Events Calendar: Drug Policy Reform & Social Justice

• (This webpage is updated regularly - please bookmark it. E-mail info on scheduled events to calendar@november.org)
• Also visit the Speakers Bureau Calendar at LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition)

November 18, 2008, New York City. Drop the Rock Coalition Meeting, 6 PM at the Correctional Association, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Suite 200, New York, NY. For more info, contact Caitlin Dunklee at 212-254-5700 x339 or cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org, or see www.droptherock.org

November 20, 2008, Oakland, CA. Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser. 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM , venue to be announced. To RSVP or more info, contact Madelein McCormick, Development Associate, at yearend@ellabakercenter.org or 510-428-3939, x287, or see www.ellabakercenter.org

November 21, 2008, San Francisco, CA. Rally to End Medical Neglect of Prisoners, 9:00 AM at the Federal Courthouse (flagpole), 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco. Sponsored by UNION. For more info, contact one2vegas@sbcglobal.net or see www.1union1.com/alerts.html

November 21 - 23, 2008, College Park, MD. 10th Annual Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Conference, at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. For more info, see http://ssdp.org/conference08, or contact Amber Langston at amber@ssdp.org

November 21 - 23, 2008, Ft. Benning, GA. Vigil to Close the School of the Americas: Stand Up for Justice and Human Rights! Organized by SOAWatch. November Coalition's Fr. Tom Hereford will be tabling. For more info, see www.soaw.org

November 21, 2008, New York City. Psychological Association Division on Addictions 2008 Conference, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at New York University Silver Building, 100 Washington Sq. East, Room 703, New York, NY. For more info, see http://tinyurl.com/55dmbb

November 21, 2008, New Brunswick, NJ. The New Jersey Opiate Overdose Prevention Summit, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Rutgers University Inn & Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ. For more info, & to RSVP, contact Pam Lynch at njwhosoever@yahoo.com or 734-223-8437, or see http://tinyurl.com/594c5z

November 21, 2008, Los Angeles, CA. Hepatitis C Summit, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM at The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA. For more info, contact David Treviño at Hepctf@hhcla.org or 213-381-0515, or see www.helpstopaids.com

November 21, 2008, New York City. NYSPA Trauma and Addictions Conference, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at New York University, Silver Building, 100 Washington Square East, Room 702, New York City. Hosted by New York State Psychological Association. For more info, see www.NYSPA.org

November 24, 2008, Spokane, WA. Marijuana: It's Time For A Conversation - Screening & Public Forum, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at the Metropolitan Performing Arts Center, 901 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA. Featuring travel celebrity Rick Steves. Seating limited; to RSVP by Nov. 19, contact rsvp@aclu-wa.org, for more info see www.MarijuanaConversation.org

December 1 - 2, 2008, The Hague, Netherlands. Cannabis Tribunal in The Hague, at Nieuwspoort, The Hague, Netherlands. Organized by the Stichting Drugsbeleid, the Cannabis College and ENCOD.

December 6, 2008, Poughkeepsie, NY. CURE-NY Annual Meeting (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants), 9:00 AM at the Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Registration is requested by November 22, fee is $10.00. Formerly incarcerated and the families of the currently incarcerated are invited free of charge. To register & for more info, contact goluis52@yahoo.com or 845-298-7592

December 9, 2008, Lawrence Township, NJ. Coalition for Medical Marijuana: New Jersey Meeting, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at the Lawrence Township Library. For more info, see www.cmmnj.org

February 26-27, 2009, El Paso, TX. The Prisoner's Family Conference, at The Radisson Hotel, 1770 Airway Blvd., El Paso, TX. For more info contact 915-861-7733 or info@solutionsforelpaso.org, or see http://solutionsforelpaso.org. Downloads: Call for Conference Presentations -- Conference Brochure (pdf)

March 5 - 8, 2009, Nashua, NH. 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum, featuring Ethan Nadlemann of Drug Policy Alliance. For more info, contact libertyforum@freestateproject.org or see http://tinyurl.com/5lbrwl

April 19 - 23, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand. Harm Reduction 2009: IHRA's 20th International Conference, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. For more info, contact Conference Consortium / 34 Bloomsbury Street / London WC1B 3QJ UK / Tel: +44 (0) 207 462 6997, or see www.ihra.net/Thailand

June 26 - 28, 2009, Glasgow, United Kingdom. The 5th International Conference on the History of Drugs and Alcohol: The Pathways to Prohibition, at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom. For more info, see www.gcal.ac.uk/historyofhealth

November 11 - 14, 2008, Albuquerque, NM. Reform 2009: The International Drug Policy Reform Conference, hosted by Drug Policy Alliance. At the Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM. For more info, contact sjones@drugpolicy.org or see www.drugpolicyevent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34