Panel: Justice Dep't Refuses to Prosecute Cops Who Murdered Sean Bell- "50 Shots, Government Whitewashes and the Real Way Out of This Madness!

Panel: Justice Dep't Refuses to Prosecute Cops Who Murdered Sean Bell- "50 Shots, Government Whitewashes and the Real Way Out of This Madness!

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Day & Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Registration: The link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=365579832872&mid=1f48260G417cd85eG176ecd4G7

Location:
Revolution Books
146 W 26th Street
(Near 6th Ave.)

Purpose: Informational Meeting

Additional Information:
Do enjoin and hear from the Warrior Mother - Juanita Young - speaking!

More Details:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=365579832872&mid=1f48260G417cd85eG176ecd4G7

Event: Emergency Meeting - Response to Al Sharpton's National Action Network's (NAN)annual gathering for 6PM Monday, March 30, 2009 @ DC37!!

Event: Emergency Meeting - Response to Al Sharpton's National Action Network's (NAN)annual gathering

Purpose: To plan an "informational rally" for either Thursday or Friday at the Sheraton Hotel (actually across the street).

Time: 6 PM
Day & Date: Monday, March 30, 2009

Location:
DC37 (125 Barclay & West Side Hi-way)

Sponsors:

• DC37
• BNYEE
• NY Coalition for Neighborhood School Control

Background:
The Sponsors of this emergency meeting position: We can't let the Sharptons of the world run their hustles unchecked-- especially when it's about our children's future. The Learn NY and Education Equality Project have gone unchallenged for such a long time that they feel confident that they can win over the majority of NY's citizens with there multimillion dollar smoke and mirrors hype machine.

The 3Rs Working Group Meeting | Tonight | 6:00 PM

Event: The 3Rs Coalition Working Group Meeting

Time: 6:00 PM
Day & Date: Monday, March 23, 2009



Location
Urban Justice Center
123 William Street | 16th Floor
Manhattan

Transportation | Directions
Accessible by the A, C, E, 2, and 3
Use HopStop.com to find your best route

Web Site:
3Rs Coalition of New York City
http://3rs-coalition-nyc.wetpaint.com/

Submitted by: A-kM

NYSCKRS' Monthly Meeting | 6:30 PM | Monday/ March 23, 2009

The New York Solidarity Coalition with Katrina & Rita Survivors [NYSCKRS] is holding its monthly meeting tonight.

We are in the midst of both an exciting and challenging period : more people are discovering the true nature of this political & econcomic system and more people are taking strong stands to defend their human rights. Gulf Coast survivors are definitely part of this period and are organizing themselves across the country to take bolder steps to build their own movement and to connect with other movements.

We need you there to help further all these important efforts @ our next NYSCKRS' Monthly Meeting:

Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Day & Date: Monday | March 23, 2009

Location:
Middle Collegiate Church
50 East 7th Street(off 2nd Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

Agenda:
Review & F/u Assignments of Survivors Assembly & NYSCKRS Retreat
Update on Ltr to Obama
3/24/09 Gulf Coast Survivors mtg in Gulf
PTH Action
"Storm Angel" Fundraising proposal
New Business

Transportation:
BUS
#6 to Astor Place, east to 2nd Av, south to 7th St;
TRAINS
F to 2nd Av, north to 7th Street;
N to 8th Street, east to 2nd Av, south to 7th St;
4,5,6,N,R,Q to 14th St east to 2nd Av, south to 7th St;
A,E,D,C,,F,V to W 4th Street(exit 8th street), east to 2nd Ave, south to 7th St

Web Site:
New York solidarity Coalition with Katrina & Rita Survivors
http://www.nykatrinarita.org/events_calendar.html

Submitted by: Brenda Stokley

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.