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Race Equality
The National Drugs and Race Equality Coalition is a group whose membership is derived from national, regional and local organisations with a special interest in promoting race equality within the drug, alcohol and related fields. As a collective,we seek to use our influence to ensure that UK drugs policy and strategy appropriately reflects and responds to the needs and aspirations of Black and minority ethnic (BME) drug users, their families, carers, communities and professionals.
It is our pleasure to invite you to...
Race Equality,The Drug Strategy 10 years later...
To be held at the:
Arsenal Emirates Stadium, Highbury London, N5 1BU
Date and time of the event:
Thursday 6th March 2008 9.30 - 4.30pm
The conference will be chaired by...
Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE
Conference Aims
• To take a retrospective and honest look at the past 10 years and assess the impact the
drug strategy has had on reducing BME drug misuse,related harm and crime
• To bring together stakeholders (service users,families and carers,community
activists,practitioners,commissioners and policy makers and shapers) from
the drugs,criminal
justice and related fields in order to identify priorities for the future and agree how we can
better co-ordinate our work
• To showcase current approaches proven to be effective in supporting BME drug users,
young people,families, carers,communities and professionals
• To shape the agenda for the National Drugs and Race Equality Coalition to inform the
strategic function and advocacy role in relation to BME communities and professionals
Conference Flyer and Booking Form can be downloaded in the right hand column.
For more information, please contact:
Faculty of Health,University of Central Lancashire Preston, PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
Tel:01772 893809
Email: E. J. Kelly
Web: www.uclan.ac.uk/healthcon
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