Events
4/28/00
April 26-29, Portland, OR, NASEC X, The Tenth North American Syringe Exchange Convention, sponsored by the North American Syringe Exchange Network. Visit http://www.nasen.org for further information. May 3, Washington, DC, Building Peace in the Midst of War: Civil Society Initiatives in Colombia, seminar presented by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the George Washington University (GWU) Andean Seminar on Culture and Politics. At GWU's Marvin Center, room 403, noon to 2:00pm, simultaneous translation available. Contact Peter Clark of WOLA at (202) 797-2171 or [email protected] or Jamie Foster of GWU at [email protected] for further information. May 6, Millennium Marijuana March, multiple locations, visit http://www.cannabis2000.com for information. Also, Washington, DC, Millenium Medical Marijuana March, call (323) 547-9000 or see article above. May 7, Los Angeles, CA, Benefit for Todd McCormick legal defense, featuring Spitfire, with confirmed speakers including Bill Maher, Michael Franti, Krist Noveselic, Exene Cervenka and more. At the House of Blues, admission $20. May 8, Albany, NY, protest marking the 27th anniversary of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. Call (212) 539-8441, write [email protected] or visit http://www.kunstler.org for further information. May 10-13, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 9th International Conference on Penal Abolition. At Ryerson Polytechnic Metropolitan United Church, $200 CND (agency), $140 CND (individual), $40 low-income, negotiable. Visit http://www.interlog.com/~ritten/icopa.html for info and to register. May 17-20, Washington, DC, the 13th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform, sponsored by the Drug Policy Foundation. Visit http://www.dpf.org, e-mail [email protected] or call (202) 537-5005 for further information. May 22, New York, NY, 7:00pm, Gala Premiere of "GRASS" to benefit NORML. Preview screening of documentary by Ron Mann, at the AMC Empire, 25 Theatres, 234 W. 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues). Party following at Bar Code, 1540 Broadway (between 45th and 46th Streets), 9:00-11:00pm. Tickets $50 each, call 1-888-67-NORML, seating limited. August 10-13, San Francisco, CA, "Fourth Annual Hepatitis C Conference," sponsored by the HCV Global Foundation. For information or to register, visit http://www.hcvglobal.org or contact Krebs Convention Management Services, 657 Carolina Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-2725, (415) 920-7000, fax (415) 920-7001, [email protected].
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