New Years Oakland Peaceful Protest And Rally
| By Americans For Safe Access | Published December 31, 2009 |
What:
The Ring In The New Year Rally and Protest will take place January 4, 2010, the first official business day of the New Year. Political prisoner and activist Mickey Martin, as well as the grassroots organizations Americans for Safe Access and Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be descending on the Oakland Federal Building to demand that 2010 be the year that the federal government quit interfering with state affairs regarding cannabis. A press conference will be followed by a march to the state building to encourage the state to do more to protect the rights of patients. The group will then move to Oakland City Center to commend local governments like Oakland that have lead the charge in protecting patients and providers by developing sensible regulations.
Who:
Directed by Mickey Martin, an outspoken activist that will begin serving a one-year term on January 5th in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons Cornell Corrections for his role in providing cannabis medicines to patients. This father of two sons, ages 5 and 2, demands justice, morality, and common sense to bring freedom to himself and the many other political prisoners that are incarcerated for providing cannabis medicines.
In association with: Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact drug abuse has on our communities, but who also know that the War on Drugs is failing our generation and our society.
Why:
To demand that the Federal Government respect state rights and order the DEA to stand down in medical cannabis states and that they release prisoners and stop prosecutions of medical cannabis providers immediately. We insist that the State Government support patients by establishing sound methods providing safe access to patients. To commend local governments like Oakland, that in the absence of support, have lead the charge in developing sound and well thought regulations legitimizing the patient provider relationship, even when it was not politically convenient.
Participants:
Jeff Jones (Patient ID Director and Tax and Regulate 2010 Campaign), ASA and SSDP Representatives, Mikki Norris (Activists, Publisher West Coast Leaf), Ed Rosenthal (Author). Doctor Frank Lucido, James Anthony (Attorney), Debby Goldsberry (Berkeley Collective Operator), Jacqueline Patterson (Patient from Showtime Special), Mickey Martin, and many more
| Date: |
Monday, January 4, 2010 |
| Time: | 12:00 PM |
| Address: | Oakland Federal Building get directions 1301 Clay St. Oakland, CA 94612 |
