Announcement

*** Prison made jewelry, clothing, leathercrafts and more at our special prison craft shows *** Join us at First Trinity Lutheran Church for our holiday Prison Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, December 16, from 10 AM to 5 PM. You'll find the perfect holiday gift at prices you can afford, from jewelry, craft items, and art -- all created by prison inmates across America. Also enjoy live music by MudPie jazz trio and other musicians. Don't miss this free events sponsored by the Prison Art Gallery. Mastercard, Visa, Amex and Discover welcome. First Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 E Street NW, Washington DC (half block from the Judiciary Square metro). Call 202-393-1511

Substance Abuse, Criminal Justice and HIV in African Americans: Research Development Workshop December 11-12, 2006 Hilton Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Sponsored by: Special Populations Office, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

The Prisons Foundation is pleased to announce that Keith Stroup will appear at this week's Justice Sundays event at the Prisons Gallery of Art, 1600 K Street NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC. Keith Stroup is the founder of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and current NORML legal counsel. A graduate of Georgetown Law School, he has advocated for alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders (on behalf the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives) and for several years served as executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). Live music will precede and follow Mr. Stroup's presentation at 3 PM.

“Medical Marijuana Panel: Amendment 44 and Low-income Patients,” featuring Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, renowned I-100 “Test Case” defendant Damien LaGoy and other patients. This free event is at noon on Wednesday, November 1 at the University of Denver Law School, room 125.

Students for Sensible Drug Policy is delighted to host Eric E. Sterling to speak at a campus-wide event at Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New Hampshire, on Monday, November 6, 2006, at 5 pm, on "The

You are invited to a Voter Power fundraising dinner on Saturday, October 28, at 8 p.m. at the Saigon Kitchen at 3829 SE Division Street in Portland, Oregon. The dinner will begin after our open house. Elvy Musikka, one of the few remaining patients receiving medical marijuana from the United States government will be our guest of honor.

The next meeting of the Medical Cannabis Working Group is scheduled for Tuesday, October 3rd at 7PM at the Unitarian Universalist Temple in Oak Park. The last meeting was very inspiring, let's try to spread the word even more to invite others who might also benefit.

Medical Marijuana Forum Saturday, September 23, 2006 1 PM to 4 PM Iowa State Historical Building 600 East Locust Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319 http://www.iowamedicalmarijuana.org

On Sunday, August 27, Troy Dayton, associate director of the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative will be giving the sermon at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada at 10:30 a.m. at 780 Del Monte Lane, Reno, NV 89511.

September 21, 2006 Sphinx Club 1315 K St. NW, Washington, DC 6:00 reception 7:00 dinner and program Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation invites you to join in commemorating the 15th anniversary of FAMM's sentencing advocacy in Washington, DC on September 21.