[ACLU-CU ALERT] April Forum on local drug policies

[Champaign County ACLU Announcements]

Champaign County ACLU is co-sponsoring the 
Channing-Murray Social Justice Forum on April 25th:

"Why is it time to Change our Drug Laws?  How UIUC and C-U Drug 
Policies Affect ALL of Us"  
Panel discussion Tuesday, April 25th, 7:00 p.m. 
Channing-Murray Foundation, 
1209 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon & Mathews on campus)
Free and open to the public.

The panel will discuss racial disparities in sentencing for drug
offenses, prison overcrowding & alternatives to incarceration, needle
exchange & opiate maintenance, new treatment modalities, local &
University policies regarding drugs & alcohol, and other related 
topics.

Panel members & topics:

Shaleen Aghi, "The War on Drugs: Caught in the Crossfire"
Shaleen is an Illinois NORML (National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws) Board Member, Co-Founder of Coalition for Social 
Change, and UIUC Law Student. 

Andrea Brandon, "The Practice and Potential of Harm Reduction in
Champaign, Illinois" 
Andrea is an MD/PhD Candidate at UIUC; National Secretary for Students
for Sensible Drug Policy, and Co-Founder of the Coalition for Social
Change. 

Tom Betz, "Your Health, Your Rights, and Your University: Alcohol & 
Drug Policy at the University of Illinois"
Tom is the Directing Attorney for Student Legal Services at the
University of Illinois.




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