Friend,

This is my first week as Executive Director for the Drug Policy Alliance and I’m honored to be working with you to end the war on drugs.

I’m so proud of the progress DPA’s made in transforming the national conversation about drug policy. Our success comes from constantly challenging ourselves to connect the dots between drugs and everything they touch. I’m committed to continuing our growth and I’m stepping into this moment with the understanding that to expose and extinguish the drug war we must redefine it.

I wanted to make sure you saw my Message to the Movement outlining my vision for DPA, our role in the drug policy reform movement, and the larger struggle for justice. Click here to read and share it: [link removed]

Ending the drug war will always be our focus at DPA, but our work has to be informed by the layered, intersecting injustices faced by the people and communities we work to support and follow the leadership of those most impacted by the drug war itself — groups disproportionately targeted by drug law enforcement, particularly low-income people and those of color.

At DPA we are going to emphasize this interconnection, shining a light on the drug-related policies that hold us all down while doing the fundamental work to lift us all up.

If this year has taught me anything it’s that a fight for an ending can feel endless; that is why I want us to fight for an ever after — one that is limitless in possibility.

Together, we can and will end the drug war and build the world after.

With gratitude,

Kassandra Frederique
Executive Director
Drug Policy Alliance


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