Events leading up to 10/5 Medical Marijuana Rally

*Hello everyone,*

*We’re getting very excited about the upcoming rally to reschedule marijuana and October 5^th is approaching fast!!!! We’ve set up some regional organizing meetings and we have a convergence space for DC. Below we’ve listed all of the meetings, events and transportation info that we have so far. This list will get updated regularly between now and October. If you’re organizing in your state and you’re contact info is not listed below, please contact **Stacey [at] safeaccessnow.org <mailto:Stacey [at] safeaccessnow.org>** or call 510-486-8083 ASAP!
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*Thanks!*

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*Oct 2-3: Patient convergence: We have a community center to use all weekend Oct 2 and 3 to make art, meet with each other, and do trainings. Come early and help create exciting visuals to express ourselves, and build a stronger medical marijuana community! (Flemming Center, *1426 *9th st. NW and P st. *Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center and Shaw/Howard University are the closest Metro stops.*)*

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*Oct 4: morning, Press conference at Nationl Press Club of medical
professionals calling for rescheduling, announcing next day action, and
ASA petition submission.*

*Oct 4: evening, town hall meeting of all patients' unions and
participants. Time/location TBA*

*Oct 5: 10am Rally at HHS *200 Independence Avenue, SW**

*Regional planning meetings with Stacey and Steph:*

Philadelphia, PA 9/20/04 7:30pm Last Drop Coffee Shop (in the basement)
13th and Pine (we will be joining the PhillyNORML chapter meeting)
contact: nik [at] temple.edu

Wakefield, RI 9/21/04 8pm 12 Ocean Ave. (residence) contact: Micah
micah [at] ssdp.org <mailto:micah [at] ssdp.org> 401-829-0904

Washington, DC 9/21/04 7pm DPA office 925 15th St. NW, 2nd Floor
(closest metro stop is McPherson Square, we're above the Chevy Chase
bank) contact: Steph steph [at] safeaccessnow.org
<mailto:steph [at] safeaccessnow.org>

***More cities to be announced***

*_LOGISTICS:_*

*Accommodation: We recommend Hostelling International
http://www.hiwashingtondc.org/ *1009 11th Street N.W. Washington, D.C.
20001 (202) 737-2333 (We’re researching group rates, if you want to
hostel, contact us first.)

Or

Best Western Downtown/Capitol Hill
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-386461-best_western_downtown_capitol_hill-i
724 Third St Washington, DC 20001 202-842-4466

*Transportation: Buses will be leaving from the following cities-*

*New York, NY (10/04/04 early am-10/05/04 night) contact: Sasha
sjetton [at] hotmail.com <mailto:sjetton [at] hotmail.com> or 212-665-2257*

*Philadelphia, PA (10/04/04 early am-10/05/04 night) contact:
Stacey [at] safeaccessnow.org <mailto:Stacey [at] safeaccessnow.org>*

*Providence, RI (10/04/04 noon-10/05/04 night) contact: Micah
micah [at] ssdp.org <mailto:micah [at] ssdp.org> or 401-829-0904*

Carpools:

Oakland, MD 21550, Morgan Town, WV, SW Penn and Eastern MD (10/04/04
noon-10/05/04 night) contact Curtis sovranoro [at] aol.com or 301-387-7833

Jacksonville, FL and southern GA (10/04/04 early am- 10/06/04 am)
contact Randy RRCINJAX [at] aol.com <mailto:RRCINJAX [at] aol.com> 904-743-0996 * *

****If you’d like to organize a bus or carpool from your region, contact
Stacey [at] safeaccessnow.org <mailto:Stacey [at] safeaccessnow.org> ASAP!*

*Scholarships: If you need assistance with your travel expenses, please
send a paragraph about yourself with the following info: *

*a) **City you’re coming from*

*b) **Exactly how much it will cost you to get to DC*

*c) **A little about yourself and your condition or why attending this
demo is important to you *