Latin
American
Anti-Prohibition
Conference,
Feb.
12-15,
Mérida,
Yucatán,
Mexico
1/10/03
Out from the Shadows:
Ending Drug Prohibition in the 21st Century
an international conference
series uniting reform forces in a call for global sanity
Please join activists, academics,
politicians, journalists and others in Mérida for the first Latin
America-wide summit opposing drug prohibition. Be a part of this historic
gathering! Meet, listen, talk, collaborate and show your solidarity
with our allies in the growing Latin American drug reform movement.
February 12-15, 2003, Universidad
Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/shadows/
http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/sombras/
(Español)
Register by credit card online
(http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/shadows/register-credit.html),
or print out a registration form to submit by mail (http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/shadows/register.pdf).
Registration is free to Latin Americans (http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/sombras/inscripcion-gratis.html),
and sliding scale is available to others who need it. Scholarships
to assist with travel costs may be available. Please make a donation
if you can afford to, so we can offer more scholarships to bring more Latin
American attendees to the conference! Your registration fee will
support scholarships too, so please register today!
Steering Committee: Gustavo
de Greiff, former attorney general, Colombia, Chairman Jaime Malamud, former
attorney general, Argentina Mario Menéndez, publisher, Por Esto!,
Mexico Marco Cappato, Member of European Parliament, Lista Bonino, Italy
John Gilmore, United States Conference Staff Director: David Borden, DRCNet,
United States Volunteer Media Advisor: Al Giordano, NarcoNews.com
Details on program to be
posted shortly. Visit http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/shadows/
for hotel and discount travel options. Other dates and locations
to be announced for Europe, Canada and the United States. E-mail
[email protected]
to sign up for an official event notication by mail or e-mail. Visit
http://www.stopthedrugwar.org
or http://www.drcnet.org to read or
subscribe to our weekly online newsletter.
Contact StopTheDrugWar.org:
the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) at: P.O. Box 18402,
Washington, DC 20036, voice: (202) 362-0030, fax: (202) 362-0032, [email protected]
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Issue #271, 1/10/03
The Road to Mérida: Interviews with Participants in the "Out from the Shadows" Campaign | The Road to Mérida: Interview with Mario Menéndez, Publisher of !Por Esto!, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | The Road to Mérida: Dr. Jaime Malamud-Goti, former Argentine Solicitor General | Latin American Anti-Prohibition Conference, Feb. 12-15, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | Cumbre Internacional Sobre Legalización, 15-Dec Febrero, Mérida, México | Canada Cannabis Conundrum Continued: Government Will Appeal Ontario Ruling, Prosecutors to Put Possession Cases on Hold | Newsbrief: Eyeing Stiffer Meth Penalties in West Virginia | Newsbrief: First Local Salvia Divinorum Ordinance Proposed | Newsbrief: Huffington SUV-Terrorism Ad Parodies Drug Czar's Drug-Terrorism Campaign | Newsbrief: Corrupt Cops of the Week | Newsbrief: Ontario Court Clears Tokin' Motorist of DWI Charge | Newsbrief: Massachusetts Cops Slow to Act on Racial Profiling Law | Newsbrief: New Jersey Seeks to Delay Ban on Asset Forfeiture, Will Appeal Ruling | Newsbrief: Federal Court Ruling on No-Knock Search Raises Questions About Standard Procedure in Kansas City | Web Scan: Maia Szalavitz in Slate, GAO on Colombia Coca, Globe and Mail on Ontario Marijuana Ruling | DC Job Opportunity at DRCNet -- Campus Coordinator | The Reformer's Calendar
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