will vote in new partners, welcome a new team member, and begin to plan our next big event: a rally […]
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 […]
We're thrilled to announce Ricky Covach has been hired as our Digital Engagement Coordinator, a new role created to increase our organizing capacity in all things digital and electronic! Ricky brings an array of valuable technical skills, including managing social media platforms and email communications as well as video editing; and he's eager to apply […]
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 […]
The Cape Fear Community College Feminist Alliance and the Nixon Leaders Center present this special event on the origins of North Carolina's death penalty. The evening will include a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, along with a spoken word performance by Nick Courmon and a […]
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
We’re excited to launch our NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup! 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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. If you're new to our movement, we encourage you to attend an info session in advance, but all are welcome to our statewide meetings! […]
We're excited to launch our NCCADP Monthly Organizing Meetup! 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 […]
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
In celebration and recognition of MLK Day, from 2-4 PM, we will present a screening of CDPL's powerful film "Racist Roots" followed by a panel discussion featuring Alfred Rivera and Nick Courmon, moderated by Noel Nickle.
We're honored to be part of a public events series focused on the death penalty at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics along with our Coalition partners Hidden Voices. Jan. 11, 6-8 PM there will be a reception and artist talk featuring the Standing on Love exhibit which includes powerful photographs by Jenny […]
Please join people from across our state for a march and rally in Raleigh demanding commutation of our state's 135 death sentences. In June, NCCADP began convening a monthly Commutation Working Group including attorneys, activists and people directed impacted by the death penalty. Our goal: To compel Governor Cooper to commute death sentences before he leaves office in 2024. It is time to launch our commutation campaign publicly.
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 by Zoom Tuesday, November 22nd, 1-2:30 pm for our final Coalition meeting of the year. We will celebrate this year's work and plan for what lies ahead, including the launch of our Commutation Campaign.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 & […]
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, […]
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. […]
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.
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. Click the button to register.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
