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DESCRIPTION:Since Richard Nixon’s declaration of a war on drugs 40 years ago, 
 millions of people have been incarcerated for low-level drug law 
 violations, resulting in disproportionate impacts on poor and low-income 
 communities and communities of color, a growing epidemic of drug overdose 
 fatalities, and increased rates of addiction and misuse. \n\nThe House I 
 Live In captures heart-wrenching stories from individuals at all levels of 
 America’s War on Drugs. From the dealer to the grieving mother, the 
 narcotics officer to the senator, the inmate to the federal judge, the film 
 offers a penetrating look inside America’s longest war, offering a 
 definitive portrait and revealing its profound human rights implications. 
 \n\nFOLLOWING THE SCREENING, JOIN US FOR TALKS & DISCUSSION WITH.... 
 \n\nJERRY ELSTER - \nA formerly incarcerated man from South Central Los 
 Angeles and a proud member of All of Us or None. He holds Associate of Arts 
 degrees in Ministry and General Education. He is a substance abuse 
 counselor and a co-founder of No More Tears, an anti-violence organization. 
 He likes to say that some people go to Penn State; he went to the state 
 pen. There, Jerry transformed himself from being a societal problem to 
 becoming part of the solution. His trials have taught him how essential it 
 is for incarcerated (as well as formerly incarcerated) people to speak in 
 their own voices. A people without a voice are a people without hope. All 
 of Us or None provides both the vehicle and the opportunity for us to be 
 heard. His goal is for the full restoration of his human rights. \n\nAMANDA 
 REINMAN - \nAmanda Reiman is the California Policy Manager for the Drug 
 Policy Alliance. Based in San Francisco, Reiman leads DPA’s marijuana 
 reform work in California. A ten-year resident of Oakland, Reiman joined 
 the Drug Policy Alliance in 2012 after working with the medical marijuana 
 dispensary, Berkeley Patients Group, as director of research and patient 
 services. Reiman served as the first chairwoman of the Medical Cannabis 
 Commission for the City of Berkeley and has consulted with various cities 
 and states on the development of medical marijuana policy. Reiman is 
 currently a lecturer in the School of Social Welfare at the University of 
 California-Berkeley, where she teaches Drug and Alcohol Policy, Substance 
 Abuse Treatment, and Sexuality and Social Work.\n\nCEPHUS "UNCLE BOBBY" 
 JOHNSON - \nOscar Grant's Uncle & Founder of The Oscar Grant Foundation. 
 “Uncle Bobby”, as Oscar called him, has dedicated his time to working 
 with the community through his foundation, The Oscar Grant Foundation. 
 “The group was founded in effort to promote the arts as a way to keep 
 youth in the community involved,” said Johnson. Since the group’s 
 inception in January 2011, the Oscar Grant Foundation has held many events, 
 including a community town hall about police oversight, a youth talent 
 showcase, and events that foster literacy and education in underserved 
 communities. Most importantly, some of the people who attend these events 
 are wearing police badges. The Oscar Grant foundation is working to build 
 the bond between law enforcement and the community. \n\nQUESTIONS? 
 goodman.sheila [at] gmail.com \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/16/18744980.php
SUMMARY:The House I Live In - Community Screening & Panel Discussion
LOCATION:144 King Art Cafe, San Francisco, 94107
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/16/18744980.php
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