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What is NAPNT?
Why donate money to the NAPNT?
What will the money be used for?
How can I make a donation?
Can I help in another way?
Do you have a wishlist?
The Network Against Prohibition (NAP) is a group dedicated to promoting and protecting the health and human rights of illicit drug users around the globe as well as the rights of those living in communities in developing countries who rely on opium, coca, cannabis etc for their survival! NAP originally formed in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, however, an expansion is underway.
NAPNT (the Northern Territory chapter of NAP), is a drug user advocacy/drug law-reform organisation based in Darwin , Australia.
NAPNT formed in March 2002 to fight against human rights abuses faced by illicit drug users in the Northern Territory of Australia , in particular, the ' drug house ' legislation.
The group is a real grass-roots network made up of illicit drug users, past and present, their family members and other community members who are concerned and angry at the current approach being taken to illicit drugs and their use on a local, national and global level.
NAPNT is a member of the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) and the International Coalition of Non-Government Organisations for Just and Effective Drug Policy . On a local level, we work closely with the Top End's indigenous communities.
NAPNT is in its fifth year of grass-roots campaigning against draconian drug legislation and the escalating prison population in the Northern Territory.
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We receive no government funding and rely entirely on donations from individuals and organisations that are part of the network, and our supporters elsewhere.
Members of NAPNT core-group pay virtually all costs out of our own pockets. Most of us are on low incomes and struggle to survive at the same time as having to ensure the financial viability of the network.
We encourage members of the napnt yahoogroup to donate to NAPNT.
If all of the members of the yahoogroup donated as little as $1 per week, that would go a long way to ensuring that at least the NAPNT web-site (a widely accessed resource) is maintained.
Yet despite our limited funding the NAPNT has maintained a vibrant and important organisation.
The network conducts a range of important activities in Darwin and online.
These include but are not limited to:
These events provide an opportunity for NAPNT to engage with the wider community on illicit drug and drug law-reform issues in a relaxed setting with a free bbq and live music courtesy of local musicians.
Aboriginal actor, and activist, David Gulpilill AM, attended the 19th and 21st Community Smoke-Ins which was a gesture that the community appreciated greatly.
We also provide user friendly health information on our site and communicate with users from the NT and all over the globe via email and our website.
Our website would not be online without the generous support of the Drug Policy Foundation. If you don't wish to make a donation to NAPNT but you support drug law-reform, please support the Drug Policy Foundation .
We are obliged to pay two hundred (Aust) dollars per year for the server space provided to us by DPF.
However, due to their great generousity and support we have an agreement with DPF that we will pay them when we are financially viable.
This means that we need donations and DPF needs donations , so please assist us, if you can, to keep the fight alive.
Click here to make a donation to the Drug Policy Foundation.
The NAPNT crew have managed all of this under the constant threat of unlawful imprisonment, assault, harassment and intimidation from the NT Police State, while constantly fighting rearguard actions in the Courts.
A number of NAPNT members face jail penalties in 2006 and 2007.
Some people have to travel from interstate to attend court cases in Darwin, flying thousands of kilometres at their own expense, and this costs them a fortune in airline tickets. They need your support!
For more information about the activities of NAPNT click here .
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As well as meeting the costs of events such as the Smoke-Ins, Syringe Festivals and assorted protest rallies, we have a number of other ongoing costs that must be met to enable us to keep the campaign going.
The following is a sumary of the expenses we face monthly just to keep the dream alive, (events NOT included).
* NAP HQ lives in a share house with two of the NAP core-group and occasionally sundry others, and, as the "home office" takes up a lot of living space, should be expected to pay its share of the rent and electricity expenses.
As you can see, a significant amount of money is required to keep the NAPNT campaign going and to ensure that we continue to grow in the future. Every little bit helps.
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If you are in Australia
Please note our new bank account details
You can go into any branch of the Westpac Bank and make a donation directly into the following account:
to the NAP HQ to drop a donation into the kitty, which most do, thankyou.
This assists us to keep the nsp stocked.
If you are in Darwin you also have the option of coming into the NAPNT HQ to make a donation or to grab a NAP bill to pay it yourself. Contact us to find out where we are based.
Internet Banking
Internet banking is the quickest and easiest way to make a donation to the NAPNT. You can make a transfer via internet banking to our Westpac account:
Send a cheque, money order (written out to NAPNT) or well hidden cash by post to:
Pay with a credit card through Paymate Express
If you have a credit card you can click on any of the Paymate Express links on our site to make a secure donation into the NAPNT bank account.
Western Union Money Transfer via Australia Post
If you are within Australia and you want to get money to us quickly, you can utilise the Western Union Money Transfer system through Australia Post . This is one of the quickest ways of getting money through to us but it will cost $20 (Australian) and you have to nominate an individual at this end to pick up the money.
Please contact NAPHQ on 0438 883 225 (+61 438 883 225 from overseas) to ensure that someone is available to collect the money.
Transferring money from an overseas bank account.
You will need to give your bank the following information:
Transferring Money via Western Union
You can utilise the Western Union Money Transfer system to transfer donations from most countries. This is one of the quickest ways of getting money through to us but it can be expensive and you have to nominate an individual at this end to pick up the money. Please contact NAPHQ on +61 438 883 225 to ensure that someone is available to collect the money.
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Get involved
If you are in Darwin or the NT, ring us on 0438 883 225, come and meet the NAPNT crew and get involved at whatever level you like. There's all sorts of work available from peer education, publicity, art, media liaison, web work right through to direct action activities. What's even better is that you can learn skills that you can apply in other areas of your life.
We encourage anyone with an interest in drug law-reform and human rights to join us at one of our regular NAP meetings. Our meetings are on every second Wednesday at 7pm. Click here for the date of our next meeting.
Join your local drug user/drug law-reform organisation
Join your local drug user or drug law-reform organisation. If there isn't one in your country contact us and think about starting one.
Join the NAPNT email list.
You might also want to join our free napnt email list .
If you are already a member, you can help out by forwarding messages you receive from this list onto other people who you think may be interested. Please encourage anyone that is interested to join the email list. It is free and easy to join.
Link to napnt.org
If you have a website - you could provide a link to our site
< http://www.napnt.org/ >
and to our email list, which has a separate website
< http://groups.yahoo.com/group/napnt/ >
Write letters to your local newspapers.
Wherever you are you can write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, or get on local talkback radio to talk about some of the issues we are facing here in the Northern Territory, nationally and globally.
To see some sample letters from the Media Awareness Project
click here.
To see some of our own efforts click here
Become a Newshawk
Wherever you are you can be a newshawk and help us to archive important media stories with a drug policy focus.
For more info on newshawking click here .
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We are desperately in need of the following equipment and supplies.
If you have any of this lying around, please send it to:
We find that the interstate buses in Australia work well and are the cheapest option.
Hardware
Software
We are always kean to receive copies of the latest software for desktop publishing and web design.
Administration
General office supplies never go astray
All injecting equipment-
First Aid supplies
Peer education resources
Spray paint
Calico
Oil based paints
Thanking you in advance!
Want more information?
Email the NAPNT crew
or ring 0438 883 225 (from overseas +61 438 883 225) or checkout our site .
[ back to top ]
What is NAPNT?
Why donate money to the NAPNT?
What will the money be used for?
How can I make a donation?
Can I help in another way?
Do you have a wishlist?
What is NAPNT?
The Network Against Prohibition (NAP) is a group dedicated to promoting and protecting the health and human rights of illicit drug users around the globe as well as the rights of those living in communities in developing countries who rely on opium, coca, cannabis etc for their survival! NAP originally formed in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, however, an expansion is underway.
NAPNT (the Northern Territory chapter of NAP), is a drug user advocacy/drug law-reform organisation based in Darwin , Australia.
NAPNT formed in March 2002 to fight against human rights abuses faced by illicit drug users in the Northern Territory of Australia , in particular, the ' drug house ' legislation.
The group is a real grass-roots network made up of illicit drug users, past and present, their family members and other community members who are concerned and angry at the current approach being taken to illicit drugs and their use on a local, national and global level.
NAPNT is a member of the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) and the International Coalition of Non-Government Organisations for Just and Effective Drug Policy . On a local level, we work closely with the Top End's indigenous communities.
NAPNT is in its fifth year of grass-roots campaigning against draconian drug legislation and the escalating prison population in the Northern Territory.
[ back to top ]
Why donate money to NAPNT?
We receive no government funding and rely entirely on donations from individuals and organisations that are part of the network, and our supporters elsewhere.
Members of NAPNT core-group pay virtually all costs out of our own pockets. Most of us are on low incomes and struggle to survive at the same time as having to ensure the financial viability of the network.
We encourage members of the napnt yahoogroup to donate to NAPNT.
If all of the members of the yahoogroup donated as little as $1 per week, that would go a long way to ensuring that at least the NAPNT web-site (a widely accessed resource) is maintained.
Yet despite our limited funding the NAPNT has maintained a vibrant and important organisation.
The network conducts a range of important activities in Darwin and online.
These include but are not limited to:
- Community Smoke-Ins
These events provide an opportunity for NAPNT to engage with the wider community on illicit drug and drug law-reform issues in a relaxed setting with a free bbq and live music courtesy of local musicians.
Aboriginal actor, and activist, David Gulpilill AM, attended the 19th and 21st Community Smoke-Ins which was a gesture that the community appreciated greatly.
- Peer Education and The Underground
We also provide user friendly health information on our site and communicate with users from the NT and all over the globe via email and our website.
- Maintained the NAPNT Email list
- We have made massive gains with our site - napnt.org
Our website would not be online without the generous support of the Drug Policy Foundation. If you don't wish to make a donation to NAPNT but you support drug law-reform, please support the Drug Policy Foundation .
We are obliged to pay two hundred (Aust) dollars per year for the server space provided to us by DPF.
However, due to their great generousity and support we have an agreement with DPF that we will pay them when we are financially viable.
This means that we need donations and DPF needs donations , so please assist us, if you can, to keep the fight alive.
Click here to make a donation to the Drug Policy Foundation.
The NAPNT crew have managed all of this under the constant threat of unlawful imprisonment, assault, harassment and intimidation from the NT Police State, while constantly fighting rearguard actions in the Courts.
A number of NAPNT members face jail penalties in 2006 and 2007.
Some people have to travel from interstate to attend court cases in Darwin, flying thousands of kilometres at their own expense, and this costs them a fortune in airline tickets. They need your support!
For more information about the activities of NAPNT click here .
[ back to top ]
What will the money be used for?
As well as meeting the costs of events such as the Smoke-Ins, Syringe Festivals and assorted protest rallies, we have a number of other ongoing costs that must be met to enable us to keep the campaign going.
The following is a sumary of the expenses we face monthly just to keep the dream alive, (events NOT included).
-
Phone bill - landline and mobile -:- $100
Internet access -:- $200
Server space for napnt.org -:- $20
Contribution to rent* -:- $175
Contribution to Electricity bill* -:- $25
Office supplies -:- $50
Sundry and unexpected other expenses -:- $30
TOTAL AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSES: -:- $ 600.00
* NAP HQ lives in a share house with two of the NAP core-group and occasionally sundry others, and, as the "home office" takes up a lot of living space, should be expected to pay its share of the rent and electricity expenses.
As you can see, a significant amount of money is required to keep the NAPNT campaign going and to ensure that we continue to grow in the future. Every little bit helps.
[ back to top ]
How can I make a donation?
If you are in Australia
Please note our new bank account details
You can go into any branch of the Westpac Bank and make a donation directly into the following account:
-
Account name: NAPNT
BSB: 035311
Account number: 150073
to the NAP HQ to drop a donation into the kitty, which most do, thankyou.
This assists us to keep the nsp stocked.
If you are in Darwin you also have the option of coming into the NAPNT HQ to make a donation or to grab a NAP bill to pay it yourself. Contact us to find out where we are based.
Internet Banking
Internet banking is the quickest and easiest way to make a donation to the NAPNT. You can make a transfer via internet banking to our Westpac account:
-
Account name: NAPNT
BSB: 035311
Account number: 150073
Send a cheque, money order (written out to NAPNT) or well hidden cash by post to:
-
NAPNT
PO Box 701
PARAP NT 0804
Australia
Pay with a credit card through Paymate Express
If you have a credit card you can click on any of the Paymate Express links on our site to make a secure donation into the NAPNT bank account.
Western Union Money Transfer via Australia Post
If you are within Australia and you want to get money to us quickly, you can utilise the Western Union Money Transfer system through Australia Post . This is one of the quickest ways of getting money through to us but it will cost $20 (Australian) and you have to nominate an individual at this end to pick up the money.
Please contact NAPHQ on 0438 883 225 (+61 438 883 225 from overseas) to ensure that someone is available to collect the money.
Transferring money from an overseas bank account.
You will need to give your bank the following information:
-
Swift no. WPACAU2S
Account name (reference): NAPNT
BSB: 035311
Account number: 150073
Transferring Money via Western Union
You can utilise the Western Union Money Transfer system to transfer donations from most countries. This is one of the quickest ways of getting money through to us but it can be expensive and you have to nominate an individual at this end to pick up the money. Please contact NAPHQ on +61 438 883 225 to ensure that someone is available to collect the money.
[ back to top ]
Can I help in another way?
Get involved
If you are in Darwin or the NT, ring us on 0438 883 225, come and meet the NAPNT crew and get involved at whatever level you like. There's all sorts of work available from peer education, publicity, art, media liaison, web work right through to direct action activities. What's even better is that you can learn skills that you can apply in other areas of your life.
We encourage anyone with an interest in drug law-reform and human rights to join us at one of our regular NAP meetings. Our meetings are on every second Wednesday at 7pm. Click here for the date of our next meeting.
Join your local drug user/drug law-reform organisation
Join your local drug user or drug law-reform organisation. If there isn't one in your country contact us and think about starting one.
Join the NAPNT email list.
You might also want to join our free napnt email list .
If you are already a member, you can help out by forwarding messages you receive from this list onto other people who you think may be interested. Please encourage anyone that is interested to join the email list. It is free and easy to join.
Link to napnt.org
If you have a website - you could provide a link to our site
< http://www.napnt.org/ >
and to our email list, which has a separate website
< http://groups.yahoo.com/group/napnt/ >
Write letters to your local newspapers.
Wherever you are you can write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, or get on local talkback radio to talk about some of the issues we are facing here in the Northern Territory, nationally and globally.
To see some sample letters from the Media Awareness Project
click here.
To see some of our own efforts click here
Become a Newshawk
Wherever you are you can be a newshawk and help us to archive important media stories with a drug policy focus.
For more info on newshawking click here .
[ back to top ]
Send us something from our wish list
We are desperately in need of the following equipment and supplies.
If you have any of this lying around, please send it to:
-
NAPNT
PO Box 701
Parap NT 0804
Australia
We find that the interstate buses in Australia work well and are the cheapest option.
NAPNT wish list
We currently have an urgent need for two computer work stations
Hardware
-
PC Towers
Laptops
Hard drives
Monitors
Scanners
Printers
Fax machine
Photocopier
Webcams
Video camera
Powerpoint projector
Screen printing equipment
Software
We are always kean to receive copies of the latest software for desktop publishing and web design.
Administration
General office supplies never go astray
-
Pens, paper, notebooks, staples, envelopes, stamps
All injecting equipment-
-
Butterflies
1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 mil syringes
21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29 gauge needles (tips)
Mediswabs
Cotton wool
Wheel (pill) filters
Sterile water
Tourniquets
First Aid supplies
Peer education resources
Spray paint
Calico
Oil based paints
Thanking you in advance!
Want more information?
Email the NAPNT crew
or ring 0438 883 225 (from overseas +61 438 883 225) or checkout our site .
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