California
Global
Days
6/5/98
- Barrington Daltrey for DRCNet The Global Days Against the Drug War are being taken seriously in California. This weekend, Saturday, June 6, rallies will be held in a number of communities, including Santa Ana (the heart of conservative Orange County) and in San Francisco. Both will be held at 12:00 noon. The Santa Ana rally will be held at the Orange County Federal Building at the intersections of Santa Ana Boulevard and Flower Street. The San Francisco rally is scheduled for the Civic Center Plaza at the corner of Polk and Grove. The San Francisco rally is being organized by the Global Coalition for Alternatives to the Drug War, and speakers are scheduled from 1:00pm through 4:30pm, along with exhibits and activities. Among the anticipated speakers are state senator John Vasconcellos, who was instrumental in organizing the recent medical marijuana summit, Dennis Peron, former director of the S.F. Cannabis Buyer's Club, and Terrence Hallinan, San Francisco District Attorney. Specifics of this and other events around the world can be found at http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/globalcoalition. Participants at the Orange County event include Families to Amend California's Three Strikes (FACTS). FACTS will have a table and will be contributing stories and pictures to the proposed "Wall of Shame" exhibit. The June 2nd primary elections were encouraging to those in Orange County concerned about three strikes, as the more aggressive "three strikes" proponent and candidate for Orange County district attorney (Wallace Wade) was defeated by the candidate with the more moderate approach (Tony Rackauckas).
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