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<P><SPAN>High NY</SPAN><SPAN>is</SPAN><A HREF="http://Meetup.com/HighNY" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">New York's Largest Meetupfor Cannabis education</A><SPAN>. Since 2014, we've organized monthly education & networking opportunities for the NY's activists, enterepreneurs, & the Canna-curious.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><STRONG>This month our event will feature a panel of Social Justice Activists & Drug Policy Reformers who will use an intersectional lens to discuss</STRONG> <STRONG>Cannabis</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG>Prohibition as a tool of oppression, modalities for healing the communities most devastated by the War on Drugs, & opportunities for the Cannabis industry to be a vehicle of transformative justice reform.</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN></SPAN><EM>Please be prepared for a<EM>potentially </EM>uncomfortable, difficult, yet respectful conversation. This is meant to facilitate meaningful dialogue & spark change.</EM><EM></EM></P>
<P><STRONG>AGENDA:</STRONG><BR></P>
<P><STRONG>7:00 PM : Doors Open, Food & Networking</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>7:30 PM: Panel</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>8:00 PM: Audience Q&A</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>8:15PM : Closing Remarks + Networking</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>9:00PM: The End</STRONG></P>
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<P><SPAN><STRONG>Meet The Panelists:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P>Pamela Villais a Program Coordinator for BronxConnect, a community & faith-based alternative to detention & incarceration for court-involved youth. By building meaningful mentoring relationships with young people in trouble with the law, Pamela works as a trusted youth advocate, workingwith middle & high school students on violence prevention andensuring that their otherwise silenced voices be heard on issues most important to them.</P>
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<P>Chris Alexander is a Policy Coordinator with the New York Policy Office of the Drug Policy Alliance. As policy coordinator, Chris works to support forward-thinking policies & organizes community groups to pass legislation to end marijuana prohibition in New York State.</P>
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<P><SPAN>Erin George is the Advocacy Coordinator at JustLeadershipUSA,an organization</SPAN><SPAN>dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in half by 2030. JLUSA empowers people most affected by incarceration to drive policy reform.Erin works to transform the criminal justice system through grassroots campaigns like #CLOSErikers here in NYC.</SPAN></P>
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<P>Jerry Otero (aka Mista Oh) is founder & chief troublemaker in charge at Cre8tive YouTH*ink, an anti-racist creative arts youth development collective. Trained as a psychologist, he has served as youth policy manager at the Drug Policy Alliance, assistant director of family & helpline services at the Partnership for Drugfree Kids & supervisor of NYC public high school drug education programs. Click<A HREF="http://theinfluence.org/we-need-to-just-say-no-to-random-student-drug-testing/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">here</A>to read his published articles on the impact on youth by the war on drugs.</P>
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<P><STRONG><EM>AS ALWAYS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CANNABIS CONSUMPTION OR TRANSACTING PERMITTED. Please respect our beautiful venue & our crappy laws.</EM></STRONG></P>
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<P><EM>To submit questions for our panel or inquire about press & partnership opportunities please contact<A HREF="http://www.himikez.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Mike Z</A>-- Mike@HighNY.org</EM></P>
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