Worcester, MA-On Monday, January 29 through Wednesday, January 31, Assumption College will be the site of a three-day seminar that will discuss the topic "From Medellin to Main South: Are we Winning the 'War on Drugs?'"
All events will take place in the Salon of La Maison Francaise on the Assumption College campus, located at 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA Events are free and open to the public.
The three day schedule, including speakers, is a follows:
Monday, January 29, 2001 3:30 5:00 p.m.
Panel will discuss the U.S. Drug Policy and grapple with the
question "Are we winning the War on Drugs?" Panelists
include:
Mr. William T. Breault, Chairman, Main South Alliance for Public
Safety
Mr. Arthur "Buddy" Brousseau, Worcester Public Inebriate
Program
Mr. John J. Conte, Worcester Country District Attorney
Ms. Colleen Hilferty, Co-Director, Dismas House
Mr. Ronal Madnick, Executive Director, Worcester Chapter, American
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Mr. Joseph McKee, AIDS Project Worcester, Inc.
Mr. David McMahon, Co-Director, Dismas House
Tuesday, January 30, 2001 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Stephen T. Saloom, Esq., the Executive Director of the
Criminal Justice Policy Coalitition in Boston will give the keynote
address including his views on the "War on Drugs."
Wednesday, January 31, 2001 3:00 4:30 p.m.
A workshop will be held for those interested in learning more
about Dismas House, AIDS Project Worcester, or the ongoing discussion
of needle exchange in Worcester.
All events are sponsored by the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology and the Department of Economics at Assumption College.
For more information contact (508) 767-7160.