About the Upcoming Campaign Event of #SupportDontPunish Feat the Local Action #AlternativeTreatment

The Global Day of Action of the Support Don't Punish Global Campaign, held annually every 26th of June, gathered all level group of drug allied people including activist from 60 countries to take the street in demand for an end to the global 'wars on drug';

The “Support Don’t Punish” campaign is a global initiative calling for investments in proven effective and cost-effective harm reduction responses for people who use drugs, and for the decriminalisation of people who use drugs, and the removal of other laws that impede public health services. The campaign was launched in 2013 – as an initiative of the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), Harm Reduction International (HRI), and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. On 26th June 2013, 41 cities participated in the Global Day of Action. On 26th June 2014, events were held in 100 cities, and in 2015, activists in 160 cities joined forces to call for drug policy reform, with street performances, street art, protests, music events, football tournaments, processions, and even a boat show in the Nile! 

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The campaign aims to reclaim this date from the perspective of activists and victims of punitive drug policies, underscoring their catastrophic consequences and high cost. Drug laws spending equals over $100 billion per year, yet seems to have little-to-no effect on a progressively-complex illegal drugs trade. Furthermore, the reliance on law enforcement has led to the mass incarceration of vulnerable and poor people across the world, fuelled epidemics such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis, and diverted attention and funding away from effective public health approaches to the problem.  We’re a community of individuals who are no longer willing to sit back and wait for a better future. Our vision of an inclusive, caring society motivates us to work tirelessly and never give up. Our event will bring together hundreds of like-minded individuals - will you be one of them? Contact us if you want to learn more.