I put the wrong link to my speech from the DNC Interfaith Gathering in my earlier post. I’ve corrected it in that post, and here it is once more.
- @yostsa Yes, it is troubling they both support the death penalty. We’ll need to work with Obama to help him change that when he gets in. #
- I recorded an episode of This I Believe for NPR this year. They’ve now produced a book of the talks. http://tinyurl.com/4jphwk #
- @rosevines I’ll try tweeting from London, Rose, but don’t know whether I’ll get the chance. #
- I’m back from a summer of writing. Also got to speak at the wonderful Interfaith Gathering of the DNC in Denver. http://www.dpdiscourse.org #
- I explained how the practice of death penalty has paved the way to abuses of human rights in Abu Ghraib & torture of suspected terrorists. #
- One reason I want Obama for president… #
- …I trust he’ll nominate Supreme Court justices who care about international law, and who care for poor people and minorities. #
- @kariapeterson Thank you. I’m looking forward to some real change. #
- I’ve been thinking about Troy Davis, about to be executed in Georgia. His life is in the hands of the Supreme Court. #
- 7 of 10 eyewitnesses have recanted, admitting they lied about Troy being the killer. And yet this court may let Troy die anyway. #
- Why? Because they’ll say – as they have before – his lawyers should have filed the appeal earlier. This court lets procedure trump justice. #
- @jokeefetrigg Great to see your tweets, too, jene. #
I’m back on the road again giving speeches and meeting people all over the country after a summer of writing. My writing time was punctuated by trips home to New Orleans, a visit to Nicaragua and visits to prisoners on death row in Texas and Louisiana. I was also invited to speak at the Interfaith Gathering at the Democratic National Convention. It was a wonderful event, full of energy and diversity and people connecting heart and soul and politics.
My topic was “Our sacred responsibility”. You can view my speech here or if you’d like to view the entire keynote event, CSPAN has it on its site.
If you’d like to know where I’m speaking this Fall, click the calendar link on the right. And, Nichole, in reply to your comment: the best way to organize a speaking engagement with me is to contact my assistant, Sister Margaret Maggio, at the Death Penalty Discourse Network. She handles all the arrangements.