This has been a busy December for us at Women With a Vision as our staff and volunteers have prepared to welcome harm reductionists and drug policy reform advocates from across the South and nation. And it’s not too late for you to join us this Thursday and Friday at the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference here in New Orleans!
Conference registration and details are below.
Keep the South Dirty and Our Needles Clean!
CONFERENCE DETAILS:
Event: 2013 Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113
Join Us This Week at the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference!
This has been a busy December for us at Women With a Vision as our staff and volunteers have prepared to welcome harm reductionists and drug policy reform advocates from across the South and nation. And it’s not too late for you to join us this Thursday and Friday at the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference here in New Orleans!
Conference registration and details are below.
Keep the South Dirty and Our Needles Clean!
CONFERENCE DETAILS:
Event: 2013 Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113
Special Hotel Rates: The hotel has reserved 30 rooms at a special rate for us. If you would like to reserve one of these rooms, please go to the following link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/southernharmreductionconf
Event Dates: December 12th, 9am-6pm; and December 13th, 2013, 8am-6pm
Sign up page: http://www.nchrc.org/news-and-events/events/2013-southern-harm-reduction-and-drug-policy-conference/
Pre-Conference: There will be a pre-conference hosted by the National Harm Reduction Coalition on harm reduction outreach skills. The pre-conference will take place on December 11, 2013 at the conference hotel. If you would like to attend send a email to Katie Burk at: burk@harmreduction.org. For more information go here: http://wwav-no.org/southern-harm-reduction-pre-conference-12-11-13-new-orleans-la
Event Contacts:
Robert Childs, 336-543-8050, robert.bb.childs@gmail.com
Deon Haywood, 504.931.7944, deon@wwav-no.org
Event Price: $60 via Check, $63 via paypal
Event Socials:
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: Circle Bar, 1032 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Note: The Circle Bar is a 12min walk or a 5min taxi cab from the conference hotel. Look for people in harm reduction T-Shirts and make sure to wear your own!
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013
Time: 7pm-10pm
Location: Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude, New Orleans
Cost: $10
Note: Cafe Istanbul is a 40 min stroll, 25 min bus ride, or 10 min taxi ride.
This is a fundraiser for WWAV — for more information visit: http://wwav-no.org/join-wwav-on-dec-12th-for-a-vision-house-fundraiser
Executives and Program Director Special Session: Join us Thursday December 12the from 12:45-2:30pm for a very important panel and roundtable discussion on the future of funding harm reduction and drug policy reform. Nonprofits across the country are experiencing financial difficulties, subject to increased scrutiny due to the federal ban on syringe exchange funding, and tightening HIV prevention funding. A panel of funders and harm reduction/drug policy leadership from the south will discuss the current threats harm reduction and drug policy funding, creative solutions and new opportunities offered by health reform for raising the money that supports our critical work. Bring your own concerns, ideas and successes for a real discussion on how we can build the future of harm reduction. Please RSVP to Cyndee Clay if you would like to attend: cyndeeclay@hips.org. Space is limited to 30 slots for this event and lunch will be
provided.
AGENDA Thursday, December 12, 9am-6pm
-Welcome
-Drug Use in the South and the US
-Stigma Stigma Stigma
-Race, Harm Reduction and Drug Policy
-The Blueprint: Successful Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform Efforts in the South
-Drug Policy Reform Basics
-Harm Reduction Basics
-Sex Worker Policy South of the Mason Dixon Line
-Overdose Prevention Innovation: Lessons From North Carolina
-Local Spotlight: Criminal Justice Reform in NOLA
-Vision Speech: Ethan Nadelmann and Rev. Edwin Sanders
AGENDA Friday, December 13, 8am-6pm
-Funding Syringe Exchange in the South
-Hepatitis in the American South
-Safe Injection 2.0: Pills and Hormones
-Harm Reduction/Drug Policy Action at City Hall
-Southern Marijuana Policy Reform Update
-How Do I Become Mona Bennett (SEP Superstar)?
-Sentencing Reform From the Left and Right
-Republicans, Law Enforcement and Independents Discuss Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Refrom
-Engaging Generation Y in Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform
-Reviving Our Spirit
Special Guests:
-Deon Haywood, Women With A Vision, (LA)
-Former Republican Rep. and Veteran Glen Bradley, 49th District of North Carolina (NC)
-Mark Levin, Esq., Texas Public Policy Foundation (TX)
-Captain Leilani Attilio, MPH, RN, NC Harm Reduction Coalition (NC)
-Det. Gary Martin, Ed.D, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (FL)
-Megan McLemore, J.D., L.L.M, Human Rights Watch (NY)
-Detective Sergeant Ronald Martin, NC Harm Reduction Coalition (NC)
-Cyndee Clay, HIPS (DC)
-Pastor Kenny Glasgow, TOPS (AL)
-Ethan Nadelmann, JD, PhD., Drug Policy Alliance (NY)
-Robert Childs, MPH, North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NC)
-Pastor James Sizemore, Catalyst Community Church (NC)
-Nsombi Lambright, MPPA, One Voice (MS)
-Gregory Newburn, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FL)
-Active Users/Sex Workers from the South and the Northern Territories (North of the Sweet Tea Line)
-All your favorite Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Leaders!