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Skate
for
Justice
Raises
Awareness
of
Opposition
to
the
Drug
War
in
Upstate
New
York
6/27/03
Students for Sensible Drug
Policy's "Skate for Justice" against the drug war made its way from Binghamton
to Ithaca, NY, last Sunday (6/22), with approximately 10 activists skating
some or all of the journey's 49 miles, according to the Ithaca News.
Starting a little after 10:00am, the demonstrators rolled into Ithaca at
approximately 8:00pm, then enjoying a dinner provided at half-price by
the Lost Dog Cafe.
Tom Angell, a member of SSDP's
national board of directors, who represented SSDP's University of Rhode
Island chapter, called the Skate for Justice "a pilgrimage with justice
as the destination." Angell told the Week Online that it was "an
invigorating experience," even though he had to stop at 40 miles due to
an ankle injury.
At one point the group walked
up the largest hill of the route -- silently, according to Angell, "to
take time to reflect on all the lives that have been shattered by the US
drug war" -- and in Angell's case, on the life of Cheryl Miller, medical
marijuana patient and famed activist from New Jersey.
"By being on the roads throughout
the day and passing thousands of motorists and pedestrians," Angell said,
"we were able to raise awareness that drug policy reform is an important
contemporary issue." Skaters sported Skate for Justice t-shirts as
well as StopTheDrugWar.org and SSDP stickers and signs -- visible to thousands
of pedestrians and motorists during their 10 hour tour.
Skate for Justice was spearheaded
by SSDP's Broome Community College chapter. Visit http://www.skateforjustice.org
for pictures and further information.
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