McPherson Square will be reopening soon, following the eviction of 70+ people in February. Already Parks Police is harassing homeless people who live in the area. Send a letter telling the city and federal government to stop criminalizing homelessness! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-n…

The major Jewish holidays are approaching! Please don't schedule things on: - Friday, September 15th (erev Rosh Hashanah) - Monday, September 25th (Yom Kippur) - October 5-6 (2nd days sukkot) More festival days on weekends, so double check calendars for those! Please & thx

All DC Sex Workers: The police are going to start arresting Sex Workers along the Eastern Ave strip. Be careful!

integration is so important: great tips in this thread ✨️

when the quote still catches my breathless, run-on speech patterns 💅

"All of which is to say that substance use treatment providers must never assume they know best about their clients. People are the experts on their own lives. How do we best match substance use treatment to the individual? The first step is to ask the person what they want. "

Couldn't be in Melbourne for the Harm Reduction International Conference #HR23? Or were there but want to watch or listen to again? You're in luck. All recorded sessions are now available to watch for free. hr23.hri.global/hr23-recording…

Join us on August 31st for International Overdose Awareness Day at Starburst Plaza! 🌟

People who criticize decriminalization assume that everyone who uses drugs gets arrested. Nope. Law enforcement simply uses our drug laws to arrest people they have already targeted. Drugs are de facto decriminalized for white, middle-class, housed, employed, privileged ppl.

The drug war was never about drugs. It was about demonizing communities of color, stopping hippies from criticizing the Vietnam War, and having extra leverage for foreign interventions in Latin America. The government lied to you. Drugs aren't the problem.

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boosting to remind myself to listen to this 🤙

Ohhhh, so stoked to read this!

"“Punishment and stigma don’t work, but investing in health, housing, and other social services does,” LJ said. “The last place a person with a substance use disorder should be at is a cell…the trauma continues to negatively impact people when they return home.”"

Updates on the Stabilization Center in DC: Another case for 24/7 harm reduction centers. We need all the support we can get, meaning that we still need safe consumption services that intentionally & effectively serve polysubstance users and people who use opioids and/or crack.

Have you seen new pink vending machines popping up around the city? They're stocked with Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and other safer use supplies as part of a local organization's harm reduction efforts. Read more at bit.ly/3JQCfXF