The Drug Policy Alliance will allocate roughly $750,000 during the 2012/2013 Promoting Policy Change (PPC) grant cycle. PPC seeks to broaden public support for drug policy reform and will fund organizations who have consistently demonstrated success utilizing strategic and innovative approaches to increase such support. Proposals we fund are those designed to educate the public and policymakers about the negative consequences of current local, state or national drug policies, to promote better awareness and understanding of alternatives to current drug policies, and to broaden understanding of the extent to which punitive prohibitionist policies are responsible for most drug-related problems. Promoting Policy Change is a fund that has a two-tier application process.

We require a letter of intent to initiate the relationship. The deadline for the letter is Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at midnight (eastern). All LOIs must be emailed to [email protected]. The letter should consist of a single page that includes your organization’s name and all contact information; IRS status; a brief description of how your proposal is aligned with DPA's priorities (as described at drugpolicy.org/about-us/advocacy-grants-program); the amount of your funding request; and the organization’s specific drug policy goals and deliverables during the fiscal year covered.

If you are invited to apply following submission of your LOI, you will be notified on or about May 15th. The deadline for requested proposals is June 18th, 2012 by 8pm (eastern).  Please note that being asked to apply is NOT a guarantee of an award being made.  Awards will be made mid to late September.

Mexico City, February 8th 2012

INVITATION

México Unido Contra la Delincuenciais pleased to invite you to the International Forum “Drugs: A Balance to a Century of Their Prohibition”,to be held on February 14th, 15th and 16th at the National Museum of Anthropology, at the Auditorium Jaime Torres Bodet, in Mexico City. The Museum is located in Paseo de la Reforma and Gandhi Road s / n, Col. Polanco Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11560, Mexico City, Mexico. The inauguration of the forum will be on Tuesday February 14th at 9:00 am.

We will have the presence of distinguished national and international experts, among which we highlight:

• César Gaviria: Former Colombian President, Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
• Jorge Castañeda: Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
• Arturo Valenzuela: Professor of Government and Director, Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Former President of Brazil, President of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
• Ethan Nadelmann, founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance
• Alejandro Madrazo: Professor and researcher at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE)
• Jack Cole: Part of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
• Jorge Hernández Tinajero: A President of Collective for Integrated Drug Policy (CUPIHD)
• Luis Astorga: Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair "Economic and Social Transformations connected with the international drug problem."
• Mark Kleinman: U.S. Professor of the School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Maria Elena Medina Mora: Director General, National Institute of Psychiatry "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz"
• Mike Trace: Executive Director of Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPT

Please RSVP with Karla Higuera 5246-0100 ext. 376 ([email protected]) or Daniel Soto ext. 249 ([email protected])

Day 1: 14 of february

9:00AM – 9:30AM

Conference Héctor Aguilar Camín:  "Drugs: a balance after 100 years of prohibition."

9:45AM – 10:45AM

Conference George Will: "The failure of prohibition: chapter 2."

11:00AM – 1:15PM

Are there any alternatives? Ethan Nadelmann, Jorge Hernández and Donald McPherson Moderator: Andres Lajous

1:30PM – 2:45PM

Lunch: Restaurant Meridien

3:00PM – 5:00PM

Security Panel #1: Are drugs equal to violence? Strenghthening the institutions and reducing violence. Eduardo Guerrero, Mark Kleiman, Alejandro Hope and Luis Astorga; moderator Andres Lajous

5:15PM – 6:30PM

Panel: "¿Status Quo or Alternative strategis? An outlook":Jorge Castañeda

Day 2: 15 of february

9:00AM – 11:15AM

Security Panel #2: "The war on drugs: a judge`s experience:" James P.Gray                            

"The war on drugs: a change in paradigm": Sergio Ferragut,  Antonio Mazzitelli and James Gierach; moderator James P. Gray

11:30AM – 1:30PM

Health Panel #1: "Vision of a public health problem":Alex Wodak, Ernest Drucker and Larry Campbell; moderator Andrés Lajous

1:45PM – 2:45PM

Lunch: Restaurant Meridien

3:00PM – 5:00PM

"Public policy: a state vision": Video: President Cardoso/ Live panel: César Gaviria, Ruth Dreifuss and Mike Trace

5:15PM – 7:00PM

Health Panel #2: "International experiences emphazising a public health approach": Nuno Capaz (Portugal), Peter Blanken (Holanda)

Day 3: 16 of february

9:00AM – 9:45AM

"Economic drivers of the problem and possible solutions"

10:00AM – 11:00AM

"Violence and public force. A turning point: the future of police forces": Ernesto López Portillo, Jack Cole and Walter McKay (LEAP); moderator Andrés Lajous

11:15PM – 12:15PM

"The Mexican experience in public health": María Elena Medina Mora and Juan Ramon de la Fuente

12:30PM – 1:30PM

"A vision from the Mexican government."

1:30PM – 2:15PM

Conclusions and proposals: Alejandro Madrazo, Ernesto López Portillo and Jorge Castañeda

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Envisioning America without the War on Drugs-a talk with Ethan Nadelmann

More than 1 billion dollars has been spent on America’s “War on Drugs” since its inception on June 17th 1971.   What would our policies look like if the war on drugs ended tomorrow?  What sorts of opportunities would there be for increased treatment, drug education and harm reduction activities?  In a time of increasingly scarce resources, what could the U.S. do with the money that is now spent on the “War on Drugs?”  How much money do we currently spend on pursuing these often devastatingly harmful policies under the pursuit of the drug war?

This talk is provided for free by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (Roosevelt University chapter).

Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States advocating for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health, and human rights. Nadelmann was born in New York City, received his BA, JD, and PhD from Harvard, as well as a M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and then taught politics and public affairs at Princeton University from 1987 to 1994.  He has authored two books on international criminal law enforcement - Cops Across Borders and (with Peter Andreas) Policing the Globe – as well as many dozens of articles on drug policy in publications such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Science, International Organization, National Review and The Nation. Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts, Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad.

When:  February 7th, 2012

Time: 4:30 to 6pm

Where: Roosevelt University, Congress Lounge, 2nd Floor

Cost: Free

RSVP: [email protected]