About CUADP
Abe Bonowitz, Director - Biography
Board of Advisors - Meet the Members
"The greatest menace to freedom is an inert
people."
-- Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
Mission Statement
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CUADP) works
to end the death penalty in the United States through aggressive
campaigns of public education, and the promotion of tactical
grassroots activism.
CUADP’s mission contains two areas of focus:
- Invigorated education about viable alternatives to the death
penalty
- Strategic and tactical grassroots activism
Invigorated education involves the use of mass media to
effectively communicate to the U.S. public the message that the
death penalty is bad public policy on economic, moral, and social
grounds. To effect political change, alternatives to the death
penalty must be made attractive to the majority of U.S. voters. Mass
public education must be reinforced at the grassroots level by local
organizations and respected individuals. Politicians must be
provided the support to lead on this issue, even in the face of
unpopular public sentiment.
CUADP is committed to act as a catalyst for continued
development and implementation of a national grassroots strategy.
The following should be seen as priorities for development and
implementation at all levels:
- Public education
- Funding
- Direct action
- Professional media campaign
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