Journey of Hope Speakers' Tour 2024
Witness healing and hope in action!
Join us for the 30th Anniversary Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP) and Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing Speakers’ Tour from Thursday, Jan 24th through Tuesday, Feb 6th. Journey of Hope speakers including murder victim family members, exonerees, and family members of those on death row will talk about their encounters with violence and the death penalty. The following are speaker events open to the public:
Thursday, Jan 25th - 12pm - Temple Beth Tikvah, Roswell, GA - RSVP
Thursday, Jan 25th - 7pm - Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta - Chancery, Smyrna, GA - RSVP
Friday, Jan 26th - 6pm - St Mary Mother of God Church, Jackson, GA - RSVP
Saturday Jan 27th - 6pm - High Street Unitarian Universalist Church, Macon, GA - RSVP
Saturday, Jan 27th - 4:30pm - Atlanta Friends Meeting, Decatur, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Jan 28th - 9:30am - Oconee Street United Methodist Church, Athens, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Jan 28th, 11:15am - Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Jan 28th - 12:30pm - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Jan 28th - 11:15am - Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Jan 28th - 3pm - Oconee Street United Methodist Church, Athens, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Jan 28th - 4pm - All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA - RSVP
Monday, Jan 29th - 4pm - Augusta University, Augusta, GA - RSVP
Monday, Jan 29th - 7pm - Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta, GA - RSVP
Monday, Jan 29th - 7:30pm - Jubilee Partners, Comer, GA - RSVP
Tuesday, Jan 30th - 6pm - Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warner Robins, GA - RSVP
Thursday, Feb 1st - 7pm - Wesleyan College, Macon, GA - RSVP
Friday, Feb 2nd - 1pm - Georgia Southwest State University, Americus, GA - RSVP
Friday, Feb 2nd - 6pm - First African Baptist Church, Savannah, GA - RSVP
Saturday, Feb 3rd - 10am - St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Waycross, GA - RSVP
Saturday, Feb 3rd - 1pm - South Georgia Technical College, Americus, GA - RSVP
Saturday, Feb 3rd - 1:30pm - North Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, GA - RSVP
Saturday, Feb 3rd - 5pm - Park Ave Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA -RSVP
Sunday, Feb 4th - 10am - Americus Mennonite Fellowship, Americus, GA - RSVP
Sunday, Feb 4th - 3pm - Columbus Library Auditorium, Columbus, GA - RSVP
Tuesday, Feb 6th - 6pm - St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roswell, GA - RSVP English speaking
Tuesday, Feb 6th - 6pm - St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roswell, GA - RSVP Spanish speaking
Please contact Cathy Harmon-Christian (GFADP) at charmon-christian@gfadp.org for more information and questions. All are welcome!
RSVP for GFADP Day at the Capitol, Feb 7, 2024
On Wednesday, Feb 7th Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP), Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, the Catholic Mobilizing Network along with Journey of Hope and many others will gather at the Georgia State Capitol to advocate with our legislators on the importance of passing a bill regarding the death penalty and those with intellectual disabilities.
The schedule is as follows:
8am-11am - room 215 in the Capitol Building (coffee and instructions)
11am - room 216 in the Capitol Building (catered lunch)
12-1pm - South Stairs - Press Conference and Speakers
Meeting with legislators will take place in scheduled meetings as well as on the rope lines, if permitted by the House.
Georgia Faith Leaders will be delivering a letter opposing the executions of those with intellectual disabilities. To sign on to this letter, follow this link: GEORGIA FAITH LEADERS LETTER SIGN ON
Please RSVP to let us know you will be with us for this important Day at the Capitol!
GFADP and Journey of Hope - From violence to healing
are joining together to bring murder victim family members, exonerees, and family members of those on death row to speak at venues and events throughout Georgia in early 2024. This will be a 30th anniversary Journey!
In 1994, there was a JOH Speakers' Tour which took place in these places:
Sept. 30 Gather at Hard Labor Creek Park (Atlanta area)
Oct. 1 Rally at Georgia’s Death Row (Jackson, Ga.)
Oct. 2-4 Atlanta
Oct. 5 Athens/North Georgia
Oct. 6 Move to Brunswick — Camp Glynn
Oct. 7-10 Jacksonville, Fla., Brunswick, Ga; Savannah, Ga.
Oct. 11 Move to Koinonia
Oct. 12 Macon, Warner Robins, Milledgeville
Oct. 13 Columbus, Americus
Oct. 14 Albany
Oct. 15 Move to Indian Springs Park
Oct. 16 Atlanta (Concert and celebration)