"A Group with No Name & No Agenda", Tuesday, Janaury 24 - 3:30pm

A Group with No Name & No Agenda is a discussion group where everything and anything is on the table. Behind every drug user activist is, of course, a person. This group is where support on whatever is possible.  Or to support each other one-on-one, drug user to drug user in a safe environment.  Group facilitator: John L. When: 3:30pm Where: 149 Turk Street Why: why not?

General Meeting, Monday, January 23, 2012

Agenda:
pizza:5:00pm
5:30pm-6:00pm: meeting.
Report backs on our campaigns, future plans, etc
6:00pm U.F.O. Study Presentation/Q&A
6:45pm Meeting ends with February 2012 Events calendar distribution. VERY IMPORTANT!! There will be changes to our meeting schedules that the membership can help spread the word.

Description:
The good folks from the U.F.O. Study will be at the San Francisco Drug Users' Union General Meeting on Monday, January 23 to talk about their work with HEP C vaccines, clinical trials and other ground breaking action research. HEP C is a major health problem affecting drug users,so I know we'll give them a warm reception. We must keep literally fighting for our lives when US Congressional leaders ignore the evidence and pass laws to de-fund needle exchange.
Rationale:
The U.F.O. folks graciously agreed to also answer questions about their organizational structure. All drug users union members interested in should we go for non-profit status, Board of Directors, fiscal sponsorship, etc. should take note that Monday's U;F;O; Study Q&A on organizational issues is the first of a series of discussions with organizations similar to the Drug Users' Union.

This series is a response to Jeannie Little's General Meeting discussion (early December) that clarified the Harm Reduction Therapy Center/Drug Users' Union relationship. Follow-up to that meeting consensus was that our (two?) organizations will continue to move towards independence, while recognizing we aren't there yet. With that long-term goal in the background, consultations with our peer organizations continues the Drug Users Union on that path. Further questions on this series, etc.

Meeting schedule: January 16- 2012

San Francisco Drug Users' Union 149 Turk Planning Committee  today at 2:00pm-3:00pm . Here's what on the agenda as of today. Have other agenda items? Send them to info@sfdrugusersunion.org.   

• On-going and new campaigns for 2012
• Statement of Purpose (should we re-write)
• Evolving staff changes - how are roles have changed

And as always on Tuesdays: The  Group With 'No Name': Harm Reduction Discussion Group follows immediately at 3:30pm. 

Your facilitator: johnny L.

Wednesday: Healthcare Manual for Healthcare Providers, 3:00-4:30pm

Monday: General Meeting, January 23, 2012.  5:00pm Pizza/gathering 5:30pm meeting starts.

Paging, Dr, Frankenfurter,,,,

This web site has a new design. Now you can decide how you want it to look.  You can choose between various styles.  Look for the bar below the blog title: classis, flipvard, magazine, etc.  Hope you have fun playing with it.  Also: the site has been reformatted for smart phones with a iphone and android interface.

JANUARY 2012: Drug Users Unite!!

•Mon Jan 9, 2012  5pm - 6:30pm  General Meeting


•Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:30pm - 4:30pm   Harm Reduction discussion group led by JL 

• •Wed, Jan 11, 2012 3pm - 5pm   Drug Users Union Manual for Healthcare (Working Group).

ALL EVENTS: 149 Turk Street in San Francisco