September 2015
SSDP Welcomes the Hunter College Chapter
I am thrilled to announce our newest chapter in New York City, Hunter College! Chapter leader Sabrina Bodé is an SSDP veteran, having previously served as chapter leader of the SUNY New Paltz chapter before transferring to Hunter this semester. She has already made an impact on her campus and is striving to create a vibrant network of student activism
SSDP Welcomes the CUNY Baruch Chapter
I am thrilled to introduce our newest chapter in New York City at CUNY Baruch! About 4 months ago I was contacted by Leland Radovanovic about joining the student movement to end the war on drugs, and I knew right after our first conversation that he was going to become a rockstar chapter leader. Since then, he has not only
One Year Anniversary of the Disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, Mexico
Written by Rachel Wissner and Sarah Merrigan, translated into Spanish by Daniel Garcia This past weekend was the one year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, Mexico. On September 26th, 2014, 43 students of the Teacher’s College Rural Ayotzinapa Went missing in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. The Ayotzinapa Rural Teacher’s College is part of a network of schools
SSDP Students Respond to Sonia Sotomayor´s Comments on Marijuana Activism
On September 8th, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke to students at Amherst College about the importance of hard work, voting, and being passionate about something. Unless that something is legalizing marijuana. “I don’t care what kind of thing you become passionate about, except legalizing marijuana,” Sotomayor said to a group of 600 students, many of whom statistics would suggest are passionate
LEAP AMA with Michael Wood
On Wednesday, September 23rd, we were very happy to co-sponsor a Reddit AMA with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), featuring former Baltimore Police Officer, Michael Wood, Jr. Michael answered questions about his experience as a whistleblower on the Baltimore Police department and how the drug war has perpetuated conflict between communities and police. Below, you’ll find some of his answers that
920 Psilocybin Coordinated Day of Action Roundup
This past Sunday, September 20th, Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapters across our network were excited to work with the 920 Coalition on their coordinated day of action. Sixteen SSDP chapters participated in actions over the weekend of 9/20 and throughout this week: American University (DC) University of California Davis (CA) California State University Long Beach (CA) Case Western Reserve University College of
My SSDP Summer Internship Experience
Check out the experiences of these four rockstar SSDPers who interned through SSDP’s Career Services Program: Stephanie Freeman (CUNY Law) This summer, I had the privilege of working with Rose and Thorn Consulting through the Students for Sensible Drug Policy internship program. As a law student, I was able to approach this policy based internship with a unique perspective. During
Back to School, Sensibly
This month, more than 250 Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapters are reconvening after a summer off. Nearly 4,000 student members are recruiting new advocates and developing strategies to bring more sensible drug policies to their communities in 2015-2016. We’re proud to share that SSDP is starting the school year with 24 new chapters, including four new international chapters. Many SSDPers
Drug Policy Perspectives: Why I Joined SSDP
My name is Oliver Zerrudo, and I am a 5th year undergraduate at the University of California at Berkeley. I wanted to express my reasons for joining SSDP, and the rationales for why I am passionate about the work we are attempting to do. As A Bay Area Native, the impacts of social justice inequalities have always been highlighted to
September Monthly Mosaic: Privilege and the Drug War
Privilege and the Drug War The Monthly Mosaic is a new resource brought to you by Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s Diversity Awareness, Reflection and Education Committee (DARE). With a name reminiscent of the many different life experiences and viewpoints that intersect in drug policy, the Monthly Mosaic aims to expand your awareness of the variety and intersectionality of issues
SSDP starts the school year with 24 new chapters
School has been out for the past few months, but SSDPers have been kicking it up into high gear – training and educating others, advocating for sensible drug policy, and building up their chapters. The Outreach team is so excited to welcome these newly established chapters to the SSDP network! International University of the West Indies (Jamaica, April 2015) University of
SSDP Joins the Combined Federal Campaign with CFC code 98497
For the first time in Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s sixteen year history, we will be participating in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) this fall. The CFC is the official workplace giving campaign of the federal government, and is the largest and most successful program of its kind in the world. The goal of the CFC is to promote philanthropy
SSDP Welcomes the Salem College Chapter
In over four years of being involved with SSDP as a student or staff member I have rarely met anyone with as much enthusiasm about starting an SSDP chapter as Utang Enyenihi and Megan Cook. Earlier this summer, I was invited to speak at the incoming campus coordinator retreat for Students for Liberty (SFL) in Arlington, VA. After the event,
