Mexico

In Mexico City, ReveredeSer held panel discussions centred around two questions: “What are the risks and damages generated by prohibition and the war on the drugs?” and “How does the war on drugs impact our communities? How do we build a community in the face of the war on drugs?” Discussions were wide ranging – including topics such as stigma, human rights, women and incarceration, and harm reduction.

In addition, two articles were published in VICE, one on the societal harms of the war on drugs, and the other on Mexican harm reduction initiatives.

Media Coverage:

Vice, 20 June 2017: ¿Qué falta para tener mariguana medicinal en México?

Vice, 22 June 2017: Regular todas las sustancias psicoactivas: una propuesta racional

Vice, 28 June 2017: La guerra contra las drogas afecta más a la sociedad que las drogas mismas.

Vice, 24 June 2017: Cómo reducir los daños asociados al consumo de drogas en México

Animal Politico, 26 June 2017: Apoye, no castigue. Enfoques sobre las drogas

Capitalino Errante, 26 June 2017: Contra la discriminación a los usuarios de drogas: Apoye. No castigue.

La Dosis, 28 June 2017: Apoye, No Castigue

A broad coalition of organisations (including CUPIHD, Equis Justicia, Espolea, the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights, Mexico United against Crime, ReverdeSer Collective, and Students for Sensible Drug Policy Mexico) and individuals organised activities in Mexico City at the Estela de Paz to raise awareness of the harms of repressive drug policies, human rights violations resulting from the drug war, and to discuss recommendations for peace.

Video of the event

In Mexico City, Espolea, CuPIHD, ReverdeSer Colectivo, MUCD, EPSD and CMDPDH organised an event to launch a video denouncing the impact of drug policies in Mexico. The event also discussed the UNGASS.

Video clip

Colleagues at Espolea organised a public event in Mexico City, which included an exclusive screening of the movie “The House I Live In”, presentations and an interactive discussion.

Media coverage:

• AM: Famosos apoyan legalización de drogas en Reino Unido
• Reforma: “Apoya, no castigues”
• Izq: Mex Lanzan campaña apoya no castigues por una nueva política contra las drogas
• La razón de San Luis: Piden famosos legalizar drogas en RU
• La Silla Rota: #Apoyanocastigues: Urgente un nuevo enfoque para la política de drogas en México
• Pills Magazine: La campaña Support. Don’t Punish presente en Chiapas, México
• Sin Mordaza: Famosos piden despenalización de las drogas
• Terra: Famosos piden que se legalice uso de drogas en Reino Unido
• Tribuna: Piden bajar sanción por uso de drogas

Colleagues at Espolea organised a public event in Mexico City, which included an exclusive screening of the movie “The House I Live In”, presentations and an interactive discussion.

Media coverage: 

• AM: Famosos apoyan legalización de drogas en Reino Unido
• Izq: Mex Lanzan campaña apoya no castigues por una nueva política contra las drogas
• La razón de San Luis: Piden famosos legalizar drogas en RU
• Pills Magazine: La campaña Support. Don’t Punish presente en Chiapas, México
• Sin Mordaza: Famosos piden despenalización de las drogas
• Terra: Famosos piden que se legalice uso de drogas en Reino Unido
• Tribuna: Piden bajar sanción por uso de drogas

“Support. Don’ Punish” Day of Action was organised by Espolea in Mexico City. As they did not get the permission to demonstrate on any symbolic location of the capital, they organised a small gathering and created a series of videos related to the Day of Action.

Espolea also conducted several interviews with public radios, calling on the Mexican government to open the debate on drug policy reform.

Lead organisation:

• Espolea

 

Media coverage:

• Aram Barra explica la regulación de drogas como modelo de política pública

• Mesa de debate en MVS Noticias: La legalización de las drogas MVS Noticias