…Provided direct, on-the-ground assistance to groups in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware. …Produced action alerts that were distributed via postcard and email to 8,000 New Jerseyans. …Co-produced New Jersey-ans for a Death Penalty Moratorium (NJDPM) video, “Time-Out: Perspectives on New Jersey’s Death Penalty.” …Co-wrote NJDPM White Paper on NJ’s death penalty for… Continue reading In 2002, EJUSA’s Northeast Field Office…
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In 2002, EJUSA…
…Traveled to New Jersey, Nevada, Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York, Tennessee, Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, and Ohio to conduct workshops, planning meetings, and other grassroots organizing. …Assisted 26 states with direct organizing, training, grant writing, mailings, media, needs assessments, message development, chapter development, polling, creating materials, phone banking, publicizing events, working with a study commission, and/or… Continue reading In 2002, EJUSA…
Over 2,500 groups call for a moratorium
The National Tally of Moratorium Endorsers has surpassed 2,500 groups calling for a halt to executions. The list includes faith communities, civil rights groups, businesses, unions, professional associations, 78 city, county, and town councils, and more. Some of the more recent additions include the New Jersey chapter of the National Organization of Women, 75 Texas… Continue reading Over 2,500 groups call for a moratorium
Field Office Report: Networking across states the key to success
Covering campaigns in NJ, PA, MD, NY, and DE The Field Office’s second year started off strong with a multi-state tour of the Journey of Hope…from Violence to Healing, which came through Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in April. To share ideas and get a jump-start planning the tour, Field Organizer Celeste Fitzgerald facilitated… Continue reading Field Office Report: Networking across states the key to success
Breaking 2,000
The Moratorium Now campaign hits a milestone What do the following places have in common? A church basement. A Democratic Club board meeting. City council chambers. A union hall. In places like these across the country, ordinary people debated the death penalty, examined the issues, and decided collectively to add their group’s name to the… Continue reading Breaking 2,000
Northeast Field Office
In March, we deepened our long-term commitment to state capacity building by establishing our first Field Office and hiring Celeste Fitzgerald to run it. She is a talented organizer who emerged from the moratorium movement in New Jersey. Celeste provides technical assistance in organizing, strategic planning, message development, lobbying, and organizational capacity building to a… Continue reading Northeast Field Office
Moratorium Bill Introduced in House
Innocence Bill Introduced in Senate Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. introduced HR 3623, “The Accuracy In Judicial Administration Act of 2000” (AJA), on February 10. The AJA would impose a minimum 7-year national moratorium on all U.S. executions until all inmates currently sitting on death row have an opportunity to explore potentially exculpatory DNA and… Continue reading Moratorium Bill Introduced in House