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The Moratorium 2000 campaign is a global petition drive calling
for a moratorium on the death penalty. Worldwide, almost two million
people have signed on to the petition - and the number is growing.
In the U.S., this effort is being led by Sister Helen Prejean, a
Catholic nun whose 1993 book Dead Man Walking placed her as a leader
in the effort to abolish the death penalty. Moratorium 2000 intends
to gather U.S. signatures for Sr. Helen to deliver to the United
Nations in honor of Human Rights Day. Join
us December 18 when we present to the United Nations all
of the Moratorium 2000 signatures from around the world. This will
be a forceful message to the world's leaders that the people will
not stand by while human beings are executed.
"In a protracted war, the first step towards peace is a cease-fire,"
says Sr. Helen. "Peace always comes in steps and the first step
is to cease and desist from killing which, of course, is a moratorium."
Sr. Helen notes that many of her supporters wanted some way to get
involved in the movement towards ending capital punishment - and
the Moratorium 2000 petition drive is an ideal way for people to
participate. She has signatures from staunch abolitionists, as well
as death penalty supporters who are just beginning to rethink their
views.
More about Moratorium 2000
from Sister Helen Prejean
Sr. Helen urges Kofi Annan to use the 3.2 million signatures as
a tool to pass a United Nations moratorium resolution. More
Photos from the December 18th event.
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