MEDIA ADVISORY                                       CONTACT: Justin Holmes (845) 380-8139

July 22, 2004

 

Skate for Justice Hits the Streets

Activists skate 48.9 miles in protest of unjust drug laws

 

Ithaca, NY –Activists from across the Northeast will skate in the 3rd annual Skate for Justice on August 7th.  This rigorous test of physical skill and dedication is held to raise awareness and voice dissent over current state and federal drug polices. Organizers also want Skate for Justice to destroy the belief that advocates for drug policy reform are “a bunch of lazy, unmotivated, pot smokers.”

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“We chose a 48.9 mile segment of a nation ravaged by a failed policy of prohibition,” says Justin Holmes, who’s organized the event for the past three years.  “We have a serious budget responsibility problem in New York State, and I dare say it is inexorably tied to our drug policy problem. I think it’s time we recognize that drug prohibition is making our communities more dangerous, just as alcohol prohibition did in the 1920s.”

 

WHO: Students for Sensible Drug Policy

 

WHAT: 3rd Annual Skate for Justice - 48.9 miles of active, peaceful protest

 

WHEN: Saturday August 7, 2004; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

 

WHERE: Starts at Upper Front St. Exact Address T.B.A.

                Ends at Ithaca Commons, Aurora St.

 

Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a national organization with more than 150 college and high school chapters, is committed to providing education on harms caused by the War on Drugs, working to involve youth in the political process, and promoting an open, honest, and rational discussion of alternative solutions to our nation's drug problems.

 

For more information, contact Justin Holmes at (845) 380-8139 or visit www.skateforjustice.org

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