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Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference

Submitted by David Borden on

 

North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Streetwork and Women With A Vision invite you to attend the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference

 

Event Dates: The event will take place Thursday September 6th through Saturday September 8th, 2012
 

Sign up page:   http://tinyurl.com/SHRDPC

 

Event Contact: Robert Childs, 336-543-8050 [email protected]

 

Event Price: $55 via Check, $56 via paypal

 

Scholarships: Scholarships are available to people living in the US South ONLY.  If you need a housing or conference fee waiver scholarship, please fill out the registration form and the following form: http://tinyurl.com/SHRDPC-Scholarship

 

Topics that will be covered:

Syringe Access
Faith, Drugs and Sex Work
HCV and Harm Reduction
Marijuana Policy Update
Harm Reduction Media
Sex Work in the South
Transgender Health & Harm Reduction
War on Drugs, A War on the People
911 Good Samaritan Laws
Advocacy 101
National and Regional Drug Policy Update
Mass Incarceration
Law Enforcement As Advocates
Crack User and Injection Drug User Harm Reduction Safety  
Traditional and Untraditional ways to funding Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform 
The Negative Effects of Drug Testing
Overdose Prevention 101
Street Nursing and Outreach Skills
Mapping a Drug Policy Reform and Harm Reduction Friendly Future for the South
Crack Pipe Access and Hepatitis
Drug User Stigma
Syringe Exchange 101

 

Event Financial Sponsors: The Drug Policy Alliance and the MAC AIDS Fund

Event Co-Sponsors: SSDP, Georgia AIDS Coalition, Triangle Health Collective, Kuan-Yin, North Carolina Sex Worker Alliance, Hepatitis Community Voice, and many more!

    Location

    Atlanta, GA
    United States

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