Spring Meeting: ND ASK Continues to Grow and Forms Committees

Our spring planning meeting this past Wednesday exceeded all expectations, drawing about 30 students, 24 of whom signed up to be active members of newly formed committees which are intended to address various facets of the campaign's mission. The committees are as follows:

State and Community Network Committee – The purpose of this committee is to build and maintain relationships with various groups and individuals within the Notre Dame/South Bend community, across the state of Indiana, and across the country. Members will communicate with other anti-death penalty groups, parishes, social activist groups and community leaders and update them on our events and goals.

Fundraising Committee – In order to maintain the level of professionalism and quality that we’ve strived to attain, we have set a fundraising goal of $5,000 for the 2007 spring semester. This committee will be fundraising from a variety of on and off campus sources through mailings and over the telephone. Additionally, the committee will construct a donor database for future fundraising.

Academic Conference Committee – The academic conference that we’ve scheduled for April 13th-15th will require lots of work. The committee will help contact and schedule potential speakers, put together the conference itinerary, distribute information to potential attendees, and also manage logistical details such as space reservation/preparation, catering, and accommodations for speakers.

Victims’ Families Outreach Committee – It is crucial to any work against the death penalty that we are not negligent of the pain incurred by the families that have lost someone to a capital offense. This committee will establish contact with families of victims of any convicts that ND ASK is in communication with. Members will also prepare statements and put together a campaign strategy to better services for victims’ families. We will also have an informal Prison Ministry committee to facilitate communication with inmates on death row as well as visits.

If you are interested in joining any of these committees, please e-mail us at notredameask@gmail.com or attend the upcoming meetings this Thursday (3/1) in the CSC Lounge. The meeting times are as follows:

6:30-6:40: Prison Ministry
6:40-7:00: State and Community Networks
7:00-7:20: Academic Conference
7:20-7:40: Victims’ Families
7:40-8:00: Fundraising

We hope that you can join us!