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ENCOD General Assembly 2018 Press Release

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THE ENCOD GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS ELECTED A BOARD WITH WOMEN MAJORITY

ENCOD continues improving the Drugs Policy and revamps the NGO by an equality gender perspective, giving priority to the participation of the members and the transparent management in a sensible and professional approach.

 

BÍTOV – The General Assembly of ENCOD was held from 21 st to the 23 rd of September at Konopná farma Vranč in Bitov (Czech Republic). It was attended by more than 15 members and other collaborators joined online. It was a special meeting as 2018 is ENCOD’s 25th anniversary.
ENCOD has always got a democratic structure based on the decisions of the General Assembly carried out by the members of the Executive Committee. During the meeting, a new internal structure has been agreed upon by the members of the GA to improve the efficiency of the organization and encouraging members to participate actively in different issues in different countries.
This new structure consists of 5 working departments, divided in the following way among the elected Executive Committee:

  • President: our veteran activist and Italian journalist Enrico Fletzer will head the Department of Civil Society and Harm Reduction.
  • Treasurer: the Austrian manager, unionist, coach, Gabriele Kozàr will head the Department of Coordination and Administration.
  • Secretary: our new EC member from the Czech Republic, Anna Němcová will head the Department of Communication.
  • The Department of Science and Research: headed by our Slovenian EC member, the anthropologist Maja Kohek
  • The Department of Drugs Policy will be headed by our Spanish EC member, politologist Ana Afuera Gómez.

During the three days of assembly the projects so far achieved in 2017 were discussed as well as the ongoing projects for 2018. The GA voted on a mission statement as a guide for the organization, especially for the work of the EC.

As challenge for the next year we have committed ourselves to encourage the participation of all ENCOD members. We will remain a horizontal and democratic structured NGO and we will increase the transparency of management, implementing a new plan for the internal and the external communication, to improve the networking and the spreading of ENCOD message and demands.

We are confident of taking a large step towards political impact in the European Union thanks to the new division into departments and thus reaching a better documentation of various subjects and themes related to drugs and drug policies. As 2019 could be a tipping point in cannabis regulation we will organize some actions in and around UN.

We are very happy about the newly elected EC and are pleased to keep working on our main goal, to achieve the peace on drugs. We point out again the Freedom to Farm, as it is everybody’s right to grow every plant. To claim your rights, come and join ENCOD!

 

Survey: European Civil Society on Drugs Report (ENCOD)

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We are very happy to present you the new survey: ¨European Civil Society on Drugs¨ by ENCOD. It will be used to create an updated report about the Drugs Policy in Europe and the situation of the most vulnerable people on drug matters: the users, the activists and the advocates.

 

It is addressed to activists, advocates and experts who want to participate, and it includes questions about the users’ experience as well. It is to draw the current situation on Drugs Policy in each European country. Please. It will take you ten minutes approximately.

 

The deadline to contribute to the survey is Saturday 15th of December 2018. Moreover, you can send to other activists and NGO’s to enlarge the sample in the collection of data.

 

Thank you for your confidence.

 

You can find the survey embedded below or visit this link.

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ENCOD General Assembly 2018

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ENCOD invites all its members to the annual General Assembly, which will be held in the Czech Republic, at the Konopná farma Vranč Bítov 2, 671 10 Bítov, from the 21st to 23rd of September 2018. You are welcome to arrive at Thursday the 20th and return on Monday the 24th. Please register before the 14th of September 2018 using the registration form.

ENCOD General Assembly 2018

We are very happy to invite you all to Vranc’s farm, a beautiful hemp farm and recreational hot spot in the South of the Czech Republic. Featuring a hemp maze, we thought it would be a great place to convene and further unravel the possibilities for our organisation to manifest our objectives.

We look forward to strengthening our network with you, receive important updates on your regional and national developments and to present the steps we have taken in this last year to further ENCOD’s goals. Furthermore, we’d like to celebrate the 25 years that have shaped our organisation and would like to brainstorm with you over the next 25 years of ENCOD’s exciting future. Before the GA you can already start brainstorming by posting and discussing ideas on this Your Priorities platform: https://www.yrpri.org/community/858

Accommodation

Vranc’s farm is characterized by its simplicity. That means that for our nighttime rest we can make use of a shared floor with a capacity for 20 people. In the direct vicinity of the farm, there are also options for those of us who would like to arrange a more furnished accommodation. Please check the attached accommodation sheet for details and make sure to include your preferences on the GA registration form.

Travel

Nearby airports to Vranc’s farm are located in Brno, Vienna, and Prague. From there you can take a few trains or buses that bring you Znojmo or Morovske Budejvice. From either of these cities, travel to Šumná. From there you can take a bus to Vranc´s farm or be picked up by our ENCOD shuttle. The ENCOD shuttle will be arranged by Enrico Fletzer. His contact details will be shared with you when you register your attendance.

For public transport in and around the Czech Republic, please consult idos.cz. In the bottom, right on that page, you can choose Englisch or Deutsch. Make sure to select Bítov, Znojmo, as there are more places named Bítov in the Czech Republic.

If you come by car, please consult the google maps link in the first paragraph of this message.

What to bring (there will be some, but just in case)

Please bring a

  • Plate

  • Cup

Depending on your preferred sleeping arrangement you´ll might need to bring

  • Sleeping mat

  • Sleeping bag

  • Sheets

  • Pillow

Registration

For registering your attendance to the GA 2018, please use the registration form. Registration is possible up to the 14th of September 2018 but we’d be very pleased if you could register as soon as possible, so we can best prepare our meeting.

EC candidature

We strongly encourage all ENCOD members to consider applying for the position and kindly ask you to email your application (contact us to receive it) to ENCOD office (office@encod.org) before the 14th of September 2018.

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