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Help Not Handcuffs, Inc. to Host Portuguese Drug Czar at NJ Events
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Help Not Handcuffs, Inc.
to host
Portuguese Drug Czar's
Visit to
New Jersey
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Help Not Handcuffs, Inc. supported by the Open Society Foundations and in collaboration with several partners, will host the Portuguese Drug Czar, Dr. Joao Goulao this week at a series of public events.
Highlighting the successes of the Portuguese drug decriminalization policy will be the goal in light of New Jersey's unrelenting increases in drug overdose deaths and racially disparate drug arrests. Despite similar population sizes, Portugal endured 27 overdose deaths in 2016 compared to New Jersey's 2,221 overdoses under the NJ criminalization model.
These events offer an unprecedented opportunity to speak driectly with Dr. Goulao and learn about the Portuguese decriminalization policy. The events include Rutgers Law School - Newark on October 31st and on November 2nd the Rutgers School of Social Work - New Brunswick and in the evening The City of Asbury Park for an Advocates Round Table.
All events are open to the public but require pre-registration for admittance to events. Event details are below.
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October 31st
"Drug Decriminalization: The Triumph of Human Rights and Health Over the Drug War"
Rutgers Law School - Newark Campus
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Room 070
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Co-Sponsored by
The Criminal Law Student Society
The Public Interest Law Student Society
Help Not Handcuffs, Inc.
Lunch will be served.
RSVP to sbouchouar@gmail.com. |
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November 2nd
"Symposium on Opioid Addiction"
Rutgers School of Social Work
Alexander Library Pane Room
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Livestream available here: https://livestream.com/RutgersSSW
RSVP to: kcrimmins@ssw.rutgers.edu
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November 2nd
"Advocates Round Table with Mayor John B. Moor"
Parlor Gallery
717 Cookman Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Food and Drinks will be served.
RSVP to: Info@HelpNotHandcuffs.org
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Help Not Handcuffs, Inc. is supported in its work as a recipient of legal servcies by Pro Bono Partnership. |
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