The US Food and Drug Administration is inviting patients to share the effects of OUD on their health and well-being that have the greatest impact on daily life, their experience using prescription medical treatments and other treatments or therapies for OUD, and challenges or barriers to accessing or using medical treatments for OUD.
This conference aims to bring together a group of researchers who have done historical and ethnographic research on the modalities and effects of drug regulation and prohibition in the Americas as well as on the social violence related
An Evening with Antony Loewenstein
6.30 -7pm: Arrival
7pm till 8pm: Screening of Disaster Capitalism a film that exposes the people and corporations making a fortune from misery and those resisting it globally.
8pm 9pm: Q&A with Antony on the film and his new book on the 'war on drugs' which features the often silent voices against the brutal drug war and how human rights are abused when it continues indefinitely.
9pm -9.30pm: Book signing
Antony will be in the North East conducting research for his latest book and will be collecting stories and accounts from communities most affected and the people who are actively creating innovative solutions and policy change.
Recovering Justice are delighted to be hosting this one off event with Austrailan filmmaker, journalist and activist Antony Loewenstein He has written for the BBC, the Nation, Huffington Post and Haaretz, He is the author of My Israel Question, The Blogging Revolution and Profits of Doom: How Vulture Capitalism is Swallowing the World, He is the author of “Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe” and writer/co-producer of the documentary, Disaster Capitalism. His website is here. Follow him on twitter @antloewenstein
Tickets
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Current drug policy makes no sense. The war on drugs has been going for decades and has had a catastrophic impact on communities across the globe. One effect of current drug policies in the UK is the widespread use of modern slavery by the gangs who peddle drugs. We are organizing a panel event to discuss human trafficking and the other effects of current drug policy. We need a new attitude to drugs!
This panel will focus on the intersection of child welfare policy and drugs. From the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s to the current opioid crisis to growing acceptance of marijuana use, race and socioeconomic status have shaped reactions to drug use and the consequences for parents and their children. Can child welfare policy be fair and nuanced enough to respond with an appropriate level of urgency and support in situations that range from casual recreational use to debilitating addiction?
Moderated by Aarin Michelle Williams, Senior Staff Attorney at National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)
Panelists include:
Dinah Ortiz, Parent Advocate Supervisor at The Bronx Defender Services
Kassandra Frederique, New York State Director at the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)
Emma Ketteringham, Managing Attorney of the Family Defense Practice at The Bronx Defender Services
Presented by the Center for New York City Affairs.