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April 19, 2016 5:00 a.m. until April 21, 2016 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Where
245 Park Avenue (at the corner of 47th Street), New York, NY 10167
Speakers
Daniel Wolfe, Eduardo Ribeiro Dos Santos, Martin Collazo, Donald Macpherson, Gloria Lai, Edo Agustian, Gabriel Sayegh, Anne-Marie Cockburn, Karen Garrison, Maricela Orozco, Mary Grace, Gretchen Burns Bergman, Jane Slater, Maia Szalavitz, Bas Dreisinger, Deon Haywood, Kenneth Glasgow, Zipporah Ali, Adeolu Ogunrombi, Melody Lee, Ruth Dreifuss, Louise Arbour, Touré, Iva Carrothers, Edwin C. Sanders, II, Jacqueline J. Lewis, Yolande Cadore, and Denise Cullen
A pop-up cultural hub open for three days during the United Nations General Assembly’s Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem, the Museum of Drug Policy featured lunchtime and evening discussions and performances with a powerful lineup of speakers and artists exploring the real impact and human cost of drug policy in communities around the world.
Open daily from 10:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., over 70 works of international art were on display, along with special performances by Grammy-nominated musicians John Forte and Imani Uzuri.
#NerdlandForever—Live with Melissa Harris-Perry When: Tuesday, April 19, 6:00 p.m.
Modeled off her hit show, Melissa Harris-Perry examines issues around global drug policy, mass incarceration, harm reduction, access to pain relief, and the war on drugs with many distinguished guests and performers.
Film Screening—Cartel Land When: Wednesday, April 20, 6:00 p.m.
This 2016 Academy Award–nominated documentary sheds light on the Mexican drug war, with a focus on vigilante groups on both sides of the border to combat the cartels. A Q&A with director Matthew Heineman will follow the screening.
Beats, Rhymes, and Reform When: Thursday, April 21, 6:00 p.m.
This event elevates stories of people most impacted by the world drug problem through a night of spoken word poetry. Hosted by Power 105’s Angie Martinez and with a special appearance by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, featured poets include Mahogany Browne, MUMS, Jasiri X, Liza Jesse Peterson, Carlos Gomez, and DJ: Reborn.
Speakers
Daniel Wolfe
Speaker
Until December 2021, Daniel Wolfe was director of the International Harm Reduction Development Program at the Open Society Foundations.
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