[Wamvan] Fwd: VANDU today June 17 @ 380 East Hastings @ 5 pm VIGIL to commemorate 40 years of injustice & death

[Tami Starlight]

FYI

Forty years ago today, Nixon publicly declared war on drugs. Since then, the
US federal government has wasted over $1 trillion ruining peoples' lives and
putting tens of millions of nonviolent citizens in jail. Canada is now
mimicking US policy.

Tonight, more than 500,000 people across the US will have to sleep behind
bars for violating a nonviolent drug offense. *That's more than all of
western Europe locks up for ALL offenses.* This disgrace is a fiscal and
moral nightmare for all of us who care about freedom, responsibility and
accountable government. Think about this: locking up one inmate costs about
$30,000 per year in the US and $320/day in Canada– way more than *is costs
to go *to college.

We're fed up with these disastrous policies – Our governments MUST finally
end this shockingly wasteful, counterproductive war.

Join us at VANDU at 380 East Hastings Street at 5 pm today June 17 for a
vigil.

See you there.

*vandu is a group of users and former users who work to improve the lives of
people who use illegal drugs through user based peer support and education *



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Meegwetch/Thank you/Merci
*Tami M. Starlight*
Vancouver, Canada
tamistarlight at gmail.com
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