Alva, Oklahoma, USA

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2008
Alva, Oklahoma (population around 5,000): Keary Prophet keary@potforfreedom.com 580 327 1577

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 * Report: The Alva protest had about 12-15 people show up and hold signs. That's about 10 or 12 more than last year. This year's protest was approved by the Woods County Commissioners. Two of the three agreed to let the protest proceed as planned. I would just like to thank all the brave souls who came out and protested. "THANKS"!! for an archive of the Alva Oklahoma Protest please go to http://potforfreedom.com/alvaarchive.html

Written by: Keary Prophet Ok, just let me start by thanking all who came and showed support and helped make our signs and stood before our community proudly.You guys dont know how much i needed you not only to support the cause but support my undying effort to inform our community about the flawed and unconstitutional Marijuana laws.. I had all but given up hope anyone would show up and help with these efforts when the first person arrived and told me more will be here in a little while.I was so relieved!!I mean it when i say you guys and gals are a credit to the community. Your the greatest.Thanks!!

As for the few who came from afar and decided maybe our efforts weren't good enough..well shame on you for not sticking around and making our small crowd just a little bigger.You drove a long ways for nothing? why? Next year please just put your city on the list and have your own protest. I think if you did that it would gather plenty of attention and get your community informed and evolved or at least instill thoughts into there minds that maybe these laws are unjust and unconstitutional.Just something to think about. No hard feeling here guys!!I understand maybe you expected something bigger or more exiting and thats Ok I understand.

People of my community... what the heck happened?are you not convinced yet these laws need to be changed?or that we need to protect our sick and dying? maybe you dont believe marijuana is medicine.maybe you dont care that hemp can save our planet and reverse greenhouse effects.Maybe you like being slaves to DuPont Petrochemicals,Pharmaceuticals and the Oil and Gas Industries. So what message would you rather send the rest of the community that building prisons is cool with you and locking non-violent criminals up is good for Society. Your cool with the outrageous gas prices and Global Warming,the violation of our Civil Rights on a mass scale.. Of course all this is just an assumption but what do you expect? A Girl Scout Cookie?a pat on the back for leaving your fellow countrymen hanging in our most desperate time of need?You all should be ashamed of yourselves!!!As far as i'm concerned your non action in this time of need is completely Un-American.What happened to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?

On another note, I think we did great things Saturday despite the odds. We had a lot of people giving us the thumbs up,taking our pictures,Honking for Hemp,and a few came and got some information about cannabis/hemp/marijuana one lady even asked if we were taking donations.. We didnt make the paper this year but thats probably cause I have been in it a few times in the last couple months. Getting this protest approved by our Commissioners was a big step forward and that got some attention from the press.Then in an attempt to get the word out about the upcoming protest and Oklahoma medical marijuana laws i wrote a letter to the editor which got printed the next day and just 2 or 3 day before the  protest.. Maybe they thought i was getting a little to much attention on this issue.

Anyways thanks again to all who came out..

P.S. all my writing are rough drafts.Deal with it!!!

2007

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 * Press: Two newspaper articles on one page. One article has a photo.
 * Press: "Local Coalition fights marijuana march planned for Alva". By Helen Barrett. May 2, 2008. Alva Review/Courier.
 * Report: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mmmworld/message/592
 * Report: http://globalmarijuanamarch.org/2007.php#unitedstates

http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.org/report.php?id=153

There was a very low turnout of only 3 people at the protest this year despite my best efforts to get my community involved. After 5 months of preparation and hard work the protest in Alva didn't Last long. Thanks to what i feel was a major Violation of our Civil Rights by the Woods County Sheriffs Department. First a Sheriffs Deputy came over and said, "Get your things and get off the lawn now. You can't be on County Property, Get off the lawn and don't let me catch you on it again or I will arrest you." He was obviously angered at our presence. He then took a poster down that I had regretfully placed on a piece of city property and started walking off with it, when I asked him if I could have it back he said, "it's mine now." And about 45 minutes to an hour later Someone from the Woods County Commissioners Office came by along with another Sheriffs Deputy. They had a letter that stated we could not be on County Property without insurance. Then the Sheriff Deputy told us we had to be at least 21 feet from the corners of the streets. I already felt violated by the fact the first officer stole my sign and said we couldn't be on the lawn. Then to come at me with this bogus letter about insurance, and some crud about being 21 foot from the curb. It was all just a bunch of B.S. to snub us out and make it hard for us to protest. I told the officer "we are just trying to have a peaceful protest and its the damn police that aren't being peaceful." So we went and talked to our Lawyer and found out that they indeed could not stop us from being on the lawn or from having our protest. He said if insurance was the issue then everyone who stepped on the lawn would have to have it, and our Right to protest laws we don't like is a protected Right. We also have a Right to Free Speech. I have two words that come to mind about this whole situation "TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION." "To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men. " -Abraham Lincoln

A small Marijuana Protest in Alva Oklahoma didn't last long due to the Sheriffs Department and a newly formed coalition calling itself the " Woods County Coalition" who in an article in the local newspaper vowed to "FIGHT" the planned marijuana Protest in Alva. And even listed the prior Drug Arrest Record of (Keary Prophet) the organizer of the protest in an attempt to smear his name and his credibility. Alva's Sheriffs Department was happy to assist the Woods County Coalition in the "FIGHT" to stop the Protest it seems. Trying every thing from telling the Protesters they could not be on the Courthouse Lawn and making them move to the sidewalk area then saying they had to be at least 21 feet away from the corner of the street,and then they produced a letter that said the Protesters had to have insurance coverage. The Protesters Lawyer informed them there was no legality in the letter as far as he could tell and that the Sheriffs Department could not prevent them from protesting on the courthouse lawn.

Written By: Keary Prophet on May 7th 2007.

2006
Alva Oklahoma.We made local history with this one!!
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 * Press: "Pro-Hemp Demonstration Held Saturday." By Lynn L. Martin. May 7, 2006. Alva Review/Courier. With photo.
 * Report:This was the first marijuana protest to ever take place in