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Action
Opportunity:
Protest
on
Steps
of
New
Jersey
Statehouse
12/18/98
On Tuesday, January 12, at
twelve noon, citizens of New Jersey and surrounding regions will gather
on the steps of the statehouse in Trenton to protest Governor Christine
Whitman's intractability on the issue of syringe exchange. The protest
will coincide with Whitman's State of the State address and will be sponsored
by the New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition, the New Jersey chapters of
the National Organization for Women and American Civil Liberties Union,
the New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for Health in Education, ACT-UP Philadelphia,
and ACT-UP New York among others.
New Jersey has the nation's
third-highest rate of injection-related AIDS.
If you are in the area, please
make an effort to attend this one-hour demonstration. Donations to
defray transportation and other expenses are welcome. Checks can
be made out the New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition and sent to NJHRC,
P.O. Box 1459, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
For further information,
call NJHRC at (732) 247-3242.
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Issue #71, 12/18/98
Diana McCague Sentenced for Syringe Exchange | Action Opportunity: Protest on Steps of New Jersey Statehouse | Bills Seeking to Decriminalize Marijuana, Legalize Medical Marijuana and Legalize Hemp Cultivation to be Introduced in New Hampshire Legislature in 1999 | Patient Who Was Denied Liver Transplant For Using Medical Marijuana Dies | Media Spotlight: Drug Smuggling by US Marines a Growing Problem | Editorial: Unrighteous Indignation
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