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Fresh Eyes, Old Challenges: New Perspectives from Leaders of Color on How We Can Win Death Penalty Abolition

January 27, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

The anti-death penalty movement has welcomed a number of new leaders of color in the last year. Listen as they share their fresh perspectives on what is working well in the movement, new opportunities for engagement, and their work to build new coalitions to connect the anti-death penalty movement to the broader criminal legal reform movement.

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Featuring: 

Russell Allen

Co-Director of Organizing, Kentucky Coalition Against the Death Penalty (KCADP)

Tialisha Lumpkin

Co-Director of Organizing, Kentucky Coalition Against the Death Penalty (KCADP)

DJ Sims

Executive Director, Georgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP)

Michelle Smith

Racial Justice Coordinator, Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADPMO)

Tyler Swanson

Campaign Strategist, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, North Carolina

Moderator: Furonda Brasfield, Director of Leadership Development, 8th Amendment Project

 

Presented by the 8th Amendment Project. http://www.8thamendment.org/ 

The 8th Amendment Project (8AP) was formed at the request of national and local partners and funders in 2014. It is tasked with directing and honing the national strategy to end the death penalty and consulting with myriad partners on an ongoing basis to maximize the effectiveness of the work, including litigation, advocacy, communications, research, and funding. 

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Date:
January 27, 2022
Time:
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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8th Amendment Project
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Zoom

Details

Date:
January 27, 2022
Time:
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Event Category:
Event Tags:
Website:
https://forms.gle/FfGMi3ReDBYKqWqF7

Organizer

8th Amendment Project
View Organizer Website

Venue

Zoom