PFADP News

North Carolinians: Keep Working for Justice

May 22, 2013

The bill to restart executions and repeal the NC Racial Justice Act was taken up by the NC House Judiciary Subcommittee B this morning.

The committee did not vote on the bill, Senate Bill 306, but instead allowed time for public comment and debate. A follow-up hearing on the bill has not yet been scheduled.

The NC Senate has already passed this morally indefensible bill. If you live in North Carolina, we encourage you to continue to urge your representative to vote against Senate Bill 306.

Orange County, NC Spoke Up

April 30, 2013

Last week the Orange County, NC Board of Commissioners voted in support of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty's death penalty repeal resolution.

The Board of Commissioners joined Boone, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Durham in calling on the state of North Carolina to repeal the death penalty.

Below are the verbatim comments by the six county commissioners who voted for repealing the death penalty and the one who voted against it.

PFADP at NC Legislature Wednesday on RJA

April 8, 2013

Religious leaders from across North Carolina will speak at PFADP’s press conference against the repeal of the North Carolina Racial Justice Act and resumption of executions on Wednesday at the NC General Assembly in Raleigh.

More than 600 religious leaders across North Carolina called for passage of the Racial Justice Act before it became law in 2009.

When: 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Where: The press room of the Legislative Building, 16 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC

We invite all religious leaders and concerned people of faith to join us.

PFADP Executive Director speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church while Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist, and Delbert Tibbs, death row exoneree, look on.