April 2017 (Urgent Call to Stay the Rush to Executions in Arkansas)

Urgent Call to stay the sudden rush to Executions in Arkansas – Overview of AIUSA’s anti-death penalty work and upcoming executions scheduled in Arkansas; Updates on AIUSA’s recent work on the ground in Arkansas; Details of AI’s work with coalition partners in AR; Explanation of legal appeals underway in AR. Guest speakers from Equal Justice USA and the ACLU.

Speakers:

• James Clark, Senior Campaigner for Death Penalty Abolition, AIUSA
• Mona Cadena, State Campaigner at Equal Justice USA
• Cassandra Stubbs, Director of ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project
• Laura Nuechterlein, State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator, AIUSA, WA