The 34th Annual OK-CADP Awards Dinner & Meeting will be held Saturday, May 16 at the University of Central Oklahoma’s George Night Center in Edmond, from 5:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for registration and a cash bar reception with access to vendor tables.  Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m., and the program will start at 7 p.m.  The event will also be available via Zoom registration.

Austin attorney Walter C. Long, founder and board member of the After Violence Project will deliver the evening’s keynote address.  The title of his talk will be The Death Penalty: A Public Health Issue.

Long has worked as a post-conviction capital defense attorney for nearly three decades. He advocates for recognizing the death penalty as a trauma-organized social system that reproduces the dynamics of abusive family systems on a societal scale.

During the program, OK-CADP will honor members of the coalition’s community with the organization’s Abolitionists Awards including: The Cece Jones-Davis Moving Forward Award, Responsible Criminal Justice Reporting Award, The Phil Wahl Abolitionist of the Year Award, Opio Toure Courageous Advocate Award, and the Lifetime Abolitionists Award.

Jahruba and the Jah Mystics will provide music for the event.

In-Person & Virtual tickets are $75 and Students are $25. Sponsorships/Tables (8 tickets) are $600. Organizations purchasing a table will also receive a vendor booth from which to share information about their work and advocacy efforts. To purchase a vendor table only is $50, and a vendor table plus one ticket is $100.

To purchase by mail, send a check or money order by May 8, 2026, along with guest’s name and vendor organization name, if applicable, to: OK-CADP, PO Box 713, OKC OK 73101-0713.

Make your online reservation BELOW by using the “Buy Now” button (no Paypal account needed, just use your credit/debit card). You can order multiple tickets by changing the quantity on the “Tickets” drop down button.  Guests requesting vegetarian meals are asked to note that in the drop down menu below.

We hope you will join us!