Portlands
Million Marijuana March
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other Media (flyers) the PLAN; some notes the MARCH
the RALLY
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contact MMM 2001 Committee c/o: Pdx NORML P.O. Box 11694 Portland, OR 97211 503/777-9088 PdxNORML@pdxnorml.org Last year we scraped things together at almost the last minute and still managed to get 500 people in the streets. We had thousands in Pioneer Square for the Rally afterwards and spent the day educating & celebrating with no arrests. This year we're building on the momentum and need your support.
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Success can be a two edged
sword. For those working to change the laws governing cannabis, there is
hope. The passage of medical marijuana and the defeat of an attempt to
recriminalize its possession for personal use were very heartening; not
just for Oregon but for the nation. The wall of prohibition, thrown up
by ignorance and vested interests, is crumbling. There is a light at the
end of the tunnel. It's crucial, however, not to forget we're still in
the tunnel. In the flush of success, the work remains. We must celebrate
by considering our next step.
We have come this far because our cause is right. As with all laws that are unreasonable and unjust, the prohibition of cannabis has shown itself also to be impractical and costly. In economic terms, outlawing its commercial cultivation is not the act of a rational government; used to produce paper, hemp fiber could play a major role in preserving our nations forests. Outlawing the personal use of marijuana has generated an unacceptable cost in terms of human lives. The number of new prison beds outpaces the number of new schools. Change, when it comes, will not be a product of today's successes, but of tomorrows. There is a time in all processes where energy reaches critical mass; the point at which change in a certain direction is not just probable but inevitable. Our next step is to generate this critical mass. There is no political truth greater than this; citizens get the society, and the laws, they deserve. If we want freedom of choice, we must first choose not to be silent. If we believe the prohibitions against cannabis have neither logic nor merit and, instead of making a better society, are turning good citizens into criminals, we need to live our convictions. We need to stand, speak out. The next step is we, and our power as human beings to change society one heart and one mind at a time. It will be a very good millennium. Our mission: to broadcast Information and Educate people about the cost of cannabis prohibition and the benefits of ending it. Further, we work to Empower the people to effect this change. To give them tools and the means to use them. To give them opportunities to express themselves to their detractors, to uninformed observers and to their supporters. Marches and Rallies are a good way to do this. Scheduled for the first Saturday in May, the one-day event will feature information booths, national speakers, and live music. It's success or failure will depend on it's being more than a mere gathering of like minds. Ours are not the minds we need to be concerned with. Its success depends on our ability, each and every one of us, to become a teacher. The Million Marijuana Marches, happening on May 5th, 2001 this year, is a global celebration of the benefits of cannabis. A peaceful party to celebrate our gains and to re-energize for the next steps. The main purpose is to raise awareness about the issues, to inform and educate thru the publicity involved. Secondly, we want to register every person there and further empower them by providing whatever is needed to getting them to the voting booth at the right time. Also we want a good show, a nice time for every one - entertaining as well as informative. And, at the same time, we can also raise a little money and fund some projects for the cause - like sponsoring OMMA patients who can't afford a fee or a Hemp Initiative. In this we will have to spend some money to make some. Strategy issues: (1) Family Affair
Mission objectives & goals: (1) the March (and thru plublicity about & during the March raise
awareness and followers)
After the public mandate, via measure 67, allowing for the use of Medical Marijuana in Oregon we at PDX NORML were inundated with requests for information and referrals. We have been assisting as many people as possible, yet we see the needs only increasing. We are helping in the formation of a coalition of organizations in order to better address our community needs. We need a dedicated space in which to do our work. Our mission is to educate the community about marijuana and its surrounding issues, inform people about OMMA, assist them through the process and support them socially through the often isolating effects of a debilitating condition. The Portland Million Marijuana March 2001 is a global event drawing attention to the medical, industrial, and environmental benefits of cannabis while generating revenue as well as interest. Proceeds from the March will be allocated as follows; 40% to PDX NORML to continue its work of cannabis law reform and 60% to the start up costs of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Coalition Resource Center. Without information, there can be no informed decisions, the truth, presented without self-righteous zeal, will not only set us free but also bring us together. Some of the organizations that will be invited to participate;(for a complete list go to X) MAMA - Mothers Against Misuse & Abuse, Voter Power, Medi-juana, Contigo-Comingo, Shade Tree Development, the Eugene Gro-Op, Patients Out of Time, the Stormy Ray Foundation, Oregon Medical Marijuana Network, American Civil Liberties Union, FEAR / Forfeiture Endangers American Rights, November Coalition, Oregonians for Medical Rights, Portland Copwatch We hope this is the beginning of a national cannabis coalition. This year can be a very good one. It will be what we all have made of it. Thank you in advance for your consideration and your support towards our common goal, to inform and to assist in the change of the current laws and perceptions of marijuana and its place in our society. About the MMM | Portlands March | Objectives | Northwest Rept | Summary | City List | Contact Us | Volunteering | Personnel | Task Groups | Media | Press Release | ArtNotes | the PLAN | March & Rally | Organizations | Event Schedule | Speakers | Fundraising | Budget(s) | back to Top | |
We
march for peace and freedom thru cannabis law reform, in Portland, Oregon
the Northwest and beyond ... visit:
"Oregon Millennium Marijuana Marches and More" This is about the whole U.S., not just Oregon ! Other things available, like posters, and links.
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The MMM2001 Committee
c/o
Pdx NORML P.O. Box 11694 Portland, OR, 97211 503/777-9088 PdxNORML@pdxnorml.org We can meet at next Pdx NORML meeting or set up something earlier at Lib or something completely different. Regular PdxN meetings held at US Bank public Meeting Room at the Central Library, 801 SW 10th, Portland. Starts at 7:00p.m. Next meeting dates are: Wed., Mar. 21st
Thanx for your interest, stay tuned to our home page (www.pdxnorml.org) for the latest meeting dates! About the MMM | Portlands March | Objectives | Northwest Rept | Summary | City List | Contact Us | Volunteering | Personnel | Task Groups | Media | Press Release | ArtNotes | the PLAN | March & Rally | Organizations | Event Schedule | Speakers | Fundraising | Budget(s) | back to Top | |
Status Report [_] RESERVATIONS. [_] MARCH;
need $100 to file form & get permit, need Route to file form.
[_] next ACTION; Library Meeting Room. Reservations
need to be by application. We can meet at next Pdx NORML meeting
or set up something earlier at Lib or something completely different. Next
PdxN meetings: Mar. 21st, Wed. and Apr. 18th, Wed.
- in the US Bank public Meeting Room at the Central Library, 801 SW 10th,
Portland. Starts at 7:00p.m.
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MMM 2001 - PORTLANDs Million Marijuana March 2001.
Sat., May 5th, 2001
March route so far … out of Pioneer Square (East? side) left on to Broadway. Down to Salmon and turn left. Left on 4th and down to Stark. Right on Stark to Front/Naito Street. Left on Naito/Front and down to Ash Street. Left on Ash. Right on 2nd and down to Burnside. Left on Burnside and down to Broadway where we turn left. Down Broadway and back into Pioneer Square. Think of ALL the things you want to have happen before, during and after the event and then figure out how many different groups/committees are needed to pull it off. Your planning committee begets your smaller committees. (publicity, entertainment, etc.) And I would suggest, based on experience, that you have co-chairs for each committee, due to the fact that a buddy system works better and all bases are covered should the main person have to bail. It's easier sharing the load than doing all the work by yourself. We all know that good intentions don't always work out and that unexpected situations do arise.
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for Event Coordination, contact Mr. Mayther
(media, conx)
(media, out)
PHONE. This would be some MEDIA contacting, but would include Phone Banks too. WEB. Go to sites for Radio/TV/Newspapers and drop standard message into their mail boxes. Go to friendly sites (Hemp Net in WA St., the main page in NY, etc) and make sure they are up to date for us. Make sure we link to all friendly sites. EMAIL.
PdxN has an email list we used to use for our electronic newsletter, plus
we are on DPFOR and a few lists. I will see about getting this out thru
that medium.
SECURITY (theirs); P/SQR provides.
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[_] SPEAKERS and BANDS (Stage Management). Thanks to everybody for your suggestions and efforts in getting speakers for this event. Please contact _________ at: ________ … or …_______________ to be signed up. (? part of the Stage Manager role is to take on the speakers list). Melodie <?> is going to be the M.C. for the march and rally and will introduce the band. Earth Force is the band <?>. They are a local reggae band and are very pro-marijuana. I imagine the band will play for not more than twenty minutes while everyone get finished marching and so people can medicate if necessary. Event schedule
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IMPORTANT: IF YOU WANT YOUR MARCH LISTED ON 1,000,000 PALM CARDS, GIVE US YR CONTACT PHONE NUMBER & GET YRSELF THE INSIDE TRACK! ..... EMAIL IT TODAY! <see bottom> Adelaide: Jamnes 0412674455 <hempSA@va.com.au> HEMP SA: Help End Marijuana Prohibition South Australia, PO Box 1019, Kent Town South Australia 507. Website: <http://www.hemp.on.net.au> Albuquerque: "Richard E. Haley, Jr." <writch@writch.com> home phone (505)268-5694. Main NORML phone: (505)281-6277 Amsterdam: Has© <has.cornelissen@planet.nl> or <alliance@legalize.org> phone: 0031-616314682 http://www.legalize.org [Note: this event is June 2.] Anchorage: Free Hemp In Alaska, Contact: Lincoln Swan <freedomfighter49@alaska.com> or <freehempinak@gci.net> Address: 2603 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99503. Phone: 907 278-4367 TOLL FREE 1-866-242-HEMP (4367) Asheville: Jason Klein <aragorn@hightec.com>
(828) 277-6876. Place: Asheville, NC, USA
Athens: John Spofforth <af542@seorf.ohiou.edu> 740-592-3649 Atlanta: Paul Cornwell <info@worldcamp.org> Phone: 404-522-2267 Address: CAMP, PO Box 5718, Atlanta, GA. 31107-5718 http://www.worldcamp.org Auckland: Chris Fowlie norml@apc.org.nz ph 09 302-5255 Austin: "M5 coalition" <texasm5@hotmail.com> Phone: 512-493-7357 Bakersfield: Chris Colazzo <ccolazzo@hotmail.com>
661-321-1336 address: 5310 Summer Cypress
Batesville: <nfn@watervalley.net> Gary or Kira (662) 578-8343 NFN Enterprises, 1509 Orwood Road, Batesville, MS, 38606 Battle Creek: Harry Goddard petalpusher1@ameritech.net (616)731-2807 address: P.O. Box 32, Richland, MI 49083 Berlin: <martin@africandance.de> 0049-30-24720233 Boston: Bill Downing MASSCAN (781)944-2266 Boulder: Fred (303)449-2390. Buffalo: Rebecca Powell 716-353-4807 Burlington: "Robert J. Melamede" <rmelamed@zoo.uvm.edu> http://www.uvm.edu/~rmelamed/ (802) 658-2059 Capetown: Henn <godfreehenn@usa.net> Carbondale: Dave Thayer (618)536-7419 <stinkygreens@yahoo.com> 110 kellogg,carbondale, il 62901 Charleston: jim payne <StalkForrest@aol.com> Charlotte: Mike (704)321-1421<CAMPNC@hotmail.com> Chicago: IMI (773)381-9330 Chico: MP Jimmy Ogle <mpogle@usparliament.org> http://www.pot-party.com (530)876.1012 or adrian aguilar ode2thewalls@aol.com (530)898-2150 or voicemail pgr 530-571-2071 Christchurch: Terry McKersey <tjm85@student.canterbury.ac.nz> or Blair Anderson <blair@technologist.com> 03 389-4065 Cleveland: John <NCNorml@aol.com> (216)521-9333 www.timesoft.com/ncnorml Columbus: Kenneth Schweickart 614-265-VOTE <forabetterohio@hotmail.com> 319 E. Hudson St. Columbus, Ohio 43202 Colorado Springs: joey herrmann <rainbowproductions1@yahoo.com> Denver: Jack Woehr (303)277-9574 jwoehr@attglobal.net DesMoines: <iowanorml@home.com> (515)288-5798 http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/ , http://mojo.calyx.net/~olsen/ , http://www.druglibrary.org/olsen/index.html ; or Terry Mitchell (515) 789-4442; 608 Dallas St., Dexter, Iowa 50070. Detroit: "jude joseph" <acididea@hotmail.com>
http://www.geocities.com/legalizemichigan/
Duesseldorf: Marlon Werkhausen <marlon@gesellschaftsprobleme.de> www.gesellschaftsprobleme.de phone: 049-172-7591795. Dunedin: Duncan Eddy <duncaneddy@hotmail.com> Otago University NORML phone: 025 719 139 Durban: <ezpz.co.za> or <ezpz@telkomsa.net>
+27 31 2016 359 PHONE AND FAX. Post net Suite 136,
Edinburgh: "Linda Hendry"<linda@anamika.freeserve.co.uk> Eugene: Kris Millegan <Hempsters@aol.com> 541-935-6276 or 800-556-2012 Fairbanks, Alaska: Frank Turney 907-452-3777 or Chuck Rollins Jr. <chuck@mosquitonet.com> Frankenthal: helmut holtzheimer <movemus@gmx.de> Garberville : "Paul Encimer" <encimer@hotmail.com> Box 162, Piercy CA 95587 Halifax: Danielle D'Aoust, e-mail: <daoust_girl@hotmail.com> 3923 Kencrest Ave. app. 307, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K3L4 Tel: 902-454-9317; Also Jimmy Dorey <jdorey@stfx.ca> Hamburg: Martina Katzsch <Hanf-tv@karo4tel.de> Hilo: Roger Christie <pakaloha@gte.net> (808) 961-0488 http://www.thc-ministry.org Ho Chi Minh City: "Bartlett Ridge" <bridgeviet@hotmail.com> http://www.BartlettRidge.com Homer, Alaska - contact Julie Cesarini, P.O. Box 812, Homer AK 99603, 907 235-6040. Houston: Dean Farrell <fdb@mail.ev1.net> (281)752-9198. http://www.cultural-baggage.com Hull: Carl Wagner <Upyoursjackstraw@aol.com> phone: +44 01482 494789 5 Victoria Square, Ella Street, Hull HU5 3AL, England Huntsville: Bill Gallagher (256) 536 9967 <luxefaire@yahoo.com> 3210 Clopton St, Huntsville, AL 35805 Indianapolis: <Skywolf@yahooka.com> Neal (317)882-1904 Ithaca: Adam Hirsch <ah222@cornell.edu> 522 Stewart Ave. (Apt # 2), Ithaca, NY 14850 Jefferson City: Al Minta (417)866-3999 address: 1653 N. Patterson (Apt A), Springfield, MO 65803 Jerusalem: Joseph (011-972) 050-494-447 Johannesburg: Gordon Maene <Gordon@pyramid.co.za> work: ( 011)805 6763 cell phone: 082 552 6393 Juneau, Alaska - contact Brad Parfitt at latebrad@hotmail.com Kansas City: Global Peace Cafeneh <globalpeas@email.com>globalpeas, 1518 s. 18th st., KC KS 66101 or <mohemp@hotmail.com> (816)931-6169. Kelowna, B.C.: Teresa Taylor, CCC <luna@sunshinecable.com> http://taylor1.virtualave.net (250) 442-2741 or (250) 442-5166 Fax (250) 442-5167 Kent: http://mjmarch.webhop.org/ <mjmarch@cannabismail.com> (330)672-4263 Krakow: Marek Warmuz (+48)501-468-018 "quepassa" <quepassa@poczta.fm> Ladysmith: Terry & Wendy, (250)-245-3595, <tandwp1@home.com> Lansing: Kathy Kennedy 517-628-3915 or e-mail: <ProhibitionX @ aol.com> http://www.cures-not-wars.micronpcweb.com Lethbridge, Alberta: Shannon Gasparetto <smokeaphatty@hotmail.com> (403)328-8901 Lima, Peru: 889-2728 "Jedi Master" <the_last_jedi_master@hotmail.com> Liverpool: Will Graham <willg@marijuana.com> tel (inc. international code): 0044 151 727 1458 London: International Cannabis Coalition (UK), PO Box 2243, London, W1A 1YF, UK. Chris: 020 7637 7467. Fax: 0870 0548646. E Mail: may2001@schmoo.co.uk http://www.schmoo.co.uk/may2001.htm Los Angeles: Sister Somayah 323-232-0935 Macon Ga: <BunnieGurl420@aol.com> 912 755 9660 Madison: Ben Masel <bmasel@tds.net> 608-257-5456 Miami: temporary contact Steve Jacobsen 561-706-1670 {chefjake01@aol.com} Milwaukee: Dominic Salmaan 1525 E, Royall Pl # 14, Milwaukee, WI 53202 ph: 414-289-9501 or 339-9377 Minneapolis Grassroots Party, temp. 952-884-5009, or Chris Wright <TCW@genesis-computer.com> 612-522-5374. March @ High Noon from Loring Park to Washburn Fair-Oaks Park. Missoula: Angela Goodhope (406) 549-8389 <sisterearth420@hotmail.com> Mobile: <Ravetripper19@aol.com> (334) 649- 0193 Montpelier: Rama Schneider <2001@ramabahama.net> (802) 433-5441 address: 1614 Gilbert Road, Williamstown, VT 05679 http://www.ramabahama.net Montreal: Marc-Boris St-Maurice <blocpot@blocpot.qc.ca> (514)528.1768 Nashville: "Howie & Marivuana Leinoff" <torml@weedmail.com> (615)ACT-HIGH. New Orleans: "Ashley The Fearless" <fearless_420@hotmail.com> 818-754-0069. New York City: Dana 212-677-7180 <dana@cures-not-wars.org> Nimbin: "rebelart" <rebelart@gasgroup.com> contact ph: 61-266890413 http://www.nimbinaustralia.com/mardigrass2001 Nuernberg: Emanuel Kotzian ("Green Party") <emanuel@kotzian.de> phone: 0049-911-535433 Oberlin: Jesse Kanson-Benanav <Jesse.Kanson-Benanav@oberlin.edu> (440)775-6607 c/o Stitch by Stitch and Curiosities, 31 South Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074 Olympia: "miriam white" <miriamwhite420@hotmail.com> pager/voice mail 360-415-2011 Omaha: Paul Tripp <paultrip@home.com> 1-(402)-330-8736 Orlando: Rudi703@aol.com (407)415-2091 Oslo: < mmm2001@normal.no> http://www.normal.no/mmm2001.html Paducah: Paula (270)362-9849 Cher Ford-McCullough <bitchcrafts@webtv.net> 65 Cabin Lane, Gilbertsvile, Ky. 42044 or Brian McCullough <bud_jamesbud@yahoo.com> (270) 362-8186 Palm Springs: Lanny Swerdlow <marijuanamarch@yahoo.com> pager:760-836-8166; ph: 760-799-2055 Paris: <farid@globenet.org> FARId GHEHIOUECHE Home phone : 01 42 51 50 85; Mobile: 06 14 81 56 79 or "Dalila AKROUR" <dalilaa@free.fr> Philadelphia: emily petry <phillyweed420@hotmail.com> 215/563 3030. Portland: (503)777-9088 <pdxnorml@pdxnorml.org> MMM 2001 Committee c/o Pdx NORML, P.O. Box 11694, Portland, OR, 97211. Assemble at Pioneer Square, 10am - March at High Noon; Rally at 2pm, music & speakers til 7pm (close up and out by 9pm) Prague: Michail Polack <xchaos@arachne.cz.> Tel: +420-603-872631, +420-2-33355668, +420-602-178012 http://www.legalizace.cz PEI (Prince Edward Island): Deanne Kimball <cdkimball@athi.pe.ca> (902)628-9012 Providence: Ann McCormick <amccormick@home.com> 401-724-8628 Raleigh-Durham: Bryan T. Moore <btm42@hotmail.com> 919-835-9889 Redding: "Byron Stephens" <neuromancer420@yahoo.com> Regina: Daniel Johnson <amduscias@accesscom.ca> http://normlsask.cjb.net/ Richmond: "Roy B. Scherer" <rscherer@richmond.infi.net> (804) 355-7612, or campus libs at <Huclberie1@aol.com.> San Diego: San Diego A.C.T. (Association for Cannabis Therapeutics) c/o T.Villodas,901"F"street#413,San Diego, Ca.92101 email: Ed zepplin <edzepp@yahoo.com> San Francisco: http://www.drugpeace.org/mmm Age <age420@drugpeace.org> ph: (510)444-3207 San Marcos: Bryan Anderson: 512.396.3223 Email: earthfirstswt@hotmail.com Santa Cruz: DdC <dendecannabist@yahoo.com> or Jason Brodsky <theherbalist@newmarijuana.com> St. Louis: Rev Jeff <Aimhigh6@aol.com> also The Cannabis Commandos or St. Louis Area NORML , PO Box 220243, St. Louis, MO 63122, Phone: 314-995-1392 Email: <StL_norml@theheadoffice.com> www.mo-norml.org St. Petersburg: Kevin Aplin FL CAN (321)-255-9790. Jodi James - Coalition Advocating Medical Marijuana 321-253-3673. Brian Palmer - Golden Boy Productions 407-493-2346. Saskatoon: Daniel Johnson <amduscias@accesscom.ca> http://normlsask.cjb.net/ Seattle to Olympia Journey for Justice: Jess "Fat Freddy" Williams <realfatfreddyjay@worldnet.att.net> (253) 573-9862 Tampa: (813)779-2551. Michael Palmieri <forml420@marijuana.com> or <forml_2000@yahoo.com>; (FORML ). P.O. Box 2061, Zephyrhills, Florida 33539. http://www.geocities.com/forml_2000 ; or <bquail420@aol.com> ph: (727)347-6245 Tel Aviv: Boaz Wachtel -- wachtel@shani.net Tel:972-54-573679 Toronto: "Terry Parker Jr." <terryparkerjr@better.net> 416-533-7756 Traverse City: Melody Karr <fiddlefoot420@hotmail.com> (231)885-2993 Tucson: "mary mackenzie (formerly crow)" <mmackenzie@prodigy.net>
3400 east speedway, #118
Vancouver: David Malmo-Levine, <dagreenmachine@excite.com> (604)874-0790 Washington, D.C.: John Pylka, <fjhc@hotmail> www.fourthofjuly.org Phone: 202-887-5770 Wellington Ben Knight <legalise@tradeshall.org.nz> ph 04 801-6636 Winnepeg: Chris Buors, 204-663-3485, mail to 430
Winterton ave, Winnipeg,
Woodstock: Ed zepplin <edzepp@yahoo.com> Woodstock Association for Medical Marijuana. Postal: T. Villodas 6 orchird lane, Woodstock, N.Y.12498. Yarmuth: (902)742-6213 "Ryan Taylor" <wi1dman@hotmail.com> Zagreb: "Sergio Stifanic" <fine_time909@hotmail.com>
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