PREVIOUS YEARS' RESULTS
Detroit 2013 Organized by Bob, Chris Cochrane, Cures Not Wars, Heidi Parikh
Jay tried to call in speech from his incarceration in NE. Rally ended early before 5:00pm. Political Twist Up show did a live radio remote.
Detroit 2012 Organized by Bob, Chris Cochrane, Cures Not Wars, Heidi Parikh
Bands,Speaking and a live remote by Radio Weed Show.
Detroit 2011 Organized by Bob, Chris Cochrane, Cures Not Wars, Heidi Parikh
First event with generator used, multiple bands and live radio remote by Radio Weed Show, thanks to Steve Green.
Detroit 2010 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, Organized by Bob, Chris Cochrane, Cures Not Wars with help from Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars
No report.
Detroit 2009 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, Organized by Bob, Chris Cochrane, Cures Not Wars
Barefoot Girls played live in the fountain. Speeches were given by several speakers.
Detroit 2008 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, Organized by Bob and Paul Pearson, Cures Not Wars
First event with Jay not participating on site. James and the Rainbros played a long set and speeches were given by Paul Pearson, Scotty Bowman, Marvin Marvin, Chris Chiles, among others. March at 4:20 had peak attendance for the day. A bit less participation than last year. Some police, no arrests, no press.
Detroit 2007 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, with help from Paul Pearson and Bob
Liberation Day Detroit was a big success with over 208 participants with a peak of around 125 for the 4:20 launch of the Million Marijuana March. 12 volunteer Peace Officers kept the event well staffed all day. The event started early, around 11:30am to accommodate John Sinclair, the "Rosa Parks" of the Michigan pot movement. Ushered in and out by Adam Brooke he mostly spoke his praises of Dana Beal as the founder of Liberation Day. A brief church service followed to the start of speeches at 1:00PM. Other notable speakers of the 20 who came to speak were Adam Brooke, Jay Statzer, Susan Sunshine (who also shared MC duties,) Rich Burkett, Rene Emery, Marvin Surowitz, Mike Whitty, Kathy Barnes, Mat Abel, and Richard Clement. The march was up and down the sidewalks of Woodward Ave between the I-75 underpass and a few blocks uptown plus one block adjacent to Woodward and lasted about an hour before the band James and the Rainbros statred to draw them back. The day finished with more speeches in the park.
No police. CH 7 interviewed Jay for a story ran on the following Tuesday.
Detroit 2006 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, with help from Paul Pearson and Bob
Power available two ways. Noon Start. Nine P.O.'s and staff served an average crowd of a dozen that peaked after 4:20 to about 25. The total was 56 visitors. Speeches by Susan Sunshine, Dan Karam, Paul Pearson, Hilo Bob -from NORML, Neptune and Jay Statzer. No police.
Detroit 2005 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, with help from Linda Flynn and Paul Pearson
Had no difficulty getting power within the park. Nice 1:00 PM start. Low attendance to an average of 5 and a max participation of 28. Speeches by Susan Sunshine, Dan Karam and Jay Statzer. No music, Buddha Fulla "Talk" flaked out with the PA. Speeches were delivered by bullhorn by Jay Statzer, Susan Sunshine and Hilo Bob. After rally event at Agave Restaurant on Woodward. Press event cancelled due to lack of sound system. Some police presence, No police action.
Detroit 2004 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, with help from Linda Flynn
Four P.O.'s recruited. Still had some difficulty from the city in getting power provided within the park delaying the official start to 3:00pm. Drizzle in the park and rain over the greater Detroit area limited attendance to an average of 25 and a max attendance of 35. High turnover yielded a total participation of over 80 people. Speeches by Dimitri Mugianis, Susan Sunshine, Doug Campbell, Bruce Cain, Dan Karam, Flint Greens and Jay Statzer. Live music from 1st Degree Martyr. After rally event at Jacoby's with three bands and more speeches. Press event cancelled due to rain. No police.
Detroit 2003 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, with help from Linda Flynn.
Bruce Cain, who was initially picked to help organize left Linda Flynn to run the event, freeing Jay to run South Bend's 1st Liberation Day. Sound system foiled by power tap line not being found. As four PO's and all the speakers
(except Tim Beck) stood by, around 50 people showed at Grand Circus Park between 11:00am and 4:20pm but no accumulated participants due to lack of power. Try again next year with improvements.
Detroit 2002 Organized by Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars, and Bruce Cain, New Age Citizen
George Sherfield invited to organize with Bruce but quit over bogus NORML vs IBOGAINE politics, causing Jay to give up on Battle Creek to come back and run the event. Speeches and three acoustic bands in Grand Circus
Park from noon to 7:30pm. Average attendance of 45 with peak of 85 at 4:20 march time. 80 signatures for "Treatment over Incarceration" petition. Total participation over 120 in 7 hours. Three PO's recruited. ABC Ch 7, CBS Ch 62, UPN Ch 50 ran the story on TV. One undercover left after being photographed, no other police present. Detroit 2001
Organized by Rev. Adam Wright, Jude Joseph and Jay Statzer, Cures Not Wars
New location in Grand Circus Park, Jude monitored at Hart Plaza to send 10 misdirected participants to new location from 11:00am-3:00pm. Peak participation of about 50 when 4:20 march departed from Grand Circus Park after gathering there. Event disbanded after march around 4:45 and started PRA petitioning around downtown. No police. Detroit 2000
Organized by Jude Joseph, no affiliation
About 10 people on Hart Plaza between Noon and 4:00pm. Picnic format. Jude also did 1999 the same way. No police BACK to rally list
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