Community Solutions – End the War on Drugs
A Community Response to the failed 40-Year War on Drugs & Mass Incarceration
Saturday June 18, 2011 •Doors open at 1pm - All day Events
Chuco’s Justice Center • 1137 E. Redondo Blvd • Inglewood, CA 90302
Marijuana must be made legal • Over-incarceration must stop • The war on drugs is “the new Jim Crow”
Drug use must be treated as a health issue, not a criminal justice issue
Open dialogue about prohibition and drug legalization
Prisons are NOT the solution!
1pm – Registration/Organizational Tabling
Featuring Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex
from the archives of Center for the Study of Political Graphics
2pm - Program
Poetry/Spoken
Welcome: Drug Policy Alliance
2:15 - Panel I
Panelists include representatives from: Californians United for a Responsible Budget,
Drug Policy Alliance, PYFC, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, and Youth Justice Coalition
4:00 pm - Press Conference
4:30 pm - Panel II
Panelists include representatives from: LEAP, Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes, FACTS; American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU; A New PATH, Leila AIM)
Music • Poetry • Hip Hop • Punk
8pm - Candlelight Vigil
8:30 pm – Midnight - More Music • Poetry • Hip Hop • Punk
Featured Artists Include: Alpharaoh • Pat’s Justice • Fantastic 5150’s • Rabia al Sistema
Animalitos • Cuahtemoc • Sherman Austin • Jon Doe • Guerrilla Queenz • WarClub • Skim
Contact: Rodrigo “Froggy” Vazquez • Students for a Sensible Drug Policy 323.667.8297 or frogg_lok@yahoo.com or Mary Sutton, CURB, masutton2@earthlink.net
Friday, June 17, 2011, marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of the “war on drugs.” His decision catapulted the U.S. into a wasteful, decades-long, failed effort that has had zero impact on drug consumption in the U.S., but has had profound negative impacts on communities in the U.S. and around the world—communities of color in particular. The Drug Policy Alliance, DPA, a recognized leader in drug policy reform, is spearheading efforts across the country to highlight the impacts of this ill-fated war. In Los Angeles DPA, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, organizations from Californians United for a Responsible Budget and many others are asking the community to come out and join the discussion. Get Educated, Empowered, and Entertained
Sponsored by: A New PATH / MOMS United to End the War on Drugs • A New Way of Life • All of Us or None / Los Angeles •
Alternative Intervention Methods (AIM) • American Civil Liberties Union / Southern California (ACLU SC) • Blacksmith Records Inc. • California Partnership • Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) • Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY) • Cop Watch / LA • Critical Resístance / LA • Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) • Enlace • Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes (F.A.C.T.S.) • Hip Hop Not Bombs • Homies Unidos • Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy (J.U.I.C.E.) • Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (L.E.A.P.) • Leadership through Empowerment Action and Dialogue (L.E.A.D.) • October 22nd Coalition / LA (O22) • Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC) • Students for Sensible Drug Policy / Los Angeles City College (SSDP) • Youth Justice Coalition (YJC) and more…
A Community Response to the failed 40-Year War on Drugs & Mass Incarceration
Saturday June 18, 2011 •Doors open at 1pm - All day Events
Chuco’s Justice Center • 1137 E. Redondo Blvd • Inglewood, CA 90302
Marijuana must be made legal • Over-incarceration must stop • The war on drugs is “the new Jim Crow”
Drug use must be treated as a health issue, not a criminal justice issue
Open dialogue about prohibition and drug legalization
Prisons are NOT the solution!
1pm – Registration/Organizational Tabling
Featuring Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex
from the archives of Center for the Study of Political Graphics
2pm - Program
Poetry/Spoken
Welcome: Drug Policy Alliance
2:15 - Panel I
Panelists include representatives from: Californians United for a Responsible Budget,
Drug Policy Alliance, PYFC, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, and Youth Justice Coalition
4:00 pm - Press Conference
4:30 pm - Panel II
Panelists include representatives from: LEAP, Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes, FACTS; American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU; A New PATH, Leila AIM)
Music • Poetry • Hip Hop • Punk
8pm - Candlelight Vigil
8:30 pm – Midnight - More Music • Poetry • Hip Hop • Punk
Featured Artists Include: Alpharaoh • Pat’s Justice • Fantastic 5150’s • Rabia al Sistema
Animalitos • Cuahtemoc • Sherman Austin • Jon Doe • Guerrilla Queenz • WarClub • Skim
Contact: Rodrigo “Froggy” Vazquez • Students for a Sensible Drug Policy 323.667.8297 or frogg_lok@yahoo.com or Mary Sutton, CURB, masutton2@earthlink.net
Friday, June 17, 2011, marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of the “war on drugs.” His decision catapulted the U.S. into a wasteful, decades-long, failed effort that has had zero impact on drug consumption in the U.S., but has had profound negative impacts on communities in the U.S. and around the world—communities of color in particular. The Drug Policy Alliance, DPA, a recognized leader in drug policy reform, is spearheading efforts across the country to highlight the impacts of this ill-fated war. In Los Angeles DPA, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, organizations from Californians United for a Responsible Budget and many others are asking the community to come out and join the discussion. Get Educated, Empowered, and Entertained
Sponsored by: A New PATH / MOMS United to End the War on Drugs • A New Way of Life • All of Us or None / Los Angeles •
Alternative Intervention Methods (AIM) • American Civil Liberties Union / Southern California (ACLU SC) • Blacksmith Records Inc. • California Partnership • Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) • Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY) • Cop Watch / LA • Critical Resístance / LA • Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) • Enlace • Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes (F.A.C.T.S.) • Hip Hop Not Bombs • Homies Unidos • Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy (J.U.I.C.E.) • Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (L.E.A.P.) • Leadership through Empowerment Action and Dialogue (L.E.A.D.) • October 22nd Coalition / LA (O22) • Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC) • Students for Sensible Drug Policy / Los Angeles City College (SSDP) • Youth Justice Coalition (YJC) and more…
No comments:
Post a Comment