Supporters of The Moratorium Campaign

Those in the media - musicians, actors, politicians and such - have an amazing opportunity to help educate the public about issues going on in the world. Through their spirit and energy they often motivate their fans to join them in speaking out. The following is a list of individuals who support a moratorium on the death penalty and The Moratorium Campaign.

• Sherman Alexie
• Oscar Arias
• Ed Asner
• Kathleen Brennan
• Jimmy Carter
• Rosalyn Carter
• Peter Coyote
• Angela Davis
• Ani DiFranco
• Steve Earle
• Senator Russ Feingold
• Michael Franti and Spearhead
• Woody Harrelson
• Indigo Girls
• The Dalai Lama
• Congressman Ed Pastor
• Sean Penn
• Tim Robbins
• Susan Sarandon
• Pete Seeger
• Bruce Springsteen
• Supersuckers
• Desmond Tutu
• Eddie Vedder
• Tom Waits
  

From our Supporters:

The death penalty only further perpetuates a cycle of violence. It is about vengeance and injustice. Two wrongs will never make a right, and only forgiveness cools the bitter fire of hatred.

Emily Saliers, Indigo Girls

A moratorium is long overdue, and for some, too late.

Ralph Nader

All the statistics prove that the death penalty does not stop crime. We need to turn our attention to other ways of stopping crime. Let us examine other countries which have much less crime than the USA.

Pete Seeger

God made us our brother's keeper, not his killer.

Ed Asner

There are no caveats to the first commandment. Jehovah hired to lawyers to split hairs. If we choose which commandments to keep and discard others, we have broken covenant with out Judeo Christian traditions. Why is state condoned murder exempt from judgment?

Peter Coyote