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Conference Schedule
Friday November 5, 2010
Drug Policy Walking Tour! Join us at 2:00pm at 15 Charles St E (in front of the Comfort Hotel Downtown). From there we’ll be walking through the streets of Toronto learning about the different challenges faced, opportunities found, and the variety of ways drug policies intersect with community life. Rain or shine!
Friday Night Social!
8:00pm - 12:00pm
Come hang out at The Cat's Eye with us and the great folks at Caffiends as we meet and greet and get excited for the weekend! Music, pool, and fun!
Saturday November 6, 2010
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8:00am
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Registration Opens
Light breakfast served
Student Poster Presentation Opens
View and discuss research from students from across the country. Posters will be up until 6:00pm, and up again on Sunday
Silent Art Auction Opens
Bid on amazing pieces of art, with the proceeds going to CSSDP! Auction open until 6:00pm, and open again on Sunday.
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9:00am
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Opening Remarks
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9:15am
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Craig Jones
“Daring to be Sensible: Values, Principles and Purpose of Public Policy”
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10:00am
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Break
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10:15am
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Daring to be Sensible on Harm Reduction
· Beth Whalen, Program Manager, Project X-Change
· Jessica Yee, Executive Director, Native Youth Sexual Health Network
· Dr. Carol Strike, Dala Lanna School of Public Health, University of Toronto
“Is Canada’s anti-drug strategy anti HIV and HCV prevention for people who use drugs?”
· Zoe Dodd, Hepatitis Peer Education and Training Coordinator, East Toronto Hepatitis C Program, South Riverdale Community Centre
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11:45am
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Break
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12:00pm
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Daring the be Sensible on the International Scene
· Ashley White, MPH Simon Fraser University
· Gabriel Sayegh, State Director (New York), Drug Policy Alliance
· Aram Barra, Director of Drug Policy Programme, Espolea
“Revising Mexico’s drug policy from a youth perspective”
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1:30pm
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Lunch
provided
CSSDP info lunch!!
Join CSSDP staff and members for lunch to discuss current and future projects, chapter actions, starting new chapters, info about the AGM, and more!
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2:30pm
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Workshop Breakout 1
A: Youth Harm Reduction
B: Recreational Marijuana Laws, Explained!
- Ron Marzel, Marzel Law, Barrister & Solictor
C: Talking to People About Drug Policy
- Susan Shepherd, Toronto Drug Strategy
- Karl Smyth, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy
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3:45pm
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Break
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4:00pm
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Workshop Breakout 2
A: Youth Drug Education
B: Responding to the 'Tough on Crime' Agenda: MMS and more
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6:00pm
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Marahoochie Dinner and Dialogue
Join a mother and son as they speak to the multiple and contradictory truths of their criminalization. Join us for a public discussion of the prohibition of marijuana over dinner and desert. Located at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church. $5 donation to cover the costs of the venue, no one will be turned away.
Hot, organic, vegan and carnivorous food will be available thanks to Squareroot catering. $10 for dinner and desert.
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103 Bellevue Avenue
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6:30pm
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CSSDP Annual General Meeting (contact us for details)
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Saturday Social!
Join us for more discussion, laughs, and general merriment at the Crown and Tiger starting at 8:30pm! Located at 414 College Street, just at the corner of Lippincott.
Sunday November 7, 2010
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8:30am
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Registration Opens
Light breakfast served
Student Poster Presentation Opens
View and discuss research from students from across the country. Posters will be up until 5:30pm, and up again on Sunday
Silent Art Auction Opens
Bid on amazing pieces of art, with the proceeds going to CSSDP! Auction open until 5:30pm, and open again on Sunday.
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9:30am
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Opening Remarks
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9:45am
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Daring to be Sensible on Enforcement
· Marvin Morten, Retired Ontario Court Judge (Provincial Division), Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
"Ending the Prohibition-Crime Cycle: A Retired Provincial Judge Makes the Case for Legalized Regulation"
· Christine Tapp, International Centre on Science in Drug Policy
“Effect of Drug Law Enforcement on Drug-Related Violence – Evidence for Action”
· Val Furman, Toronto Drug Users Union
· Sheryl Jarvis, Prison Justice CoalitionToronto
“An Alternative to the War on Drugs: Equality”
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11:15am
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Break
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11:30am
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Daring to be Sensible on Treatment
· Dr. Patrick Shaw, Toronto Public Health
· Tara Lyons, Department of Sociology, Carleton University
“Are Drug Treatment Courts a Sensible Treatment Option?”
· Jonathan Dickinson, Iboga Therapy House
“Healing with Ibogaine”
· Wende Wood,Psychiatric Pharmacist
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1:00pm
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Lunch
provided
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2:00pm
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Workshop Breakout 3
A: Creating Community Change
B: Marijuana Compassion Clubs
· Blaine Dowdle, MedCannAccess
· Theresa Kowzak, MedCannAccess
C: Drug Users Organizing
· Raffi, Toronto Drug Users Union
· Sean LeBlanc, Drug Users Advocacy Leage (DUAL)
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3:15pm
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Break
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3:30pm
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Closing Activity
What is a sensible drug policy?
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For videos of panels and workshops from the 2009 'Blueprints for Beyond Prohibition', click here!
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