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  1. Mar
    5
    Mon

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      Understanding Crime, Criminals and Criminality
      7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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      Mark Johnson (Founder of UserVoice)
      Mark has a history of serious crime, homelessness and drug abuse. He went through rehabilitation at the age of 29, and since then has become a leading figure in the criminal justice reform movement.
      Mark is a former advisor to local, central and senior government bodies, endorsed by HRH The Prince of Wales and is a winner of the Pride of Britain Award.
      He used to run a highly successful tree-surgery business, which employed ex-offenders and brings to User Voice an entrepreneurial approach.
      Mark’s autobiography, Wasted, is a best seller, and he is a regular Guardian columnist.

      Former Commander Kevin Hurley (Former Borough Commander – MET Police, MD – Inspirational Security Solutions)
      Forthcoming …

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      7:00 pm
      Understanding Crime, Criminals and Criminality

  2. Apr
    18
    Wed

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      Dining with Emperors and Freedom Fighters
      7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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      Howard Marks (–)
      Howard Marks attended Oxford University where he earned a degree in nuclear physics and post graduate qualifications in philosophy. Described by the Daily Mail as ‘the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time’, Howard Marks has worked with the British Secret Service and has been connected with the Mafia, the IRA, MI6 and the CIA.
      Busted in 1988 by the American Drug Enforcement Agency and sentenced to twenty-five years at America’s toughest federal penitentiary; Terre Haute, Indiana. He was released on parole in 1995 after serving seven years.
      In 1996 he released his autobiography, Mr. Nice, which remains an international best seller in several languages and was the best selling non-fiction book of 1997.
      Howard wrote a monthly column for Loaded for five years and has written features for The Times, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Time Out, GQ, and the Guardian. He has also penned Senor Nice, the sequel to his autobiography, collected together writings on intoxication for the anthology Dope Stories, co-wrote Uses of a Dead Roach and is currently writing the first of a series of crime fiction novels called Sympathy for the Devil, which is due to be published in 2011.
      Howard’s musical career, which was kick-started in 1996 by the Super Furry Animals’ track ‘Hanging With Howard Marks’, has flourished. He launched a label ‘Bothered’ in the late 90s that featured material from Shaun Ryder, Stereophonics and a plethora of new bands. He still has several boxes of unsold CDs in his garage.
      His TV and Film career includes a cameo in Human Traffic, narrating Manumission – The Movie, presenting Channel 5 News on the day George Best died, interviews for Selena Scott, Hardtalk and This Week and appearances on Dinner with Portillo and Heartbeat amongst many others.
      Since his release from prison Howard has been politically active, standing for parliament in four separate constituencies (Norwich South, Norwich North, Neath and Southampton Test) in the 1997 general election on the single issue of the legalisation of Cannabis, catalysing the formation of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance. He applied for the position of Drugs Tsar, created by the Labour government in the late 90s but Keith Halliwell ‘pipped me at the post’. He continues to campaign vigorously for the legalisation of recreational drugs.

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      Former “freedom fighter”

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      7:00 pm
      Dining with Emperors and Freedom Fighters