Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation is a member of the Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty http://www.abolishdeathpenalty.org see this site for a frequently updated list of events in Washington and information

"The Death Penalty Is Unworkable and Must Be Abolished" a statement by Glen Anderson, Olympia, May 2002

Statement on the impending Washington state execution of James Elledge from Glen Anderson, Olympia FOR and WCADP (Aug 2001)

A Statement on the Death Penalty Violence Begets Violence from Glen Anderson, Olympia FOR and WCADP

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York NY 10004-2400
(212) 549-2500
http://www.aclu.org/DeathPenalty/DeathPenaltyMain.cfm
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the US Constitution and laws. This includes working to end the death penalty, which violates human and civil rights in many ways.

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA)
5 Penn Plaza, 14th Floor
New York NY 10001
(212) 807-8400
http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/index.do
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)
PO Box 25730
Chicago IL 60625
(773) 955-4841
http://www.nodeathpenalty.org
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
http://www.igc.org/cacp
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)
PMB 335
2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy
Gainesville FL 32609
(800) 973-6548
http://www.cuadp.org
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)
1320 18th Street NW, Fifth Floor
Washington DC 20036
(202) 293-6970
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
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)
Temporary mailing address: PO Box 2173
Albuquerque NM 87103-2173
info@mvfr.org
http://www.mvfr.org
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)
920 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington DC 20003
(202) 543-9577
http://www.ncadp.org
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, www.deathpenaltyusa.blogspot.com

Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation's Committee for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Olympia FOR)
5015 15th Ave SE
Lacey WA 98503-2723
(360) 491-9093
http://www.olyfor.org
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)
c/o Criminal Justice Program
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia PA 19102
(215) 241-7130
http://www.deathpenaltyreligious.org
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)
PO Box 3045
Seattle WA 98114
(206) 622-8952
http://www.abolishdeathpenalty.org
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.

Three Websites Containing Many Death Penalty Links

Links grouped by specific topic, kind of organization, etc.:
http://www.derechos.org/dp/

More than 1,000 links on all aspects, including pro-death penalty:
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/links/dplinks.htm

Links to info about wrongful convictions and death penalty cases:
http://www.law-forensic.com/dp_links.htm

ACLU Execution Watch

Olympia FOR Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty
Chairperson: Alice Curtis, (360) 943-4076, alismcurtis@earthlink.net
Alternate contact: Glen Anderson, (360) 491-9093

information compiled by Glen Anderson, Olympia Chapter, and Larry Kerschner, Fire Mountain chapter, updated March 13, 2005

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