Legislative Advocacy
For the past 30 years, the Carolina Justice Policy Center has worked on a wide range of policy issues including sentencing
reform, developing and improving community-based corrections programs, and addressing critical problems in the use of
the death penalty
Carolina Justice Policy Center
PO Box 309
Durham, NC 27705
Tel: 919-682-1149
The North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus is a nonpartisan association of community members throughout North
Carolina devoted to promoting social justice and economic self-sufficiency for all. Our mission is to promote the social,
economic, and political empowerment of people of color, the disadvantaged, and low-wealth families and individuals, and
the working class.
UNITING A PEOPLE
The North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus is committed to equity and equality for black people and low wealth
communities to ensure that all populations have equitable access to building economic and political capital in our state. Become a part of this powerful movement for change, join us today!
Advocacy
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) aims to organize a majority constituency of low- to
moderate-income people across the United States.
Durham ACORN
115 Market St., Ste 380
Durham, NC 27701
ncacornfield3@acorn.org
ncacornfield2@acorn.org
Phone: 919-682-4273
The ACLU of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) is the North Carolina state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, and the
ACLU-NC Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) is the 501(c)(3) arm of the ACLU-NC that coordinates and carries out its
legal and educational work around civil liberties issues. The North Carolina affiliate of the ACLU was founded in 1965, is
based in Raleigh, and has grown to approximately 8,000 members statewide. Our mission is to preserve and defend
the guarantees of individual liberty found in the North Carolina Constitution and the US Constitution, with particular
emphasis on freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of religion, equal protection under law for all people, the
right to privacy, the right to due process of law, and the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
P.O. Box 28004
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 919-834-3390
E-mail: aclunc@nc.rr.com
The Capital Punishment Project (CPP) is a national project of the American Civil Liberties Union. The CPP
engages in public education and advocacy, systemic reform and strategic litigation, including direct
representation of capital defendants. The CPP challenges the unfairness and arbitrariness of
capital punishment while working toward its ultimate repeal.
American Civil Liberties Union
Capital Punishment Project
201 West Main Street, Suite 402
Durham, N.C. 27701
Tel: 919-682-5659
We are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
Our purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. We investigate
and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer,
more just world.
Amnesty International Chapters at NC Universities such as UNCA and UNCW are actively involved in
promoting NC Moratorium Activities and Events.
CCMN is a group of Charlotte citizens concerned about the current application of
the death penalty. Our mission is to achieve a moratorium on the death penalty in
North Carolina through advocacy, education and collaboration.
Ted Frazer
Phone: (704) 532-6854
Email: FKASSOC@aol.com
http://ccmn2.tripod.com/
The Common Sense Foundation is North Carolina's progressive think tank promoting fairness, justice,
and opportunity in the state public-policy debate.
the Common Sense Foundation |
P.O. Box 1927,
Durham, N.C. 27702
Phone: (919) 821-9270
info@common-sense.org
- Gaston Coalition for a Moratorium Now
George Burazer, coordinator
1050 Hoover St.
Mt. Holly, NC 28120
704-822-6350 (home, after 7 pm.)
georgedburazer@bellsouth.net
Our mission: To pursue reform in North Carolina's flawed system of capital punishment through education, execution vigils and legislative advocacy.
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political,
educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial
discrimination.
Contact Us
Amina Turner
North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
114 W. Parrish Street, Second Floor Durham, NC 27701
919-682-4700
866-626-2227
NASW is a membership organization that promotes, develops, and protects the practice of social work
and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the effective functioning and well being of individuals,
families and communities through its work and advocacy.
NASW-NC
PO Box 27582
Raleigh, NC 27611-7582
Phone: 1-800-280-6207
Triangle Area: 919-828-9650
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active
participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and advocacy.
League of Women Voters of North Carolina
3509 Haworth Drive, Suite 404
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Phone and fax: (919) 783-5995
E-mail: LWVNC@bellsouth.net