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Drugs, Poverty and Ethnicity: Enhancing Treatment, Eliminating Disparities, and Promoting Justice

by David Guard, January 05, 2007, 12:16pm
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The day after Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday a new group, the Illinois Drug Policy Coalition in partnership with the National African American Drug Policy Coalition will officially launch a new broad-based advocacy group whose key objectives include: advocating for drug policies and laws that embrace the public heath nature of drug abuse; and to minimize the use of expensive criminal sanctions. Participants at the kick-off event include: the Honorable Danny K. Davis, the Honorable Senator Mattie Hunter, the Honorable Constance A. Howard, and the Honorable Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr. Continental breakfast will be served. Hope to see you at this event, John A. Fairman, Esq. Co-Chair: Drug Policy Coalition 10220 S. 76th Avenue, Room 223 Bridgeview, Illinois 60455 D 773-263-0582 O 708-974-6250 F 708-974-6223 E JohnFairman@sbcglobal.net
Date: 
Tue, 01/16/2007 - 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: 
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
United States
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