Drop the Rock Update

Announcements

• Drop the Rock Advocacy Day
• Drop the Rock Petition
• Drop the Rock Meeting
• Donations to Drop the Rock

Drop the Rock Advocacy Day

Day & Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2009

Fee: $20.00 | No one will be turned away for lack of money.

• Individual Sign Up: Fill out the Participant Sign-Up Form and mail it to the Correctional Association of NY or fax it to 212-473-2807.
• Organization Sign Up: Fill out the Organization Bus Form.

Fundraising:
The cost of renting buses is our largest expense in making Advocacy Day happen, and each seat comes to about $20. We ask that you help us make this day possible, by paying $20 for your seat, or raising money to pay for your seat on the bus.

Note:
If you are interested in attending Advocacy Day, and need a letter requesting permission for your P.O., please contact Caitlin and we will be happy to send a letter on your behalf.

Background:
Now is a critical time in the movement to reform New York's incarceration policies. Please sign up today to join Drop the Rock as we urge New York's policymakers to enact repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws this year.

Contact:
Caitlin Dunklee, Drop the Rock Coordinator
Tele: 212-254-5700 x 339
Fax: 212-473-2807
Email: cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org

Web Site:

• Drop the Rock!
  www.droptherock.org
• Correctional Association of New York
  http://www.correctionalassociation.org/

Drop the Rock Petition

Sign the petition to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws!

Rockefeller Raffle Petition Challenge
Help Drop the Rock reach its goal of collecting 35,000 petition signatures calling for the repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

Please help Drop the Rock reach its goal of collecting 35,000 petition signatures calling for the repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

Drop the Rock has 13,000 to go, and here are 3 ways to help!

1. Gather as many petition signatures as possible and bring them to the next Drop the Rock meeting on Wednesday, January 7th at 6PM or send them to the Correctional Association. (Download petition here: 35th Year Petition.)
2. Post the electronic petition on your MySpace and Facebook pages, and add the petition link to your email signature (see below).
3. Forward this message to your friends and family, and encourage them to sign the electronic petition by clicking here:
   http://www.droptherock.org/?page_id=37

For every 50 signatures you collect for repeal, you will receive one ticket for the Rockefeller Raffle, which will be held in February. Prizes will include entertainment tickets, dinner gift certificates, and other gifts.

Drop the Rock Meeting

Meeting: Next Drop the Rock Meeting
Time: 6PM
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Location:
Correctional Association
2090 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. | Suite 200,
New York, NY 10027
Tele: 212-254-5700
Fax: 212-473-2807

Donations to Drop the Rock

One of the most effective ways for you to help repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws is to make a donation to the Correctional Association's Drop the Rock Campaign.

Click here to donate online.

Organization Information

The Drop the Rock Coalition, coordinated by the Public Policy Project of the Correctional Association of New York, is a statewide alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to repealing New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws.


Some articles for information on "Drop the Rock"

Report Recommends Revising New York’s Drug Laws
By: Jeremy W. Peters
NYTimes.com | February 3, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/nyregion/04druglaws.html?_r=2

Trying -- Again -- to Change the Drug Laws
By: David King
GothamGazette.com | February 5, 2009
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/Albany/20090205/204/2820

Rockefeller Laws: An End in Sight
Editorial
NYTimes.com | February 8, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/opinion/09mon3.html?_r=4&th&emc=th

Drop the Rock
Editor's Cut
By: Katrina vanden Heuvel
TheNation.com | February 19, 2009
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/410031

Information obtained from a mailing and the DropTheRock.org web site.