How to Make a Difference
SPREAD THE WORD!
Click here
to print or download a flyer (requires Acrobat Reader) you can use to
educate others.
YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IF YOU...
EDUCATE YOURSELF about capital punishment and its use in
the United States. Read a book, go to a lecture, and/or visit a
website. See below for links to our extensive listing of books and
websites.
MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION
Donate money and/or other resources to CUADP and to local groups
working for alternatives to the death penalty.
JOIN THE NATIONAL COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY by
calling toll free: 888-286-2237 or visit www.ncadp.org
USE YOUR CITIZENSHIP: If you are a citizen in the United
States and have the right to vote,
a) REGISTER TO VOTE.
b) WRITE members of congress, your state legislators and the
Governor asking them to consider alternatives to the death penalty.
c) VOTE only for candidates who do not make support for the death
penalty a campaign issue. Support in any way possible the campaigns
of politicians (regardless of party affiliation) who actively speak
out for alternatives to the death penalty.
Addresses for your representatives are available in your phone book
or from the League of Women Voters.
BE SEEN & HEARD!!
Displaying an anti-death penalty message creates more visibility for
the issue. Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty's
AbolitonWear(tm) catalog features a variety of t-shirts, buttons,
bumper stickers and other cool abolitionist stuff. Wear the message
on a button or a t-shirt one day a week, or as often as you can. Put
a bumper sticker on your car or in your office. *Educate yourself*
so that when someone asks you why you believe the death penalty is a
bad public policy, you can tell them! The catalog includes items in
SPANISH and clothing ranging in adult sizes from small to 5XL!
SPREAD THE WORD Click here to print or download a flyer (requires Acrobat Reader) you can use to educate others.
WRITE A REPORT!
STUDENTS! If you are researching the death penalty for a class
project, be sure to visit this section of our website: Writing a Report
GET INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD (not just your own)
Become a big brother or big sister, or otherwise help kids who need
positive role models.
ASK YOUR RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL LEADER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE FROM
THE PULPIT.
Almost every organized religion is opposed to the death penalty. Ask
your spiritual and lay leaders to openly address this issue from the
pulpit and/or in other organized discussions. Start a dialogue about
what your religious community can do to work for alternatives to the
death penalty. Contact the Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project at
215-241-7130 information@deathpenaltyreligious.org
or www.deathpenaltyreligious.org/
for a variety of faith based organizing material.
BOYCOTT!! Whenever possible, avoid goods & services
in/from states with the death penalty. For more ideas and
information, check the "International Tourist Boycott of
Texas" web site coordinated by the Canadian Coalition Against
the Death Penalty at: http://www.ccadp.org
and scroll down to the banner
INVITE A KNOWN AND/OR KNOWLEDGEABLE SPEAKER TO ADDRESS YOUR
FAVORITE GROUPS.
Consider inspirational speakers about the imprisonment of the
innocent, the mentally retarded, and the mentally ill. Murder
victims family members, death row survivors, and other knowledgeable
speakers can be arranged to visit your area. CONTACT CUADP at
cuadp@cuadp.org or:
PMB 335
2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy,
Gainesville, FL 32609
Phone: 800-973-6548
JOIN A GROUP COMMITTED TO WORKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE
DEATH PENALTY.
CUADP encourages you to participate with organizations in your area
working for alternatives to the death penalty. Please click
here to use CUADP's free referral service. You can also call
800-973-6548
JOIN THE "MORATORIUM!" & "MORATORIUM
NOW" CAMPAIGNS. PLEASE CONTACT:
MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN(was MORATORIUM 2000 (Focus on gathering petition signatures)
www.MoratoriumCampaign.org
MORATORIUM NOW! (Focus on organizing communities to pass
resolutions calling for a moratorium on executions)
www.quixote.org/ej/moratorium_now/
AND
WRITE TO A DEATH ROW PRISONER.
Adopt a pen pal on death row. Write a letter or send a card. To find
out more, contact:
Death Row Support Project
PO Box 600, Dept. "C"
Liberty Mills, IN 46946
http://www.brethren.org/genbd/witness/drsp.htm
CLICK HERE FOR AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF
BOOKS ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF LINKS TO OTHER
WEB SITES.
The Abolish List
For dedicated abolitionists ONLY. You won't find any pro-death
penalty people here. This moderated discussion list if for those
seeking regular news updates and discussion of tactics and issues
from an abolitionist standpoint. Some of this will bore you, it may
overwhelm you, but it will definitely educate you.
Here is how to get onto the "abolish" list:
The administrative address is listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
To subscribe, send a message to the above address reading ONLY:
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