VADP Awards Luncheon Recent Accomplishments & Talking Points, 2015 October 10, 2015 October 9
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Fullscreenoe VADP Awards Luncheon Saturday, October 10, 2015 Noon to 2:00pm St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richmond Recent VADP Accomplishments & Talking Points Defeat of the execution drug secrecy bill in the 2015 legislative session with near unanimous support of Democrats in the General Assembly; Being invited to share Virginia's success story for a panel at a national DP abolition conference; Successful series of regional meetings in the spring in five locations (Richmond, Charlottesville, northern Virginia, Norfolk, and Roanoke); Another round of five regional meetings scheduled from mid-October to mid- November; Personal meetings with Republican legislators to identify potential allies for death penalty reform bills to join our stalwart Democratic allies; Conservative outreach effort, signing up prominent conservative leaders who oppose the DP; Built organizational capacity by hiring a full time Executive Director and bringing on young & energetic new board members; Recruiting NA MI Virginia as an ally for the next General Assembly to seek a ban on the execution of people with mental illness; Participation in the A mazing Raise for the first time; and Working toward financial self-sufficiency of VADP from local donors like you.
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