Under the slogan: “Decriminalization now! No more prisoners for planting” it is estimated that between 40 000 and 60 000 people participated in 16 cities in Argentina in the Global Marijuana March in the context of discussions of the Reform of the law 23.737 which criminalizes consumption of drugs. On Saturday, May 5th, the Global Marijuana March was performed. Between 40 000 y 60 000 people claimed, in 16 cities in Argentina, the urgent treatment of more than seven projects [...]
Página/12 Sunday March 11, 2012 The agenda of the next meeting of UNASUR will include the legalization of possession Read the article published in Página/12 (only in Spanish). UN PENSAMIENTO PROPIO By Emilio Ruchansky
Ricardo Soberón, president of the Peruvian National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (Devida); Milton Romaní, Uruguay’s international organizations ambassador regarding the global drug problem; and Stella Maris Martínez, Head Public Defender of the Nation , spoke about this new publication. Graciela Touzé and Paula Goltzman, the compilers of the work, as well as researchers from Intercambios and professors at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, also took part in the presentation. Adriana Clemente, [...]
The book “Latin America: Debate on Drugs – 1st and 2nd Latin American Conferences on Drug Policy,” compiled by Graciela Touzé and Paula Goltzman and edited by Intercambios Civil Association and the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, will be presented at the Floreal Gorini Cultural Cooperation Center at 7 PM on November 2nd. This book unites the debates presented at the 1st and 2nd Latin American Conferences on Drug Policy, which took place in Buenos [...]
Aimed at activists and professionals who work in areas linked to policies and interventions on the topic of drugs and/or HIV. Also directed at people interested in problems related to drugs from a human rights perspective. Classes start: October 27th, 2011 Length: 2 months Class Format: 8 virtual classes held according to a regular weekly schedule Financial Aid: this course has several scholarships available for members of institutions or organizations linked to the topic of study. To apply for a [...]
Intercambios presents the 3rd Training Seminar “Rethinking The Complexity of Substance Consumption” which will take place in Rosario between August 30 and September 1, organized by the Research Institute for Social, Economic and Citizenship policy (ICEPSi) and the Free Movement of South of this city. On Tuesday, September 30 at 5 pm, Graciela Touzé, president of Intercambios will be taking part in the “The Drug Problem :Sociocultural Construction” panel, with Ignacio Canabal, President of AREC (Asociación Rosarina De Estudios Del [...]
The investigation “Imprisonments due to crimes related to drugs in Argentina,” edited by the University of Buenos Aires and the civil association Intercambios, demonstrated this fact. The study analyzes the profile of imprisoned people due to drugs, which is the second highest cause of imprisonment in the Federal Penitenciary System. The presentation took place on Monday, August 29th at the UBA Faculty of Social Sciences, Santiago del Estero 1029, city of Buenos Aires. (Buenos Aires, August 2011) Who becomes imprisoned [...]
The Mexican journalist Diego Enrique Osorno received the contest’s first prize for his article “¿Por qué mataron al alcalde?” published in the Gatopardo magazine. It was awarded by Kasia Malinoswska-Sempruch, director of the Open Society Institute’s Global Drug Policy Program. Later, the authors of “Conexao Recife”, Brazilians Thiago Neuenschander and Wagner Sarmento were recognized for second place, awarded by Andrea Dominguez Duque, a member of the judge’s panel. The text had been published in the Jornal Do Commercio. After that, [...]
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