National Weekend of Faith in Action

October 22-24, 2004

Panel in Nashville

Letter to Action from Kristin Houlé, NWFA Coordinator

Beyond the Death Penalty

Imagining Real, Faith-Filled Responses to the Victims and Perpetrators of Crime

Sunday, October 24th, 7:00 p.m.

Fleming Center of the Cathedral of the Incarnation

2015 West End Avenue (near Vanderbilt University)

Nashville, TN

As part of the National Weekend of Faith in Action on the Death Penalty, the Social Justice/Social Issues Committee of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville invites you to come explore alternative responses to crime and punishment that better express our faith and our desire for a more just and humane society.

Our panelists, who will help us explore these issues, are:

Questions?

Amy Staples (615) 399-3723 or astaples@mtsu.edu

Robin Barnes robin.barnes@vanderbilt.edu

[Letter to action from Kristin Houlé, NWFA Coordinator]

The 2004 National Weekend of Faith in Action has finally arrived! This year, nearly 500 faith communities, interfaith groups, Amnesty International chapters, and individual activists across the United States will be participating! We greatly appreciate the involvement of each and every one of you.

You can learn more about the events that will be taking place this weekend by visiting the Amnesty International NWFA website. If you would like to post information about your own event, please use the online form. Many thanks to everyone who has informed us of your planned activities for this weekend. We would love to hear from even more of you!

Final Tennessee Registrants:

Robin Barnes
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Nashville
robin.barnes@vanderbilt.edu

Rev. Jodi McCullah
Wartrace United Methodist Church,TCASK Coalition
Portland
615-323-0786
(organizing worship service on dp; guest speaker also)

Reverend Henry Blaze
Progressive Baptist Church
Nashville
hblaze@comcast.net

As you prepare your events and activities for the Weekend of Faith in Action, please consider incorporating these actions or resources:

Stop Child Executions Worldwide!

Please join us in calling upon officials in China and Iran to stop the practice of executing juveniles. Click on the following links to take action:

Final Action on the Justice for All Act

After years of hard work and appeals by activists around the country, both houses of Congress have passed the Justice for All Act (HR 5107) -- a bill that includes the Innocence Protection Act. This legislation will help improve access to post-conviction DNA evidence, provide funding so that DNA rape kits can be tested, improve the quality of legal representation in capital cases, and increase compensation for the wrongfully accused. This is an important incremental step in reducing the risk of executing an innocent person. Background information on the legislation is available at http://justice.policy.net/cjreform/ipa/.

Please call President Bush and ask him to sign the Justice for All Act into law! The number to call is 202-456-1111.

Join an online discussion about the Weekend of Faith in Action! You may post comments on the following websites:

Hope all goes well with your activities and events this weekend. We would love to have copies of any bulletin inserts, sermons, prayer service programs, newspaper articles, etc. from your events, and very much look forward to receiving your feedback, post-NWFA!

Thank you all for your support and participation. Onwards to abolition!

In solidarity,
Kristin Houlé
NWFA Coordinator
Program Associate
Program to Abolish the Death Penalty
Amnesty International USA
600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-544-0200 ext.496