Thing's you can do to help
abolish the
death penalty
North Carolina Needs an immediate moratorium on executions:
1. URGE YOUR CONGREGATION AND YOUR MINISTER TO GET INVOLVED.
Meet with your congregation's pastor, rabbi or leader. Ask him or her to preach against executions, even if you are sure he or she would not want to do so. Write an article for the bulletin and announce the protests against executions. Announce the actions (listed below) people can take. Ask your minister or rabbi to write a letter to Governor Easley. Ask him or her to be willing to meet with the governor during clemency hearings in a delegation of ministers with PFADP, particularly if he or she is from the community where the crime occurred. Urge your congregation to pass a resolution for a moratorium on execution.
2. WRITE NC GOVERNOR MIKE EASLEY at:
Governors Office
20300 Mail Services Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0300
Email Clemency@ncmail.net
Fax (919) 733-2120 or (919) 715-3561
Telephone 1-800-662-7952 or 715-4240
In addition to telling him why you oppose executions please him to declare an immediate moratorium on executions
3. WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Letters should be brief (fewer than 250 words) and include your name address and telephone number. Editors prefer e-mail letters if you have that option. Please let us know if any of this contact info has changed.
Raleigh News & Observer
Post Office Box 191
Raleigh, NC 27602
Fax (919) 829-4540
Emai forum@nando.com |
Greenville Daily Reflector
Post Office Box 1967
Greenville, NC 27835
Fax (252) 754-8140
Email reflector.letters@coxnews.com |
Charlotte Observer
Post Office Box 30308
Charlotte, NC 28230
Fax (704) 377-6214
Email opinion@charlotte.com |
