SSDP to Co-Sponsor Series on California's Criminal Justice System at Golden Gate University

A Critical Eye on Criminal Justice The students of Golden Gate Law School’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are proud to host a series of panels designed to educate, inform, and reflect on California's criminal justice system. We encourage your attendance to provide insight and speak with others concerning California's criminal justice system. Please see below for more information about each panel: Week 1: Psychology & Law Tuesday, January 18 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Guest Panelists: Craig Haney, Professor of Psychology at University of Santa Cruz and expert in effects of incarceration Sara Norman, Managing attorney of the Prison Law Office Moderated by Professor Susan Rutberg Week 2: Foundations of the Criminal Justice System Wednesday, January 26 12:00 – 1:00 PM Guest Panelists: James Bell, Founder and Executive Director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute Diana Tate Vermeire, Racial Justice Project Director at the ACLU of Northern California Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and co–founder of All of Us or None Week 3: Life in a California Prison Tuesday, February 1 5:00 – 6:30 PM Guest Panelists: Donald Specter, Director of the Prison Law Office Jeanne Woodford, Former warden, San Quentin State Prison Paul Wright, Editor and co-founder of Prison Legal News Moderated by Professor Mort Cohen Week 4: Examining Alternative Movements in Prison Reform Thursday, February 10 12:00 – 1:00 PM Guest Panelists: Judge Jeffery Tauber, Judge in Oakland Municipal Court George Galvis, Educator, consultant, trainer, and speaker in the areas of youth development & organizing, violence prevention, and restorative justice for youth Cynthia Chandler, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Justice Now We hope you will join us in this critical discussion of criminal justice in the midst of historical reform. Thank you for your support. For more information visit our Facebook page or contact: John Robinson at johnbrobinson2@gmail.com or Pouria Yazdi at pouriayazdi@gmail.com. All panels will be held at 536 Mission Street, 2nd Floor Room 2203, San Francisco.

This is Your Brain on Drug Policy! Any Questions?

It's almost here! SSDP's 11th Annual International Conference. Check out what we have in store for you:

Tom Ammiano
California State Representative and Lead Sponsor of Marijuana Legalization Bill (AB390)

Gary Johnson
Former Governor of the State of New Mexico

Ethan Nadelmann
Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance

This conference features a diverse schedule of panels and workshop and each is organized around a guiding question...

Saturday: Drug War Education Day

• What does a model medical marijuana dispensary look like?
• What is harm reduction?
• What would a legal marijuana market look like?
• What is the latest in psychedelic research?
• Should we legalize all drugs?
• How does U.S. drug policy affect Latin America?
• How does drug policy reform intersect with gender equality?
• Why are students vital to our movement?

Sunday: Training Workshops

• Persuading decision-makers (lobbying)
• Changing campus policies
• Building coalitions
• Working with the media
• Running an effective SSDP chapter
• Working with student government
• Online organizing
• Organizing successful events

You'll be able to take tours of a medical marijuana dispensary and Oaksterdam University! There will be a benefit concert on Saturday evening featuring Roots of Creation! Beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz! I'm so excited I can't stop using exclamation points! Believe it or not, there's even more to come.

If you haven't registered yet, do so today. And if you're a student and want to come but can't afford the trip, we've got you covered; apply for a conference scholarship and we will help get you to San Francisco.