International Drug Policy Reform Day!‏

[Chip (OP)]

Dear Friend,

Today is International Drug Policy Reform Day, a day of online action aimed at amplifying the call for meaningful drug policy reform around the world.

Right now, organizations and individuals from across the globe are attending the Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting (CND) in Vienna, fighting hard to make the volume on the call for reform louder than the voice of the nations trying to block it.

CND is the last major gathering before UNGASS — making it even more critical that we help amplify the voices of those fighting in Vienna and let the United Nations, its member states, and the world know that people everywhere demand drug policy reform.

That's why we've created a series of images of international leaders — including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US President Barack Obama — highlighting their critiques of the global drug policy regime. Will you share them on Facebook and Twitter?

Will you share them on Facebook and Twitter?

Remember that you must be logged into your Facebook account to share the photos on Facebook. We've also included some sample tweets for you to use on Twitter:

I agree w/ @richardbranson: people addicted to drugs deserve access to treatment, not prison
pic.twitter.com/b5ptxqTD5C #stoptheharm #cnd2016

I agree w/ Ban Ki-moon: we must consider alternatives to criminalization of ppl who use drugs #stoptheharm
#cnd2016 pic.twitter.com/obSPHeADy3

I agree w/ @POTUS: "The war on drugs has been an utter failure." #stoptheharm #cnd2016
pic.twitter.com/zOhetdFufa

I agree w/ @UncleRUSH: drug policies have "destroyed the fabric of the black community." #stoptheharm #cnd2016
pic.twitter.com/aLY7WAgh2a

I agree w/ Ilona Szabo of @globalcdp: the drug control regime is starting to crumble #stoptheharm #CND2016
pic.twitter.com/Bd3TfSSH3X

Thanks for all your support,

Susannah, on behalf of the Stop the Harm team – A network of global drug policy reform actors

PS. We've written a blog post about International Drug Policy Reform Day -- click here to read it and share it.