Amnesty International USA
(AIUSA)
(212) 807-8400 | 5 Penn Plaza, 14th Floor / New York, NY 10001
Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning worldwide grassroots organization that works for
human
rights for everyone on earth. AIUSA calls the death penalty "the ultimate violation of human
rights." AI
is an increasingly important part of the growing movement to abolish the death penalty worldwide.
Campaign to End the Death Penalty (CEDP)
(773) 955-4841 | PO Box 25730 / Chicago, IL 60625
CEDP is a nationwide organization with about 15 local chapters working for abolition overall and
focusing specifically on several cases. CEDP works in a number of ways, including national and
regional
gatherings, frequent e-mails and a newsletter.
Catholics Against Capital Punishment (CACP)
P.O. Box 5706 / Bethesda, MD 20824-5706
CACP publicizes the Catholic Church teachings that capital punishment is unnecessary, inappropriate
and
unacceptable. It approaches federal and state lawmakers (especially those who are Catholic);
encourages
Catholic hierarchy, clergy and groups to speak out more forcefully against capital punishment;
publishes a
newsletter; and provides a Catholic-focused website.
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
(CUADP)
(800) 973-6548 | PMB 335 / 2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy / Gainesville, FL 32609
CUADP provides a refreshingly humane and thoughtful approach toward understanding people's fears of
crime while still asserting that we must abolish the death penalty. CUADP focuses on public
education
campaigns and smart approaches to grassroots activism. It also provides a variety of resources,
including
factual information, speakers, t-shirts ("abolition wear"), buttons, bumper stickers, and a website
with a
great variety of links.
Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)
(202) 289-2275 | 1101 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 701 / Washington, DC 20005
DPIC is widely respected as the preeminent source of analysis and information about the death
penalty.
DPIC prepares in-depth reports, issues press releases, conducts briefings for journalists, and
serves as a
resource to everyone working on this issue. Its website is absolutely amazing! Comprehensive and
thorough!
High quality!
Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR)
info@mvfr.org | Temporary mailing address: PO Box 2173 / Albuquerque, NM 87103-2173
MVFR is an organization of families of murder victims who work to abolish the death penalty.
MVFR's
understanding of "reconciliation" means "accepting you can't undo the murder but you can decide how
you want
to live afterwards." Recognizing that the death penalty only perpetuates the cycle of death, they
have
chosen to help society heal by abolishing it.
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
(NCADP)
(202) 331-4090 | 1705 DeSales Street, NW, 5th Floor / Washington, D.C. 20036
NCADP is the only fully staffed national organization exclusively devoted to abolishing capital
punishment. NCADP provides information, advocates for public policy, and mobilizes and supports
individuals
and institutions that unconditionally reject capital punishment. NCADP is a coalition of many
other
organizations, including state-level abolition groups such as WCADP. See its new blog.
Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation's Committee for
Alternatives to the Death
Penalty (Olympia FOR)
(360) 491-9093 | 5015 15th Ave SE / Lacey, WA 98503-2723
The Olympia FOR works in the greater Thurston County WA area for peace, nonviolence and social
justice.
Its death penalty abolition committee meets monthly, conducts a variety of outreach and education
activities
for the larger community, and is an active member of the statewide coalition WCADP (see below).
Religious Organizing Against the Death
Penalty (ROADP)
(215) 241-7130 | c/o Criminal Justice Program / American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) /
1501 Cherry
Street / Philadelphia, PA 19102
ROADP seeks to build a powerful coalition of faith-based activists. It works with national
religious
bodies to help them organize within their own respective faith traditions. ROADP also works at the
grassroots level to help individuals and faith communities establish "covenant" relationships to
foster
local abolition efforts.
Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
(WCADP)
(206) 622-8952 | PO Box 3045 / Seattle, WA 98114
WCADP is the only statewide organization dedicated exclusively to abolishing the death penalty in
Washington state. This coalition of organizations and individual members educates the public in a
variety
of ways, advocates for abolition through local and regional activities, and informs political
leaders. It
staffs an office in Seattle and publishes a newsletter.