Drugs and Development: Punishing the Poor is part of a series of debates organized the CEU School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Open Society Foundation’s Global Drug Policy Program.
The European and French Forums for Urban Security are organising, in partnership with the city of Nantes, a European conference called “Excessive alcoholism amongst youths in public spaces: the mobilisation of European cities towards a common strategy”.
This event will gather people who work with individuals struggling with drug dependence, mental illness or trauma in small town, rural, remote and isolated areas.
Alumni gatherings, regional meetups, networking meals, and other events offer nearly non-stop opportunities to connect with advocates and leaders of the drug policy reform movement!
This conference will provide an opportunity to review current Harm Reduction practices both nationally & internationally and to examine the future potential for Harm Reduction within the recovery agenda.
International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.
This congress focuses on the traditional and contemporary use of drugs in indigenous, mestizo, and urban communities in Mexico and Brazil. Informal and cultural means of control, and their relationship with formal and legal controls, will also be explored.
This event will bring together the perspectives and experiences of researchers, harm reduction advocates, and law enforcement to describe how to bridge the cultural divide between law enforcement, public health agencies, and community health providers.
The conference aims to increase the professionalisation of urban drug policies, improvement the quality of cooperation between sectors, the transfer of knowledge between European cities and the promotion and dissemination of urban drug policies based on scientific evidence.
On March 22, Dianova and several partner organizations will held a parallel event during the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60), in New York.
