The
Reformer's
Calendar
3/18/05
Please submit listings of events concerning drug policy and related topics to [email protected]. March 17-18, New York, NY, "Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families," conference sponsored by the ACLU, Break the Chains and the Brennan Center for Justice. At New York University School of Law, e-mail [email protected] for info. March 19, 2:00pm, Columbia, MD, "Entheogens and the Spiritual Life," talk by William A. Richards, sponsored by the Council on Spiritual Practices. At Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, call (888) 585-8870 for directions or further information.
March 20-24, Belfast, Northern
Ireland, 16th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related
Harm. Sponsored by the International Harm Reduction Association, visit
http://www.ihrcbelfast.com
or contact Dawn Orchard at +44 (0) 28 9756 1993 or [email protected]
for further information.
March 24, 7:00pm, Madison, WI, Madison NORML benefit concert. At Café Montmartre, 127 East Mifflin Street, admission $5 in advance or $7 at the door, contact Gary Storck at (608) 241-8922 or [email protected] for further information.
March 29, 6:00pm, New York,
NY, art sale to benefit Drug Policy Alliance. At Cheim & Read,
547 West 25th St., contact Livet Reichard Co. at (212) 966-4710 for further
information.
March 31-April 2, San Francisco,
CA, "Get Up, Stand Up! Stand Up for Your Rights!" 2005 NORML Conference.
At Cathedral Hill Hotel, visit
http://www.norml.org
for further information.
April 4-8, 2:00-7:00pm, Lima, Peru, "International Forum on the Coca Leaf." At Auditoria de la Biblioteca Central, Ciudad Universataria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Puerta No. 4 Ave. Universitaria. Visit http://www.comunidadtawantinsuyu.org/coca/ for information.
April 5, noon-1:30pm, Washington, DC, "Are Drug Courts a Solution to the Drug Problem?" Urban Institute First Tuesday Seminar, at 2100 M St., NW, 5th Floor, lunch available at 11:45. Seating limited, RSVP to (202) 261-5709 or [email protected].
April 8-9, Iowa City, IA,
Students for Sensible Drug Policy Midwest Conference, organized by University
of Iowa SSDP. For further information, contact Diana Selwyn at (210)
860-2077 or [email protected].
April 9, noon-6:00pm, Sacramento,
CA, rally in support of medical marijuana. South Steps of the State Capitol,
near "N" and 12th, singer/songwriter Roberta Chevrette, Reggae/Dancehall
DJ Wokstar, speakers and more. For further information, contact Peter Keyes
at (916) 456-7933.
April 20, 5:00-7:00pm, San Francisco, CA, " Marijuana: Medicine, Menace, or Both?" Forum at the San Francisco Medical Society, 1409 Sutter Street (at Franklin), RSVP to (415) 921-4987 or [email protected] or visit http://www.drugpolicy.org/events/event.cfm?eventID=500 for info.
April 20, 8:00pm, Pomona, NJ, "Confessions of a Dope Dealer," solo performance by Sheldon Norberg. At Richard Stockton College, call (609) 652-4205 or visit http://www.adopedealer.com for info.
April 21-23, Tacoma, WA,
15th North American Syringe Exchange Convention. Sponsored by the North
American Syringe Exchange Network, visit http://www.nasen.org
for further information or contact NASEN at (253) 272-4857 or [email protected].
April 30 (date tentative),
11:00am-3:00pm, Washington, DC, "America's in Pain!" 2nd Annual National
Pain Rally. At the US Capitol Reflecting Pool, visit http://www.AmericanPainInstitute.org
for further information.
May 4, Washington, DC, Marijuana
Policy Project 10th Anniversary Gala. Featuring Montel Williams and
Rep. Sam Farr, at the Washington Court Hotel, contact Francis DellaVecchia
at (310) 452-1879 or [email protected]
or visit http://www.mpp.org/galas/
for further information.
May 7, numerous locations
worldwide, "Million Marijuana March," visit http://www.cures-not-wars.org
for further information.
May 9, Santa Monica, CA,
Marijuana Policy Project 10th Anniversary Gala. Featuring Montel
Williams and Tommy Chong, at the Sheraton Delfina Hotel, contact Francis
DellaVecchia at (310) 452-1879 or [email protected]
or visit http://www.mpp.org/galas/
for further information.
June 1, Seattle, WA, John
W. Perry Fund fundraiser, featuring US Rep. Jim McDermott. Details
to be announced, contact DRCNet Foundation at (202) 362-0030 or [email protected]
for updates or visit http://www.raiseyourvoice.com/perryfund/
online.
August 19-20, Salt Lake City,
UT, "Science and Response in 2005," First National Conference on Methamphetamine,
HIV and Hepatitis C. Sponsored by the Harm Reduction Coalition and the
Harm Reduction Project, visit http://www.harmredux.org/conference2005.htm
after January 15 or contact Amanda Whipple at (801) 355-0234 ext. 3 for
further information.
August 20-21, 10:00am-8:00pm,
Seattle, WA, Seattle Hempfest 2005. At Myrtle Edwards Park, Pier
70, admission free, visit http://www.hempfest.org
or (206) 781-5734 or [email protected]
for further information.
September 17, Boston, MA,
"Sixteenth Annual Fall Freedom Rally," sponsored by MASSCANN. On Boston
Common, visit http://www.masscann.org
for updates, or contact (781) 944-2266 or [email protected].
November 9-12, Long Beach,
CA, "Building a Movement for Reason, Compassion and Justice," the 2005
International Drug Policy Reform Conference. Sponsored by Drug Policy
Alliance, at the Westin Hotel, details to be announced. Visit http://www.drugpolicy.org/events/dpa2005/
for updates.
April 5-8, 2006, Santa Barbara,
CA, Fourth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics. Sponsored
by Patients Out of Time, details to be announced, visit http://www.medicalcannabis.com
for updates.
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