If you are interested in learning more about #harmreduction policy check out the other events going on this week peoplesaction.org/harm-reduction…

Malika Lamont is our first speaker. She is talking to us about her work on decriminalization efforts in Washington state.

"Funds that go to policing & criminal interventions is vast. I think we can all agree that many of those interventions are costly & ineffective so for many reasons. #HarmReduction services are efficient for communities & people."-Heather Haase #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"the possibilities are endless when it comes to #harmreduction policy" "People listen when faith communities promote harm reduction"

"How can the faith based community engage and support these efforts? It's a really very powerful demonstration when the #HarmReduction community gets support from #FaithBased communities." -Heather Haase #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"Overdose epidemic would be the largest #PublicHealthCrisis facing our country right now, killing nearly 100,000 ppl/year. Deadlier than AIDS epidemic at its peak. Before COVID it was the #1 cause of death for Americans under 50."-Jen Flynn Walker #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"So what I'm here to say is, we need a movement. People are dying because of government inaction, and we should all feel called to take action" -Jen Flynn Walker #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"We are working to get that #HarmReduction funding $30 million. Let's remember that this is the first time in American history that we've had a funding stream exclusively devoted to harm reduction. So that's a big -insert curse word- deal. " -Vinay Krishnan #HRWeekOfAction

"What can we do to #EliminateStigma - stigma for people who use drugs, for people who engage in sex work, stigma for people who have mental illnesses & disabilities? Faith communities can play a huge role in that." -Vinay Krishnan #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"When people say 'what do you do w/out police? What does that look like? What do you replace it with? The answer is we replace it w/ a country in which everyone has what they need to thrive, right, and that means housing means education, healthcare, it means harm reduction.."

"Instead of a police officer responding to 3AM overdose, what if a harm reduction worker is? Instead of a police officer responding to 3AM health crisis, what if a mental health professional is. That's the world we're envisioning & we're trying to get to." -Vinay Krishnan

"Stigma is heightened for BIPOC folks. It's heightened for people w/ mental illnesses, people w/ disabilities. These are #RacialJustice issues such as #DisabilityRights and #DisabilityJustice issues." -Vinay Krishnan #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"Skill building so we're creating systems of care that that can sustain our neighborhoods, w/out creating additional harm. Skill building conflict resolution w/ our community. Skill building w/ faith communities. We're stronger together."-Jen Sarduy #HRWeekOfAction Faith in Harm Reduction

"We celebrate the #HarmReduction and the commitment to the work of love in solidarity with people who use drugs, and people who trade sex. Every person is precious." -Faith in Harm Reduction #HRWeekOfAction #FaithInHarmReduction

🚨 URGENT ACTION ITEM!!! 🚨 Read and sign on to this letter urging Governor Jim Justice to VETO SB334, which would all but eradicate syringe service programs in WV. #VETO334 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…