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!
Events
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.
“The Exonerated” Reception with Witness to Innocence Death Row Exonerees
It was a wonderful evening at “The Exonerated” play Friday night at The Delaware Theater Company. Exonerees and staffers from Witness to Innocence joined members of the Delaware Repeal Project, Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty, the Delaware Center for Justice, the ACLU, the Campaign to Repeal the Death Penalty, Because Love Allows Compassion, local legislators, and members of the public. Check out http://www.derepeal.org for ways to get involved to abolish Delaware’s death penalty. Check out www.witnesstoinnocence.org to read more about the exonerees.
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DCODP Monthly meeting Monday 2/24/14 at 5:30 – Wilmington Friends Meeting House
After all the many wonderful Witness to Innocence events this week, next Monday will be a good time to review and strategize. Join us at the monthly DCODP meeting, Monday 2/24/14 at 5:30pm. NEW 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!
Witness to Innocence Comes to Delaware
Since 1973, 143 people from 26 states have been freed from death row after evidence revealed that they were sentenced to die for crimes they did not commit. That’s one innocent person exonerated from death row for every ten who have been executed.
This February, 15 of those exonerees will come to Delaware to share their stories of how the innocent can be sentenced to death.
The Delaware Repeal Project (www.derepeal.org) and Witness to Innocence (www.witnesstoinnocence.org) invite you to join us to meet and hear the stories of these exonerees. Come to one or all three events. Please spread the word.
February 20th – 7:00pm – University of Delaware, Kirkbride 100 – Newark, DE
Hear Kirk Bloodsworth and Shujaa Graham, two death row exonerees, speak at The University of Delaware. Free event.
February 21st – 6:00pm – The Delaware Theatre Company – 200 Water St, Wilmington, DE
Join us for a reception at the Delaware Theatre Company in conjunction with a performance of The Exonerated, a play which shares the stories of death row exonerees. The reception begins at 6:00pm (free), followed by the play at 8:00pm (Tickets are $35). Hors d’oeuvres will be served. To purchase tickets for the play, visit delawaretheatre.org. Enter promo code “WTI” and the Theatre Company will make a donation to Witness to Innocence.
February 22nd – 12:00pm – Limestone Presbyterian Church — 3201 Limestone Rd, Wilmington, DE
At this public event, you will have the opportunity to speak to exonerees in small, round-table discussions. Free event.
Email derepeal@gmail.com with any questions. Visit www.derepeal.org for further info.
DCODP Monthly Meeting Mon 1/27/14 NEW LOCATION
Join us at the monthly DCODP meeting, Monday 1/27/14 at 5:30pm. NEW 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!
Meet and Greets for Murder Victims’ Family Members
Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) is sponsoring several meet and greet events for murder victims’ family members. Each event is informal and is an opportunity for family members to get to know other MVFR family members and learn more about the work that MVFR is doing to end the death penalty in Delaware. There will also be discussion on how family members can get more involved.
Please respond via email hknight@mvfr.org or phone 609-792-2147 to the date(s) you will be attending. MVFR will provide light refreshments/appetizers.
Wednesday, Jan 15th, 2014 – 6pm – Timothy’s on the Riverfront(Wilmington, DE)
Thursday, Jan 23rd, 2014 – 6pm – Timothy’s
Future Events will be scheduled in Middletown, Dover and Lewes. We are currently looking for venues in the area, all suggestions are welcome.
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Horace Knight, Jr. – Delaware Coordinator
Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation (MVFR)
hknight@mvfr.org – 609.792.2147
Annual Meeting and Film Screening Rescheduled for Tuesday, 12/17/13
Please spread the word about this free event. To make a donation to Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty, please click on the “Donate” tab at the top right of the page.
Annual Meeting on Tuesday 12/10/13 Cancelled due to Weather
Due to the current weather conditions and the expectation that another 3-5 inches of snow will fall on Tuesday, we are cancelling the DCODP Annual Meeting. The meeting had been scheduled for 12/10/13 at 7:00pm in Middletown, DE. We will try to reschedule soon.
Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty 