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 Tracy Ingle: Another Drug War Outrage; from Reason Magazine (US), 5/7/08 |
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Tracy Ingle: Another Drug War Outrage; from Reason Magazine (US), 5/7/08 |
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Events Calendar: Drug Policy Reform & Social Justice
October 14, 2008, New York City. Drop the Rock Coalition Meeting, 6:00 PM at the Correctional Association of NY, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Suite 200. For more info, contact Caitlin Dunklee, Drop the Rock Coordinator, at 212-254-5700 x 339 or cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org, or see www.droptherock.org October 14, 2008, Lawrence, NJ. Coalition for Medical Marijuana: New Jersey Meeting, at the Lawrence Township Library, Lawrence, NJ. For more info, see www.cmmnj.org October 15, 2008, Arlington, VA. Drugs in America: Trafficking, Policy and Sentencing, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm at George Mason University Law School, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. Presented by Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) and the Administration of Justice Department of George Mason University. For more info & RSVP, contact to Kate Zinsser at kzinsser@gmu.edu or 703-993-9699. (Media contact Annie Hughes at Anne_Hughes@webb.senate.gov or 202-224-4447). October 16, 2008, Seattle, WA. Cannabis Defense
Coalition Meeting, 7:00 PM at University Friends Meeting,
4001 9th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA, 98105. For more info, contact
Ben Livingston at ben@hemp.net,
or see http://cdc.coop October 17, 2008, New York City. Afghanistan Today: Drugs, Detention, and Counterinsurgency, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm at New York University School of Law, 108 W. 3rd Street Lipton Hall, New York, NY. Keynote Address by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke. For more info, see www.lawandsecurity.org/events/AfghanistanToday.cfm October 18, 2008, Los Angeles, CA. The Southern California Recovery Summit, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. For more info, call the Sober Living Network at 310-396-5270 or see www.soberhousing.net/summit/ October 18, 2008, Chicago, IL. Lecture: The Secret History of the War on Drugs, 1:00 - 4:00 PM at Yoga Now Gold Coast, 742 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL. For more info, see www.yoganowchicago.com October 19, 2008, Chicago, IL. Translating Infectious Disease Treatment into Correctional Practice, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency, 151 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL. Hosted by The Society of Correctional Physicians. For more info, see www.corrdocs.org/framework.php?pagetype=educonference&bgn=1 October 19 - 20, 2008, Boston, MA. Hemp Industries Association (HIA) Annual General Meeting, at the Best Western Roundhouse Suites, 891 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA. For more info, contact Tom Murphy at 207-542-4998 or tom@thehia.org, or Adam Eidinger at 202-744-2671 or adam@votehemp.com, or see www.thehia.org/2008convention.html October 23, 2008, Albuquerque, NM. Just4Teens Video Premiere, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at YDI 4th Street Outreach Family Services Center, 1223 4th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM. An its innovative new drug education video from Drug Policy Alliance New Mexico. For more info, contact jblock@drugpolicy.org or 505- 983-3277 Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2008, Philadelphia, PA. 8th International Conference on Pain and Chemical Dependency (ICPCD), at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. For more info, contact Bill Stoff at 800-397-9774 or 215-337-6100, ext. 111, or registration@iapcd.org, or see http://tinyurl.com/6a8hed or www.iapcd.org October 31, 2008, Philadelphia, PA. Discussion: The Pennsylvania Prison Society, Featuring Ethan Nadelmann Of Drug Policy Alliance. 10:00 AM at Defenders Association of Philadelphia, 1441 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. For more info, call 215.564.6005, ext. 112, or see www.prisonsociety.org November 9 -11, 2008, San Francisco, CA. The Green Festival, at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center. Sustainable Economy, Ecological Balance, and Social Justice. A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-Op America. For more info, see www.greenfestivals.org November 13, 2008, New York City. Forum: Public Funding For College In Prison Why It's Worth The Investment. 10:00 AM at SUNY College, Old Westbury, Long Island, NY. For more info, contact cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org -- By Registration Only: to register, contact rsvp@correctionalassociation.org November 13 - 16, 2008, Miami, FL. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, at the Radisson Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL. For more info, contact Paula Santiago at 212-213-6376, x15 or see www.harmreduction.org November 20, 2008, Oakland, CA. Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser. 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM , venue to be announced. To RSVP or more info, contact Madelein McCormick, Development Associate, at yearend@ellabakercenter.org or 510-428-3939, x287, or see www.ellabakercenter.org November 21, 2008, Los Angeles, CA. Hepatitis C Summit, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM at The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA. For more info, contact David Treviño at Hepctf@hhcla.org or 213-381-0515, or see www.helpstopaids.com November 21, 2008, New York City. NYSPA Trauma and Addictions Conference, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at New York University, Silver Building, 100 Washington Square East, Room 702, New York City. Hosted by New York State Psychological Association. For more info, see www.NYSPA.org February 26-27, 2009, El Paso, TX. The Prisoner's Family Conference, at The Radisson Hotel, 1770 Airway Blvd., El Paso, TX. For more info contact 915-861-7733 or info@solutionsforelpaso.org, or see http://solutionsforelpaso.org. Downloads: Call for Conference Presentations -- Conference Brochure (pdf) April 19 - 23, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand. Harm Reduction 2009: IHRA's 20th International Conference, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. For more info, contact Conference Consortium / 34 Bloomsbury Street / London WC1B 3QJ UK / Tel: +44 (0) 207 462 6997, or see www.ihra.net/Thailand |
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