TCADP

The Houston Chapter of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty presents:

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TEXAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? WHAT IS NEEDED?
Featuring : Brandon Dudley, Chief of Staff for Senator Rodney Ellis
Time:  7pm, January 26,  2012.
Location:   Dominican Sisters Meeting Room , 6501 Almeda Rd., Houston, Texas

Pizza will be served for hungry attendees!

Rodrigo Hernandez is scheduled for execution on January 26.  The Houston Vigil will be held that day at the corner of Westheimer and Shepherd at 5:30 pm.   Following this vigil, the TCADP will host a meeting at 7pm at the Dominican Sisters Meeting room, 6501 Almeda Rd.  Special guest speaker at this meeting will be Brandon Dudley, Chief of Staff for Senator Rodney Ellis, who will speak on improvements to the Texas Criminal Justice System.

For additional information, call 832-693-5710.

Contact: Bob Van Steenburg
Phone: 512.258.6480
Email: austin@tcadp.org
Meetings: Quarterly
Vigil: On days of executions, in front of the Capitol at Congress and 11th street, 5:30 to 6:30pm

Contact: Athena Griffith
Phone: 206-491-5339
Email: collegestation@tcadp.org
Activities: The Brazos Valley chapter distributes lawn signs to be posted the day of each execution. To obtain one, contact Rich Woodward: r-woodward@tcadp-bv.org
Vigil: Corner of Texas Ave. and Walton in front of the main entrance to the Texas A&M campus

Contact: Joe Krause
Phone: 956-831-4354
Email: brownsville@tcadp.org
Vigil: Every execution at 802 and Paredes Line from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Meetings: Typically take place during the vigils.

Contact: Jeanne Adams
Phone: (361)882-1133
Email: corpuschristi@tcadp.org
Meeting: Called as needed, after a vigil
Vigil: In front of Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament Convent,
2910 South Alameda, 6:00pm

Contact: Rick Halperin, Lauren Zielinski
Phone: 214 768-3284
Email: dallas@tcadp.org
Meeting: 3rd Wed. of each month, 7:00-9:00pm @ basement rotunda area of Dallas Hall at SMU, 3225 University Avenue
Vigil: *Dallas, SMU Catholic Center at the corner of University Blvd. and Airline Rd., starting at 6 p.m. *McKinney, St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Community located at 110 St. Gabriel Way, the last Sunday of the month, following the 11:00am Mass

Contact: Lety Moreno
Phone: (915) 479-0221
Email: elpaso@tcadp.org
Meetings: third Monday of each month 6:00 p.m., Juan Diego Room in the Ministry Center of St Pius X Catholic Church, 1050 N Clark St.
Vigil: Day of Execution at El Paso’s Saint Patrick Catholic Cathedral 6:00pm

Contact: Nancy Bailey and David Atwood
Phone: (281) 933-4925
Email: houston@tcadp.org, atwood@tcadp.org
Meeting:TBA
Vigil: Rotating locations…5:30 to 6:20pm. See Vigil page for current location

Contact:  Lorina Martinez
Phone: (432) 580-7855
Email: odessa@tcadp.org
Meetings: First Sunday of the Month, 4:00pm, Church of Christ, 1705 Highland
Vigil: 5:00 to 5:30 PM, in front of St. Joseph Catholic Parish, 907 S. Dixie, Odessa 79761.

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Contact: Roger Barnes
Phone: (210) 930-2950
Email: sanantonio@tcadp.org
Vigil: (Site 1) – Archdiocese of San Antonio, in the St. Joseph Chapel at the Chancery, 2718 W. Woodlawn Ave. (1 mile east of Bandera Rd.) at 11:30 a.m. on the day of execution. Broadcast on Catholic Television of San Antonio (Time-Warner cable channel 15) at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the day of execution.
(Site 2) – Main Plaza across from Bexar County Courthouse and San Fernando Cathedral – Noon
(Site 3) – Join the Sisters of Divine Providence and friends in vigil and prayer from 6:00 – 6:30 pm on Texas execution days in front of Our Lady of the Lake Convent by the large crucifix. 515 S.W. 24th Street.