I’m a church minister. Here’s why I think the ACT should lead on drug reform
8 June 2022 | Andrew Smith As a church minister I get asked about drugs more than you might expect. That’s because the Uniting Church Synod of...
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Program for Remembrance Ceremony
The 26th Annual Remembrance for those who lose their lives to illicit drugs will take place via zoom on Monday 25th October. A downloadable version...
26th Annual Remembrance Ceremony
‘for those who lose their lives to illicit drugs’ Monday 25th October, 12pm – 1pmThe ceremony will be held via Zoom this year because of...
Strong community support for non-criminal response to personal drug use
New polling commissioned by Uniting in June 2021 in five key NSW electorates shows the community strongly supports responding to personal use of illegal drugs...
Fair Treatment’s Discussion Paper
POSSESSION AND USE OF DRUGS.Options for changing the law In 2019, Uniting brought together a number of our Fair Treatment partners to discuss various decriminalisation...
Drug Decriminalisation for the ACT: An Interview With Labor MLA Michael Pettersson
25/12/2020 BY PAUL GREGOIRE https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/drug-decriminalisation-for-the-act-an-interview-with-labor-mla-michael-pettersson/ Led by the Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT, Fair Treatment has been calling on the jurisdictions of NSW and the ACT to decriminalise drug...
Drug Stigma Research Workshop
The Australian Drug Foundation in conjunction with Uniting’s Fair Treatment campaign and the New Zealand Drug Foundation commissioned Common Cause to identify messaging that is...
Video – Half a Million Steps
In October 2018, as part of the Fair Treatment campaign, 100 supporters walked the 500,000 steps from Dubbo to Sydney to highlight the distance a...
Video – Achieving Drug Law Reform: Lessons from COVID-19
Fair Treatment Campaign Video – A discussion with the Global Commission on Drug Policy with members Hons. Helen Clark and Geoff Gallop.
FFDLR Newsletter May 2020
Articles in this issue include: Emergency action in response to Covid-19 Fair Treatment campaign – Watch “Half a Million Steps” online Global Commission of Drug...