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Monday, September 25, 2023

Drug Policy Alliance 2023 Conference Panels

 


to be held October 16 - 21, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona

https://www.reformconference.org/full-conference-schedule


 THURSDAY:

 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Small Town, Big Drug War: Rural Policing and Surveillance, Resistance, and Resilience | Palo Verde A

 

Drug Policy That Saves Lives and Transcends Borders: A Conversation with Government Leaders | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

Illness and Wellness: The Tradeoffs Between Medicalization and Pleasure in Drug Policy Reform | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

The Disability Carceral State: Disability Justice Informed Abolition | Yucca

 

Unlearning the Drug War: An Exit Strategy for School-Based Drug Policing | Willow

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Breakout Sessions

 

From the Ground Up: How People of Color Are Building Regulatory Models That Advance Equity in Marijuana Policy Reform | Palo Verde A

 

Righting Wrongs Worldwide: Drug War Reparations in a Global Context | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

Psychedelic Decriminalization: Gateway or Hurdle to All-Drug Decriminalization? | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

Methamphetamine as a Scapegoat: When an Old Drug is Framed as a New Social Problem | Willow

 

Resisting Surveillance: Movement Implications from Navigating Drug War Surveillance | Cholla

 

Book Talk: Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America | Agave

 

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Breakout Sessions

 

Who’s Body? My Body! The Fight for Bodily Autonomy When the Drug War, Reproductive Justice, and Family Regulation System Collide | Palo Verde A

 

The Lure of Coercion: Don’t Be Fooled By “Kinder, Gentler” Drug War Tactics | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

Early Insights and Critiques of Safer Supply Models | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

 

Introduction to Drug Policy Reform | Yucca

 

Environmental Justice for All: An Equitable Approach to Sustainable Development and Climate Justice in Drug Policy Reform | Willow

 

Who Deserves to Eat? Drug War Exclusion and the Fight for Basic Supports | Cholla

 

FRIDAY:

Breakout Sessions

 

Decriminalizing Personal Liberties and Building Freedom Across Movements | Palo Verde A

 

For Us, [Near] Us: A Conversation About OPCs, Gentrification, and Resource Allocation in Marginalized Communities | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

Transitional Justice and Engaging Cartels in Reforms | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

 

Policy Advocacy for Academics | Yucca

 

Reclaiming Our Movements: Building Power Between Drug User and Recovery Communities | Willow

 

Effective Communications for Difficult Conversations on Drugs: What’s the Secret? | Cholla

 

Feature Plenary | The Show Room

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

Lunch | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn

Breakout Sessions

 

Black Lives, Police Power, and the Fourth Amendment | Palo Verde A

 

After Oregon: The Next Era of All-Drug Decriminalization | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

Will Drug Checking Save Us? | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

Lobbying 101 | Yucca

 

Fundraising Tips, Strategies, and Wisdom from the Field | Willow

 

Beyond Commercialization: How Regulation Can Create Legal Access and Safer Supply Without Big Business | Cholla

 

Afternoon Break

Breakout Sessions

 

Combating Drug Panics in Congress: How Law Enforcement, the Media, and Lawmakers Perpetuate Fear-Based Drug Policy | Palo Verde A

 

When Facts Fail: The Promises and Perils of Research in Drug Policy Reform | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

 

Street-Based Harm Reduction Outreach to Combat “Public Disorder” | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

 

We Never Get Anywhere but Mad: Building Racial Equity Caucuses in the Southwest | Yucca

 

Drug Testing in Employment: Narrative Change and Policy Shift | Willow

 

The Rise of Authoritarianism and Extremism in the Name of the Drug War | Cholla

Karaoke Night! | The Show Room

 

SATURDAY:

 

Breakout Sessions

 

The Controlled Substances Act: Reform or Abolish It? | Palo Verde A

 

The Deadly Game of Drug War Whack-A-Mole: Responding to the Ever-Changing Drug Supply | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

 

Cannabis Legalization and the Dangers of Corporate Capture of Emerging Markets | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

 

Beyond Housing First: Limitations, Gentrification, and Visibility | Willow

 

The Pueblo’s Budget Campaign: The Fight to Defund Phoenix Police and Build a Budget for the People | Cholla

 

Moving Beyond Alternative Sanctions: Assessing the Harms of Non-Criminal Punishment | Agave

Morning Break

Breakout Sessions

 

For Better or Worse? How Reform and Regulation Impact Drug Criminalization and Enforcement | Palo Verde A

 

Cashing in on the Drug War in Daily Life: Following the Money and Motivation of the Drug War Profiteers Outside of the Criminal System | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

 

Advances in Health and Harm Reduction Services and Persisting Barriers | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

 

Drug Policy in Disasters and Other Trying Contexts | Willow

 

The Intersections of Drug Policy, Policing, and Border Militarization in the Borderlands: Challenging the Dangerous Rhetoric of the War on Drugs | Cholla

 

Radicals, Resistance, and Rebellion: Lessons from Civil Disobedience and Direct Action | Agave

Lunch | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn

Breakout Sessions

 

Power Structures of Drug Trade Economies | Palo Verde A

 

Early Insights and Critiques of Psychedelic Regulation: Who’s Benefiting from the Psychedelic Renaissance? | Palo Verde B

Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.

 

Immigration in the Age of Fentanyl: How the Overdose Crisis is Fueling Xenophobia and Racism and Undermining Sanctuary Policies in the U.S. | Palo Verde C

Spanish interpretation available.

 

Reclaiming Justice: Indigenous Perspectives Shaping Drug Decriminalization | Willow

Afternoon Break

Closing Plenary | The Show Room

 

 

 

 

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