"We all need mercy, we all need justice, and perhaps we all need some measure of unmerited grace." Bryan Stevenson Join us for a special screening of the Warner Bros. film, Just Mercy. Michael B. Jordan and Oscar-winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “Short Term 12,” “Captain Marvel”) star […]
Every first Wednesday at 7 pm at the Unitarian Church in Pittsburgh (605 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213).
Live conversation with Pa. Rep. Frank Ryan, Death Row Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth, and Vicki and Syl Schieber, the parents of a murder victim. About this Event Join us for a dialogue on Christian faith and capital punishment. Pennsylvania State Rep Frank Ryan, Republican prime co-sponsor of the bill to end capital punishment in Pennsylvania; Death […]
Join Amnesty International USA as we commemorate the 18th Annual World Day Against the Death Penalty. This year's theme is Acess to Counsel: a matter of life or death.
The failed death penalty experiment teaches us how inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments undermine the pursuit of justice. Garrett makes a strong case for what a future criminal justice system might look like if these injustices were remedied. Brandon L. Garrett teaches law at the Duke University School of […]