Advocate for Freddie "Khalil" Owens' clemency!
Freddie "Khalil" Owens is scheduled to be executed on September 20, 2024. He was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of Irene Graves. Khalil, who was 19 years old at the time, was profoundly traumatized by childhood poverty and suffered horrific abuse in both his home and South Carolina’s juvenile prisons, which left him with organic brain injuries. Please take consistent action in the coming weeks for #ClemencyForFreddieKhalilOwens.
Here's SCADP's Event Schedule for the week of Khalil's execution
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September 19th: Petition Delivery at the SC Statehouse
11:00am-11:30am
1100 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29208
Meet inside on the first floor
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September 19th: SCADP Vigil of Remembrance
7:00pm-8:00pm
Washington Street UMC
1401 Washington Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Afterwards, join us for a non-violent protest outside the Governor's mansion on the sidewalk
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September 20th: Vigil at Broad River Correctional Institution
4:30pm until execution
4460 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210
The Vigil will be led by the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Charleston
If you have additional questions, please contact us at info@scadp.org!
Sign the Petition
Are you the leader of a religious or spiritual community in South Carolina? In a state where over 80 percent of people identify with a faith tradition, including Governor McMaster, people of faith can be powerful voices for justice. We encourage you to add your name to this letter asking the governor to stop pursuing the death penalty in South Carolina. Please share the letter with others as well. We hope to have 200 signatures by October 10, 2024 (World Day Against the Death Penalty). We are pleased to collaborate with religious and spiritual leaders of multiple coalitions and traditions for the launch of this letter.