RaveSafeVIC
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The Howard Government is proposing amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth) to permit discrimination against illicit drug users in all areas of life covered by the Act, including employment, education, accommodation and acess to goods and services. The Amendment has been referred to a Senate Inquiry.
VIVAIDS (the Victorian Drug User Organisation) in conjunction with the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) and the Disability Discrimination Legal Service (DDLS) will be hosting a forum to discuss the issue. The forum is open to all including drug users, community legal, health and welfare services (including those in the AOD sector), researchers, allied health professionals, politicians and bureaucrats.
Attendance at the Forum will equip organisations and individuals to make formal submissions to the Senate Inquiry into the proposed Amendment (closing date 9 February 2004). Forum speakers will include: . Senator Lyn Allison, Acting Leader, Australian Democracts - responding to the Bill . Phil Lynch, PILCH - legal and human rights implications . Tamara Speed, Senior Policy Analyst, VIVAIDS - impacts from the user perspective . Dr Alex Wodak, St Vincents Hospital Sydney - impacts and effects from a drug treatment service perspective . Stan Winford, Drug Outreach Lawyer, Fitzroy Legal Service . Annie Madden, AIVL - a national perspective
An interactive panel discussion will follow formal presentations.
Time 12.30-3pm
Date Thursday 22 January 2004
Venue Arnold Bloch Leibler, Level 21, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne
Free lunch will be provided
RSVPs are necessary to Phil Lynch at [email protected] or (03) 9225 6684 by Monday 19 January 2004. There is limited seating, so RSVP ASAP because the seats are filling up quickly.
VIVAIDS (the Victorian Drug User Organisation) in conjunction with the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) and the Disability Discrimination Legal Service (DDLS) will be hosting a forum to discuss the issue. The forum is open to all including drug users, community legal, health and welfare services (including those in the AOD sector), researchers, allied health professionals, politicians and bureaucrats.
Attendance at the Forum will equip organisations and individuals to make formal submissions to the Senate Inquiry into the proposed Amendment (closing date 9 February 2004). Forum speakers will include: . Senator Lyn Allison, Acting Leader, Australian Democracts - responding to the Bill . Phil Lynch, PILCH - legal and human rights implications . Tamara Speed, Senior Policy Analyst, VIVAIDS - impacts from the user perspective . Dr Alex Wodak, St Vincents Hospital Sydney - impacts and effects from a drug treatment service perspective . Stan Winford, Drug Outreach Lawyer, Fitzroy Legal Service . Annie Madden, AIVL - a national perspective
An interactive panel discussion will follow formal presentations.
Time 12.30-3pm
Date Thursday 22 January 2004
Venue Arnold Bloch Leibler, Level 21, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne
Free lunch will be provided
RSVPs are necessary to Phil Lynch at [email protected] or (03) 9225 6684 by Monday 19 January 2004. There is limited seating, so RSVP ASAP because the seats are filling up quickly.