Western Sydney Roundtable Event

Today, the Fair Treatment team ran a roundtable in Western Sydney to caucus and amplify the voices of the region.

We had a full room of campaign partners, key community organisations, and faith leaders, including:

Hayat House
Mission of Hope
ACON
The Rehabilitation Project
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
Catholic Diocese of Parramatta Peace, Justice, and Ecology Team
Australian National Imams Council (ANIC)
Parramatta Mission
People with lived and living experience
Uniting Staff working in youth services and homelessness
A local Emergency Physician

The room was full of passion, support, wisdom, knowledge and a desire for change- and they wanted to see the drug summit reflect their community and its needs and wants.

Western Sydney is ready for change- and let’s make it happen!

Check out this ABC Radio Interview by Social Justice Lead at Uniting, Alex Hogan, and Sheikh Mahmoud Alazhari, member of the Australian National Imams Council, speaking about the event, as well as what they want to see at the upcoming Drug Summit!

Interested in becoming a partnering organisation?

Partners align with Fair Treatment’s two main aims:

Law reform for a primary health-response to personal possession of currently illicit drugs or “decriminalisation” and;
More funding for alcohol and other drug treatment services. For more details, read the Discussion Paper.

If you are interested in becoming a new partnering organisation or for more information fill out the form below and one of the team will contact you as soon as possible.

New South Wales Needs Better Drug Diversion

Too many people in NSW face court instead of support

Strict eligibility rules, a two-strike limit and poor implementation mean many people in NSW miss out on drug diversion. To keep the people we love safe, this needs to change.