There are only a few days left in 2013, but I’m already feeling nostalgic – and grateful. You helped us accomplish so much this year. Because of your support:
- Maryland became the sixth state in six years to end the death penalty this May. And when a small group of repeal opponents tried to “repeal the repeal,” they couldn’t muster even the bare minimum of signatures needed.
- We gave a workshop to 50 evangelical pastors at the National Latino Evangelical Coalition.
- The “Divine 9,” the world’s largest network of historically black sororities and fraternities, featured the death penalty for the first time at their annual Atlanta Greek Picnic. Since then, over a dozen local chapters of black Greek organizations have passed resolutions in favor of repeal.
- The Nation and CIVIC joined EJUSA to lead a panel that connected the death penalty to the larger context of criminal justice issues at The Allied Media Conference.
- Our campaigners and organizers provided more than $2.2 million worth of free consulting services to state and local groups working to end the death penalty and strengthen services for crime survivors.
- We deepened our connections with groups working to reduce violence and helped a group in Pennsylvania host their first national conference on violence prevention.
- Our study guide for the new book I Am Troy Davis was featured on Democracy Now! and has been distributed at book events across the country.
- Our project, Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, debuted at CPAC, the nation’s most influential conservative gathering. Conservative grassroots leaders from around the country joined the launch. Conservatives Concerned has since received over 250 media hits ranging from the Daily Caller to MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell in a segment seen by 1.2 million viewers.
You helped build a community that is larger, stronger, and more diverse than ever before.
Thank you for everything!
