"United to Move Forward" Conference
Nov 8 & 9, 2007 in Honolulu, HI.

Save the Date! Call for Abstracts!
 
The fabric of Hawai'i is threatened by a host of interrelated social problems including mental health, drug misuse, communicable diseases, poverty, homelessness, and the over-reliance on incarceration. Pûpûkahi I Holomua will bring together community organizations, researchers, service providers and consumers, policy makers, and concerned citizens to highlight and discuss holistic and effective ways of addressing tough social issues.

The conference planning committee is looking for diverse and interactive presentations and strongly encourages consumers with personal experience in any of the conference content areas to submit an abstract for presentation.If you are interested in presenting at this conference, please submit an abstract by June 9, 2007

Conference content areas include:                                                                     

*Criminal Justice/Corrections *Housing/Homelessness *Communicable Diseases *Mental and Physical Health *Harm Reduction Policy and Practice *Substance Use
*Cultural Competency


The conference will feature local, national, and international presenters including:


Patt Denning, PhD, Director of Clinical Services & Training, Harm Reduction Therapy Center (Oakland and San Francisco, California ).

Valli Kalei Kanuha, PhD, MSW Associate Professor, University of Hawai'i at Mânoa, Department of Sociology

Jeannie Little, LCSW, Executive Director, Harm Reduction Therapy Center (Oakland and San Francisco, California).

Ethan Nadelmann, PhD, JD, Founder and Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance.

Marsha Rosenbaum, PhD, Director of the Drug Policy Alliance's Safety First project.

Alex Wodak, MD. Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at St. Vincent's Hospital (Sydney, Australia) and President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation.

For more information or to request a call for abstract form please e-mail: pupukahi@gmail.com or call (808) 853-3280

Conference sponsors include:
AIDS Education Project
Hawai'i Dept. of Health, STD/AIDS Prevention Branch
National Association of Social Workers, Hawai'i Chapter
AIDS Community Care Team
Hawai'i Island HIV/AIDS Foundation
Salvation Army Family Treatment Services
CHAMP Clinic
Hawai'i Youth Services Network
Waikîkî Health Center Care-A-Van Program
CHOW Project
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai'i
University of Hawai'i at Mânoa (UHM) Dept. of Sociology
Community Alliance on Prisons
Hepatitis Support Network of Hawai'i
UHM Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning
Drug Policy Alliance (New York, NY )
Kûlia Na Mamo
UHM Office of Public Health Studies
Drug Policy Forum of Hawai'i
Life Foundation
UHM Public Policy Center
Gregory House Programs
Lôkahi Behavioral Health
UHM School of Social Work
Harm Reduction Coalition ( New York, NY)
Mâlama Pono
UHM Women's Center
Harm Reduction Hawai'i
Maui AIDS Foundation
Youth Outreach (YO!) Project
Harm Reduction Therapy Center (Oakland, CA)
Mental Health America of Hawai'i