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4/3/02 Newsletter

In this issue:
Event Reminders

APRIL 8. 2002

-Judges Against the Drug War, Forum
Presented by National Lawyers Guild Philadelphia at Temple U.

-Table Talk: A Judicial Indictment of the War on Drugs
Presented by The White Dog Café, Philadelphia

APRIL 5. 2002

-Rethinking the War on Drugs: A Debate on Columbia & The U.S.
Presented by University of Pennsylvania

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The National Lawyers Guild presents:

Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It:
A Judicial Indictment of the War on Drugs.

Monday, April 8, 2002 9:00AM-12:00PM

Temple U. School of Law at Kline Bldg. at 1719 N. Broad St. (Rm. 1-E)

$35.00 with CLE credit
$10.00 without CLE credit

Public Interest Scholarships Available

Presenters:
-Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, Court of Common Pleas, The First Judicial
District of Pennsylvania
-Judge John Curtin, US. District Court for the western district of New
York
-Judge James Gray, California Superior Court, Orange County
-Judge John Kane, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
-Judge Juan R. Torruella, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
First Circuit
-Kevin Zeese, Esquire, Assistant Director, Common Sense for Drug Policy

Co-Sponsors:

-The National Lawyers Guild, Temple Law School Student Chapter
-The National Lawyers Guild, Philadelphia Chapter
-Robert Field
-The Drug Policy Alliance
-Drug Policy Forum Tri-State [DE, NJ, PA]
-The November Coalition

For information or to register call Roseanne Scotti (215) 746-7370 or email:
scotti_r@mail.trc.upenn.edu

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Table Talk

A Judicial Indictment of the War on Drugs with Judge James P. Gray

Monday, April 8, 6pm

Judge James P. Gray is veteran judge for the Superior Court of Orange
County, CA. His recent book, Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can
Do About It, communicates the devastation wrought by a war he has witnessed
from the frontlines as a trial judge and federal prosecutor.

The views and experiences of more than 40 judges and justices nationwide are
cited in this documented indictment of the failure of our drug laws.
Practices successfully employed in other countries are offered as
alternatives to our present policy. Judge Gray has championed a number of
causes throughout his 25-year career, many on behalf of youth. He continues
to mobilize community leaders to combat our illegal drug problem.

White Dog Table Talk Reservations

Table Talks at 6pm include a three course dinner, followed by speaker and
discussion from 7:30-9pm. $30 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Cash
bar. Senior citizens (over 65) and full-time students $25 with advance
notification.

Student Stand By Policy: Students can call (215) 386-9224 between 4 - 5:30pm
on event days for available seating at 6pm for dinner ($15) or to attend the
discussion only at 7:30 (free).

Please call (215) 386-9224 for reservations before sending payment. Advance
payment required by giving a credit card over the phone or sending a check.
Single reservations are welcome at Table Talks where you'll be seated at a
group table. Vegetarian dishes are always offered.

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Rethinking the War on Drugs: A Debate on Columbia & The U.S.
Presented by University of Pennsylvania

DATE: Friday, April 5

TIME: 2:00 PM

LOCATION: Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge at UPENN.
Nr. 34th and Walnut

ENTRY: FREE!

Featuring:

César Gaviria - Ex-President of Colombia and current President of

(Organization of American States)

Rand Beers - Assistant Secretary of State Bureau for International Narcotics and External Affairs

Luis Alberto Moreno - Colombian Ambassador to the U.S.

Jason Hagen - Colombian Associate for the Washington Office of Latin
America

Moderated by : Prof. Edward Bergman, Professor of Legal Studies

MAIN OBJECTIVE

Involve the Penn community in the debate that U.S. drug policy has sparked, with emphasis on its direct impact on the current war that is afflicting Colombia .

DISCUSSION TOPICS

Interrelation of drugs with political violence Plan Colombia's place within U.S. Drug Policy and its "War on Terrorism"

- Strengths and weaknesses of current U.S. Drug Policy
- Legalization and other alternatives to the U.S. "War on Drugs"
- Possible solutions to the drug problem in Colombia and in
Latin America

-- If you have any questions, please e-mail Cristina at msalazar@wharton.upenn.edu

Presented by:

Club Colombia
Fox Red & Blue
Penn Forum
La Casa Latina
Latin American and Latino Studies

$AC Funded

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Courteously,

Fuschia Brown
Director of Communications
Drug Policy Forum Tri-State
[ DE, PA, NJ ]
DPFTS-Comm@dpfts.org
www.dpfts.org