20 Years With No Executions: What Have We Learned? (Webinar)
2026-06-23 12:00 - 13:15 (America/New_York) | Zoom, United States
For nearly 20 years, North Carolina has paused executions while courts and communities across the state continued grappling with the realities of the death penalty system. What have these 2 decades revealed?

Join the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for a virtual panel conversation featuring advocates and experts who have helped shape North Carolina’s death penalty landscape over the past two decades.

Featured Speakers

Henderson Hill, Co-Director of RedressNC, civil rights and capital defense attorney

Rep. Vernetta Alston, North Carolina Representative and former capital defense attorney

Alfred Rivera, North Carolina death row exoneree and activist

Dr. Seth Kotch, Associate Professor of American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, author of Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina

Speakers will examine what North Carolina has learned in the years since the state’s last execution and what those lessons mean for the future.

Moderated by NCCADP Executive Director Noel Nickle.

Join Us

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

12:00 PM–1:15 PM ET

Live on Zoom

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Support the 20th Anniversary Series

This event is part of NCCADP’s statewide series reflecting on what two decades without executions have revealed about North Carolina. Sponsorship helps keep these events free and accessible while creating space for learning across our state.

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Weekly Vigil at Central Prison
2026-06-29 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-10 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-17 17:00 - 18:00 and 10 more dates | Central Prison, 1300 Western Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh to stand in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina and Amnesty International Local Group 213, this vigil honors and uplifts all North Carolinians on death row.
The vigil is open to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation. Whether you come every week or just once, you are welcome.
No RSVP required. Signs may be available, or you can bring your own.

NCCADP Death Penalty 101
2026-06-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom, United States
Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This hour-long conversation is a chance to connect with others across the state and find your place in the movement to end capital punishment.
For security reasons, we ask that you either turn your video on or engage in the chat during the meeting so we know you’re a real person and not a bot! It’s important to us that these conversations are safe spaces for all.
By registering for this event, you agree to receive emails from NCCADP. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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NCCADP Survivor Family Engagement Group
2026-07-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom, United States
The NCCADP Survivor Family Engagement Group meets the first Wednesday 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 were killed or are sentenced to death in NC are also welcome. The goal of the group is to provide an opportunity and support for those who wish to use their voices of experience to end the death penalty. The group strives to be a supportive community, but it is not a support group.
Please email Noel at noel@nccadp.org for the Zoom link and with any questions.

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation
2026-07-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Asheville Friends Meeting, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville, NC, 28804
You are warmly invited to join the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death penalty.
Following the film, hear from Niconda Garcia, the founder of Change the Rubric, whose life has been shaped by having a close relationship with someone on death row and losing a family member to homicide.
This conversation will be moderated by NCCADP’s executive director, Noel Nickle, and will include time for Q&A.
This event is free and open to the public.
Racist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.

Where: Asheville Friends Meeting, Second Hour Program, 227 Edgewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804
When: Sunday, July 19, 12–1:30 PM

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation
2026-08-10 18:00 - 20:00 | St. James Episcopal Church, 424 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC, 28711
Summer Film Series: Voices That Matter, Voices That Belong
“Racist Roots – The Death Penalty: The Bitter Fruit of North Carolina’s Racist Past”
This powerful film by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation reveals the North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching, and racism.
Post film discussion will be led by Noel Nickle, Executive Director of the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Robert Udashen, Criminal Defense Attorney and Alfred Rivera, North Carolina death row exonoree.
Join us at 5:45 pm for snacks and beverages.
Other Details: Registrants can bring named guests

20 Years With No Executions: Bearing Witness (An Interfaith Gathering & Vigil)
2026-08-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, 27605, United States
An interfaith gathering to affirm the dignity of every life.
A march to Central Prison.
A candlelight vigil.

On August 18, 2006, North Carolina carried out its last execution. Twenty years later, we gather to remember the lives taken by the death penalty and to affirm a different future for our state.

Join the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for an interfaith service and vigil marking 20 years with no executions in North Carolina. The evening will include music and liturgy, followed by a candlelit march to Central Prison to hold vigil for the 43 people executed in North Carolina’s modern death penalty era and the 123 people currently living under a death sentence.

Grounded in a shared belief in human dignity and the value of every life, this gathering welcomes people of all faiths as well as people with no faith tradition.

Light refreshments will be provided. Additional details will be added as the event approaches, including information about speakers, parking, transportation and shuttle options, accessibility, and other logistics.

Event Details

Tuesday, August 18 • 6:30–8:30 PM

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Sanctuary
1801 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605

Help Make This Gathering Possible

This gathering is part of NCCADP’s statewide 20th anniversary series reflecting on what two decades without executions have revealed about North Carolina. Sponsorship helps keep these events free and accessible while creating space for learning across our state.

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20 Years With No Executions: Beyond the Death Penalty (Symposium)
2026-08-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road, Durham, NC, 27707
The North Carolina we’ve become.
The death penalty we’re still carrying.

As North Carolina marks 20 years with no executions, this symposium reflects on the legacy of the death penalty and the future we are already building.

Hosted by the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the afternoon will feature panel discussions with experts and directly impacted people exploring the far-reaching impacts of the death penalty, community-centered responses to harm and violence, and the stories that have shaped the movement to end executions in North Carolina.

These conversations will consider what it means for North Carolina to live in the reality of a post-execution era while continuing to carry the legacy and ever-present threat of the machinery of the death penalty.

Additional details will be added as the event approaches, including information about speakers, the program schedule, accessibility, parking, and other logistics.

Event Details

Saturday, August 22 • 1:00–4:00 PM

Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Fellowship Hall
4907 Garrett Road
Durham, NC 27707

Support the 20th Anniversary Series

This symposium is part of NCCADP’s statewide series reflecting on what two decades without executions have revealed about North Carolina. Sponsorship helps keep these events free and accessible while creating space to engage with communities across out state.

View sponsorship opportunities →
