Friday, August 14, 2009
Pot Secrets
Has everyone heard of 'Post Secrets'? Well, check it out at http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
Straight from their website, 'PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.'
The postcards are some of the most emotionally touching and revealing pieces ever seen.
The project envisioned here, with Pot Secrets, borrows the idea of anonymous postcards as the tool by which a message is spread, but with a common theme; you guessed it! Marijuana and its associated culture!
If the common assumption is correct, then there are more potsmokers than meets the eye, yet many of us feel that it's dangerous to reveal our toker-identities for fear of being barred from/losing jobs, from being professionally stigmatized, let alone from the fear of being physically assaulted and punished by state law authorities.
Pot Secrets offers an opportunity for individuals to 'confess' to their 'second citizenship' in creative ways that don't betray more of their identities than they would wish to.
If one has a postcard-secret which they'd like to share, please email it to endprohibitionwaterloo@gmail.com. A snail-mail address will emerge soon.
Straight from their website, 'PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.'
The postcards are some of the most emotionally touching and revealing pieces ever seen.
The project envisioned here, with Pot Secrets, borrows the idea of anonymous postcards as the tool by which a message is spread, but with a common theme; you guessed it! Marijuana and its associated culture!
If the common assumption is correct, then there are more potsmokers than meets the eye, yet many of us feel that it's dangerous to reveal our toker-identities for fear of being barred from/losing jobs, from being professionally stigmatized, let alone from the fear of being physically assaulted and punished by state law authorities.
Pot Secrets offers an opportunity for individuals to 'confess' to their 'second citizenship' in creative ways that don't betray more of their identities than they would wish to.
If one has a postcard-secret which they'd like to share, please email it to endprohibitionwaterloo@gmail.com. A snail-mail address will emerge soon.
END PROHIBITION MAGAZINE CALLOUT!
This is a Call Out!
The voice of the End of Prohibition and Marijuana Legalisation needs to be heard!
This is calling out for any writers, illustrators, organisational people, and fundraisers whom wish to help contribute towards the creation of a printed publication promoting drug policy reform.
September 1st is the deadline, so please contact endprohibitionwaterloo@gmail.com.
The voice of the End of Prohibition and Marijuana Legalisation needs to be heard!
This is calling out for any writers, illustrators, organisational people, and fundraisers whom wish to help contribute towards the creation of a printed publication promoting drug policy reform.
September 1st is the deadline, so please contact endprohibitionwaterloo@gmail.com.
Marc Emery is coming to KW!
Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please!
Marijuana activist, pariah to the Canadian government, and toker Marc Emery will be in town Monday August 24th, Downtown City Hall (200 King S. West). The event will start at 2:30, and go until 6:30 (don't forget 4:20! Be prepared!).
Marc will talk about his upcoming extradition to the United States of America, where he will be prosecuted for his efforts to end the prohibition against pot.
Marijuana activist, pariah to the Canadian government, and toker Marc Emery will be in town Monday August 24th, Downtown City Hall (200 King S. West). The event will start at 2:30, and go until 6:30 (don't forget 4:20! Be prepared!).
Marc will talk about his upcoming extradition to the United States of America, where he will be prosecuted for his efforts to end the prohibition against pot.
The Begining
Marijuana prohibition has gone on too long.It seems to me that everywhere I look, people love the pot. I would say 1 out of 4 people I've ever worked with smoke it regularly; at least 3 out of 4 have tried it. A third of my neighbours smoke it, and 3/5 of my friends do. Its on TV, it's on the web, and its on our minds.Why is it illegal?Many ordinary citizens ask themselves this question everytime they toke, and the answers that they have found leave a bitter taste in their mouths.The aim of this blog is to chronicle an inquiry into pot-culture in Canada, as seen from the experiences of those living in and passing through Waterloo, Ontario. There is no need to like toking, nor to be a toker, to express your opinions here. The only requirement is to seek a dialogue which takes into consideration all points of view. This blog also has zero tolerance for oppressive attitudes, and will not hesitate to inform upon and enforce a mutual respect in its postings.With these aims in mind, and respect in our hearts, we begin the journey into why prohibition exists, and how this affects the lives of everyday Canadians.
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