Reformer's
Calendar
9/24/99
REFORMER'S CALENDAR BACK IN ACTION: The following is a listing of a few important events coming up. This listing is by no means complete, and if you don't see your event here, we probably didn't know about it. We are restarting the Reformer's Calendar after a hiatus, and we need your help! Please send us listings of events large and events small. We publish mainly events relating to drug policy, but also occasional relating to other justice issues as well as AIDS, human rights, privacy and other concerns that intersect with drug policy. Please e-mail your submissions to [email protected]. October 5, 8:30am-5:30pm, Washington, DC. Beyond Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century, sponsored by the Cato Institute, featuring New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and others. Academic or nonprofit rate $60, individual or corporate rate $80, register by September 28. At the Cato Institute's F.A. Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. For information, call Addison Wiggin at (202) 789-5248 or visit http://www.cato.org/events/drugwar/ on the web. October 5, New York, NY. Demonstration outside of Pataki fundraiser for George W. Bush campaign, at the New York Sheraton Hotel, 7th Ave. & 52nd St., 5:00pm. Call the Kunstler Fund hotline at (212) 539-8441 for information and to confirm the time. October 7, 4:00-6:00pm, New York, NY. The War on Drugs: From Jim Crow to Mary Jane, seminar at The Lindesmith Center, with Graham Boyd and Reginald T. Shuford, ACLU and Esmerelda Simmons, Medgar Evers College. At the Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), RSVP to (212) 548-0695, fax (212) 548-4670, or e-mail [email protected]. October 12, noon-2:00pm, New York, NY. Executive Luncheon Series on Drug Policy, sponsored by the Partnership for Responsible Drug Information. Ira Glasser, executive director of the ACLU, will speak on Drug Prohibition and Individual Rights. At the Harmonie Club, $50, RSVP to (212) 362-1964 or e-mail [email protected]. October 21, 4:00-6:00pm, New York, NY. Drug Policy Reform 2000: Opportunities and Challenges, seminar at The Lindesmith Center, with center director Ethan Nadelmann. At the Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), RSVP to (212) 548-0695, fax (212) 548-4670, or e-mail [email protected]. October 29, 8:30am-5:00pm, San Francisco, CA. Just Say Know: New Directions in Drug Education, presented by the San Francisco Medical Society and The Lindesmith Center-West, $25. For information, call (415) 921-4987 or visit http://www.lindesmith.org/news/conf.html on the web. November 2, 4:00-6:00pm, New York, NY. Preventing and Managing Binge Drinking in College Students: A Harm Reduction Approach, seminar at The Lindesmith Center, with G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington in Seattle. At the Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), RSVP to (212) 548-0695, fax (212) 548-4670, or e-mail [email protected]. November 5-6, Washington, DC. Student Leaders in Drug Policy and Justice: First National Conference, sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policy, $25 for students or $75 non-students until Oct. 15, limited scholarships available for students. Contact Kris Lotlikar or Peder Nelson at (202) 293-8340, Shawn Heller at (202) 965-6257, e-mail [email protected] or visit http://www.ssdp.org on the web. November 5-6, Washington, DC. Conference on Ibogaine, at the New York University School of Medicine. For information, contact: Kenneth Alper, MD, (212) 263-6287, (212) 263-6457 (fax), e-mail [email protected], or visit http://www.med.nyu.edu/Psych/ibogaineconf/ on the web. November 17, noon-2:00pm, New York, NY. Executive Luncheon Series on Drug Policy, sponsored by the Partnership for Responsible Drug Information. Joseph McNamara, fellow at the Hoover Institution and former police chief in San Jose, CA, will speak on Police Integrity: A Hidden Cost of America's War on Drugs. At the Harmonie Club, $50, RSVP to (212) 362-1964 or e-mail [email protected]. November 18, 4:00-6:00pm, New York, NY. The "Pharmaceuticalization" of Marijuana, seminar at The Lindesmith Center, with Lester Grinspoon, MD, professor at Harvard Medical School and co-author of Marihuana, The Forbidden Medicine. Grinspoon will examine the Institute of Medicine's 1999 report on medical marijuana. At the Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), RSVP to (212) 548-0695, fax (212) 548-4670, or e-mail [email protected]. January 13-14, 2000, Seattle, WA. Preventing Heroin Overdose: Pragmatic Approaches, hosted by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Univ. of Washington, with initial cosponsors including the Addictive Behaviors Research Institute, Evergreen Treatment Services, Harm Reduction Coalition, The Lindesmith Center, North American Users' Union, Seattle Police Department, Street Outreach Services, and Urban Health Study, Univ. of California, San Francisco. For info, e-mail Nancy Sutherland at [email protected], Phillip Coffin at [email protected], or visit http://depts.washington.edu/adai/conf/heroin.htm on the web. April 9-13, 2000, Jersey, Channel Islands. 11th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, leading gathering of the international harm reduction movement. For further information, contact: The Conference Secretariat, HIT Conferences, +44 (0)151 227 4423, +44 (0)151 236 4829 (fax), e-mail [email protected], or visit http://www.ihra.org.uk/ on the web. April 26-29, Portland, OR. North American Syringe Exchange Convention, sponsored by the North American Syringe Exchange Network. For information, contact NASEN at (206) 272-4857, (206) 272-8415 (fax), or e-mail [email protected]. May 17-20, Washington, DC. 13th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform, sponsored by the Drug Policy Foundation. For information, contact: The Drug Policy Foundation, Conference Department, 4455 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite B-500, Washington, DC 20008, (202) 537.5005, (202) 537.3007 (fax), or e-mail to [email protected].
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