Breaking Rank
A Top Cop's Exposé
of the Dark Side of American Policing
Norm Stamper
2006 Events
January 26-28 (speaking on the 28th from 9:45-11:30 AM). Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Aveune NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Speaking to 30 progressive mayors who are part of the "New Cities Project"
February 7, 5:30-7:30 PM - Seattle, Leadership Tomorrow's "Leading and Reading With Norm Stamper" at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1301 Fifth Avenue
February 11, 3:45-5:00 PM. ACLU of Washington, Annual Meeting, Kane Hall, University of Washington, Speech on "Civil Liberties, Social Justice, and the Drug War"
February 26, 11am. "Warren on the Weekend", the most listened to talk radio show in Canada, CKNW Radio
February 27, 4pm. "On The Coast, CBC Radio One 690 AM", Host: Ms. Priya Ramu
February 28, 10am. "Bill Good Show at CKNW Radio"
February 28, 11:30am-2:30pm, Abbotsford, BC, Univ College of Fraser Valley “Introduction to Law Enforcement” Class, 604-535-6390
February 28, 5:30pm-7pm — Abbotsford, BC. Univ College of Fraser Valley Criminal Justice Dept-sponsored Drug Legalization panel discussion, 604-535-6390
March 1, 7pm — Abbotsford, BC, "Why Cops Say Legalize Drugs", Clearbrook Lions Club, 604-854-8360
March 2, 2pm — Abbotsford, BC, Book Signing - Coles Bookstore, (604) 851-5777
March 2, 6:15pm — Abbotsford, BC, Abbotsford-Matsqui Rotary Club, 604-855-3874
March 7, noon, The Al Sharpton Show, (Keeping It Real", national talk radio show
March 10, 6:30pm — Las Vegas, Futurist Salon, Borders Books, 2190 north Rainbow. "Crime Control vs. Civil Liberties: the Case for Retooling American Law Enforcement"
April 3, 10:30am - Calgary, Tommy Latour, CBC Radio
April 4, 10:00am - Calgary - Toronto Star, Betsy Powell
April 4, 11:20am - Calgary - CBC-TV
April 5, 10:30am - Calgary - CBC-TV
April 10, 4:20pm - Vancouver - CBC Radio One
April 11, 10:00am - Vancouver - CKNW 980, Bill Good Show with Christy Clark
April 12, 7:45am - Vancouver - AMA Channel TV
April 18, 8:00pm - Toronto - NewsTalk 1010
April 20, 11:00am - San Francisco - KPOO Radio, "California Prison Focus Radio"
April 21, 9:30am - San Francisco - San Francisco Chronicle, Debra Saunders
April 21, 12:00pm - San Francisco - Mission Neighborhood Health Center. "The Public Health Benefits of Ending the Drug War"
May 8, 9:30am - Seattle - University of Washington, Kane Hall, Professor Kathleen Beckett's Sociology class. "How Drug Law Enforcement is Organized: Why It's So Controversial"
May 16, 7 pm, Columbia, MO, Radio Intervview, KOPN, 89.5, NPR Affiliate, Dan Viets
May 22-26 - Plano, TX, Institute for Law Enforcement Administration,
May 24, 8:30am — Institute for Law Enforcement Administration, “Police Leadership”
June 1, 1:00pm - Victoria, B.C., - Victoria Police Command Staff. "WTO and Police Leadership"
June 2, 12:15am — Victoria, BC, Voices of Substance, “The Costs of Doing Nothing: Looking Beyond Our Current Approaches to Substance Use.” It's an all day affair. Norm will speak at the "Public Safety and Order" Plenary btwn 12:15pm and 1:30pm
June 29, 4:00pm, The Chris Fabricant Show, live podcast from Brooklyn, NY.
July 13, 11:00am,Local Initiatives Support Corporation, "Community Safety Initiative," live podcast from New York.
August 20, 4:20pm — Seattle, Hempfest
September 5, 2006 - Las Vegas, Nevada. U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Executive Excellence Course, Phase 2. "The Role of the Executive"
September 12, 2006 - Washington, D.C. The Cato Institute. A response to Radley Balko's "Overkill," a report on police paramilitary responses
September 28, 2006, Ellensburg, Interview with Patrick Carlson, Ellensburg Daily Record
October 1, Interview with Mike DeRosa, WWUH, University of Hartford, CT.
October 2, 8-8:30pm, KIT 1280 AM Radio Interview, Yakima, WA.
October 2, 4-4:30pm, KIT Radio interview with Brian Teegarden, Yakima, WA.
October 3, afternoon, TV Interview, KIMA-TV http://www.kimatv.com/ Ellensburg, WA.
October 3, 2006, 3:00 PM - Ellensburg, WA. Jerrol's Bookstore. Reading
October 3, 2006, Evening class - Ellensburg, WA. Central Washington University
October 7, 2-5 PM, Presbyterian Church, Friday Harbor. Community speech--"Why is it Always About Women?"--sponsored by Amnesty International, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of the San Juan Islands, and Soroptimist International.
October 10, 3:00 PM — Missoula. Interview with Tristan Scott, law enforcement reporter, The Missoulian.
October 10, 5:30 PM — Missoula. Meeting with state legislators
October 10, 7-8pm — Montana. Univ of MT Law School, Missoula, Forward Montana.
October 11, 10-10:30am — Montana. KUFM Public Radio, University campus, Univ of MT Law School, Missoula
October 11, 11:45 AM — Missoula. Meeting with City of Missoula and Missoula County police officials
October 11, 1:30 PM — Missoula. Interview with Jessie McQuillan, Missoula Independent Weekly
October 11, 2-3:30pm — Missoula. KPAX-TV Studio, Interview with Ian Marquand for tonight’s evening news broadcast, Half-hour interview with Ian for following Sunday’s “Face the State”
October 11, 6:30pm — Missoula. University of Montana Law School, Symposium on Privacy
October 12, 10:00 AM — Helena, MT. Meeting with Governor's staff
October 12, 11:00 AM — Helena. Meeting with Attorney General Mike McGrath.
October 12, 12:00 PM — Helena. Lunch meeting with Helena police officials
October 12, 2-3:30pm — Missoula. CTV Studios, Interview with Tom Daubert for three episodes of “No Smoke No Mirrors”
October 14, 10:30am - Boston, - International Association of Chiefs of Police. "Police Psychological Services: Reflections"
October 15, 9-9:50am — Bedford, MA, Lyceeum, First Unitarian in New Bedford, Bedford, MA
October 17, 9am — Hartford, CT, WNPR Public Radio, "Where We Live" show
October 17, 12:15 to 1:30 — Bloomfield, CT, Bloomfield Rotary, LEAP: Rick Ostrander cell 315-345-4399
October 17, 3:00pm — Hartford, CT, Public Access TV
October 18, 12:15 — Southington, CT, Community Room of The Orchards, LEAP: Rick Ostrander cell 315-345-4399
October 18, 6:00pm — Stafford, CT, Sun Valley Beach Club, LEAP: Rick Ostrander cell 315-345-4399
October 19, 12:30-1pm — Ellensburg, WA, KXLE Radio 1240AM interview, host Dennis Leach, http://kxleradio.com/
October 19, 4:00 PM — Providence, RI. Live With Arlene Violet on WHJJ
October 19, 5:00 PM — Providence. Live With Parker Gavigan, ABC
October 19, 7-9pm — Providence, RI, Top Cop Calls for an End to America's Longest War, Rhode Island College, room Student Union Ballroom.
October 20, 2:30 PM — Kingstown Interview with Campus Radio Station, URI
October 21, 5:00 PM — Boston. Scripted call for SAFER, Amendment 44 in Colorado
October 23, 7:00 AM — Calgary. Alberta. "Breakfast TV," City TV Channel 8
October 23, 7:00 PM — Calgary. St. Germaine's restaurant, dinner with Sandstone representatives and civic leaders
October 24, 6-9pm — Calgary, Alberta, Calgary Petroleum Club
October 25, 12:00 PM — Calgary. University of Calgary speech to social sciences class
October 26, 9:30 AM — Denver. Press conference with Drug Policy Alliance on Zogby Poll re: cigarette prohibition movement
October 26, 1-2pm — Denver, CO, KBPI 106.7 FM Radio, The Uncle Nasty Show Interview to discuss the SAFER Ballot Initiative Prop 44 http://www.safercolorado.org/
October 26, 6-9pm — Denver, CO, NORML sponsored event in conjunction with SAFER initiative. http://safercolorado.org/
October 27, 11:00 AM — Denver. Governor's press conference announcing opposition to Amendment 44, multiple media interviews
October 27, 4:00 PM — Denver. "Right or Wrong! Caplis and Silverman," KHOW Radio
November 4, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM — Vancouver, BC, Fraser Institute
November 11, 9:00 AM — Seattle. Seattle Neighborhood Coalition, Greenhouse at Day's Inn
November 12 — San Diego. (death penalty discussion, TBA)
November 13, 6:00 PM — San Diego. San Diego State University, Guest Lecturer
November 15, 10:00 AM — San Marcos, CA. Filming for "Private Violence"
November 16, 2:00 PM — San Diego. Students for Sensible Drug Policy, SDSU
November 30, 12:15 PM. — Brooklyn. Interview with Rev. Al Sharpton, TV-1
December 11, 5 PM.. Sirius Radio, "The DeVore and Diana Show."
December 12, 10AM.. KVI, "The Commentators" with John Carlson and Ken Schram.