ntercommunity Justice and Peace Center

Sunday, July 18, 12noon, this event will be on-line

Did you know that 40 states, including those with active death penalty statutes, haven’t executed anyone in five years? On July 18, it will be three years since Ohio has executed anyone. With two strongly bipartisan bills in the Ohio House and Senate, we are kindling the hope that Ohio will never execute anyone ever again.

That’s why we’re inviting you to participate in our “Day of Hope” on July 18. It’s simple to get involved:

• Light a candle in your home any time on July 18.

• Take a picture of your lit candle and either send it to us in an e-mail message [<allison@otse.org>], post it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and tag it with #NoDeathPenaltyOH.

• Feel free to include a comment about why you believe that there is hope for a future in Ohio without the death penalty.

We will be sharing the pictures of your candles as we receive them. The idea is to amplify the hopeful light around our state as we work towards Ohio being the 24th state to abandon the death penalty.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our Director of Communications, Allison Cohen, at <allison@otse.org>.

Hosted by Ohioans to Stop Executions, ACLU of Ohio, and Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center.