Join us at our Monthly DCODP Meeting as we renew our strategy to prepare for new legislators and a new legislative session. Find out what you can do to help end Delaware’s ineffective, costly, and biased death penalty. Monday 8/25/14 at 5:30 pm. LOCATION: Wilmington Friends Meeting House, 1st floor Social Room, 401 N. West St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Park in the parking lot on the 5th Street side or on the street. Ring the doorbell at the West Street entrance. Call 302-379-0488 for info. All are welcome! Invite a friend!
Action
You’re invited to Strategy Meetings for repealing Delaware’s death penalty
From Delaware Repeal:
The last legislative session of 2014 ended this morning. Unfortunately, SB19 to repeal the death penalty in Delaware did not pass the General Assembly to become law.
Although we are disappointed by this outcome [SB19 not passing], we are inspired by our success this year in securing our vote count and laying the groundwork for ultimate repeal victory in 2015. As a first step, we will host 2 strategy meetings this summer in Wilmington on July 8th and August 7th from 8:30am – 10:30 am on each day. As an integral part of our coalition, we welcome your input and invite you to attend at least one of these meetings.
Please click here to RSVP for our July 8th meeting and here to RSVP for our August 7th meeting!
Also, it’s festival season again! That means the Delaware Repeal Project will be setting up tables across the state to recruit even more Delawareans to join us in our efforts to repeal the death penalty.Volunteering at these festivals and events is fun and it really makes a difference. We would love to have your help. To learn more about it and discuss the possibilities, please contact me at alex@derepeal.org or at 302-729-3196.
Volunteer at Summer Festivals to help end Delaware’s death penalty
Summer Festivals
The DE Repeal Team will be tabling at festivals around Delaware this summer.
We are looking for volunteers to help us out! Email alex@derepeal.org if you are able to attend.
African American Festival
Saturday, June 28th
Dover, DE
Nanticoke River Festival
Friday and Saturday, July 11th and 12th
Seaford, DE
Delaware City Day
Saturday, July 19th
Delaware City, DE
People’s Festival 4 Peace Tribute to Bob Marley
Saturday, July 26th
Riverfront, Wilmington, DE
Wyoming Peach Festival
Saturday, August 2nd
Wyoming, DE
Eastern Shore AFRAM Fest
Friday and Saturday, August 8th and 9th,
Seaford, DE
August Quarterly Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 30th and 31st
Wilmington, DE
Brandywine Arts Festival
Saturday and Sunday, September 6th and 7th
Wilmington, DE
Newark Community Day
Sunday, September 21st
Newark, DE
DCODP Monthly Meeting Monday 5/26/14 at 5:30pm
Join us as we discuss our next steps after the recent reversal of Jermaine Wright’s conviction and death sentence. We will have our usual monthly DCODP meeting, Monday 5/26/14 at 5:30 pm. Yes, it really is scheduled on Memorial Day. LOCATION: Wilmington Friends Meeting House, 1st floor Social Room, 401 N. West St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Park in the parking lot on the 5th Street side or on the street. Ring the doorbell at the West Street entrance. Call 302-379-0488 for info. All are welcome!
DCODP monthly meeting Monday 4/28/14 at 5:30pm
Senate Bill 19 can still pass this year! Join in the effort at our monthly DCODP meeting, Monday 4/28/14 at 5:30 pm. LOCATION: Wilmington Friends Meeting House, 1st floor Social Room, 401 N. West St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Park in the parking lot on the 5th Street side or on the street. Ring the doorbell at the West Street entrance. Call 302-379-0488 for info. All are welcome!
LOBBY DAY with IMAC on Tuesday, 4/8 in Dover.
Join the Interdenominational Ministers Action Council (IMAC) for a rally and lobby day Tuesday April 8th in Dover.
Rev. Beamen will lead a delegation of IMAC members and others who want to see the death penalty repealed in our state. Please join IMAC and the DE Repeal Project on this important lobby day.
TIME: Tuesday, April 8th — 11:45am to 2pm (stay longer if you are able)
GATHER at Wesley United Methodist Church — 209 South State Street, Dover, DE 19901.
RSVP to Abe Bonowitz at abe@abolition.org or 800-973-6548
PLAN:
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There will be light snacks and we will receive a brief update on the campaign at Wesley United Methodist Church.
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We will then march together the short distance from the church to Legislative Hall where we will pray together before entering the building. BE SURE TO BRING A PHOTO ID to get through security.
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We will visit legislative leaders and then be present together as a group inside Legislative Hall as legislators and others enter the House Chamber.
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Bring a friend, your photo ID, and wear comfortable shoes. The Delaware Repeal Project will provide materials to hand to our legislators.
DCODP Monthly Meeting, Monday 3/24/14 at 5:30pm
How can we keep the momentum going after Sr. Helen Prejean’s visit? Add your thoughts at our monthly DCODP meeting, this Monday 3/24/14 at 5:30 pm. LOCATION: Wilmington Friends Meeting House, 1st floor Social Room, 401 N. West St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Park in the parking lot on the 5th Street side or on the street. Ring the doorbell at the West Street entrance. Call 302-379-0488 for info. All are welcome!
LOBBY DAY in support of SB 19 at Legislative Hall in Dover on Tuesday 3/18/14!
In addition to her three speaking events, Delaware Repeal will host a lobby day with Sister Helen at Legislative Hall. Your participation in this event is a critical step in helping us pass Senate Bill 19. Join us in Dover to meet with your legislators and to be a part of the large number of people saying Senate Bill 19 deserves a vote.
March 18th
11:00 am – Rally with Sister Helen at Christ Episcopal Church, 523 S State St., Dover, DE
12:00 pm – Walk over to Legislative Hall to lobby your legislator in support of the bill.
Contact Sean Dwyer (Sean@derepeal.org) with any questions.
With only a few months left in the legislative session, now is the time for us to repeal the death penalty. Join Sister Helen and The DE Repeal Project to make sure that Senate Bill 19 gets the vote it deserves.
Sr. Helen Prejean returns to Delaware for 3 events in March!
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, will return to Delaware this month!
Spread the word about these 3 events and remember to bring a friend.
Sister Helen’s book helped spark a national dialogue around the death penalty. She continues her work today as a prominent death penalty repeal activist working to change hearts and minds everywhere she goes. Her advocacy work has been an inspiration to many within this movement, and we are honored to have her back to help us end the death penalty in Delaware.
Sister Helen last came to our state in October, where she held a press conference, spoke to hundreds of Delawareans, and hosted a breakfast with legislators. If you missed her last visit, we promise that you don’t want to miss her again.
- Sunday, March 16th, 7:00pm… St. Joseph’s Church 371 E. Main St., Middletown, DE Lenten Supper at 5:30. If you would like to attend the supper, please email mwinterbottom@stjosephmiddletown.com
- Monday, March 17th, 7:00pm Epworth United Methodist Church 19285 Holland Glade Rd. Rehoboth, DE
- Tuesday, March 18th, 7:00pm Delaware State University 1200 N. Dupont Rd., Dover, DE Luna Mishoe Science Center in room 117.
Action Alert – We need your help to make Delaware the 7th state in 7 years to abolish the death penalty
We need your help to make Delaware the 7th state in 7 years to abolish the death penalty. We are less than 2 weeks away from the start of the legislative session. We need your support and your help now more than ever.
The Delaware Repeal Project along with Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty will be hosting PHONE BANKS to support SB19, repeal of the death penalty.
Thursday, March 6th, and Monday, March 10th from 5:30-8pm.
Community Services Building, ACLU office, 6th floor, 100 W. 10th St, Wilmington, DE 19801.
No experience necessary. If you have your own laptop or tablet we encourage you to bring it, and your own cell phone as well.
If you can’t make it to the office, you can still participate from your own home, even out of state! All you need is a phone and the internet.
Free Parking is available at the garage on Orange Street between 11th and 12th. Bring your ticket to the meeting…
Come on down and bring a friend. Come for an hour or the entire time.
RSVP to Sean Dwyer, DE Repeal, sean@derepeal.org / 302-388-8576 (but you can also just drop in.)
Thank you!
Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty 