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World Day Against the Death Penalty

The Death Penalty Protects No One: What We Need Instead | World Day Against the Death Penalty 2025

Sep 12, 2025
The global theme for this year’s World Day Against the Death Penalty is rooted in decades of evidence. Quite simply, the death penalty protects no one. Across the world, advocates are […]

The Death Penalty Protects No One: What We Need Instead | World Day Against the Death Penalty 2025

September 12, 2025 · Liv Perkins-Davenport

The global theme for this year’s World Day Against the Death Penalty is rooted in decades of evidence. Quite simply, the death penalty protects no one. Across the world, advocates are […]

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You're invited! Join us on Duke's East Campus on M You're invited! Join us on Duke's East Campus on Monday, April 6 for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and NC's death penalty. You'll hear from Ed Chapman, who was exonerated in 2008 after spending nearly 14 years wrongfully convicted on death row. 

When: Monday, April 6, 7-8:30 PM
Where: East Duke Building, Room 204B, Durham, NC 27708

Register at bit.ly/DukeRR2026 or at the link in our bio.
Gratitude to our partners at @belovedcommunitycent Gratitude to our partners at @belovedcommunitycenter for returning to Asheville to bring local leaders and community members together to talk about next steps for Western North Carolina following the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Summit held in Greensboro last month.
Texas has executed Cedric Ricks. He was the 6th pe Texas has executed Cedric Ricks. He was the 6th person executed in the US and the 2nd person killed by Texas in 2026.

Rest in peace, Cedric. We remember your life and mourn your execution.

#CedricRicks #NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Texas
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