Perry Fund Fundraiser
March 9, 2005


HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO COMING SOON -- COMPLETE FOOTAGE LINKS BELOW

DRCNet supporters and friends gathered to hear US Rep. John Conyers and former drug war prisoner Kemba Smith address a fundraiser for the John W. Perry Fund, a scholarship program created by DRCNet that provides scholarships to students who have lost their financial aid eligibility because of drug convictions.

Here's a glimpse of the night:

Larry Zaglaniczny and David Borden

People sign in and donate to the Perry Fund.

Kemba Smith and Nkechi Taifa were two of the key speakers for the night.

"Too many students have had the doors to education and opportunity closed to them because of the HEA Drug Provision,"
said Chris Mulligan, CHEAR campaign director. (right)

David Borden talks to David Baime

Event emcee Arnold Trebach, founder of the Drug Policy Foundation
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"Tonight's gathering is the second stop in a national tour of events at which we are raising awareness of this law while raising funds to help some of the people affected by it," said DRCNet executive director David Borden, the Perry Fund's founder.
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Rep. John Conyers offered his perspective on the larger political situation as it impacts a range of issues reaching beyond drug policy.
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Conyers' staffer Keenan Keller
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David Baime of the American Association of Community Colleges
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Marisa Garcia, victim of the HEA Drug Provision
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Nkechi Taifa of the Open Society Institute
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Scarlett Swerdlow of SSDP
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Keynote speaker Kemba Smith
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David Guard of DRCNet
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