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RELEASE was founded in 1967 and is the UK's NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXPERTISE ON DRUGS and THE LAW. Our objective is to bring about a fair and compassionate legal framework for drug use in our society.
Release believes that drug use is inherent within society and that the continued criminalisation of those using drugs is counterproductive and is contrary to the principles of harm reduction. The organisation believes it is important to recognise the harms associated with any drug use but that this should be communicated to the public through health promotion campaigns rather than the typical sensationalist drugs propaganda we are accustomed to seeing in the press.
Release is the only national centre of expertise on drugs, the law and human rights. The organisation’s core service is the provision of free confidential advice and information for those affected by drug use. As such we provide services to both recreational drug users and those suffering from drug addiction, which we see as distinctly different issues. This contact brings unrivalled in-depth knowledge of the problems caused by the present legislation and how this could be significantly reduced by reforming the current drug laws.
Qualified lawyers and experts on drugs and drug treatment, supported by trained volunteers, staff our legal and drugs help lines, We currently receive over 1000 enquiries per month, with demand constant because of the scale of drug use, difficulties in accessing treatment and confusion over the law. Release's legal outreach project deals with criminal issues, housing, welfare and harassment complaints faced by some of the most marginalized drug users in London. We also provide expert testimony at Court, often advising on patterns of personal use of drugs where supply has been alleged.CONTACT:
Release
388 Old Street
LONDON EC1V 9LT
Helpline: 0845 4500 215
Administration: 020 7729 5255
EMAIL: [email protected]
RELEASE STAFF
Sebastian Saville -
Director
Jacqui Olliffe -
Office Manager and 'mothership'
LAWYERS
Niamh Eastwood -
Head of Legal Services
Amean Elgadhy
Kirstie Douse
Geni Horwood
Anna Ling
Lorna MacFarlane
Volunteer Legal Advisors:
Nadia Salam
Adriana Bessa
Shamima Ali
Evelyn Livingstone
Katarzyna Jurkan
Ross Davies
Naz Baig
DRUGS TEAM
Gary Sutton -
Head of Drugs Services
Colin Stewart
Volunteer Drugs Advisors:
Matt McNamee
Becky Humphries
Alan Hunt
Keith Portt
Michael Galt
Sherri Snell
POLICY
Claudia Waller -
Head of Policy and Communications
Chris Hallem -
Researcher
TRUSTEES
Toby Faber
Dr Christine Ford
James Hardy
Ronnie Hooberman
Anthony Hyams
Andrew MacDonald
Sam Palmer
John Podmore -
Chair
See Pics
Movies:
HEROES
David Simon
Release's Roll Of Honour
Amongst the many, past and present, who have helped Release over the years our thanks go to:
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Timmy Abassi • Steve Abrams • Desiree Abul Malik • Richard Adams • Douglas Adams • Don Aitken • Jonathan Aitken • Nicholas Albery • Simon Albury • Tariq Ali • Robert Allan • Martin Allen • Patrick Allen • Richard Allen • Tony Allen • Jim Anderson • Tony Andrews • The Anonymous Donor • Richard Anstey • Apple • Jeffrey Archer • Michael Armitage • Mike Ashton • Lord Avebury • Prof. AJ Ayer •
B
David Bailey • Tony Banks MP • Desmond Banks • Edward Barker • Ray Barnet • Ann Marie Barton • Sam Baxter • Beamish • Philip Bean • Dale Becket • Barbara Beeze • Tony Bennet • Monty Berman • Sallie Berriff • Lord Beaaumont • Rev. Eric Blakebrough • Chris Blackwell • Richard H Blum • Graham Bond • Sir Herman Bondi • Compendium Books • Derek Boshier • Joe Boyd • Billy Bragg • Richard Branson • Peter Brook • ROBERT MARK BROUDIE • Arthur Brown • Sue Bryer • Pete Brynd • Yolande Burgin • Anthony Burton • Johnny Byrne •
C
David Caleb • Lord Campbell • Duncan Campbell • Sonny Campbell • Antonia Cannon • Alasdair Cant • Bernard Carnell • Simon Caro • Michael Cashman • Pratrap Chitnes • Julie Christie • Eric Clapton • Pam Clarke • Margie Clarke • Caroline Coon • Andy Cornwell • Piers Corbyn • Paul Crane • Francis Crick • Eric Crowther •
DE
D*Note • Jeremy D'Agapeyeff • Geni Day • Dr Pat Day • Bill Deedes • Melita Denaro • Dame Judi Dench • Felix Dennis • Jeff Dexter • David Dimbleby • Jonathan Dimbleby • Dave Dimmler • Keith Dolan • Megan Doolittle • Liz Dowell • Alison Downie • Nick Drury • Spooks Duckett • Ubi Dwyer • Chris Ealand • Maggie Eisner • Michael English • Brian Eno • Eric The Tramp • The Exodus Collective •
FG
Jenny Fabian • Malcolm Fairburn • Tom Fawthrop • Vicky Fisher • Harry Fletcher • Pink Floyd • Rudi Fortson • James Fox • Wendy Freaker • Andy Friend • John Furniva • Tony Garnet • Tony Gifford QC • Stephen Gilchrist • Allen Ginsberg • Bill Godber • Jane Goodsir • Clive Goodwin • Tracy Granger • Jane Greening • Germaine Greer • Mike Grieve • Annie Grocott • Nicola Gunn • John Guy •
HI
Andy Haines • Juli Hall • Richard Hamilton • Zach Harazi • Tony Harding • Richard Harkinson • Rufus Harris • Tim Harris • Lee Harris • George Harrison • Tony Hart • Hawkwind • Sarah Hart • Michael Hastings • Paul Hayes • Jimi Hendrix • Anthony Henman • Mel Henry • Lorraine Hewitt • Brian Hillard • David Hockney • Claire Hodges • John Hopkins • Michael Horowitz • Darcus Howe • David Howson • Dave Hucker • Dr Sam Hutt (aka Hank Wangford) • Marsha Hunt • Roger Hutchinson • Andrew Huxley • Brian Inglis • ISDD • IT •
JK
Mick Jagger • Jennifer Janes • Jennifer Jenkins JP • Simon Jenkins • Sir Elton John • Jeb Johnson • Dr CRB Joyce • Dick Joyce • John Kaplan • Christine Keeler • Gary Kemp • Denise Kenny • Andy Kershaw • Thom Keyes • Michael King • Rosemary Kirkcaldy • Edward Klein • Ian Knight • Alexis Korner • Phil Kossoff • Herbert Kretzmer •
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R.D. Laing • Fran Landersmann • Kevin Lawless • Jeff Lazarus • Father Ken Leach • Lizzie Leahy • Julian Lee • David Leigh • Rowley Leigh • John Lennon • Don Letts • Roger Lewis • Walter Lloyd • Allan Lodge • Louise London • Lord Longford • Victor Lowndes •
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Frankie Macaulay • Sir Paul McCartney • Roger McGough • Scarlett McGwire • Soft Machine • Penny MacLucas • Tim Malyon • Mike Mansfield QC • Anne Marie Barton • Dr John Marks • Rita Marley • Anne Marshall • Keith Martin • John May • Keith Mayne • Lord Melchett • Eileen Meredith • Dr Jonathan Miller • Penny Mellor • David Mellor • Di Melly • George Melly • Paddy Melly • Walter Merricks • Middle Earth • Lorna Mikhelson • Barry Miles • Razi Mireskandari • Misty In Roots • Alexander Mitchell • Adrian Mitchell • Dr Martin Mitcheson • DS Geoff Monaghan • Clive Morrick • Joy Mott • Dennis Muirhead • Dr Anne Mully • George Mully • Bridget Murphy • Maggie Murphy-Ferris • Nell from Rocky Horror • Richard Neville • Chris Newell • Suzette Newman • Bob Nightingale • Gill Norman-Bruce • Christine Nossiter •
OP
Hilarie O'Haolran • Donal O'Kelly • David Offenbach • Andrea Oliver • Ray Onofrie • Sonia Orwell • Oz Magazine • Anita Pallenberg • Carmela Palosci • John Peel • Gareth Peirce • Eileen Pembridge • Lyn Perry • Dom Phillips • Jim Phipps • Peter Plouviez • Harry Podlewski • Roman Polanski • Martin Polden • Mo Poole • Prince • Beth Prince • Partrick Procktor • The Prodigy • Andrew Puddephat • PC Frank Pulley • Push • Monty Python's Flying Circus •
QR
Eda Rak • Brian Raymond • Mike Reid • Tara Rez • Tom Robinson • Kim Roser • Serens Rule • Ruth Runciman •
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Pat Sampson • Jeremy Sandford • Lyne Sargeant • Dean Sargeant • James Saunders • Nicholas Saunders • Gerald Scarfe • Justin Schlicht • Michael Schofield • Anthony Scrivener QC • Bob Searchfield • Will Self • Harry Shapiro • David Shaw • Heather Shaw • Ian Sheratte • Bernie Simons • Roni Size • Arthur Smith • Tony Smythe • SOMA • Renegade Soundwave • Spooks • HB "Bing" Spear • Brian Spiro • Robert Spooner • Anne Stanesby • Lindi St Claire • Dennis Stayte • Sue Steward • Vicky Strangroome • Nina Stratford • John Swannell • Gay Switchboard • Rev Terry Tanner • Kevin Thompson • Di Took • Diane Torr • Mike Trace • Jeff Travis • Mary Treacy • Prof Arnold Trebach • Penelope Tree • Mike Tristram •
UV
UFO • Freddie Venn • Tony Visconti • Gordon "Scripto" Venables •
WX
Steve Warshal • Harold Weston • Lynn Wainwright • Brian Walden • Nigel Weymouth • Ben Whitaker • Clarrissa White • Michael White • Mark Wilkinson • Heathcote Williams • Roger Winfield • Wings • John Witton • Prof Richard Wolheim • Christian Wolmer • Jasper Woodcock • Annette Woods • Lady Wooton • Martin Wright • Robert Wyatt • Judge Charles Wyzanski •
YZ
Professor Jock Young • Murray Yugin • Prof Norman Zinberg •
and to the multitude more who were there when it mattered and know how much remains to be done,
Respect
Television:
LINKS
Cannibis Trust
HIBISCUS , a UK charity that advocates the rights of foreign nationals in UK prisons.
See Video: EVA GOES TO FOREIGN
Narcotics Anonymous UK
EROWID
TRANSFORM
DRUGSCOPE
Poppy For Medicine
Break The Chains
Books:
Release would also like to thank PEOPLE WHO CARE PROMOTIONS and the following bands for their continued support:
THE NO TOMORROWS
LEVELLERS
LIBERTY
LOWLIFE UK
BUG CENTRAL
SICK ON THE BUS
ASSERT
THE PRAIRIE DUGZ
REFUSE/ALL
GEOFFREY OICOTT
THE DUEL
CUPIDS STUNT
DOGSFLESH
DRONGOS FOR EUROPE
GBH
POLICE BASTARD
THE HAZZARD
Heroes:
PS . . .
Message us to add suggestions to the Release,
1. Gordon Brown and his decision to re-classify cannabis back to class B
2. the Gov's 2008 Drug Strategy
3. the Gov's 2008 Welfare Reform
4. asbos
5. passive sniffer dogs
6. the 'War on Drugs'
7. Ask Frank (for being irresponsible and naff)
8. bendy buses
9. George Bush
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