Voices of the Drug War: Mexico and Canada
An evening with Javier Sicilia and Teresa Carmona
Monday, October 28, 2013, 7-9pm
World Arts Room, SFU Woodward’s, 149 West Hastings Street
In Mexico the drug war has had a devastating impact on communities, families, the social fabric and the economy. Deepen your understanding of the complex roots of this tragedy and hear ideas for new and better ways forward.
Join the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Global Exchange and the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity for an evening with Javier Sicilia and Teresa Carmona. Both of these outstanding Mexicans have lost children in the drug-war-driven violence of recent years. Both have chosen to forge their tragedies into opportunities to become agents of the changes so urgently needed in Mexico as well as in North America.
Mr. Sicilia and Ms Carmona will share their experiences as both victims of the drug war and founders of an important peace movement. They will lead a discussion on why they are committing the moral weight of Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity to the call for drug policy reform throughout our hemisphere.
In Canada the drug war has had devastating impacts on individuals, families and communities across the country. Canada’s current drug laws support a lucrative underground and violent drug trade, fuel the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C, disproportionally target marginalized populations, and ensure the availability of illegal drugs to young people in our communities. Bud Osborn poet and Downtown Eastside activist will read and talk about his own journey through the drug war in North America.
Donald MacPherson, Director, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition will moderate the discussion and highlight the opportunities coming towards us to accelerate the movement for ending the war on drugs.
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