Who is the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition?

Our mission is to reverse the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado. We are a coalition of nearly 7,000 individual members and over 100 faith and community organizations who have united to stop perpetual prison expansion in Colorado through policy and sentence reform.

Our chief areas of interest include drug policy reform, women in prison, racial injustice, the impact of incarceration on children and families, the problems associated with re-entry and stopping the practice of using private prisons in our state.

If you would like to be involved please go to our website and become a member.


Monday, February 26, 2007

HBO's Addiction Premiere

Invitation to March 7 Premiere of HBO Documentary “Addiction”

HBO is partnering with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NIDA, NIAAA, Faces and Voices of Recovery, and others to conduct a national public outreach campaign, “Addiction and Recovery: Communities Take Action.” This is a one-year multimedia effort culminating in a national Rally for Recovery on September 15. The key television event is "Addiction", a 90 minute documentary initially airing on March 15. The documentary is supplemented by 4 independent films on addiction, podcasts, a book, and a comprehensive website. This campaign offers an opportunity to continue to educate our communities about addiction as a chronic and treatable brain disease. For more information on the Addiction project, go to http://www.addictionaction.org/ . Advocates for Recovery will be the lead organization for this campaign in the Denver/Boulder area.

On March 7, HBO will be hosting the Denver premiere of "Addiction" at the Cable Center on the DU campus - http://www.cablecenter.org/. A reception with food will be held at 6PM with the premier of “Addiction” at 7 PM. Following the documentary will be discussion by a local panel of experts and members of the recovery community. This is an invitation only event with limited theatre seating.

To RVSP, please call 1-888-745-7425.

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