Appeal/Book Offer: Race to Incarcerate, by Marc Mauer
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Marijuana: West Hollywood Passes "Lowest Priority" Resolution
West Hollywood became the first Southern California city to adopt a "lowest law enforcement priority" measure toward marijuana when the City Council approved a resolution (albeit nonbinding) similar to Oakland's "Measure Z" on Monday night. Similar measures will go to voters in Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Santa Monica in November.
Offer and Appeal: Important New Legalization Video and Drug War Facts Book Available
Get your copy of the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition video that Walter Cronkite called a "must-see for any journalist or public official dealing with [the drug] issue."
Substance Abuse Recovery Alliance: General Membership Meeting
Please come and find out what we have been working on, and our proposed direction for the future. You will be able to meet the Board members. We will be discussing our mission statement, purpose, and future sub-committees.
Marijuana Policy Project: Join us to explore a Massachusetts decriminalization initiative
The Marijuana Policy Project will be working with other groups in Massachusetts to explore the possibility of placing a "decriminalization" initiative on the November 2008 ballot. To kick everything off, MPP executive director Rob Kampia will be meeting with supportive groups and individuals at a fundraising party in Boston on Thursday, February 22.
OC NORML Beach Rally
View the location here: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=zYzd2NfwE6z1CI9vrhD3Rg%3d%3d&longitude=QzZrZWASyJ6x4CVr2MfGjw%3d%3d&name=Huntington%20Beach%20M
Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards
Housing Works, the nation's largest minority-controlled AIDS organization, is proud to present the third-annual Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards, held on Thursday April 12, 2007 at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City. Given to those who demonstrate extraordinary courage and commitment in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the award is named for the cofounder of Housing Works, a fearless AIDS activist who died of AIDS-related complications in 2004.
Free Kennedy Center Gala Honoring the Prisons Foundation
We are pleased to announce that the Prisons Foundation has been chosen by a blue ribbon panel as a Mayor's Arts Award Finalist in the category of Innovation in the Arts. The panel was impressed with the work done by the Prisons Foundation in allowing men and women in prison to pursue the arts and their educational development, its publishing a stunning newsmagazine Art for Justice, and its sponsorship of the Prison Art Gallery in downtown Washington.
18th International Harm Reduction Conference: Coming Of Age
This conference is sponsored by The International Harm Reduction Association. For more information and to register to the conference, visit www.harmreduction2007.org.
Our Place, DC director Susan Galbraith appearing at Prisons Gallery of Art
Justice Sunday with Susan Galbraith:
Ms. Galbraith is director of Our Place, DC, which supports women who are or have been in the criminal justice system by providing the resources they need to maintain connections with the community, to resettle after incarceration and to reunite with their families. Also on Justice Sunday ex-prisoner Dennis Sobin will perform classical guitar.