On Friday 13 September, the New Zealand Drug Foundation is hosting a significant symposium in Parliament “Through the Maze: just and equitable drug law reform”.



Keynote speakers include outstanding USA speakers asha bandele (author & organiser), Patrisse Cullors (Black Lives Matter co-founder), and Deborah Small (Executive Director, Break the Chains).  NPM is proud to support this event.



The central themes of the symposium are:

  • Critical understanding of discriminatory drug law in New Zealand and USA
  • Key principles of just and equitable drug law reform
  • Connections between people advocating for change across a range of social justice areas

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