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The November Coalition in the MediaOn The Radio:
Man Serving Three Life Terms for Drug Deal Pins Hopes on Clemency from Obama; from Fox News (US), 6/2/09 The Fall of the Presidential Pardon; from Truthout (US), 4/2/09 State Targets Women's Prison In Medical Lake For Closure; from Spokesman-Review (WA), 12/24/08 Free Days For Richard Paey; from Tampa Bay Online (FL), 11/1/08 Poll Finds Broad Support for Doing Away with Mandatory Minimum Sentencing for Nonviolent Offenders; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 9/26/08 To Snitch Or Not To Snitch? That is the Unanswered Question; from EURweb.com (US), 7/7/08 SOA Protest Weekend Combines Elements Of Flea Market And Activism; from National Catholic Reporter (US), 12/5/07 Set in Steel: Prison Life Without Parole; from Truthout.org (US), 11/28/07 Pardoned Man Thankful To Be With Loved Ones; from Tampa Tribune (FL), 11/23/07 Richard Paey Speaks; from Reason Online (US Web), 11/20/07 New, Less Severe Federal Crack Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines Go Into Effect, But Will They Be Retroactive? from Drug War Chronicle (US), 11/2/07 Supreme Court Weighs Arguments on Limits of Judicial Discretion in Sentencing; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 10/5/07 Notes From [Seattle] Hempfest; from CounterPunch (US Web), 8/26/07 Tight-Lipped 'Granny' Dies in Prison; from News & Observer (NC), 8/17/07 Snitching in the Spotlight: House Committee Holds Hearing on Informant Abuses; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 8/3/07 'Stop Snitching' Group Hoping To Clarify Message; from NBC Action News, Kansas City (MO), 7/30/07 [LTE] Stop Snitchin' Movement; from Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), 6/3/07 US Sentencing Commission Announces Reduction in Crack Cocaine Sentences; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 5/4/07 Among Architects, a Prison Design Boycott Gains Steam; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 4/6/07 Clamor Grows for Freedom for Texas Marijuana Prisoner Tyrone Brown; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 12/15/06 Drug Reform And The Democratic Congress: What's Going To Happen? from Drug War Chronicle (US), 12/8/06 Plan Aims To Cut Recidivism; from Spokesman-Review (WA), 9/17/06 Bipartisan Group of US Senators Introduce Bill to Reduce Cocaine Sentencing Disparities; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 7/28/06 Plight Of Blacks A 'Silent Cancer'; from Rockford Register Star, 6/30/06 Among Whites, Imprisoning Drug Users a Minority Opinion, Survey Finds; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 6/16/06 Activists Also Get A Hearing Downtown; from Spokesman-Review (WA), 4/18/06 Inmate's Calls To Cost Less; from Spokesman-Review (WA), 4/16/06 Pumped Up in Florida; from Access Press (MN), 3/17/06 Despite Supreme Court Ruling Throwing Out Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Federal Drug Sentences Keep Getting Longer; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 3/24/06 Column: That Plea Deal Doesn't Look So Bad Now; from Tampa Tribune (FL), 2/12/06 Ex-Hammonton Man Takes Drug Arrest Story To '60 Minutes'; from Press Of Atlantic City (NJ), 1/31/06 In the Wake of Booker, Some Small Relief for a Small Fraction of Federal Crack Cocaine Offenders; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 1/13/06 LTE: Are Drug Courts The Answer? from Spokesman-Review (WA), 1/28/05 Nora Callahan featured on Cultural Baggage: part of The DrugTruth Network - January 25, 2005 episode (Mp3 Format - RealPlayer Format) Christmas Letter To A Prisoner; from Capital Times (WI), 12/21/05 'Two Million is Too Many' Prison Rally Lays Groundwork for More, Better Collaboration; from The Drug War Chronicle (US Web), 8/19/05 November Coalition performs at 1st Annual SpoCannabis Rally; May 7, 2005, Spokane, WA The November Coalition: Draft of a Submission, by Kenneth Mentor, J.D., Ph.D. to be included in the Encyclopedia of Corrections, edited by Mary Bosworth; Posted March 2005 Two Million Is Too Many!; from The Drug War Chronicle (US Web), 7/8/05 August 5, 2005 - Drug War Chronicle (US Web); Prison Protest Aiming for DC in Eight Days; from Drug War Chronicle (US Web), 8/5/05 July 12, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel (FL); LTE: Drug Profits, By John Chase May 27, 2005 - Drug War Chronicle (US Web); Federal Bill to Rein in Anti-Drug Task Forces Introduced in Response to Tulia Scandal May 12, 2005 - The Spokesman_Review (WA); Roundtable: Jail Solutions A Thing Of The Past, by Nora Callahan April 22, 2005, Drug War Chronicle (US Web); House Conservatives Pushing Bill to "Fix" Sentencing, Increase Mandatory Minimums, Create New Drug Crimes April 6, 2005, Mountain Xpress (NC); Failed Drug War Won't Protect Our Children February 2, 2005, RealChangeNews.org; A Crack in the Wall January 14, 2005, The Drug War Chronicle (US Web), Editorial: Make No Mistake, by Dave Borden, Executive Director, DRCNet December 29, 2004, The New York Amsterdam News, Fighting For Reform: Bronx Woman Victorious In Fight Against Rockefeller Drug Laws November 12, 2004, The Drug War Chronicle (US Web), Prospects for Drug Reform at the Federal Level During the Next Four Years September 23, 2004, Reno News & Review (NV): Bikers Bedeviled September 12, 2004, The Spokesman-Review (WA): New Jail, Courtrooms On Stevens County Ballot September 1, 2004, SNITCH: Savannah (US Web) - The Sky's The Limit: Savannah Woman Helps Former Female Inmates August 2004, Con-tact News - A Changing World, Unending Imprisonment, And Hope, by Nora Callahan August 27, 2004, The Pacific Daily News - LTE: Mandatory Minimums Didn't Cause Crime Drop August 10, 2004, The Idaho Observer - The November Coalition June 4, 2004, The Drug War Chronicle (US Web) - Jail and Prison Population at an All-Time High January 29, 2004, The Spokesman-Review (WA) - Bill Would Reduce Inmates' Phone Fees November 26, 2003, The Statesman-Examiner (Colville, WA) - Report Claims New Jail Imperative; (front page) November 19, 2003, The Spokesman-Review (WA) - Support for New Jail Lukewarm October 13, 2003, The Michigan Citizen - Reformers Challenge Preachers: 'Protect People, Stop Drug War' (Journey for Justice coverage) July 18, 2003 - Amarillo Globe-News (TX) - Elephant Remains Cozy in Living Room; by TNC Advisor John Chase May 22, 2003 - Las Vegas Mercury (NV) - Cover story: The Natives aren't Restless; by Andrew Kiraly April 11, 2003 - The Austin Chronicle (TX) - Happenings: Naked City. (Journey for Justice announcement) Feb 19, 2003 - Savannah Morning News (GA) - Speaker: War on Drugs is a Hoax (Journey for Justice coverage) Feb 17, 2003 - Savannah Morning News (GA) - Speaker Supports Alternatives to the War on Drugs (Journey for Justice coverage) Feb 12, 2003 - Valencia Source (FL) - Legalizing Marijuana: The Dividing Line (Journey for Justice coverage) Feb 11, 2003 - Rational Review Online: The War on Drugs and the Jury Box, by Mary Lou Seymour (Journey for Justice coverage) Feb 11, 2003 - Criminal Justice Forum Radio Show with host Frank Kopczynski, featuring Nora Callahan, Chuck Armsbury and John Chase of the November Coalition. Windows Media Player required. (Journey for Justice coverage) Jan 25, 2003 - Valdosta Daily Times (GA) - Unitarian Universalist Church hosts opponent of the "War on Drugs" (Journey for Justice coverage) Dec 23, 2002 - Los Angeles Weekly (CA) - The Terror War on Drugs: The Martyrdom of Steve Treleaven, by Duncan Campbell Nov 26, 2002 - The Chronicle (NC Edu) - Robert Morris -Forum Addresses Injustice Of Drug Laws Nov 13, 2002 - South Bend Tribune (MI) - Adam Jackson - Rallying Once More: Supporters Remember Rainbow Farm Shooting Victims Crosslin, Rohm (Journey for Justice coverage) Nov 7, 2002 - Alternet (Web) - Kevin Zeese - Activism Against the US Drug Gulag Grows - (Journey for Justice coverage) Nov 1, 2002 - DRCNet (Web) - Phil Smith - November Coalition Roadshow Hits East Coast - (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 31, 2002 - Trenton Times (NJ) - Drug Forum Topics Examine Race, Family (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 31, 2002 - Press Release (Washington, DC) - Kevin Zeese - Four that Didn't Get Caught -(Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 18, 2002 - DRCNet (Web) - Phil Smith - November Coalition Journey for Justice Roars through Michigan - (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 17, 2002 - DrugWar (Web) - Nora Callahan - The Law Made You a Criminal - (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 16, 2002 - Metro Times (MI) - Sarah Klein - Saying No to the War on Drugs (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 9, 2002 - The South End (Wayne State University, MI) - Stacey Robinson - Students Tackle War on Drugs (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 7, 2002 - Capital Times (WI) - Samara Kalk Derby - Pot Festival Draws 400 Oct 4, 2002 - DRCNet (Web) - Phil Smith - Federal Parole Bill Orphaned with Death of Sole Sponsor - Activists, Prisoners Look to Other Bills, Other Sponsors Oct 4, 2002 - DRCNet (Web) - Phil Smith - The November Coalition Hits the Road - (Journey for Justice coverage) Oct 3, 2002 - Detroit News (MI) - Police Cheif Jerry Oliver - It's Time to Rethink Drug War Strategy Sep 20, 2002 - DRCNet (Web) - Phil Smith - Rep. Mink Introduces Bill to Reinstate Federal Parole Aug 29, 2002 - Missoula Independent (MT) - Nick Davis - Piece De Resistance Aug 21, 2002 - Queen Anne and Magnolia News (WA) - Russ Zabel - Pot Pride In Myrtle Edwards Park Aug 9, 2002 - DrugWar (Web) - Daniel Forbes - The Mouse That Roared: Calling for an End to the War on Drugs Aug 8, 2002 - The Guardian (UK) - Duncan Campbell - Bush Tars Drug Takers With Aiding Terrorists Mar 24, 2002 - Spokesman-Review (WA) - Chuck Armsbury - Education Not Incarceration Mar 7, 2002 - San Diego Union Tribune (CA) - Marisa Taylor - Prosecutors Say Man Supplied Chemicals Jul 15, 2001 - Wisconsin State Journal (WI) - Natasha Kassulke - Battling The War On Drugs Jul 6, 2001 - LA Weekly (CA) - Series - This Is Your Country on Drugs May 2001 - Seventeen Magazine - Gayle Forman - The Drug War's Casualties Apr 2, 2001 - Los Angeles Times (CA) - Richardson, Lisa - A Prisoner's Plea to a President Mar 23, 2001 - Times Record (ME) - Cannon, Arthur - Two More Myths of the Drug War Mar 21, 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - Hatfield, Larry - Drug War Approach Seen As Utter Failure Mar 11, 2002 - Rebel Yell Magazine (NV) - Vegas judge brings compassion to drug war; by Lewis Whitten Jan 20, 2001 - Associated Press - Clinton Pardon List Dec 24, 2000 - Spokesman Review - Drug War Opponents Hail Pardons of 2 Women Dec 19, 2000 - Los Angeles Times - Richardson, Lisa - Season of Hope Nov 11, 2000 - Charolotte Creative Loafing - Smith/Fish - Prohibition In Their Prime Oct 9, 2000 - AlterNet (Web) - Smith/Fish - How the Drug War Harms, Not Helps, Our Kids Sep 2000 - Essence Magazine - Newsome, Melba - Hard Time Jun 4, 2000 - Arizona Daily Star (Syndicated Article) - Huffington, Arianna - The War on Drugs, a Failed, Fanaticl Pursuit June 2000 - Redbook Magazine - Decarlo, Teresa - Why Your Child Could End Up in Jail Jun 1, 2000 - North Colombia Monthly (WA) - Harrison, Mark - Major News Affiliates Calling Colville About Drugs Jun 2, 2000 - San Diego Union Tribune - Huffington, Arianna - America's War On Drugs Or Its Citizens? May 2000 - Marie Claire Magazine - Herbst, Ann Colin - I Am Wrongly Imprisoned For 19 Years Feb 17, 2000 - Guardian Weekly (UK) - Campbell, Duncan - US Jails Two Millionth Inmate Feb 15, 2000 - Los Angeles Times - Katz, Jesse - A Nation of Too Many Prisoners Feb 28, 2000 - Newsweek Magazine - Cose, Ellis - Locked Away and Forgotten Nov 1999- Reason Magazine - It Is Time To Admit The War On Drugs Has Failed June 1999- Playboy Magazine - Petersen, James - Snitch Culture Oct 5, 1999 - Cape Cod Times (MA) - Gonsalves, Sean - A Letter to Barbara Bush May 20, 1999 - Hartford Advocate (CT) - Krayeske, Ken - Pot Politics May 16, 1999 - Seattle Times (WA) OPed - Early, Glenn - Where's Public Outrage over non-violent criminals in jails? April 2, 1999 - Chicago Tribume - Early, Glenn - Wrong Drug War Feb 17, 1999 - Rock River Times (IL) - Beresford, John - The Nazi Comparison Winter 1998 - On The Issues Magazine - Szalavitz, Maia - War On Drugs, War On Women November 1998 - Speakers Attack War on Drugs; from The Indiana Daily Student (IN) July 1998 - Hemp Magazine - Lake, Richard - Hemp Aid 98 May 1998 - Hemp Magazine - Callahan, Nora - Casualties of War April 1998 - High Times Magazine - Wishnia, Steven - A Voice for Prisoner's of the Drug War Dec 1997 - Playboy Magazine - Bovard, James - Time Out for Justice For regular weekly and daily collections of news items relevant to drug policy, prison, and criminal justice reform, visit these sites and sign up online to have them sent right to your inbox: The Drug War Chronicle (weekly) - The "World's Leading Drug Policy Newsletter", an original weekly e-zine, with editorials, news items, and timely alerts on legislation and activism. The DrugSense Weekly Newsletter - If you are concerned about the War on Drugs, sign up for the DrugSense Weekly to become informed and active. "DrugSense Means Education." The Drug Policy Alliance Newsletter (weekly) - "Envisioning new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more." The Media Awareness Project: Drugnews Digest (several times daily) - The Drugnews-Digest (DND) is a one-way summary and source of current drug-related news. Full articles cited are available on the Media Awareness Project (MAP) web site. |
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