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Dr. Peter Ferentzy, PhD Crackhead speaks on Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict – the Last Frontier in a Struggle for Enlightenment in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Peter Ferentzy holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Thought from York University. His dissertation is a historical sociology of the origins and recent development of the modern concept of addiction with an emphasis on how it has interacted with ideas about mental illness and compulsions in general.
Dr. Ferentzy has studied and written extensively on Gamblers Anonymous, as well as other issues related to pathological gambling. His two most recently completed studies involve: 1. The history of ideas related to addiction with an emphasis on problem gambling wherein special attention is paid to the role of metaphoric conceptualization in the construction of scientific discourse; 2. A street level, ethnographic study of gambling patterns among crack users in downtown Toronto.
Peter Ferentzy is a recovering drunk and a recovering crackhead. He knows this topic from the gutter right up to the halls of academe. After losing two friends to overdose, and seeing clearly that in each case the governing approach to addiction was the cause, Peter wrote Dealing with Addiction — Why the 20th Century was Wrong. Peter wants to change things, and is arrogant enough to believe that he can.
Please see more at Peter’s website and book
Volunteer Chefs/Foodies/Cooking Enthusiasts needed for The Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTESNH) in Vancouver
The Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTESNH) is looking for creative chefs, foodies and cooking enthusiasts with a passion for social justice to volunteer their time once a month to run a themed Community Kitchen as part of our Right to Food programming. Themes include food preservation (canning, pickling, etc.), health (i.e. cooking for diabetes), baking, and food from different cultures. DTNESH is also open to chefs proposing their own themes.
- Location: Hastings E and Princess
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Christmas in January at VCC – Vancouver Community College on Sat Jan 21, 2012
Christmas in January
A gift to our neighbours in the Downtown Eastside from Vancouver Community College and its partners
Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings
Saturday Jan 21, 11 AM – 130PM
VCC’s downtown campus
Dr. Peter Ferentzy, PhD CRACKHEAD talk on Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict – the Last Frontier in a Struggle for Enlightenment
Dr. Peter Ferentzy, PhD CRACKHEAD, an addiction expert who has lived the life of a crack addict reveals the ugly truth: the dominant approach to drugs and alcohol addictions has hurt and even killed more people than it has helped.
On Sunday January 22, 6:30 PM PST, Dr. Peter Ferentzy will be doing a talk at
Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre (515 West Hastings St)
In Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 1900)
Courtesy of Insite,
Vancouver’s famous safe injection clinic.
Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict – the Last Frontier in a Struggle for Enlightenment
With a special introduction by Dr. Gabor Mate.
Peter Ferentzy holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Thought from York University. His dissertation is a historical sociology of the origins and recent development of the modern concept of addiction with an emphasis on how it has interacted with ideas about mental illness and compulsions in general.
Dr. Ferentzy has studied and written extensively on Gamblers Anonymous, as well as other issues related to pathological gambling. His two most recently completed studies involve: 1. The history of ideas related to addiction with an emphasis on problem gambling wherein special attention is paid to the role of metaphoric conceptualization in the construction of scientific discourse; 2. A street level, ethnographic study of gambling patterns among crack users in downtown Toronto.
Peter Ferentzy is a recovering drunk and a recovering crackhead. He knows this topic from the gutter right up to the halls of academe. After losing two friends to overdose, and seeing clearly that in each case the governing approach to addiction was the cause, Peter wrote Dealing with Addiction — Why the 20th Century was Wrong. Peter wants to change things, and is arrogant enough to believe that he can.
Please see more at Peter’s website and book
Presa Canario puppy drinks milk in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
A Presa Canario puppy drinks milk while a jealous cat meows in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Aren’t I cute?
I’m sitting pretty!
I’m thirsty for milk!
Om Nom Nom!
Slurp!
Yummy!
I’m a Good Puppy!
I drank all the milk while the Jealous cat wonders where is his milk?
My tummy is full!
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