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Our Campaign is Gathering Speed

By Emanuel,

August 31, 2015

Our Campaign is Gathering Speed

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August 31, 2015

Dear ATRA supporters,

The Amend the RAVE Act (ATRA) campaign is gathering speed and gearing up take the petition to Congress this fall. We now have over 11,600 people who have signed on, and the momentum continues. Since I launched this initiative a year ago, I have been working with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s office on the amendment, and I am now prepared to take our petition drive to the next level.

I will be organizing a final push for signatures over the next couple of months. With your help, the help of Shelley’s friends at various colleges and universities, and that of a number of organizations (including the Drug Policy Alliance, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, DanceSafe, the Electronic Music Alliance, AMPLIFY, and MAPS), we will gather every last possible signature before taking our petition of thousands to Capital Hill.

In the meantime, I will continue my work to change the law through interviews, and working with young people who are proactively engaging their friends and peers about the issue. Also, in the next few weeks, two national broadcasting networks will air separate stories about electronic dance music (EDM) scene that will include a segment about the Amend the RAVE Act campaign. I will let you know the dates that these shows will air.

Media coverage including social media coverage about ATRA has catapulted this issue into the forefront of discussion about the safety of EDM venues. I have added a page to the website that lists the various links to ATRA articles and endorsements. Please take a look.

Thank you again for you support and for help in spreading the word about the ATRA effort. I will be back in touch with updates as necessary. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me through the website or FB page.

With heartfelt gratitude and appreciation,

Dede Goldsmith

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Amend the Rave Act

My name is Dede Goldsmith. On August 31, 2013, my daughter, Shelley, died of heat stroke at an electronic dance music (EDM) concert in Washington D.C. after taking MDMA. Her death was partly the result of a dated law from 2003 called the RAVE Act that prevents safe settings at EDM events. Please join me in signing this petition. It is time for a “safety first” approach to drug use that includes harm reduction measures along with current law enforcement efforts.


Dear Congress,

I urge you to enact legislation to amend the 2003 Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (aka the RAVE Act) to ensure that music venue owners and event organizers can implement common sense safety measures to protect their patrons and reduce the risk of medical emergencies, including those associated with drug use, without fear of prosecution by federal authorities.

As the law currently stands, many owners and organizers are reluctant to institute such measures, fearing they may be accused of “maintaining a drug involved premises” under the Act, and thus opening themselves to criminal or civil prosecution. By clarifying the original intent of the Act, you will be ensuring that it can no longer be misinterpreted in ways that jeopardize public safety.

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