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What You Can Do

Young People

Often young people's voices are discounted or ignored; through this campaign we seek to educate and empower youth and students to recognize and enhance their own abilities. Young people have powerful voices, and they deserve to be heard.

• As a part of the I Dream a World campaign, youth will be encouraged to submit drawings of what justice looks like to them, as well as drawings of leaders, such as Dr. King, that inspire them.

• Junior and senior high school youth will be encouraged to write essays focusing on how Dr. King would be involved in addressing the issue of the death penalty if he were alive today.

• The collected essays and drawings will be compiled in booklets that can be delivered to legislators and other key officials to demonstrate the concerns and wishes of youth.

• The drawings and essays will be displayed in churches and other public settings.

• We also ask that young people become involved in the public sphere by educating themselves about the legislative process and contacting their elected representatives to express opinions about issues of great importance.

• We encourage young people to use the I Dream a World student organizing packet to continue educating themselves on the issues surrounding capital punishment and to share that knowledge with their peers.

Faith-Based Communities

Religious leaders such as Rev. Bernice King, Rev. James Lawson, Sister Helen Prejean, Arun Gandhi, Rabbi David Sapperstein and Rabbi Leonard Beerman have called for an end to the death penalty.

• As a part of the I Dream a World campaign, AFSC is calling on other religious leaders to educate their congregations about the immorality of the death penalty by preaching sermons, leading prayer services, and facilitating discussions.

• We encourage everyone to send cards to government officials calling for an end to capital punishment.

• We ask people to reach out to correspond with and/or visit those on death row.

• We must also remember to provide support to victims of violence.

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