Friend,
This Wednesday, we're continuing our deep dive into drug war profiteering. Have you registered for our webinar series I mentioned in my email below?
If you haven't already, sign up now to catch our next session, Profiting from So-Called Social Support Systems (May 22 from 1-2:30 pm EST). We're exploring how the drug war extracts resources from people across "supportive" systems, such as family services, public benefits, and housing. We'll hear from experts including:
- Andrew Hutchinson, LiUNA Local 955
- Stephanie Jeffcoat, Parent Advocate with lived experience, Founder Families Inspiring Reentry & Reunification 4 Everyone
- Anjana Samant, ACLU
- Richard Wexler, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
- Pete White, Los Angeles Community Action Network
Hope to see you there! (And in the meantime, you can check out a recording of our first session.)
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Sincerely,
Melissa Moore
Director, Civil Systems Reform
Drug Policy Alliance
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From: Melissa Moore - DPA
Sent: 4/29/2024
To: [email protected]
Subject Line: Join Us for “Plunder, Profit, and Punishment: Exposing and Addressing Drug War Profiteers”
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Friend,
The war on drugs is immensely profitable – for some. In order to end the drug war, we have to follow the money to see who’s benefiting from criminalization and surveillance.
Register to join the Drug Policy Alliance for a virtual, four-part series as we take a deep dive into drug war profiteering!
We will explore how private and public companies, agencies, and organizations profit from the drug war, extract money and resources from people, and plunder entire communities. We’ll expose malfeasance across different systems — including treatment and recovery, housing, healthcare, and family policing (also known as the child welfare system) — to ultimately develop strategies to curb the influence of drug war profiteers.
- Session 1 on May 15, 1:00 - 2:30pm ET: Profiting from Treatment and Recovery
- Session 2 on May 22, 1:00 - 2:30pm ET: Profiting from So-Called Social Support Systems
- Session 3 on May 29, 1:00 - 2:30pm ET: Privatization and Profit in the War on Drugs
- Session 4 on June 5, 1:00 - 2:30pm ET: Curbing the Influence of Drug War Profiteers
We hope you will tune in as we examine strategies for interrupting drug war profiteering and returning money and power to local communities.
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Sincerely,
Melissa Moore
Director, Civil Systems Reform
Drug Policy Alliance
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