ncadp 2006 national conference
Abolition Rising
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  • Hugo A. Bedau, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Tufts University
    (Keynote: Racism, Wrongful Convictions, and the Death Penalty, 10/27)
  • Jane Bohman, Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
    (Recent Legal Developments and Emerging Issues, 10/27)
  • Abe Bonowitz, New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
    (Skills Training: Grassroots Organizing and Membership Development, 10/27)
  • Judy Caruso, New Mexico Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
    (Recent Legal Developments and Emerging Issues, 10/27)
  • Trudy Conway, Mount St. Mary's University
    (Religious and Interfaith Partnerships Advancing Abolition, 10/28)
  • Sara Craft, Equal Justice USA/Quixote Center
    (Working With National Partners: The League of Women Voters and Others, 10/28)
  • Renny Cushing, Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights
    (Stronger Partnerships with Families of Death Row Prisoners, 10/28)
  • Stephen Dear, People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
    (Religious and Interfaith Partnerships Advancing Abolition, 10/28)
  • Richard C. Dieter, Death Penalty Information Center
    (Recent Developments in Public Opinion and Messaging Research to Use in Your Campaigns, 10/27)
  • Marshal Dyan, American Civil Liberties Union
    (Religious and Interfaith Partnerships Advancing Abolition, 10/28)
  • David Elliot, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
    (Skills Training: Advocacy Communications Skills, 10/27; Working Effectively with the Innocence Issue on Your Campaign, 10/28)
  • Eric Ferrero, the Innocence Project
    (Skills Training: Communication and Building Grassroot Support for Your Campaign, 10/27; Working Effectively with the Innocence Issue on Your Campaign, 10/28)
  • Celeste Fitzgerald, New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
    (Skills Training: Building an Effective Infrastructure to Support a Long-term Campaign Against the Death Penalty, 10/27; Putting it All Together, 10/28)
  • Angelyn C. Frazier, Families Against Mandatory Minimums
    (Skills Training: Grassroots Organizing and Membership Development, 10/27)
  • Jane Henderson, Maryland Citizens Against State Executions
    (Recent Developments in Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27; Religious and Interfaith Partnerships Advancing Abolition, 10/28)
  • Henderson Hill, Ferguson Stein Law Offices
    (Recent Developments in Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27; Putting it All Together, 10/28; Religious and Interfaith Partnerships Advancing Abolition, 10/28)
  • Kristin Houle, Amnesty International USA
    (Religious and Interfaith Partnerships Advancing Abolition, 10/28)
  • Matthew B. Johnson, John Jay College of Criminal Justice-CUNY
    (Stronger Partnerships with the Civil Rights Community and the Larger Progressive Criminal Justice Community, 10/28)
  • Robin Katcher, Management Assistance Group
    (Skills Training: Building an Effective Infrastructure to Support a Long-term Campaign Against the Death Penalty, 10/27)
  • George Kendall, Holland & Knight
    (Plenary Panel: Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27; and Recent Developments in Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27)
  • Rachel King, Howard University School of Law
    (Stronger Partnerships with Families of Death Row Prisoners, 10/28)
  • Janet Kittlaus, Illinois League of Women Voters
    (Working With National Partners: The League of Women Voters and Others, 10/28)
  • Eddie L. Koen Jr., Samford University and National Black Law Students Association Death Penalty Moratorium Chair 2006-2007
    (Stronger Partnerships with the Civil Rights Community and the Larger Progressive Criminal Justice Community, 10/28)
  • Ray Krone, Witness to Innocence
    (The Power of Innocence, 10/28)
  • David A. Lane, Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP
    (Attorney Training: Winning a Capital Trial -- Jury Selection Training, 10/27)
  • Peter Loge, M+R Strategic Services
    (Recent Developments in Public Opinion and Messaging Research to Use in Your Campaigns, 10/27)
  • Andrea Lyon, Center for Justice in Capital Cases at DePaul University College of Law
    (Recent Developments in Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27; The Power of Innocence, 10/28)
  • Rachel Lyon, Lioness Media Arts
    (Race to Execution, 10/26)
  • Robin M. Maher, ABA Death Penalty Representation Project
    (Recent Legal Developments and Emerging Issues, 10/27)
  • Gwen McKinney, McKinney & Associates
    (Skills Training: Grassroots Organizing and Membership Development, 10/27)
  • Tamar M. Meekins, Clinical Law Center at Howard University
    (Plenary Panel: Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27)
  • Juan Melendez
    (The Power of Innocence, 10/28)
  • H. Alexander Robinson, National Black Justice Coalition
    (Skills Training: Building an Effective Infrastructure to Support a Long-term Campaign Against the Death Penalty, 10/27; Stronger Partnerships with the Civil Rights Community and the Larger Progressive Criminal Justice Community, 10/28)
  • Diann Rust-Tierney, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
    (Putting it All Together, 10/28)
  • Ted Shaw, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
    (The Power of Innocence, 10/28)
  • Shari Silberstein, Equal Justice USA
    (Recent Developments in Public Opinion and Messaging Research to Use in Your Campaigns, 10/27; Skills Training: Communication and Building Grassroot Support for Your Campaign, 10/27; Working Effectively with the Innocence Issue on Your Campaign, 10/28)
  • Christina Swarns, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
    (Plenary Panel: Race and the Death Penalty, 10/27; and Recent Legal Developments and Emerging Issues, 10/27)
  • Randy Tatel, Amnesty International USA
    (Skills Training: Grassroots Organizing and Membership Development, 10/27)
  • Connie Watts, Journey of Hope
    (Skills Training: Communication and Building Grassroot Support for Your Campaign, 10/27)
  • Catherine Weidner, Public Speaking Consultant
    (Skills Training: Advocacy Communications Skills, 10/27)
  • Claudia Whitman, Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
    (Stronger Partnerships with Families of Death Row Prisoners, 10/28)