Events Calendar: Drug Policy Reform & Social Justice

• (This webpage is updated regularly - please bookmark it. E-mail info on scheduled events to calendar@november.org)
• Also visit the Speakers Bureau Calendar at LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition)

May 1 ­ 28, Hartford, CT. Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2008, at the Conrad L. Mallet Gallery, Capital Community College, 950 Main Street, Hartford, CT. Opening Reception May 1, 5:00 ­ 7:00 PM. For more info, contact cpaprisonarts@earthlink.net or 860-722-9450, or see www.cpa-ct.org/prisonarts

May 22, 2008, New York City. DPA Benefit: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at 151 Wooster Street, New York City, between Houston & Prince. Hosted by Drug Policy Alliance. For more info & to RSVP, visit the event webpage: at www.drugpolicy.org/absinthe/

May 22 - 26, 2008, Bellingham, WA. Alternatives to Violence Project Annual Gathering, at the Firs Conference Center, Bellingham, WA. For more info & to register, visit www.avpusa.org/annual08.htm

May 24, 2008, Washington, DC. Free Workshop to Become a Mentor to Imprisoned Artists, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Prison Art Gallery, 1600 K Street. NW, Washington, DC. For more info, contact staff@PrisonsFoundation.org or 202-393-1511

May 28, 2008, Seattle, WA. WA State 3-Strikes Reform Meeting, 6:15 to 9:00 PM at the White Center Library Meeting Room, 11220 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146. Hosted by Justice Works! For more info, contact Lea Zengage at lzengage@northwest.net

May 30- June 1, 2008, Philadelphia, PA. National STOPMAX Campaign Conference - No More "SuperMax' Prisons!. At Temple Univesity. Presented by American Friends Service Committee. For more info, contact 215-241-7137 or nblack@afsc.org

June 2, 2008, New York City. Immigration, Justice and Crime: Where Do We Go From Here?, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at John Jay College, Room 630T, 899 Tenth Ave., New York, NY For more info & to RSVP, contact cmcj@jjay.cuny.edu or 212-484-1175

June 3, 2008, New York City. Drop The Rock Education and Outreach Committee Meeting, 6:00 PM at the Correctional Association, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Suite 200, New York, NY. For more info, contact Caitlin Dunklee at 212-254-5700 x339 or cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org, or see www.correctionalassociation.org or www.droptherock.org

June 5, 2008, New York City. Drop the Rock General Coalition Meeting, 6:00 PM at the Correctional Association, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Suite 200, New York, NY. For more info, contact Caitlin Dunklee at 212-254-5700 x339 or cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org, or see www.correctionalassociation.org or www.droptherock.org
 
June 5 - 6, 2008, Baltimore, MD. Break the Chains: Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, at The Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD. For more info & to register, contact Eileen Miller at 410-837-5882 or eld@email.com, or see www.breakchains.org

June 6 - 7, 2008, Aspen, CO. NORML 2008 Aspen Legal Seminar, at the Gant Ski Resort in Aspen, CO. For more info, contact (202) 483-5500, Fax: (202) 483-0057, Email: norml@norml.org, or see www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6823

July 8, 2008, Albuquerque, NM. Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) New Mexico Summer Celebration, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Seasons Rotisserie & Grill, Rooftop Cantina, 2031 Mountain Road, San Felipe Plaza, Old Town Albuquerque, NM. For more info, see http://tinyurl.com/5ob2p5

July 13, 2008, Yorktown Heights, NY. 10th Annual Isidro Aviles Memorial Picnic, 10:00 AM ­ 6:00 PM at FDR State Park, Yorktown Heights (just north of New York City). Sponsored by the Isidro Aviles Memorial Chapter of the November Coalition. Come join the Aviles family and the November Coalition to remember Isidro Aviles, who passed away in federal prison on 7/13/98 while serving a harsh mandatory sentence for an alleged drug crime. Download a color flyer here. For more info, contact Teresa Aviles at isidro@november.org. For past picnics, see www.november.org/Volunteers/NY/TeresaAviles

July 19 - 20, 2008, Eugene, OR. Emerald Empire HempFest 2008. Please call 541-434-2377 for location details. For more information, see http://emeraldempirehempfest.com

September 15 - 16, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic. 1st Global Conference on Methamphetamine, held at Prague's historic Charles University. For more info, contact 44 (0) 208 987 6021 or see www.globalmethconference.com

September 26 - 28, 2008, Oakland, CA. Critical Resistance 10th Anniversary Conference and Strategy Session. For more info, contact the Conference Planning Committee at 510-444-0484 or Conference Coordinator Rachel Herzing at rachel@criticalresistance., or see www.criticalresistance.org

November 9 -11, 2008, San Francisco, CA. The Green Festival, at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center. Sustainable Economy, Ecological Balance, and Social Justice. A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-Op America. For more info, see www.greenfestivals.org

November 13 - 16, 2008, Miami, FL. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, at the Radisson Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL. For more info, contact Paula Santiago at 212-213-6376, x15 or see www.harmreduction.org