Century of Lies
03/03/21 Zaki Smith
The Clean Slate NY campaign launched at the end of February. We hear from several members of the coalition including Quintin Cross from the Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition, Zaki Smith from the organization Next 100, the Reverend Kevin Van Hook from Riverside Church in New York City, NY State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Chair of the New York State Senate Codes Committee, and NY State Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, lead sponsor in the Assembly of a bill that would seal and automatically expunge the criminal records of qualifying New Yorkers.
Guest(s): Zaki Smith
Organization(s): Clean Slate NY
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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02/24/21 Neil Woods
The Association of British Muslims recently held a discussion on drugs policy. On this edition of Century we hear from two of the featured speakers: Neil Woods, formerly an undercover police officer in the UK who is now a leading reform activist and member of the organization Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and Khalid Massud, formerly a police inspector general in Pakistan. Plus, UN Secretary General António Guterres on human rights.
Guest(s): Neil Woods
Organization(s): LEAP
Link(s): LEAP
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02/17/21 Roger Goodman
The Washington Legislature is considering House Bill 1499 - Providing behavioral health system responses to individuals with substance use disorder. Their House Public Safety Committee held a hearing on the bill on Feb. 12. On this edition of Century we hear from some of the witnesses who testified, including: Meg Martin, executive director of Interfaith Works in Olympia, Washington; Meta Hogan, program administrator at Gather Church in Centralia, Washington; Adam Cornell, the elected Prosecuting Attorney for Snohomish County, Washington; Dan Satterberg, the elected Prosecuting Attorney for King County, Washington; Ruth Driefuss, former president of Switzerland; Doctor João Goulão, Portuguese Drugs and Alcohol National Coordinator and Director General of the Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies General Directorate (SICAD); and Doctor Caitlin Hughes, associate professor of criminology and drug policy at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.
Guest(s): Roger Goodman
Organization(s): Washington State Representative
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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02/10/21 Geert De Bolle
This week on Century: Homelessness and Substance Use. We hear from Geert De Bolle with Housing First LAB in Belgium and Cristiana Merendeiro with Associação Crescer in Portugal. They spoke recently on a webinar held by the European Monitoring Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction entitled “Responding to drugs and homelessness: innovative approaches in Europe.”
Guest(s): Geert De Bolle
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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02/03/21 Nicola Sturgeon
This week on Century of Lies: Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on harm reduction, supervised consumption facilities, heroin assisted treatment, and the need to end stigma and treat people who use drugs with dignity and respect. Plus, we hear from Dawn Wooten, LPN, a nurse at a detention center in Ocilla, Georgia, who was demoted after raising concerns about inadequate medical care.
Guest(s): Nicola Sturgeon
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/27/21 Regina LaBelle
This week on Century we take a look at Regina LaBelle, JD, Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Guest(s): Regina LaBelle
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/20/21 Doug McVay
This week on Century of Lies we look at the people who are being appointed to key drug control policy positions within the new Biden administration.
Guest(s): Rahul Gupta
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/13/21 Naomi Burke-Shyne
This week on Century: Faith, Community, and Harm Reduction. We hear from Naomi Burke-Shyne, Executive Director of Harm Reduction International, about The Global State of Harm Reduction; we hear more about harm reduction from Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, Associate Dean for Social Justice and a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Institute for Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California; plus, some thoughts about recent events from former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Guest(s): Naomi Burke-Shyne
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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01/06/21 Ann Fordham
Health Poverty Action recently held a webinar series entitled “A World With Drugs: Legal Regulation Through A Development Lens.” On this edition of Century of Lies we hear a portion of the most recent webinar in that series, which was entitled “Community Participation and Legal Regulation.” Speakers include Ann Fordham, the executive director of the International Drug Policy Consortium, who facilitated the panel; Charan Sharma, a Program Manager with the Drug Use & Harm Reduction Alliance in India; and Emma Campbell, an activist with the Alliance for Choice in Northern Ireland.
Guest(s): Ann Fordham
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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12/30/20 Ira Madan
The United Religions Initiative along with Alliance India recently hosted a dialogue entitled “Human Rights & Faith For People Who Use Drugs in Times of Pandemic.” We hear from two of the speakers: Ira Madan, Senior Regional Advocacy Officer, Drug Use & Harm Reduction, at Alliance India; and Subhi Dhupar, the Regional Coordinator for URI-Asia. Plus, NASTAD (the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) recently hosted a webinar entitled Trans-Inclusive/Trans-Centered Harm Reduction Services. We hear from the facilitator, Sasanka Jinadasa, a Partner at Reframe Health and Justice, and from one of the speakers, Milan Sherry, Co-Director of the House of Tulip in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Guest(s): Ira Madan
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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