What’s Happening
in Oregon state and NorthWest,
and beyond – 2012
see below
for details
* May 1st, 2 PM - Every 1st Tuesday of the month, Beginning Growing
Class...for those that have an interest in learning how to grow Medical
Marijuana. No knowledge needed. SO-NORML
Resource Center, 332 W. 6th St., Medford, OR.
For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.
* Wednesday,
May 2nd
- 7pm * and every 1st Wed of every month
* an Oregon Green Free (OGF - PDX) meeting, at Stark Street Pizza, in Portland, Oregon * Social meeting, Open to
public. Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org for more on OGF.
* Every
Wednesday (except
Holidays), Next is May 2nd
* 7:00pm to 9:00pm * Want to
get your Card? Need Medicine Now? Welcome to The Club! The Mercy Club, a Public Meet-Up
and our MERCY Weekly TV show hosted by MERCY at Suite
150 at 1469 Capital St NE, Salem, OR, 97301. * For more
info, call MERCY at: 503.363-4588 –or- visit: http://mercycenters.org/Club.html
* U-of-O Spring Street Faire, May 2, 3 & 4 and 5 - University of Oregon, Eugene * Folks are going in together on a booth at the upcoming UofO Spring Street Faire, All Cannabis-related initiatives are welcome (and encouraged). Canopy, tables & chairs will be provided. Located on 13th Avenue between Kincaid Street and University Street, this location will have thousands of individuals passing through daily, a range of faculty members, students, local community members, and other visitors. The Faire will operate from 10:00am to 5:00pm for all four days. The Emerald Empire HempFest (EEH) will pay for 1/2 of the booth and an anonymous donor will cover the other half. F.y.i. - $5 application fee, $130 for non-profits May 2-4, additional $40 for May 5 (Willamette Valley Folk Music Festival). Application available; http://asuo.uoregon.edu/uploads/files/paragraphs/1116/Spring%20Faire%20App2.4.pdf Contact - Dan Koozer at (541) 517-0957
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Friday, May 4th * 7:00pm to 7:30pm * Friday Nite Live Call-In TV Show organized
by MERCY-TV at CCTV in Salem, at Capital
Community Television, 575 Trade St SE, Salem, Oregon, 97301 – Weekly
Filming and Show. Usually (!) every
Friday, excepting holidays, etc.
Thus, NOTE: No show April 6th and 27th due to special events planned for that same
time. When happening, we start setting
up at 6:00PM * call: 503.363-4588 or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.
C’mon Down! MERCY-Live happens, every Friday at 7pm, on
Cable Channel 23 and this is a great opportunity for folks to talk about their
action and legislative items to folks in the Salem metro area. Please contact Perry at MERCY to
arrange to come on down to the CCTV station in Salem
and pitch your thing. Or, in the Salem
area, just call 503-588-6444 between 7 – 7:30 PM and let everybody know that way.
* Saturday,
May 5th, 2012, High Noon * Marches for Global Cannabis Liberation * Also
known as the Million Marijuana Marches, this Action is happening in Salem,
Eugene, Portland and around the World.
Check your local listings. Salem plan: MERCY will assemble for this event, starting
at 11am, at the far end of the mall across from
the steps of the Capital Building, Salem, Oregon on first
Saturday in May, 2012 and March at High Noon. Officially, the intersection of Summer
and Center streets. At High Noon
(sharp!) we March, Visit - http://mercycenters.org/events/MMM.html - for map and more. Eugene: The W-V-NORML / CanLibSoc / EEH / ECTV Coalition will assemble 10:30am, at the FSP (Free Speech Plaza), 8th & Oak, do a lap around Saturday Market,
back to FSP and begin the speeches at noon. The speakers this year
are: Brian Michaels a prominent Criminal Defense Lawyer practicing
in Oregon with extensive experience in Marijuana cases. Portland: Oregon NORML usually
gathers in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march
at High Noon through downtown Portland,
accompanied by a police escort. To volunteer or for questions about the
march and rally, please call the Oregon NORML message line at 503-239-6110
or visit http://www.ornorml.org.
* Sunday, May 6th, 2012, 4:15 pm - 5:45
pm * Craft Club * Location: 687
River Av, Eugene, Oregon * Come join us for some fun making crafts for
Voter Power and the Emerald Empire Hempfest to sell as fundraisers. This event is usually every
month on the first Sunday. All are welcome, it's a potluck,
it's fun, it's a party.... Come get to know us......
* Monday, May 7th - all at 7pm * and every 1st
and 3rd Mondays of the month (and 5th,
as happens) * Public Meet Up of
Sweet.Net, a Medical Cannabis Resource NetWork for Patients as well as
CardHolders-to-be In Sweet
Home (OR). * Call 503.363-4588
–or- visit:
http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meet_PUB_Sweet.htm
* Every
Monday (usually), next is May 7th * all at 6:30pm * Eugene’s Cannabis T.V. Show filming in Eugene * If you're interested in helping produce a
weekly half-hour cable access TV show in the Studios of Community Television 29
in Eugene, Oregon educating the public on
Cannabis issues come on by.
Eugene Cannabis TV Weekly Production
happens every Monday now from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
at: Community
TV 29 Studio behind Sheldon High School *
Contact Dan Koozer, Producer – ECTV
at 541.517-0957 or visit:
http://w-v-norml.org
*
TBA (when school in session!), next are scheduled for TBA *
Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) meets on the University of Oregon
campus, Eugene. Contact: Sam Chapman, UO
SSDP chapter President, at - 503-396-9062, or
by emailing - samuelc@uoregon.edu
* Saturday, May 19th * 4:15
pm - 5:45 pm * Emerald Empire HempFest Volunteer Meeting. This event repeats every month on the third
Saturday at: 687 River Av, Eugene, Oregon * Contact: Contact - Dan Koozer, Emerald
Empire HempFest, Voice Phone Number (541) 517-0957, FAX
Number - (888) 420-1819 * Email
Address emeraldempirehempfest@hotmail.com
* Website URL – www.EmeraldEmpireHempfest.com
* Friday, May 25th, at 7:30 pm * MERCY
Monthly TV is filmed the last Friday of the month
starting at 7:30pm at CCTV
in Salem. Consider utilizing
MERCY-TV Monthly, our Weekly Meetings broadcasts and/or our Friday Nite Live
shows to get your message out in the Salem-metro area and beyond. MERCY Weekly TV is filmed at the
Weekly meeting on Wed., 7pm
at the MERCY Club in Salem. Catch MERCY-TV in the Salem area – one of
several shows available - on Cable Channel 23, TUE @
10:30 pm, THU @ 2 pm, FRI @ 11:30 am -or- SAT @
8:30 pm. Many Thanks to CCtv
and volunteers Shana and Peke. Visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.
*
Treating Yourself magazine is excited to host the upcoming 3rd Annual Treating Yourself Expo on May 25 – 27, 2012 at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre (Toronto, Canada). We are currently seeking vendors,
exhibitors, and sponsors for this very high-profile event. Mark your
calendar and join patients, their friends and loved ones, professionals,
distributors and manufacturers from across North America and Europe. * For more information Contact: Treating Yourself at 416 620 1951 or by visiting - http://medicalmarijuana-hempexpo.com/
* Saturday,
May 26th,
2pm – 4pm * Willamette Valley NORML Public meeting will be at the
Voter Power office, 687 River Av, Eugene, Oregon
97404-2513 * normally
held 4th Saturdays (excepting Holidays, then 3rd
Sat.) *
For more info call: 541.517-0957 –or- visit:
http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html
* Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 2 –
4, 2012 * Aspen Legal Seminar * Join NORML
for a three-day CLE program, at The Gant in Aspen, Colorado.
NORML will, of
course, have CLE credit for this program from all states that require
continuing legal education credits for their attorneys. This annual Aspen NORML Legal
Seminar weekend has become a favorite for many of the NLC members, as well as
Activists, and everyone looks forward to another great weekend this June.
Please mark your calendar and plan to join the revolution. Visit - http://norml.org/about/legal-seminars - for more.
* Friday, June 22, 2012 * 10:00 am to 2:30 pm * Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) / Quarterly (OMMP) Meeting * location: Deschutes Service Building, 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97701 in the Lewis and Clark conference room. * There will be a Public comment period from 2 - 2:30 - for all who sign-up to address the ACMM and OMMP staff directly. * The Quarterly Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) is hosted by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) – click here > http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_OMMP.htm < for more info. * Also, you can Contact the Program at 971.673-1234 or visit the OMMP Meetings website: here <<
* Also, NOTICE: There is a campaign to support the Medical Cannabis educational video project. Please go to http://www.indiegogo.com/Medical-Cannabis - for more information. Project Contact: Arthur Livermore, National Director, American Alliance for Medical Cannabis (AAMC)
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* Monday,
July 4th, 2012 * Fourth Of July Hemp Coalition's Annual Smoke-In at the
National Mall in Washington DC. Usually "High
Noon" in Lafayette Park (North side of the White House). From 12:00 - 4:00pm
* Activist speakers from the front lines of the "War On
Drugs" commenting on the progress and direction of ending marijuana
prohibition and other aspects of drug policy reform; A Concert with Performers and activists presenting a colorful
message relating to our cause during the afternoon; and a "Peace Mile
Parade", and more. For more info Contact:
Fourth of July Hemp Coalition (FJHC) - P
O Box 5513, Washington DC 20016, phone 202-286-5586,
or visit - http://www.smoke-in.org/
The Emerald Empire HempFest in Eugene * WHERE: Maurie Jacobs Park, Eugene, OR * WHEN: Third week-end in July 15, 16, 17-ish, 2012 – Friday -
4:20p-10:00p, Saturday - High Noon-10:00p, Sunday - High Noon-8:00pm * WHY: To
educate the public about the plant Cannabis (HEMP). NOTE:
EEH needs storage space, Any size would be helpful. The
equivalent of a one car garage would be great, the equivalent of a two car
garage would be a dream come true.
Thanks!
The Emerald Empire HempFest is an annual event (third
weekend in July), held in a city park. It is ‘Free-to-the-public’ event.
Education is the primary goal of this all-volunteer effort. There will be two
stages with great musical bands, a food court featuring nutritious foods, art
booths, and vendors featuring many hemp products, and nonprofit booths. Guest
speakers will discuss the environmental benefits of hemp, medical uses of
Marijuana and the futility and negative consequences of prohibition. As former
organizer Eilleen Erdelt once stated: "The HempFest is a family-oriented
event celebrating a God-given plant that has been prohibited by man." Visit: http://w-v-norml.org/events/EEH.html
for all the details, including map. Hope to see you there! See all of
you there! Contact -
Dan Koozer, Emerald Empire HempFest, Voice Phone Number (541) 517-0957, FAX
Number - (888) 420-1819 * Email Address emeraldempirehempfest@hotmail.com
* Website URL – www.EmeraldEmpireHempfest.com
*
Sat. - Sun., August 18 – 19 - 20, (third weekend in Aug.) 2012
* Seattle HempFest in Seattle, on Friday from 12 noon to
8 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 8. Admission is still FREE, and at Elliot Bay, Myrtle Edwards Pier 70, and Olympic Sculpture
Parks - 3130 Alaska Way W., Seattle, WA
* Hempfest is a work-party. They want
you to come to relax and enjoy their event, but they also want you to learn.
When people learn the facts about Cannabis they inevitably come to our side.
They want to offer the latest educational resources to help you learn about
domestic production of industrial hemp, medical marijuana, pot law, and even
addiction and abuse. They want to contribute to you being as informed, educated
and prepared as you can be to participate in our culture and movement. Take
this year's program guide home with you and study it. The brightest minds they
can find have contributed to their program this year. It is a user's manual so
please use it. Find more information at: http://www.hempfest.org
* August 24 - 26 * 10:00AM * Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2012 * Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo * nr. Takilma, OR Location: 3833 Holland Loop Road, Cave Junction, OR 97523 * Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo is founded on the belief that through awareness, education, and the cooperation and coordination of citizens and public officials, many complex social issues can be mitigated. Objective and Purpose: To host a world class music event that provides outlets for cannabis advocates to educate the public on the many potential benefits and uses of the cannabis plant. This includes religious, medicinal, industrial, agricultural, economic, environmental, and other practical applications. Visit - http://www.jeffersonstatehempexpo.com/ - for more.
*
Sat.- Sun., August 25th – 26th, 2012 (4th
week-end in August) * Olympia
Hempfest 2011 in Olympia. The Olympia Hempfest is held at Heritage Park, 5th Ave. and Water St. NW,
Olympia, Washington on the fourth weekend of August and last year
happened; from 11AM – 8PM on Sat. & from 11AM – 6PM
on SUN. Admission is FREE, tho they suggest a $5 donation. Heritage Park is a 24-acre
state-owned property adjacent to Capitol Lake and downtown Olympia, WA. It is
the northern extension of the Washington state capitol campus. Olympia
Hempfest was founded in 2003 as a gathering of 500 people on the original
Washington state capitol campus in downtown Olympia and has grown into one of
the major Olympia events in just under its fourth year, with a annual theme of
“Helping” each year Oly Hempfest strives to break down the barriers and remind
people about our heritage and our responsibility to be active citizens. Find more
information at: http://www.myspace.com/olyhempfest
*
7th - 9th of September, 2012 * CannaTrade, the international Hemp trade fair at Stadthalle
Dietikon, in ZÜRICH,
Switzerland * Contact: CannaTrade.ch AG *
Monbijoustrasse 17, CH-3011 Bern, Switzerland * Tel. +41 / 31 / 398
0235, Fax +41 / 31 / 398 0236, eMail info@cannatrade.ch *
visit - http://cannatrade.ch/ * CannaTrade Facebook Community: - Join now CannaTrade-Facebook-Community!
*
Saturday, September 11th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 12th, 10AM to 7PM -
2012 * HempStalk usually happens in Portland,
Oregon. * at Kelley Point Park,
N. Marine Dr. and Lombard St. * The reason marijuana is illegal has very little to do with
drugs, and is really about money and the continued centralization of economic
and political control. Hemp seed oil is biodiesel and is three times more
productive than any other seed oil crop, and hemp seed oil will run any diesel
engine today with no modification. Hemp oil is the reason the petrochemical
industry made up the "reefer madness" myth. They renamed hemp, using
racist propaganda, calling it marijuana, and lied to make it illegal. There is
a truth that must be heard! That's what the Hempstalk Festival is all about. To find out more about HempStalk,
visit: http://hempstalk.org/ *
* Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
(21 days before election) * until 5pm * Voter Registration Deadline in Oregon. Call the toll-free voter
information line at 1-866-ORE-VOTE
(1-866-673-8683). The voter information line is available Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, se habla
Espanol. TTY services for the hearing impaired are available at 1-866-350-0596. “Am I Registered to Vote?” Check Your Voter Registration
On-Line! Visit - https://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/vr/showVoterSearch.do to find out if you’re registered to
vote. Voters may
also call their county elections office to confirm their registration.
To receive a ballot this fall,
voters must be registered no later than Oct. 16th. Voters
should also re-register if their residence has changed, if their mailing
address has changed, if their name has changed or if their signature has
changed. The signature on a voter registration card is used to validate their
mail-in ballots. Additional voting resources are also available online at the
Elections Division website; visit: www.sos.state.or.us/elections/elechp.htm. Then * first
Tuesday, November 6th 2012 General Election this year * til the
Polls close * Vote! in Oregon. Read the
Voting in Oregon Guide www.uhavavote.org/votingguide/index.html.
Get to the link and others by visiting: www.oregonvotes.org/elec101.htm
* Tuesday, November 6th (1st Tues.), 2012
- all day - Every 1st
Tuesday of November for the year, VOTE! And be sure
everybody you know does so also * til the Polls close * Vote! in
Oregon. Read the
Voting in Oregon Guide www.uhavavote.org/votingguide/index.html.
Get to the link and others by visiting: www.oregonvotes.org/elec101.htm
If you have any questions or problems visit www.HeadCount.org or Call - (866) OUR-VOTE.
And Vote Smart! Project Vote Smart has profiles about nearly
all candidates for federal and state offices, to include what the candidates
have stated is their position on drug issues. Biographical
Information, Voting Records, Issue Positions, Interest Group Ratings, Public Statements, Campaign Finances, Voter Registration, Ballot Measures, Issues
and Legislation, Political Resources, and more. Politics is going to the Dogs!
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This
Calendar of Events is a Public Service provided by MERCY - the Medical Cannabis
Resource Center - and is maintained by their volunteer staff. To inquire about -or- add
or maintain an event -or- idea, contact them by phone: 503.363-4588, writing to:
1469 Capital St NE, #100, Salem, OR 97301 -or- visiting:
www.MercyCenters.org
2012 Calendar
