-- To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the command "unsubscribe" VIGIL TO OPPOSE THE WAR ON DRUGS Tuesday, February 15th, 5-8pm, Rain or Shine King County Jail, 5th & James, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON On February 15th our the United States prison population will reach two million people. Over 20 cities around the country have organize vigils on this day in solidarity with Seattle's demonstration against the mass imprisonment of non-violent citizens. A candlelight vigil will take place in front of the King County Jail to bring attention to the policies that have resulted in tens of thousands of Americans being incarcerated for non-violent drug "crimes", often receiving excessive sentences under the Federal Minimum Mandatory Sentencing Guidelines. In addition to guest speakers, in Seattle two cases will be spotlighted as examples of the human tragedy associated with the failed "War on Drugs." Renee Boje (http://www.thecompassionclub.org/renee) is an American currently in Canada fighting extradition to the United States where she faces charges that could net her a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison for her alleged part in a medical marijuana garden in California. David Miles (http://www.hemp.net/miles) was a business owner and family man when he was entrapped into selling less than 1/2 a pound of marijuana to a wired informant posing as a cancer patient. His house was seized and he was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in a state penitentiary, leaving his wife and two young daughters without a home, a husband, or a father. Media contacts: Local: Vivian McPeak, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (206)522-0846 National: Nora Callahan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (509)684-1550 A peaceful and non-violent action sponsored by: The November Coalition, http://www.november.org, with support by The Hemp Coalition, http://www.thehempcoalition.org
