[homeles_ot-l] Fwd: InSite Event Ottawa - July 14

[Terrie]

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From: <Nathan at phs.ca>
Date: Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Subject: InSite Event Ottawa - July 14
To: mocharebyl at gmail.com



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Insite for Community Safety invites you to a series of public forums
taking place in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto next week.

WHAT: Public Forum on InSite and Harm Reduction

WHEN: Monday, July 14, 6:30PM (Ottawa)
     Tuesday, July 15, 6:30PM (Montreal)
     Thursday, July 17, 7:00PM (Toronto)

WHERE: Ottawa: Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
      Montreal: McGill Campus, Rm 151 Bronfman Building
                1001 Sherbrooke St. West
      Toronto: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. West

As you may know, the BC Supreme Court recently ruled that the application
of Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in regards to Insite,
Vancouver's Supervised Injection site is inconsistent with Section 7 of
the Charter of Right and Freedoms, protecting life and security of the
person. As a result, Justice Ian Pitfield's judgment grants InSite a
permanent constitutional exemption from federal drug laws, allowing InSite
to legally continue its life saving work.

This was a very unique court decision and has implications for communities
across the country. Each community has its own drug problems to be dealt
with in a unique manner, and these upcoming public forums will allow for
discussion about these issues, as well as provide an opportunity to learn
about other harm reduction initiatives around the world.

Speakers will include Liz Evans, the founder and executive director of the
Portland Hotel Society - the non-profit that operates Vancouver's
supervised injection site, and Tony Trimingham, an Australian advocate for
supervised injection sites whose own son died as the result of a drug
overdose.

Please RSVP to nathan at communityinsite.ca.

If you are not in the Ottawa, Montreal, or Toronto area, please forward
this invitation to anyone you know who does live close by.

Best regards,

Nathan Allen
Coordinator,
Insite for Community Safety
604-833-0748







-- 
Terrie ( mocharebyl at gmail.com )
"If you see an injustice being committed, you aren't an observer, you are a
participant." June Callwood
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and
renders the present inaccessible. Maya Angelou
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