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Australian
Families
and
Friends
Groups
Hold
"Voice
Day"
in
Queensland,
September
1st
8/14/98
The Australian organizations Families and Friends of Drug Law Reform and DrugAid have been in the forefront of the debate over compassionate policies like heroin maintenance and alternatives to prohibition. On September 1, they are holding an open forum, "Voice Day", from 9:15am - 4:00pm (registration opening at 8:30), at the Parliament House in Brisbane. The forum will be officially opened by Wendy Edmond, MLA, the Minister of Health, and will include addresses by experts, politicians, families and drug dependent persons, personal stories, and panels hosted by policy makers and professionals. Panel topics will include Civil Rights, Treatment and Health, Drugs in Prisons, Law, Order and Advocacy, and Education. The day's findings will be presented to Premier Peter Beattie, as leader of the Queensland Parliament. Admission is $12. Though most DRCNet members won't be able to make it to Queensland in person, those with personal or family experiences with the consequences of addiction and drug prohibition can still submit their stories via e-mail. Send them to [email protected], or call (07) 3260 6277 or (07) 3260 7016 or fax (07) 3260 6277 for further information. Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform can be found on the web at http://www.adca.org.au/ffdlr/. DrugAid is online at http://www.drugaid.com.au/.
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Issue #54, 8/14/98
Study Comes Out Against Jailing of Women Who Use Drugs During Pregnancy | Canadian Member of Parliament to Introduce Motion on Heroin Trials | Australian Families and Friends Groups Hold "Voice Day" in Queensland, September 1st | Cannabis Club Staff Designated as Officers of City of Oakland | NIDA Ignores Own Experts' Advice to Provide Marijuana for Medical Research | Harm Reduction Conference in New Jersey | Conferences Coming Up | Editorial: An Injustice in California (Top)
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