For Melbourne Subscribers --
Thursday, 29 July, 7.00 pm
Radical Women Meeting:
Fighting the heroin epidemic -- treat addiction as a health issue, NOT a
crime
At the beginning of 1999, more Victorians died from drug overdoses than in
road accidents. As heroin dependency rises throughout the country, the
Howard Government's answer is to crack down on users. His "zero tolerance"
regime turns a public health and social policy problem into a criminal one,
sending more poor women, women of colour and young people to prison or
causing them to die in the streets.
Join us as we look at why effective strategies, such as needle exchange and
safe injecting facilities, are considered a crime -- and what we can do
about it.
Where:
Solidarity Salon
1 Appleby Crescent, West Brunswick
Dinner will be served at 6.15 pm for a $6 donation. Everyone is welcome!
for more information, phone (03) 9386 3230
LL.VG
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