No other nation on earth, nor any nation in history has ever incarcerated so large a percentage of its citizens. Not only is the raw number growing, but the rate of increase is growing as well.
Want to know where one of the vigils is going to be?
Below is a list of vigil leaders and their contact information!If you don't see your city listed, please volunteer to lead one.
2 MILLION IS TOO MANY!
National Vigil Project - February 15 Vigils
California - Los Angeles
Midnight Special Book Store, 6:30 PM
1318 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica
Aminah Muhammad - 310-833-5754 - aminah@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
California - Sacramento or Chico
Sharon & Craig North - 530-534-5121 - snorth11@dcsi.net
Sponsored by Northern California FAMM
California - San Francisco
Powell and Market Streets, 4:30 - 7:00 PM
Patty Lynn Neilson - 510-528-7456 - patty@november.org
Mikki Norris - 510-215-8326 - mikki@hr95.org
Chris Conrad - 510-215-8326 - chris@chrisconrad.com
Virginia Resner - 415-753-6602 - virgie@worldnet.att.net
Sponsored by The November Coalition, Human Rights and the Drug War, FAMM
and the Family Council on Drug Awareness
Connecticut - New Haven
Federal Courthouse downtown, 4:30 PM
Elaine Sabatino, 203-787-6100, elaine@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
Florida - Gainesville
Starke/Raiford Prison Complex near Gainesville on Route 16
Kay Lee - 321-253-3673 - KLee@vitel.tzo.com
Sponsored by The November Coalition and Florida Journey for Justice
Illinois - Chicago
James R. Thompson Center
Susan Bobby - 219-531-2810 - susan@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
Kentucky - Eddyville
Corner of Hwys. 62/641 and Hwy. 93, on the road to Eddyville State Prison
3:00 - 6:00 PM, featuring Gatewood Galbraith, KY candidate for governor
Paula Willett - 270-362-9849 - mosespa@apex.net
Minnesota - St. Paul
Ann Estis - 651-222-4315
Jolene Mason - 651-645-8053 - jolene@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
Nevada - Las Vegas
Clark County Detention Center
330 South Casino Center, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Debbie Dedmon - 702-658-0940 - dedmon@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
New Mexico - Santa Fe
New Mexico State Capital Building
Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta, 1:00 PM
Bruce Bush, gchervin@email.msn.com
New York - New York City
(Sunday, February 13)
Union Square, 11:00 AM
Mary Sibley - 973-568-4832 - mary@november.org
Kiovanna Rodriguez - 917-586-4007 - kiovanna@november.org
Kevin Pranis - Prison Moratorium Project - kpranis@igc.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition, The Prison Moratorium Project
and Columbia Law Students For Enacting a Humane Drug Policy - FEHDP
North Carolina - Asheville
Front of Vance Monument, 1:00 3:00 PM
Debbie Duncan - 336-667-0431 - debbie@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
North Carolina - Charlotte
United States Federal Court House
401 West Trade Street, 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Elaine Lynch - 704-947 9728 fx 704 875 3627
Carrie Graves - 704-332-4559 - ncfamm@aol.com
Sponsored by The November Coalition and Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
Ohio - Cleveland
Front of the Justice Center
1200 Ontario Street,, Cleveland, Ohio, 8:30 PM
Kelly Haber-Ali - (216) 751-2218 - kelly@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
Oregon - Portland
Terry Shrunk Plaza, SW 3rd Street, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Sandee Burbank - 541-298-8231 - sburbank@OregonVOS.net
Sponsored by The November Coalition and Right of the People 2000
Tennessee - Memphis
Federal Courthouse, 201 Front Street, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Laney Kehel - 901-855-7527 - laney@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition, The Tennessee Libertarian Party
and Tennesseans for Hemp and Cannabis
Texas - Austin
Sebastian Williams - 512-441-4099 - sebastian@november.org
Karen Heikkala - 512-462-1486 - Heikkala@bga.com
Sponsored by The November Coalition, The Drug Policy Forum of Texas, and The Texas Hemp Campaign.
Texas - Dallas
Downtown Dallas, Dealy Plaza in front of the Courthouse
Corner of Houston and Main, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Bob Ramsey - 972-445-1214 - rmz@flash.net
Sponsored by The November Coalition and The Drug Policy Forum of Texas
Texas - El Paso
555 East San Antonio - 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Deitra Lied - 505-874-2844 - deitra@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
Texas - Houston
Plaza across from the Alley Theatre, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
G. Alan Robison - 713-784-3196 - galan@prodigy.net
Sponsored by The November Coalition and The Drug Policy Forum of Texas
Washington - Seattle
Front of the King County Jail, 5th and James - 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Nora Callahan, Chuck Armsbury, Viv McPeak and Claude Tower
(509) 684-1550 - nora@november.org, chuck@november.org, viv@november.org, claude@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition, The Hemp Coalition and The Seattle Peace Heathens
Washington - Spokane
Front of the Spokane County Jail, 1100 West Mallon , 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Tom Murlowski - (509) 684-1550 - tom@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition, The Peace and Justice Action League
and the Spokane NAACP
Washington, DC
William Perry - 301-581-0566 - bill@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition
Wisconsin - Madison
Eric Hogens - 608-251-8892 - eric@november.org
Hunter Murdock - 608-251-1527 - hunter@november.org
Sponsored by The November Coalition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy
The November Coalition
http://www.november.org/
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
http://www.ssdp.org/
One of the first significant American events of the new millennum will take place on February 15, 2000. According to The Justice Policy Institute, the prison and jail population in this country will reach 2,000,000 for the first time in our history. 
