Drug Law Reform

Ash Blackwell

Ash will talk about about the challenge to embrace compassionate evidenced based reform in a world of stigma and prejudice. Following his presentation, there will be time for discussion and questions from participants. Ash is very ready to hear opposing views, and we anticipate a lively discussion!

Bio

Ash Blackwell has been actively involved in drug policy reform since 2012. For the last 5 years he has helped produce a weekly community radio show called Enpsychedelia on 3CR radio. Enpsychedelia is about “harm reduction and drug law reform activism, a counter voice to current drug narratives. Breathing reality into the myths, fabrications and distortions that exist around drugs”. In 2016 he ran as a candidate for the Drug Law Reform Party. He is a co-founder and board member for Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia, a national organisation pushing for compassionate and evidence based drug policy.

Please Note:
1) Registrations will close at 2:00 pm on 27 August
2) You will receive Zoom login details by email prior to the event.  Emails with those details are sent to registrants at scheduled intervals prior to each event, with the final reminder on the day of the event itself.