Forty Year War on Drugs Incites New Orleanians to Protest
source: http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/forty-year-war-on-drugs-incites-new.html
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – On Friday afternoon, with festive music and diverse protestors, Women with a Vision led a peaceful march against what the organization describes as a trillion dollar “abject failure”—the now forty-year-old war on drugs.
With the support of likeminded organizations in 15 cities across the country, approximately 60 protestors marched through Central City, soaking up 90 degree temperatures. They called for an end to what they allege to be racial profiling, lengthy sentences, and unfair drug policies.
More here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/forty-year-war-on-drugs-incites-new.htm...
NEW ORLEANS, La. – On Friday afternoon, with festive music and diverse protestors, Women with a Vision led a peaceful march against what the organization describes as a trillion dollar “abject failure”—the now forty-year-old war on drugs.
With the support of likeminded organizations in 15 cities across the country, approximately 60 protestors marched through Central City, soaking up 90 degree temperatures. They called for an end to what they allege to be racial profiling, lengthy sentences, and unfair drug policies.
More here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/forty-year-war-on-drugs-incites-new.htm...
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