August 13 to August 17
Patriotic Hall, 1816 Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-3499
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!
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.
"
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."
Los
Angeles Thursday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Thursday's
events availble for viewing.
Los
Angeles Wednesday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Wednesday's
events availble 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!
Los
Angeles Tuesday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Tuesday's events
availble for viewing.

Los
Angeles Sunday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Sunday's events
availble for viewing.

Green Party Senate Candidate
Calls for Protection of Protestors' Rights
Medea Benjamin, Green Party for US
Senate in California, strongly denounced tonight's excessive violence
against the thousands of people peacefully attending the Rage Against
the Machine concert being held at the designated protest zone at the
Democratic National Convention.
Los
Angeles Monday Video Highlights Available
Highlight clips from Monday's events
availble for viewing.
Shadow Speech by
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Il)
"There are many worthy issues that
will be discussed at this convention. In fact, I have a feeling that
some of you are going to bring up the brutal administration of the
death penalty in this country, which has to change. So I credit all
of you for your work and advocacy, but tonight my emphasis is on campaign
finance reform and on the national party conventions."
Shadow Speech by Senator
Russ Feingold
"There are many worthy issues that
will be discussed at this convention. In fact, I have a feeling that
some of you are going to bring up the brutal administration of the
death penalty in this country, which has to change. So I credit all
of you for your work and advocacy, but tonight my emphasis is on campaign
finance reform and on the national party conventions."
Shadow Speech by Arianna
Huffington
"The Philadelphia Shadow was a big
hit, but to borrow a phrase from one of Al Gore’s convention themes
(and we promise not to borrow anything else): 'You Ain’t Seen Nothing
Yet'."
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
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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."
Culture Jam Heats up
Los Angeles Shadow Convention
Music, Culture and Activism: From Hippies
to Hip-Hop and Beyond", featuring rap pioneer KRS-One, John lydon,
Vernon Reid, and very special surprise guests TBA talking with KPFA
Radio's Davey D and Mark LeVine about the seminal political moments
in pop music they each participated in (the civil rights/anti-war
movements, the beginnings of punk, and the Public Enemy era in hip-hop),
and how we can learn from those experiences to once again make music,
and the culture industries more generally, a force for change in our
larger society.
Updated Schedule for
Los Angeles Shadow Convention
Come and explore the official schedule of events for the Los Angeles
Shadow Conventions 2000. Open your planner and fill your schedule!
Discuss
the L.A. Shadow Convention
Make your voice heard in the official Shadow
Conventions online discussion forum! Hosted by Café 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.
Parking Map for Los
Angeles Shadow Convention
Everybody drives in Los Angeles! Los Angeles translates
literally to "The City that Always Drives." So, we
have a map that will help you find a safe harbor for your transport!
Shadow Convention L.A.
Highlights
Come in for a preview of the Los Angeles Shadow Convention. Take a
sneak peak of all the excitement and happenings planned for the other
conventions, Shadow Conventions 2000.
Volunteer
Tasks
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out. Also, driving directions to LA Headquarters.
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Directions
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August 13 to August 17, Patriotic Hall - 1816 Figueroa
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Press
Release Announcing Shadow Conventions
Call to Renewal, The National Campaign for Jobs and
Income Support, Common Cause, The Lindesmith Center - Drug Policy
Foundation, United for a Fair Economy, Public Campaign and author
and syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington will host shadow conventions
to parallel the major party conventions to be held this summer in
Philadelphia and Los Angeles. These shadow conventions will focus
on three critical public-interest issues that the major political
parties have failed to sufficiently address: campaign finance reform,
poverty and the growing wealth gap, and the failed war on drugs.