Death Penalty Opponent to Speak, Answer Questions at U of A

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Furonda Brasfield, director of the Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, will give a presentation and answer questions about her organization's mission and initiatives at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in Kimpel Hall room 306. The event is free and the public is welcome.

Brasfield’s presentation is part of the University of Arkansas’ One Book, One Community Project and is offered as a lead-up to the public lecture by Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Reynolds Auditorium.

The Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty was founded in 1977 and is a non-partisan, non-sectarian coalition of religious and civic organizations and concerned citizens working together to end capital punishment in Arkansas. Its ultimate goal is for the General Assembly of Arkansas to pass and the governor sign into law a bill striking the death penalty from the criminal sentencing statutes of the state.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.