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Newsbrief:
Teachers
Against
Prohibition
Reborn
as
Educators
for
Sensible
Drug
Policy
6/20/03
With Montana State University-Billings
education major and founder of Teachers Against Prohibition (http://www.teachersagainstprohibition.org)
Adam Jones temporarily retiring from drug reform because of a repressive
probation officer, the fledgling drug reform organization has reemerged
with new leadership under a new name. During a Sunday Internet meeting
of the group's board of directors, the board decided to rename the organization
Educators for Sensible Drug Policy, name Richard Lake chairman of the board
for the next year, and appoint chairs for the group's Canadian and New
Zealand branches.
According to a posting by
Lake, the name change came as part of an effort to provide a more positive
image for the group and to make it more inclusive. The group's board
also voted to revise the web site and email lists to reflect the group's
new name and revise the web site to make positive policy recommendations.
For example, wrote Lake, "we agreed that it is simply not enough to oppose
DARE-like educational efforts. We will seek to recommend reality
based alternatives; for example, the alternatives presented by Marsha Rosenbaum's
Safety First (http://www.safety1st.org)."
The organization is also
seeking donations to defray costs, grow its membership, and reach out to
other groups with similar interests. Look for an e-mail newsletter
from ESDP by summer's end.
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Issue #292, 6/20/03
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