Sponsor – Abolitionist Action Committee

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The annual Fast and Vigil is a grassroots, not-for profit effort to reach out to TENS OF THOUSANDS of people who are in Washington DC, promoting our message of abolition. Each year the Fast and Vigil is one of, if not the most, mutli-organizational, widely supported events in the abolition movement. See the sponsor's list below.

AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR!

To mark 50 years of executions since the Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that executions could resume, we are seeking to raise $50,000 for this event and the January 17, 2027 action in DC - as well as Death Penalty Action's ongoing programming. Help us reach our goal in 2026!

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Community Sponsor: Giving of at least $250
Strong entry point for individuals and families.

Program Sponsor: Giving of at least $1,000
Generous level for non-profit organizations, faith-based groups, local businesses and community partners.

Leadership Sponsor: Support range of $5,000 and over
Helps underwrite a significant portion of the administration and management of the event.

Can't meet those levels? Consider making a $50 contribution to mark the 50th year since the Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that executions could resume.

SPONSOR LEVELS: MORE INFO ON WHAT YOUR CONTRIBUTION DOES AND WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

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Annually, the list of supporters includes anywhere from 75 to 100 cosponsors from many state and national organizations, making the Fast and Vigil perhaps one of the most multi-organizational supported events in the abolition movement.

Your sponsorship and donation helps support the event in numerous ways. Some of the highlights include:

allowing more than 75 participants from more than 20+ different states to attend at no mandatory cost
a place for out of town participants to sleep - mostly at the Quaker Friend's Meeting House near the Court
water, juices, Gatorade and ice to keep the fasters and vigilers cool and hydrated
travel subsidies for those who can't afford to come to DC otherwise
brochures, stickers and buttons to educate both visitors and locals about the death penalty
an air conditioned base at the United Methodist Building for bathrooms and breaks from the heat
large visible banners which are seen by tens of thousands on the streets of DC
a private church space and food for our ceremonial "Last Supper" the night before fasting starts

Thank you in advance for your generous financial support. Without your contribution, this amazing grassroots witness would not be able to continue in the capacity that it has all these years. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE via Death Penalty Action (our fiscal cosponsor).

MAKE YOUR SPONSORSHIP HERE

Alternately, you may donate by check, made payable to "Death Penalty Action" and mailed to P.O. Box 27212, Columbus, OH 43227. Put "F&V" in the memo line.

SPONSORS IN 2026

The Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC) would like to thank the participants, individuals and organizations whose financial contributions have made this event possible each and every year.

Leadership Sponsor (Support range of $5,000 and over)
Amnesty International USA's Death Penalty Action Fund

Program Sponsor (Giving of least $1,000)
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE)
The General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church
National Council of Churches
Srs. of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Julia Pearson
In memory of Dan Wilson

Community Sponsor (Giving of at least $250)
Adrian Dominican Sisters - Michigan
Alaskans Against the Death Penalty
Amnesty International USA Group 612 of Oakland
Bethany United Church of Christ of Seattle
California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty
Campaign to Exonerate Jarvis Jay Masters
Conscience Cartoons Animation Festival
Carol Corey - Heartland Zen, St. Louis
Democrats For Life of America
Douglas Dunlop
Amy and Steve Duncan
The Festival Center
Kristin Froehlich
German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Kathy Harris
Viki Harrison
John Holden and Mary Beaudoin
Cece Jones-Davis
Journey of Hope...From Violence to Healing
Kehilla Community Synagogue
Charlie King & Candace Cassin
Magdaleno "Leno" Rose-Avila Legacy Fund
Mary's House - Alabama
Tony Masalonis
Dick and Eileen Melia
Hilary Naylor
New Hampshire Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
The Open Door Community
Or Hamidbar - Palm Springs, California
Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty
Red Letter Christians
Scott Taylor
Barbara Hood & Dirk Sisson
Sisters of St. Francis - Clinton, Iowa
South Dakotans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
United Church of Christ
Dina Windle

In memory of Charles "Chuck" Culhane

Anonymous from Arizona
Anonymous from Maryland
Anonymous from Michigan
Anonymous from New Jersey
Anonymous from North Carolina
Anonymous from Rhode Island
Anonymous from Texas
Anonymous from Washington
Anonymous from Canada

"Commemorating 50 Years of Fighting Executions Since the Gregg Decision" (Giving of at least $50)
Abraham Bonowitz & Beth Wood
Amnesty International USA Group 213 of Raleigh, NC
Ellen Barfield
Linda Barone
Mark Berg
E Wayles Browne
David Bullock
Catholic Mobilizing Network
Annemarie Carr
Zann Carter
Child of Grace Books
Michel Coconis
Trisha Cooley
Marshall Dayan
E. Dillingham
Dominicans Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
Donkeysaddle Projects
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Florida)
Ruth Gais
Jeffrey M. Gamso
Susan Gries
Kathy Harris
Paula Van Houten
Ignite Peace
In the Executioner's Shadow Documentary Team
L'chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty
Lifespark (Switzerland)
Faith Lockwood
Helen Lueders
Lillian Luksenburg
Marianist Social Justice Collaborative's Death Penalty Abolition & Restorative Justice Team
Rosemary S. Kean
Amber and Kevin Mason
Peter McCaughan
Kenny McGill
Ann McStay
Galen McWilliams
Robert Meagher
Nora-Alice Michael
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty
Ministry Against the Death Penalty
Kirsten S. Moy
Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Rev. Dr. Charles A. Packer
Phyllis Pautrat
PAX Christi - New York State
Jack and Chris Payden-Travers
Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty
Clare Pratt, RSCJ
Tom Reid
Kyle Rohen
Phil Runkel
Maureen Schmalzried
Kari Lorraine Scott
Southern Methodist University Human Rights Program
Marilyn Stark
Leno Claudia Stravato
Uri L'Tzedek
Voiceless Behind Bars
Charlie Wilton
WNY Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Anonymous from Arizona
Anonymous from Idaho
Anonymous from Indiana
Anonymous from Missouri
Anonymous from New York
Anonymous from North Carolina
Anonymous from Texas
Anonymous from District of Columbia

In Memory of those who were put to death in the federal Killing Fields of Terre Haute, Indiana

In Honor of Raleigh Vigilers
In Memory of Paris Carriger
In Memory of Marie Deans
In Memory of Greg Wilhoit (by Nancy Vollertsen)

In Memory of Magdaeleno Rose-Avila
Roberta Avila
Bloomington PeaceAction Coalition
Jane Corley
Sarah Hearon
Barbara Hood
Catherine Hourcade
Caroline Klam
Jen Marlowe
Suzy Prenger
Maggie Stogner
Claudia Stravato
Katherine Thomson
Margaret Vrana
Gavrilah Wells

Additional Support By:
Death Penalty Action
Rehumanize International
Witness to Innocence

SPONSORS IN 2025

Alaskans Against the Death Penalty
Amnesty International Group 213 - Raleigh, NC
Amnesty International USA's Death Penalty Action Fund
Valerie Bauhofer
Benedictine Sisters of Idaho - Monastery of St. Gertrude
Black Lives Matter OKC
Dale Brumfield
Child of Grace Books
Jane Corley
Death Penalty Action
Dominicans Sisters of Sinsinawa, WI
Donkeysaddle Projects
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
Amy and Steve Duncan
Siobhan Dunne
Miriam Elliott
Empire State College
Equal Justice USA
Helene Frommer
Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Florida)
German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Evelyn Ariel Gonzalez-Villanueva
Susan Gries
Rachel and Bob Gross
Kathy Harris
Viki Harrison
John Holden and Mary Beaudoin
Barbara Hood and Dirk Sisson
Journey of Hope... From Violence to Healing
Kehilla Community Synagogue
L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty
Law Office of Jeffrey M. Gamso
Lifespark - Movement Against the Death Penalty (Switzerland)
Mari Lowe
Alex Madonik / Kehilla Community Synagogue
Marianist Social Justice Collaborative Death Penalty Abolition
Tony Masalonis
Margaret McChesney / Pax Christi-Phoenix
Galen McWilliams
Dick and Eileen Melia
Claire Milligan
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty
Hilary Naylor
Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty
The Open Door Community
Rev. Dr. Charles Packer
Phyllis Pautrat
Pax Christi USA
Jack and Chris Payden-Travers
Mikhaela Payden-Travers
Julia Pearson
Don Peterson and Jeff Richman
Margaret B. Phillips
Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty
Red Letter Christians
Kyle Rohen
Phil Runkel
South Dakotans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Southern Methodist University Human Rights Program
St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, NC - Outreach Committee
Marilyn Stark
Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr.
Scott Taylor
Manon Tremblay
United Church of Christ / Justice and Witness Ministries
United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society
Paula Van Houten
Margaret Vrana
Western NY Peace Center
Charlie Wilton
Witness to Innocence
Beth Wood and Abraham Bonowitz

Anonymous in memory of Dan Wilson and Bill Pelke

Anonymous Sponsorships From:
Alaska
California
Idaho
Maryland
New Jersey
Ohio
Rhode Island
Virginia
Washington State
Washington, DC
Wisconsin

Anonymous from Arizona
Anonymous from California
Anonymous from Idaho
Anonymous from Ireland
Anonymous from New Jersey
Anonymous from New York
Anonymous from Maryland
Anonymous from Virginia
Anonymous from Washington

SPONSORS IN 2023

Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International - Group 213 of Raleigh, NC
Dale Baich
James Basden
Abraham Bonowitz & Beth Wood
Building Bridges (Rose-Avila, Carolyn and Leno)
Catholic Mobilizing Network
Child of Grace Books
Death Penalty Action
Death Penalty Photography Project
Death Row Support Project
Dick Dieter and Margaret Louden
Democrats For Life of America
Dominicans Sisters of Sinsinawa, WI
Donkeysaddle Projects
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
P Drennan
Amy and Steve Duncan
Equal Justice USA
Daniel Flynn and Anne Feczko
Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (Florida)
Jeffrey M. Gamso
German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Susan Gries
Rachel and Bob Gross
Ben Hardcastle and Terry Fife
Viki Harrison
Hooman Hedayati
John Holden and Mary Beaudoin
Journey of Hope... From Violence to Healing
Kehilla Community Synagogue
Amelia Koffman in memoriam
L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty
Lifespark - Movement Against the Death Penalty (Switzerland)
LIVEFREE USA
Marianist Social Justice Collaborative Death Penalty Abolition/Restorative Justice Team
Tony Masalonis
Amber Mason
Dick and Eileen Melia
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty
The Murphy Davis Prison Project
Tom Muther
Hilary Naylor
Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Guy Ottewell
Phyllis Pautrat, LCSW
Pax Christi USA
Chris & Jack Payden-Travers
Julia Pearson
John Penberthy
Kimber Perrotta
Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty
Red Letter Christians
Rehumanize International
South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
South Dakotans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Southern Methodist University Human Rights Program
Marilyn Stark
Terri Steinberg
Scott Taylor
Rev. Dr. Starlette Thomas
United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society
Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Charlie Wilton
Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Witness to Innocence

Anonymous from Alaska
Anonymous from Alabama
Anonymous from California
Anonymous from Florida
Anonymous from New Jersey
Anonymous from New York
Anonymous from Maryland
Anonymous from Ohio
Anonymous from Virginia
Anonymous from Washington

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