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)

July 7, 2009, Washington, DC. Cato Hill Briefing -- Federal Drug Policy: Time to Shift Priorities, 12:00 pm at B-339 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. To register or for more info, visit www.cato.org, fax (202) 371-0841, or call (202) 789-5229 by 12:00 p.m., Monday, July 6. News media inquiries only (no registrations), please call (202) 789-5200. If you can't make it to the event, watch the archived video of this Hill Briefing at www.cato.org.

July 9, 2009, New York City. Drop The Rock Coalition Meeting, 6:00 PM at The Correctional Center, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., Suite 200, New York, NY. For more info, contact cdunklee@correctionalassociation.org or see www.droptherock.org

July 11, 2009, Colville, WA. November Coalition Monthly Gathering, 1:00 - 9:00 PM at Our House, 282 Astor, Colville, WA. Potluck, Open Mike, and Planning Strategies. For more info, contact tom@november.org or 509-684-1550.

July 12, 2009, Yorktown Heights, NY. The Annual Isidro Aviles Memorial BBQ, presented by The Isidro Aviles Memorial Chapter of The November Coalition. 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at FDR State Park, Yorktown Heights, NY. For more info & RSVP, contact Teresa Aviles at isidro@november.org or 917-912-6486, or see http://www.november.org/thewall/cases/aviles-i/aviles-i.html

July 14-15, 2009, Seattle, WA. Seattle Fundraising Summit, at University of Washington, Husky Union Building (HUB), 2nd floor, Stevens Way, Seattle, WA. For more info see http://cfnps.org/seattle2009.aspx

July 18, 2009, Los Angeles, CA. The 1st Annual Hip-Hop Therapy Seminar: "Bringing the Arts of Hip-Hop and Therapy Together for Intervention Strategies with High Risk Youth", 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM at The Fame Renaissance Center, 1968 W. Adams Blvd (SE Corner of Western & Adams), Los Angeles, CA. For more info, contact 323-901-6555 or see http://t.ymlp55.com/mmacaesmacaubsmakamqj/click.php

July 20, 2009, Denver, CO. Solidarity Event to Protect Safe Access to Medical Marijuana, 8:30 am at the Auraria Campus, 900 Auraria Parkway Tivoli Student Union, Conference Room 250, Denver, CO.

July 24, 2009, Los Angeles, CA. 2009 Southern California Harm Reduction Summit, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the California Endowment, Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA. For more info, contact Harm Reduction Coordinator Meghan Ralston at mralston@drugpolicy.org.

July 24, 2009, Winchester, VA. Conference: The Smart on Crime Approach, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Winchester, 120 Wingate Drive, Winchester, VA. Hosted by AdvoCare. For more info & registration, see www.smartoncrimesolutions.org/annual_conference.htm

August 6 - 7, 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina. First Latin American and Seventh National Conference on Drug Policy, at Chamber of Deputies Auditorium, 1853 Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. For more info, see http://www.intercambios.org.ar/

August 6-8, 2009, Houston, TX. The International Prison Privatization Experience: A Transatlantic and Transpacific Dialogue, at Texas Southern University, Houston, TX. For more info, contact Dr. Byron E. Price at pricebe@tsu.edu or 713-313-4809.

August 8, 2009, Colville, WA. November Coalition Monthly Gathering, 1:00 - 9:00 PM at Our House, 282 Astor, Colville, WA. Potluck, Open Mike, and Planning Strategies. For more info, contact tom@november.org or 509-684-1550.

August 15 - 16, 2009, Seattle, WA. Seattle Hempfest, in Myrtle Edwards Park, downtown Seattle. For more info, see http://hempfest.org

September 10, 2009, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The Australian Drugs Conference - Drugs in Hard Times, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm at RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. For more info, contact enquiries@australiandrugsconference.org.au or see http://www.australiandrugsconference.org.au/

September 12, 2009, Joplin, MO. Cannabis Revival 2009, 1:00 -- 11:00 pm at Landreth Park Amphitheater, N Landreth Ave, East Joplin, MO. For more info, contact info@joplin-norml.org or 417-291-0135, or see http://cannabisrevival.com/information.php

October 1 - 2, 2009, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The Australian Drugs Conference - Drugs in Hard Times, at the RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. For more info, contact enquiries@australiandrugsconference.org.au or see www.australiandrugsconference.org.au.

October 23 - 25, 2009, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Blueprints for Beyond Prohibition: Dialogue on the New Drug Policy, hosted by Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, presented by Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy. For more info, contact Ashley White at ashley@cssdp.org or see http://cssdp.org/

October 26 - 27, 2009, San Francisco, CA. Pathways to Change: Issues, Challenges and Strategies: 10th Annual Centerforce Inside/Out Summit, At the Westin San Francisco Airport. A call to action that will seek to collectively discover positive strategies to crucial issues surrounding incarceration. For more info, see http://centerforce.org/summit/

October 28 - 30th, 2009, Portland, OR. Roots of Change: Men, Sex and Justice, the 34th National Conference on Men and Masculinity and 2nd Biennial Oregon Conference on Sexual Violence Prevention. At Portland State University, Portland, OR. For more info, see http://sati.oregonsatf.org/roots.html

November 11 - 14, 2009, 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

February 25 & 26, 2010, Orlando, FL. The 2nd Annual Prisoner's Family Conference. For more info, go to www.solutionsforelpaso.org and click on The Prisoner's Family Conference.