Sister Helen Prejean to Speak in Phoenix and Tucson
Sister Helen Prejean, 
one of the nation's foremost advocates to abolish the death penalty, will make a rare appearance in Arizona on February 19 and 20, sponsored by the Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Arizona Death Penalty Forum.
Sister Helen is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-nominated book, "Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States," which recounts her prison ministry that led to her introduction to capital punishment through her friendship with death-row inmate Patrick Sonnier. The book became a hit movie starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. Sister Helen also is the author of "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions."
Phoenix
On February 18, you can meet Prejean in Phoenix at a private reception. For information on the event and attendance cost, please contact the Arizona Death Penalty Forum (the Phoenix chapter of CAADP) at info@azdeathpenalty.org.
Prejean will also speak at a 6 p.m. Jesuit Alumni in Arizona event. For more information, please visit the JAAZ web site.
Tucson (tickets are $10 for public event and $100 for private event)
Tickets Now on Sale!
Public event ($10): Prejean will speak at 1 p.m. February 19 at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., at an event will include other special guests. Tickets for the event, which is open to the public, cost $10. After Sister Helen's talk, a New Orleans-style procession will be held through downtown Tucson to show support for the abolition of the death penalty in Arizona. Please note that if you purchased a $100 ticket to the private reception (see below), you get one free entrance to the public event and won't need to purchase the $10 ticket. To buy a ticket for the public event, CLICK HERE. (You'll be directed to the ShowClix.com Web site, which handles the ticket sales.)
Private reception ($100): A private meet-and-greet with Sister Helen will follow the procession. Tickets are $100, and your ticket will get you one free entrance to the public event at the Rialto (see above). Before tickets run out, take advantage of this chance to meet and speak with Sister Helen in person. To buy a ticket for the private reception, CLICK HERE. (You'll be directed to the ShowClix.com Web site, which handles the ticket sales.)
For more information about these events, please contact us at webmaster@azabolitionist.org or (520) 838-1721.
