• Wednesday, February 13th Drug Policy Alliance, IPS’ Drug Policy project, and Kensington Communications present the DC premier screening of Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits, about approaching drug addiction as a public health issue instead of criminalization and creative ways to reduce its harm to communities, 6 to 8 PM at the 5th & K Street, Busboys and Poets. RSVP or get more information by calling 202-787-5229 or visit IPS-DC.org

UPCOMING SCREENINGS (for more information, contact outreach@rawopium.com)

• TBD - Early 2013: No New Jim Crow in Seattle Campaign, Seattle, WA, USA.
• TBD - Early 2013: San Francisco Aids Foundation, San Francisco Drug Users Union, & the Drug Policy Alliance. San Francisco, CA, USA.

PAST SCREENINGS

• 4, February, 2013: Screening at the California Endowment in Los Angeles, CA, USA - with A New Path, Mom's United to End the Drug War, & the Drug Policy Alliance
• 15 November, 2012: Harm Reduction Coalition's 9th National Harm Reduction Conference, Portland, OR, USA.
• 19, October, 2012: Petaluma International Film Festival, Tiburon, CA, USA.
• 25, April, 2012: Harm Reduction Strategies and Services Committee meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• 22, March, 2012: International Harm Reduction Development Program of the Open Society Foundations, at OSI-New York, NY, USA.
• 8, March, 2012: Elementary Teachers of Toronto, Political Action Committee, NFB, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• 3, March, 2012: DownTown DocFest, Belleville, ON, Canada.
• 4, Feb, 2012: World Community Film Festival, Courtenay, BC, Canada
• 30, Jan, 2012, Ontario Harm Reduction Conference, Toronto, Canada
• 27, Jan, 2012, ReFrame: Peterborough International Film Festival, Peterborough, Canada
• 8, Dec, 2011, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Drug Policy for the 21st Century, Glasgow, Scotland
• 16, Nov, 2011, Open Cinema, Victoria, BC, Canada
• 4 Nov, 2011, Reform Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 1 Nov, 2011, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, USA
• 1 Oct, 2011, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
• 22 Sept, 2011, Cinema Politica, Victoria, BC, Canada
• 29 Aug, 2011, Angelika Film Center & Cafe, Dallas, TX, USA
• July 14, 2011, Mayfair Theatre,  Ottawa, ON, Canada
• May 25, 2011, Royal Cinema, Toronto, ON, Canada
• May 7, 2011, Pacific Cinémathèque, DOXA Film Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada

PAST BROADCASTS

• 2-part documentary, broadcast, online stream, live chat, TVO, Ontario, Canada, tvo.org/rawopium
• 2-part documentary, broadcast, CTV Two, Alberta, Canada, CTV Two
• 8-minute segment of Raw Opium broadcast, The Economist Film Project on PBS NewsHour, USA, pbs.org/newshour
• 2-part documentary broadcast, SBS TV, Australia
• Feature documentary broadcast, Germany, France, Swizerland on ZDF and Arte

Are you part of an organization or group that wants to fund, organize and promote a screening of Raw Opium, and host a panel discussion?

If yes, please get in contact with us at outreach@rawopium.com

Coming soon:
How To Organize Your Own Screening, Guide.
Includes marketing tips for screenings, information about the film, and other resources.

Do you have an interest in getting people on side to debate drug policy and the important issues in Raw Opium?

We’re happy to work with like-minded organizations to raise awareness about the following issues:

• the war on drugs
• harm reduction
• drug policy
• human rights

You can help spread the word about Raw Opium, by posting a link for rawopium.com on your own website. If you have an idea about how we can work together on cross-promotions, please get in touch: outreach@rawopium.com

After you attend a Raw Opium screening, we want to hear from you!