Breaking Rank
A Top Cop's Exposé
of the Dark Side of American Policing

Norm Stamper

2008 Events

(all times local)

January 19, 2008, 9:00 AM — San Jose. National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, "Reaching for the Dream: New Arguments & New Allies.

February 13, 12:30 — Seattle. Professor Jonathan Wender's University of Washington CJ class.

February 14, 5:30 — Seattle. Real Change Annual Fundraiser, Rainier Valley Cultural Center.

February 26, 10 am — Los Angeles. Phone Interview with Jazz Richmond.

March 2008 — The Sentry article, "Abolish the Death Penalty"

March 17 — Plano, Texas. Meeting with Texas State Representative, Chair of the Corrections Committee Jerry Madden

March 17 — Dallas, Texas. Meeting with Dallas County Public Defender Brad Lollar

March 18 — Dallas, Texas. Meeting with Criminal District Court Judge John Creuzot

March 18 — Dallas, Texas. Meeting with Dallas Police Chief David Kunkel

March 18 — Dallas, Texas. Meeting with Drug Policy Reformers Suzy Wills and Robert Ramsey

March 18 — Waxahachie, Texas. Interview for film, "Drug Wars: The Colombianization of Mexico," produced by Rusty Fleming

April 3, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM — Bellingham, WA. Western Washington University, Performing Arts Center, "Drug War Addiction"

April 4, 2008. Interview, KUGS Radio, Western Washington University

April 4, 2008. Interview, Seattle Magazine

April 4, 2008. Interview, The Associated Press, "Former Seattle chief Stamper says meth raid does little good"

April 5, 2008. Bellingham Herald article, "Drug war called 'abject failure'"

April 12, 2008 — Los Angeles. Interview, Burl Barer's Outlaw Radio

June 4 - 7:00 AM Interview, Peter Boyle, Denver, KHOW Radio

June 8 - June 10 — Malibu and Los Angeles. Meetings with City Council members and citizen groups

June 9 - 12:20 PM — Los Angeles. Interview, Reason TV

June 10, 2008 — Los Angeles. The Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum. "The Prohibitive Cost of Prohibition"

June 12 - 7:00 AM — Renton. Spirit of Washington Event Center. Domestic Abuse Women's Network "Wake Up With Dawn Benefit Breakfast" Keynote

July 13-16 — Albany, Linn County, Salem, and Portland, Orego. LEAP speeches and meetings with state and local law enforcement, elected officials

July 24, 2008 — Denver, Interview with Peter Boyles Show, KHOW

August 4, 2008 — Calgary, Interview with CHQR Radio

October 5-7, 2008 — NH, Association of Counties Conference (presentation 10/6/08, 1-4 pm)

October 8, 2008, 12:15 pm — Swampscott, MA Rotary

October 8, 2008 — Framingham, MA Interview with Rick Holmes, Editorial Page Editor, MetroWest Daily News

October 9, 2008, 12:15 pm — Medford, MA Rotary

October 9, 2008, 7:00 pm — Boston University

October 10, 2008, 7:30 am — Hamilton - Wenham, MA Rotary

October 11, 2008, 6:30 pm — Medford, MA, Emceeing celebration of Jack Cole, LEAP co-founder

October 15, 2008, 7:30 pm — University of Arkansas

October 13, 2008 7:00 pm — Siloam Springs, AR, Lions Club

October 14, 2008, 12:00 pm — Paris, AR Kiwanis

October 15, 2008, 12:00 pm — Springdale, AR Lions Club

October 21 — Louisiana, Bernie Cyrus Show, WGSO

October 28 — Massachusetts, Talk of the Town with Dan Collier, WDIS Radio

December 4 — Seattle, KOMO Radio Interview: "Economic benefits of ending the drug war"

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