Journey for Justice, a caravan of family members of drug war prisoners, medical marijuana patients and citizens who oppose the drug war, will begin a week-long march from Houston to Austin starting September 22. The tour will include vigils, street theater and rallies to highlight various aspects of America’s failed war on drugs.
The Texas Journey for Justice will stress three critical points: the large number of non-violent drug offenders locked-up in Texas prisons; police and prison guard abuses in the name of the drug war; and the need for medical marijuana for the seriously ill.
The Texas Journey will conclude on September 29 with a press conference at the state capitol and a prayer vigil at the Governor’s mansion, where presidential candidate George W. Bush resides.
“While public officials admit to and the media jokes about ‘youthful indiscretions,’ thousands of Americans who are now imprisoned have lost property, the right to vote and have been fired from their jobs,” said Journey Director Kay Lee. “To them this is no joke. The drug war has damaged and destroyed millions of Americans, the credibility of our representatives and the future of our children.”
For more information, please contact Kevin Aplin of Journey For Justice at (321) 255-9790 or visit www.journeyforjustice.org.
