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Index
of War on Drugs Speeches
The complete speech transcript
for the War on Drug speeches are >130k so we decided to create
an index for you so that you can easily explore the issues resulting
from America's War on Drugs.
War
on Drug Speeches fresh off the Press
The war on drugs is happening in our own
cities, in our own streets. The war on drugs in effecting Americans:
our right to vote, our right to freedom, and our right to due process,
especially in the case of search and seizure. Before we cut up the
text into bite-size morsels, we want to give you a sneak preview!
Shadow Convention
Coverage Continues
The race is not over. The issues have
not just gone away. The election has not yet
been decided. Come explore the site. We offer biographies
of the strongest voices in our country; we offer video
and audio coverage of both of the Shadow Conventions, East
and West, Philly
and LA; we explore the important
issues: Campaign Finance Reform, Drug
Policy, Poverty, as well as
a collection of all the speeches,
from the Reverend Jesse Jackson
to Al Franken and everybody
in-between. Plus, keep an eye on this site and we will
be updating it with some cool new events happening on the Shadow
Convention 2000.
A Letter from Arianna
Huffington
If you listen, you can hear the rustle
of a movement coming to life in America -- a movement that will
dramatically alter the conduct of the two major parties and bring
about a new politics. This movement is about you, your neighbors,
your friends and all those who have been denied a seat at the table
of American politics. And make no mistake; the price we pay for
our absence is high.
Shadow Speech by Former
Senator Gary Hart
"America
today is a republic. But it's a republic in name only. We the people
have permitted our sovereignty to be taken from us. We've permitted
the legalization of corruption. And we've permitted ourselves to
be dominated by a political process that serves the interests of
the powerful, the influential, and the connected. "
Speech by Eric Sterling
in Philadelphia
What America has been doing to fight drugs
is a monumental failure, and the American people know that.
Shadow
Convention on LVCityLife.com
"And at Patriotic Hall where the
Shadow Convention had met simultaneously with the Democratic gathering
at Staples Center, and where the burgeoning Independent Media Center
had set up shop, erstwhile Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra joined
professional activist and California state Sen. Tom Hayden and others
in a wrap-up forum that was aired by Pacifica Radio Network's "Democracy
Now" program. Biafra's conclusion was actually a rather conventional
one, shared, pollsters tell us, by legions of Americans nationwide:
You can't trust Gore."
Shadow Convention
2000 Wrap-Up
The impassioned speeches and the thought-provoking
panel discussions may have ended but the Shadow Conventions continue
to have an impact -- both on the media's coverage of our three core
issues, and on the tone and nature of our national political conversation.
The Shadow Conventions captured a moment by articulating an unexpressed
dissatisfaction that both presidential campaigns had missed. Since
Al Gore's acceptance speech, a lot has been made of the unexpected
appeal of his populist message "during such times of prosperity".
Well, it may have surprised the political establishment but this
assumption was at the very heart of why we organized the Shadow
Conventions.
Shadow
Convention 2000: It's a Success!
The conventions might be over,
but rocking the boat is only the beginning! Please explore the wealth
that has been culled throughout the Philadelphia
and Los Angeles Shadow Conventions. From
full text transcripts to video
highlights -- its like having been there. This is not your father's
political convention.
Los
Angeles Thursday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Thursday's
events available for viewing.
Los
Angeles Wednesday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Wednesday's
events available for viewing.
Shadow Convention Speech
Transcripts
Come and explore a long list of Shadow Convention
2000 speeches in written, audio, and video formats so that you could
well have been here!
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forum! Hosted by CafГ© Utne, Utne Reader's Webby Award-winning
discussion community, the Shadow Conventions online conference lets
you interact directly with the featured speakers and conveners. Join
other users and share your stories and opinions on big money politics,
poverty and inequality, and the failed drug war.
LA
2000: The Democratic Delegates Guide
From ModernHumorist.com: The official guide
to making the most of the big show. Features a welcome letter from
Steven Spielberg, a map of what's where in the Staples Center (turn
left at the Buddhist monk skybox), and a list of the few convention
moments worth leaving the Viper Room for.
Los
Angeles Tuesday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Tuesday's events
available for viewing.
Los
Angeles Sunday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Sunday's events
available for viewing.
Los
Angeles Monday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Monday's events
available for viewing.
Shadow Convention Exposing Growing Rift Within Democratic Party During
"Prosperity and Progress" Day at Democratic National Convention
L.A. Mayoral Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa Blasts
Poverty and War on Drugs as "Immoral" Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Il)
and Other Democrats Speak Out Against Poverty and the "Locked-Out"
Democratic Convention on First Day of Shadow Conventions Los Angeles
-- Former Speaker of the California Assembly and L.A. mayoral candidate
Antonio Villaraigosa sharply criticized America's growing economic
inequality and the impact of the war on drugs on minority communities.
Full Audio Transcript of Sunday's Event Available
Enjoy the full audio transcript of yesterday's
Los Angeles Shadow Convention. (Requires
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On Democrats' Day Of Self-Congratulation, Shadow
Convention Focuses On The Other America
The Shadow Convention presents
the Other America. A powerful line-up of political leaders, spiritual
leaders, members of affected communities and policy experts will discuss
the persistence of poverty in the midst of our vaunted prosperity
and the alarming wealth gap generated by the new economy. This Shadow
Convention session begins at 10 AM at Patriotic Hall, 1816 So. Figueroa
Street in Los Angeles, just five blocks south of the Staples Center.
Feingold
Calls For Halt To Special Interest Money Events At Convention
Feingold told the opening night assembly of Shadow
Convention L.A. at the Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles that
the upcoming Democratic convention will join the lately concluded
Republican convention as "the worst display of money and corruption
in American history."
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