Fighting For the Wrongfully Convicted!
Join the Arizona Justice Project for the 7th One Injustice is One Too Many Gala, our annual fundraiser.
Join us this year as we showcase the powerful narratives of individuals whose lives have been shaped by the Arizona Justice Project. Your participation is key to the success of this event, and we invite you to help make this gala truly extraordinary.
Date: Friday, Februrary 28th, 2025
Time: 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Scottsdale Resort and Spa
7700 East McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
About the Gala
The One Injustice is One Too Many Gala brings together hundreds of community members and increases awareness about AJP’s work. Net proceeds from this event support the work of AJP to seek justice for the innocent, wrongfully imprisoned, and those who have suffered a manifest injustice.
This year’s program will include stories from directly impacted people represented by the Arizona Justice Project.
We cannot do this work without your support. Help us make this year’s gala the best one yet!
Speaker
We are excited to present this year’s keynote speaker, Kirk Bloodsworth!
Kirk Bloodsworth
Kirk Bloodsworth is the first person to be sentenced to death and then later exonerated by DNA evidence. He spent a total of 8 years, 10 months, and 19 days in prison, two of those years were on death row in Maryland. After DNA testing excluded Kirk as the perpetrator, he was finally exonerated in 1993.
Upon his release, Kirk became a voice for the innocent and advocated for broader use of DNA testing. He met with legislators on Capitol Hill and testified at numerous hearings, one of those hearings included our Founder, the late Larry Hammond. This advocacy work played a critical role in the passage of the 2004 Federal Justice for All Act, which included the Innocence Protection Act. Part of the Innocence Protection Act was named in honor of Kirk (“Bloodsworth” Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program), which created federal funding to support post-conviction case review and DNA testing. In 2008, Arizona became one of the first states in the country to receive a Bloodsworth grant.
Kirk is also the former Executive Director of Witness to Innocence, which is an organization “of, by, and for death row exonerees” to “empower exonerated death row survivors to be the most powerful and effective voice in the fight to end the death penalty and reform the justice system in the United States.”
Kirk’s compassion and determination has made a significant impact on the movement to abolish the death penalty. His advocacy alongside his fellow exonerated death row survivors was influential in eight of the nine states that have abolished the death penalty in the last 25 years, including his home state of Maryland.
Event program
8:00 PM:
Your chance to make an impact!
- Your opportunity to help provide a second chance to those who have been wrongfully convicted, or suffered multiple manifest injustices, within the criminal justice system
Sponsorship Packages:
Our gala makes it possible for our organization to raise funds in support of our mission to seek justice for the innocent, the wrongfully imprisoned, and those who have suffered manifest injustice under Arizona’s criminal justice system.
I just want to let everyone know how much I appreciate you and to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Please consider supporting our event with one of the available sponsorships:
Fellow
$3000
• Recognition on event listing
• Group post on Social media
Defender
$6000
• Logo featured on Event materials
• Featured on Social media
• Recognition on website
Mail sponsorship contributions to:
Arizona Justice Project
4001 North 3rd Street Suite 401
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
For any sponsorship-related questions, please contact Katie Puzauskas, Communications and Legal Strategy Coordinator, by phone at (602) 844-1220, or by email at katie.puzauskas@azjusticeproject.org.
Purchase Tickets
Individual Seating
$250
Half Table (5 tickets)
$1,250
Table (10 Tickets)
$2,500
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Venue
Scottsdale Resort and Spa
7700 East McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 991-9000
Friday, February 28, 2025
5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Yes. Guests must be 18 or older to attend. Guests younger than 21 years of age will require supervision.
Complimentary self-parking will be available on site for your convenience.
Cocktail attire recommended. Visit our One Injustice photo gallery to see what guests wore last year.
Please contact Katie Puzauskas at katie.puzauskas@azjusticeproject.org or 602-844-1220 with any questions.
You DO NOT have to bring your printed ticket to the event. We will have your name on our guest list at registration.