ARGENTINA: 23,000 PEOPLE SUPPORT 'DEPENALIZATION BILL'

ARGENTINA: 23,000 PEOPLE  SUPPORTED THE DEPENALIZATION BILL IN THE BIGEST RELATED PUBLIC ACTS IN THE COUNTRY

Last Saturday approximately 8,000  were involved in the fourth edition of MMM in Rosario city with a great festival with concerts and performance organized by the Argentinean Harm Reduction Association ARDA. The Festival was on the Municipal Open Amphitheatre with the bands Rosario Smowing, Urganos del Sur, Mobil Vision and Manos de Filipi.

On Sunday over 15,000 persons participated on the Buenos Aires edition of MMM with another open-air festival on Palermo area. The concerts involved Intoxicados, Manos de Filipi, Resistencia Suburbana, Orge & Caro and Concha Man.

Main speakers on both festivals were the Executive Secretary of ARDA Gustavo Hurtado, Diputy Eduardo Garcia, author of the bill for depenalization and a representative of the Argentinean Drug User Organization.

The famous musician Andres Calamaro sent greetings in a very sensitive letter asking for “freedom, freedom and freedom” , as it is written in the national hymn and reminding that “from the skin to inside I am the owner of my body”.

Also some people concentrated In Cordoba in park Las Heras and the bar 990.

MMM activities organized by ARDA are associated with the organization ´s National Depenalization Campaign and also claim for depenalization of personal use of all drugs as the proposals of law on deputies and Senators Camaras support. The critical point is that the bills needs to be discussed in the Camaras and 2005 MMM with over 23,000 persons has claimed for that.

For more information or the Argentinean Harm Reduction Association ´s Bulletin with details and photos write to arda@fibertel.com.ar

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