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Getting ready for the Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) - South Africa, Uganda, India

Online

23 September 2021

As we prepare for the global launch, IDPC and Youth RISE invite their members and other allies involved in drug policy advocacy to come and learn more about the Index. This online workshop will explain the GDPI project and methodology, prepare participants for the launch, and provide space for discussion and questions.

Cannabis regulation: Lessons from the illicit tobacco trade - Publication launch

Online

22 September 2021

In seeking to future-proof sustainable regulatory efforts, join us for the launch of ‘Cannabis regulation: Lessons from the illicit tobacco trade’, an illuminating briefing paper written by Benoit Gomis and produced as a collaboration between the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), the Global Drug Policy Observatory (GDPO), Health Poverty Action (HPA), Transform, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Washington Office on latin America (WOLA).

Global Consequences of the War on Drugs: Perspectives from Former Open Society Fellows

Online

21 September 2021

In this panel discussion, former Open Society fellows and global drug policy experts examine the international impacts of the war on drugs and provide insights on how to shift drug policy from prohibition and punishment to health and human rights.

Voices from the frontlines: Bolstering collective power to end the incarceration of women worldwide

Online

17 September 2021 - 17 September 2021

In this interactive workshop, participants will share lived experiences of incarceration and bolster collective power to advocate for prison/drug policy reform with a strong feminist and intersectional perspective.

Decolonising drug policy: British policing, the war on drugs and the everyday impacts of colonialism

Webinar

8 September 2021 - 7 September 2021

Insight into the links between policing in Britain and systemic racism, as well as a discussion on harm reduction alternatives to contemporary repressive policies.

Criminalised and incarcerated in Latin America: How the “drug war” drives the region’s prison crisis

Online (time zone: EDT)

7 September 2021 - 7 September 2021

Please join WOLA for this webinar series examining the consequences of prohibition and the drug war for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Divest + Redirect + Invest: Finding new pathways to increase domestic resources for harm reduction

Online

1 September 2021 - 31 August 2021

This webinar will explore how civil society and communities can advocate for changes in public budget allocation to increase resources for harm reduction, including by redirecting funding away from ineffective drug law enforcement to programmes that prioritise health, community and justice.

International Overdose Awareness Day 2021

30 August 2021

Individuals and organisations have the chance to register and host activities for the International Overdose Awareness Day.

CSFD capacity-building workshop on civil society advocacy

Madrid, Spain

22 August 2021 - 23 August 2021

The two-days workshop will be practical, interactive and builds upon the experience and the specific needs of up to 40 participants, which should come from EU member state, EEA, acceding, candidate or potential candidate country and be members of the Civil Society Forum on Drugs or related to one the members’ networks.

Getting ready for the Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) - MENA region

Online

12 August 2021

As we prepare for the global launch, MENAHRA and IDPC invite their members and other allies involved in drug policy advocacy in Ghana to come and learn more about the Global Drug Policy Index.

Getting ready for the Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) - Ghana

Accra, Ghana

10 August 2021

As we prepare for the global launch, WADPN and IDPC invite their members and other allies involved in drug policy advocacy in Ghana to come and learn more about the Global Drug Policy Index.

Decolonising drug policy: The war on drugs and the denial of indigenous rights

Webinar

9 August 2021 - 8 August 2021

A webinar to shed light on the conflict between the drug control regime and Indigenous rights, and challenge prevailing narratives that these tensions are possible to reconcile while the UN retains the goal of a society free of drugs.