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| 21 March 2002 San Diegans Take Back Cinco De Mayo Announce First Ever Alcohol and Tobacco-Free Parade and Festival; Launch Campaign to Restore True Meaning of Holiday SAN DIEGO, CA – For years, Latinos in San Diego, and across the country, have seen the alcohol and tobacco industries exploit the Hispanic culture and seize the Cinco de Mayo holiday as a marketing tool to sell their products. They’ve had enough. “Your use and abuse of our heritage and culture stops here,” said Jovita Hurtado, chair of the San Diego Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo Coalition, created to take back the holiday and restore its true meaning. “We’re tired of the alcohol industry turning our holidays into all-you-can-drink events. Our culture is not for sale. Our people are not for sale.” more details… 20 March 2002 Spring Break Operation Targets Parents And Other Adults Who Give Alcohol To Minors SAN DIEGO, CA – Law enforcement officials are forewarning parents and other adults. Give booze to a minor and they will be caught. more details… 20 March 2002 Parents And Adults Beware Two-Week Spring Break Operation Cracks Down on Home Parties, College Drinking Parties and Underage Drinkers Representatives from over 10 law enforcement agencies, community residents, parents and youth kick-off Operation Safeguard, a two-week countywide operation aimed at reducing underage drinking and youth access to alcohol during Spring Break. This year’s operation focuses on home parties, a common setting where teens drink. Operation Safeguard will also include DUI checkpoints, compliance checks, keg registration enforcement and shoulder tap and decoy operations. Law enforcement and community organizations will also be distributing public information brochures outlining underage drinking laws and the penalties for providing alcohol to minors. more details… 20 March 2002 East County Students To Receive Computers 5th Year for “Computers for Kids” Giveaway While most students are planning their spring break, 15 middle school students will be breaking in their newly refurbished, fully loaded personal computers. Members of the East County Latino Association will distribute the free computers with software to students who were selected by school lottery. To qualify for the lottery, some 60 young people wrote essays explaining how a computer would help them with their schoolwork. Students must be without a home computer in order to enter. A one-hour, hands-on training follows the giveaway. more details… 19 March 2002 San Diegans Fight For Cinco De Mayo Rally Against Alcohol and Tobacco Industries to Restore True Meaning of Holiday San Diego residents, business leaders, and youth rally against the alcohol and tobacco industries for control of Cinco de Mayo. The San Diego Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo Coalition announces the First Annual Alcohol and Tobacco-Free Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival and launches campaign to restore the true meaning of the holiday. March 21 is the birthday of Benito Juarez, Mexico’s president at the time of the French invasion in 1862. more details… 21 February 2002 Debate On Alcohol-Free Beaches Supporters and Opponents Square Off On Controversial Ballot Initiative Supporters and opponents of eliminating alcohol from Mission and parts of Pacific Beach debate this controversial ballot measure. During the debate, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, representatives from both sides will square off on several issues, including underage drinking, public safety and economic concerns related to beach drinking. San Diego voters will have a final say in the upcoming March 05, 2002 election. more details… 11 February 2002 Ecstasy Use Skyrocketing Results of New Teen Study Revealed; National Education Campaign Launched SAN DIEGO, CA – Parents know very little about Club Drugs. Their children know just as much about the dangerous negative effects of Ecstasy, GHB, Ketamine and Rohypnol, the newest high across the nation. more details… 11 February 2002 Ecstasy Use Skyrocketing Results of New Teen Study Revealed; National Education Campaign Launched The Partnership for a Drug-Free America announces results of its latest teen attitude study on Ecstasy; launches national multi-media education campaign on Ecstasy. Also public health officials, community representatives and youth join efforts to combat Club Drugs. Highlight the dangers associated with these so-called “Love” and “Fun” drugs. Announce five strategies to deal with this growing problem. more details… 29 January 2002 “It’s a Crime!” Super Bowl Teen Drinking Major Problem Students Warn Parents and Other Adults about Hosting Underage Drinking Parties and Giving Alcohol to Minors San Diego County students, parents, law enforcement, community residents and social advocates warn parents and other adults about hosting underage drinking parties and providing alcohol to minors. Teens go door-to-door delivering brochures, in five languages, informing them that it’s against the law to give alcohol to minors and asking them to sign a pledge promising not to be a source of alcohol for underage youth during Super Bowl celebrations, where alcohol is highly promoted and teens often party right alongside the adults. more details… 24 January 2002 “Alcohol-Free Beaches–Good for Families, Great for San Diego” San Diegans Want Alcohol-Free Beaches USupporters Launch Citywide Educational Campaign on Underage Drinking, Public Safety and Economic Impact of Alcohol Consumption on the Beach SAN DIEGO, CA – Santa Barbara County doesn’t have it. Ventura County does not allow it. Los Angeles and Orange counties prohibit it as well. more details… 22 January 2002 “Alcohol-Free Beaches–Good for Families, Great for San Diego” Alcohol-Free Beaches: Focus Of Citywide Educational Campaign Underage Drinking, Public Safety and Economic Impact of Alcohol Consumption on the Beach are Main Issues Public health advocates, law enforcement, community residents and youth launch a citywide campaign aimed educating citizens on the issues and concerns of beach drinking. San Diego citizens need to have unbiased facts about the problems of underage drinking, public safety, and the economic impact of alcohol consumption on the beach. more details… 14 January 2002 Computers: Latest Weapon Against Methamphetamine Get Treatment for Meth Addiction Or Report Drug-Related Crime On their way to school, your kids walk past a house where a drug dealer is doing business. A family member has a meth problem, and needs treatment. Somebody dumped a load of chemicals in the canyon near your home…chemicals that could be toxic leftovers from a drug lab. more details… 14 January 2002 San Diegans Fight Crime, Armed with Just a Computer www.no2meth.org Also Helps People Get Treatment for Drug Problems A demonstration of a way to use the Internet to make your neighborhood more safe. The Methamphetamine Strike Force’s website can be used to report drug activity, and to seek treatment for drug addiction. more details… |
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