Mission:
The Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC (DPRG) is an autonomous student group committed to providing a forum for debate and discussion about the US led War on Drugs. We believe debate is required because America's current drug policy has a disproportionate impact on poor people; racial and ethnic minorities; immigrants; people with serious illness; residents of inner-cities; college students; and other politically disempowered populations. As law students, we are particularly focused on increasing understanding among ourselves, our fellow students, and the community about the effects of unfair drug laws on the criminal justice system, civil liberties, health care, the economy, and foreign policy.
Meetings & Events:
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
"Busted"
Know your Rights during Police Encounters
12:30 pm in Room 204, Building 39
Co-sponsored by UDC-DCSL ACLU and the UDC Department of Urban Affairs Social Sciences & Social Work
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DPRG General Body Meeting
Thursday, October 4, 2007
12:15 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 203, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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December 1, 2006
World AIDS Day Community Forum
12 pm in the Window Lounge, Building 38
Co-Sponsored by Asian Pacific American Law Students Association,
Campaign to End the Death Penalty,
Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC,
Equal Justice Works,
Federalist Society,
Latino/a Law Students Association,
LGBT Support Association of UDC,
National Lawyers Guild, Outlaw, Phi Alpha Delta
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
The Record Expungement/Collateral Effect of Drug Convictions Seminar
Featuring attorney Shri Annigeri of the DC Public Defender Service.
12:00 - 2:00 pm in Room 204.
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The Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC welcomes
Christopher Mulligan
on
"What if Jim Crow Sold Drugs?
An Analysis of Race and Drug Policy in America"
Since the inception of drug prohibition, U.S. drug laws have targeted minority users. During times of historical crisis, drug scares serve as a means to placate society's fears by blaming certain groups for all social problems. Ethnic minorities that have served as political scapegoats in past drug crusades include: Chinese immigrants who smoked opium, southern blacks who were thought to use cocaine, and Mexican laborers who were said to smoke marijuana. Once linked with one of these "dangerous classes," each of these substances was subsequently outlawed.
Current U.S. drug policies have the effect, if not the intent, of discriminating against certain groups of people. Drug law enforcement, whether overtly racist or race-neutral, has a disproportionate impact on minority communities. Police resources targeted at open-air drug markets and inner city drug dealing place minority citizens at a greater risk of coming into contact with the police. In addition, the cumulative effects of racial bias in the criminal justice system have resulted in highly disparate rates of incarceration among people of color. Today, approximately 90 percent of those serving time for drug offenses in our nation's prisons are minorities. In effect, U.S. drug laws have become the new Jim Crow Laws.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
6:30 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 205, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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Film Screening:
Busted, A Citizens Guide to Police Encounters
Friday, October 27, 2006
12:00 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 205, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
Co-sponsored by UDC Campaign to End the Death Penalty
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DPRG General Body Meeting
Thursday, October 19, 2006
1:00 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 203, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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DPRG General Body Meeting
Thursday, September 28, 2006
1:00 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 203, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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DPRG General Body Meeting
We will be discussing "Drug-Free Zones," including the
article "Schools Target Drug Use Among Pupils" and
DC's Drug-Free Zone law (see DC ST sec. 48-904.01a).
Thursday, September 21, 2006
1:00 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 203, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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DPRG General Body Meeting
Thursday, September 7, 2006
1:00 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 203, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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DPRG Welcome Meeting
All members of the community are invited to learn about DPRG
and contribute ideas for another successful year!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
12:15 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 202, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
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The Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC Presents
Arresting people for drugs isn't the only answer?
Come listen to some alternative ways we can control drugs!
- Paul Armentano
Senior Policy Analyst, NORML
- Paola Baharona
Executive Director, Prevention Works
- Kris Krane
Executive Director, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy
- Naomi Long
DC Area Director, Drug Policy Alliance
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
4:00 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 204, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
(Red line Metro at UDC/Van Ness - Wheelchair accessible)
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The Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC Presents
HONORABLE
WILLIAM C. PRYOR
Senior Judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals
A Look at Criminal Drug Laws From the Ground Up
Friday, February 10, 2006
12:30 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 201, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
(Red line Metro at UDC/Van Ness - Wheelchair accessible)
Judge William C. Pryor, Distinguished Professor of Law and Resident Scholar, teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, and Advanced Criminal Procedure. He began his legal career as an attorney in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice Honors Program and then served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He was thereafter an attorney for the Bell Telephone Companies. In 1968, President Johnson appointed him to the District of Columbia Superior Court. He was subsequently appointed to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and served as its Chief Judge from 1984 to 1988. He is currently a Senior Judge on the Court of Appeals.
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What is industrial hemp and how is it used? Do states have the right to regulate hemp farming? Would the DEA be able to prosecute farmers who grew hemp legally under state law? Did Congress give the DEA the authority to prohibit or regulate hemp farming? Is the federal ban on hemp farming constitutional? Do farmers have a right to grow industrial hemp? What does international law have to say on the subject?
The Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC and
Environmental Law Society present
Alexis Baden-Mayer, Esq.,
Director of Government Relations
Vote Hemp
The Legal Status of Industrial Hemp
Thursday, February 2, 2006
12:30 p.m.
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Room 204, Building 39 - 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
(Red line Metro at UDC/Van Ness - Wheelchair accessible)
Ms. Baden-Mayer will discuss federal law and policy regarding hemp, including the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, the Hemp for Victory era and beyond, and the 1970 Controlled Substances Act; federal cases (the New Hampshire Hemp Council case, HIA v. DEA, Gonzalez v. White Plum); and state legislative action.
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FREE MOVIE SCREENING: Redemption, The Story of Stan Tookie Williams
When: 4:45 pm on Wed., Nov. 30th - a National Day of Action
Where: UDC Bldg. 39, 2nd floor, room 204 - seating is limited
What: FREE movie screening with light refreshments served
On December 13, 2005 the State of California wants to EXECUTE Stan Tookie Williams. In 1971, Mr. Williams co-founded the Crips street gang, and in 1981 he was sentenced to death. While on death row at San Quentin State Prison, Mr. Williams has become an internationally recognized peacemaker for his work to end gang violence around the world; written nine anti-gang and anti-drug books for children; created the Tookie Protocol for Peace to help end gang violence; and been nominated for 5 Nobel Peace prizes.
The Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC, in co-sponsor with Ben Kull, invite you to come see the amazing life story of Stan Tookie Wiliams and learn about the ways you can help save his life.
For more information on this subject please visit www.savetookie.org
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Drug Policy Reform Group of UDC presents
Grass
A documentary on the last 100 years of the American War on Drugs; narrated by Woody Harrelson.
Thursday, November 9, 2005
4:00-6:00 pm in Room 204, Building 39.
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DPRG presents
Kris Krane, Associate Director of NORML
discussing
Basics of the American War on Drugs and
What Student Groups Can Do to Organize Against It.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
12:30 pm in Room 204, Building 39.
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Contact:
dprgofudc
gmail.com
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