Day: October 29, 2015

New Drug Policy Alliance Report Reveals Dramatic Increase in Marijuana Possession Arrests in Virginia, Especially in Black Communities

Black Virginians Arrested for Marijuana Possession at 3.3 Times the Rate of White Virginians, Despite Equal Rates of Marijuana Use; Report Released as Thousands Prepare to Gather Next Month in Arlington for World’s Largest Drug Policy Reform Conference Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. A new report has found that marijuana possession arrests in[Read More…]

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Governors State University to Hold Master of Occupational Therapy Degree Program Information Session on November 4

UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. The Department of Occupational Therapy at Governors State University will host an information session for the Master of Occupational Therapy degree program Wednesday, November 4 from 5-6 p.m., in Room G 157 at university, located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484.   Attendees are[Read More…]

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Community Policing is Not the Answer

Activists and Community Organizations Release Report on Community Policing in Response to President’s Recommendations for Policing. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Yesterday, community organizations convenee at City Hall to release a report on Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). The report is a response to President Obama’s call, in his speech at the[Read More…]

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Remarks by President Obama at the 122nd Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015 – 2:18 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, good afternoon, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Welcome to Chicago, my hometown.  (Applause.)  Chief Beary, thank you for that introduction because it was brief, which — (laughter) — and that’s what I like.  At this point, one way or another,[Read More…]

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