Tag Archives: Drug Policy Alliance

Formerly Incarcerated Will Set Forth a Clear Agenda on Nov. 2nd

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

A shift in the national criminal justice landscape will happen on November 2nd.  It may be slight, as though sitting up in a chair, or it may be like tectonic plates creating an earthquake… but a shift will occur nonetheless.  … Continue reading →

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Registration Now Open for FICPM National Conference- Nov. 2nd

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

The Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM) will host its inaugural national conference on November 2nd, 2011 in Los Angeles, with the primary task of ratifying a national agenda that illustrates the Full Restoration of Civil and Human Rights … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS: Drug War Finally Kills the American Revolution

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

The U.S. Supreme Court has finally cast down the 4th Amendment and harkened back to the police powers of 1772.  In last week’s Kentucky v King ruling, an 8-1 Court decided that it was okay to break in a door … Continue reading →

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Harlem Riverside Church hosts discussion on “The New Jim Crow”

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

In a sign that one prominent faith organization is confronting the Incarceration Nation dilemma, Harlem Riverside Church will be hosting a roundtable with Michelle Alexander, Tina Reynolds (Women on the Rise Telling HerStory, and FIPCM Steering Committee member), and others. … Continue reading →

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Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement Arises!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Alabama represents the answer to a clarion call.  This is a call that speaks to us in our own voice; clear, loud and urgent.  A voice that speaks to our identity and emanates from the soul, ringing true both in … Continue reading →

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Marijuana Reform Efforts Move Forward This Week in NY and RI

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

NEW YORK: A new report will be released on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, documenting the astronomical financial costs of the over 50,300 arrests for marijuana possession in New York City in 2010, and the cost of the 350,000 … Continue reading →

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Latest “Ban the Box” Battleground: RI on Tuesday.

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

At the Rhode Island Statehouse this Tuesday, civil rights and social justice advocates will be making a stand for an anti-discrimination trend that is sweeping the nation:  “Ban the Box.”  This box on job applications, asking if one has been … Continue reading →

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