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Catholic Day on the Hill 2012 Canceled |
| Save the Date: TADP's Justice Day on the Hill Scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, 2012 TADP's annual Justice Day on the Hill is set for Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Nashville. TADP hopes you will consider being a part of this important day to talk to your legislators about why the death penalty in Tennessee must be repealed. TADP will provide lobby trainings across the state during March, as well as a training on the morning of Justice Day. You must participate in one of the trainings to make visits that day. Stay tuned for more information. |
| Orientation Planned for Visiting an Inmate on Tennessee's Death Row There will be a visitor on death row orientation on January 28, 2012, at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This will include a tour of the living quarters inside death row. If you are interested in becoming a visitor to someone on Tennessee's death row, you are invited to attend, ask questions, and visit the prison before making the decision. You are by no means obligated should you attend the orientation. If you are interested, please email Susan McBride soon as the orientation is limited to 25 people and names must be handed in a couple weeks prior to the orientation. Susan will need your legal name that matches your state photo ID (driver’s license or other valid identifier) that you will need to have with you to get inside the prison. You must be at least 21 and have no felony convictions. Please also include your date of birth, email address, and phone number. Details regarding how to get to the prison, what to wear, and what to bring will be sent to you in a later message. |
| TADP Sponsors Event for Surviving Family Members of Murder Victims and Victims' Service Providers, Thursday, September 22, in Nashville Over the past several years, Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty has explored ways to support surviving family members of murder victims in Tennessee. As we have conversations with families directly impacted by homicide, we realize how much we have to learn. As part of our work, we believe that we must play a part in the effort to provide opportunities for these families to find ongoing support. To this end, TADP is hosting an event on September 22 at Second Presbyterian Church in Nashville from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for surviving family members of murder victims and victims' service providers to gather with nationally recognized victims' advocates, Bill and Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins. The event entitled, Circle of Hope, will provide an evening of resource sharing, discussion, and mutual support for families affected by homicide. This event is sponsored by TADP but will not address the death penalty or include content by TADP staff. We hope that this will be the first of many forums that TADP can provide for families to come together and support one another. If you have lost a family member to homicide or know someone who has, please share this information and make plans to attend. For more information, email Denver Schimming. |
| Sister Helen Prejean to Visit Nashville, October 27-30 Sister Helen Prejean, author of and Pulitzer Prize nominee for her book, Dead Man Walking , will appear in Nashville at Christ Church Cathedral on Thursday, October 27, for a book reading and signing. On Friday evening, October 28, she will lead a Symposium entitled “Dead Man Walking -The Journey Continues,” which includes a reception, dinner, and lecture with a cost of $25. Make reservations here. She will also be the guest preacher on Sunday, October 30. |
| Sister Helen Prejean to Speak in Johnson City and Knoxville in April Sister Helen Prejean will present an hour lecture, Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues on the campus of East Tennessee State University on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the Culp Center Ballroom, 3rd floor. If you live in the area, please plan to attend. The following day, Friday, April 8, Sister Helen will speak at noon on the University of Tennessee campus in the University Center's Shiloh Room. The event is from 12-1 p.m. with a book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase. |
| The TADP in Nashville will for the Annual MLK Day March on Monday, January 17 Will gather with other supporters on Jefferson Street in Nashville to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to empower citizens to continue the work for a more just society that respects human dignity and seeks alternatives to violence. They will gather at 10:30 a.m. in front of Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church located at 2708 Jefferson Street. |
| Tennessee's New Abolitionists Events in Memphis Pete Gathje and Margaret Vandiver will appear on Live@9 this Friday and will discuss and sign copies of Tennessee’s New Abolitionists at Davis-Kidd at 1:00 on Saturday the 15th in Memphis. All royalties go to TADP. |
National Alliance on Mental Illness TN presents, "My Brother's Keeper: At San Quentin prison, one minute after midnight on May 4, 1999, the state of California executed Bill Babbitt’s brother, Manny Babbitt, a decorated Vietnam War veteran. Bill turned Manny into the police David Kaczynski is director of New Yorkers For Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NYADP) and the brother of Theodore Kaczynski—the so-called Unabomber—who was arrested in 1996 after David and his wife Linda approached the FBI with their suspicions that Theodore might be involved in a series of bombings that caused three deaths and numerous injuries over 17 years. After leading a successful statewide campaign to end New York’s flawed and ineffective capital punishment system, David has focused his organization’s work on promoting community initiatives that address the root causes of violence. These two men, both deeply impacted by the justice system’s response to their brothers’ severe and persistent mental illnesses, will speak about how our current legal system impacts those who suffer from such illnesses and what can be done to address the system’s shortcomings. Babbitt and Kaczynski will travel to four cities in Tennessee from November 8-November 11. The presentation schedule is below: Clarksville: Chattanooga: Memphis: Nashville: |
| Participate in Catholic Charities Sunday On September 25, 2010, Catholic Charities USA will celebrate its Centennial anniversary. This anniversary provides a once in a lifetime platform from which to proclaim the sanctity of human life and the dignity of the person and call all individuals, families, communities and organizations to work together to help us meet our needs, address our issues, eliminate oppression, and build a just and compassionate society. In honor of the centennial, the U.S. Catholic Bishops designated Sunday, September 26, 2010 as National Catholic Charities Sunday. National Catholic Charities Sunday provides parishes with the opportunity to celebrate Catholic Charities’ long standing efforts to provide help and create hope for millions of people in need each year and to advance a vision for our society in which individuals and communities can reach their God-given potential. |
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