The Interfaith Coalition to End the Death Penalty invites you to an educational summit and prayer vigil on Thursday, December 10, entitled “Justice and Mercy: An Interfaith Call to End the Death Penalty.” The summit will be at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (48 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303) from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. and the prayer vigil will be at Liberty Plaza from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Check-in begins at 2:00 p.m, and a procession from the shrine to the plaza starts at 4:30. You are welcome to attend one or both portions - you can join us at 5 PM for prayer if you aren't able to make it earlier.

Speakers will include Ambassador Andrew Young, Bishop Wright of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, Retired Supreme Court Justice Norman Fletcher, Kayla Gissendaner, and other experts on the death penalty. Please join us for this incredible opportunity to pray and be informed and mobilized about abolishing the death penalty in Georgia. The event is free but you are strongly encouraged to register online. Please see the website of Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty at www.gacadp.org for more information and to see the link to register.

The faith traditions represented on the coalition include Baptist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, United Church of Christ, Episcopalian, Vedanta, and Buddhist. All are welcome.