Скачать или смотреть Throw It Out: Why Singapore’s Barbaric Drug Policy Belongs in the Dustbin

“Now, if I say I don’t catch traffickers and wait for the kingpins, basically my drug policy will be out of the window,” Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in a 2022 interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.

Transformative Justice Collective is proud to present this irreverent webinar with Steve Rolles and Shayla Schlossenberg, two highly experienced, knowledgeable and passionate advocates for progressive drug policy reform in the world today. With their wisdom in the room, we will tear into the Singapore government’s dangerous and aggressive propaganda for murderous drug policies, and rubbish the state’s claims about how the death penalty is necessary to keep Singapore society safe. This no-holds-barred take-down of Singapore’s drug control regime promises to surprise, stimulate and challenge us to confront why the War on Drugs is a spectacular failure, and what drug law and policy reforms are necessary to truly protect public health, safety and justice.

About the speakers:

Steve Rolles is senior policy analyst for Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a UK drug policy and advocacy organization and registered charity where he has worked for more than 20 years. Steve has published a number of briefings, reports, journal papers and books on drug policy reform, in the UK and around the world. He has served as a consultant for a number of Governments and UN agencies, and as an advisor for the Global Commission on Drugs.

Shayla Schlossenberg is the Head of Drugs Services at Release, the UK’s centre of expertise on drugs and drug laws. Release provides legal support and drugs advice to people with a history of drug use or who are impacted by drug laws. They also campaign for evidence-based drug policies founded on principles of public health and human rights. Shayla’s extensive experience working with people who use drugs across different contexts and cultures gives them crucial insights into the failures of harsh drug laws, and what drug policy reforms are urgent for individual and community safety, health and justice.