Halifax's only overdose prevention site closes. halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/hal…

Why isn't this top of the news stories?! We are so f**d

New (and favorite) pub - 'Peer' work as precarious: impacts and views on work that is casual with high job instability and insecurity, low wages, and limited social benefits. authors.elsevier.com/a/1biMt3PEroSn… Vicky Bungay Bernie Pauly (she/her) message me if you want a PDF copy!

Before our next podcast ep with San Patten goes live, check out our first six episodes of Talking with Green Teachers: greenteacher.com/talking-with-g… #TWGT #EnviroEd

featuring yours truly...talking about the link between my work in the HIV non-profit sector and teaching about #Sustainability

Statement in Response to Adoption of 2021 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS aidsfonds.org/news/statement… No fewer than 73 concessions were made to Russia during negotiations...their attempt to undermine an evidence- and rights-based global #HIV response.

Natasha Touesnard (she/her) jennymcbeeanz San Patten Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs Recognizing Expertise #StimulusConnect June 23 ~1 EST We have entered the countdown till tomorrow's event. A🧵on the folks who were involved and ran the research! We've San, Jenn, Michael and Natasha involved. This work was lead by Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs in partnership w/ Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Natasha Touesnard (she/her) jennymcbeeanz San Patten Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs Canadian Drug Policy Coalition San Patten is a consultant specializing in community-based research, policy analysis and program evaluation in the fields of HIV, Hep C and harm reduction. San Patten has been doing this work in 🇨🇦 &🌏 since 1996. Recognizing Expertise #StimulusConnect June 23 ~1 EST🧵

Natasha Touesnard (she/her) jennymcbeeanz San Patten Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs Canadian Drug Policy Coalition San was born and raised in the foothills of the Alberta Rockies and now lives in Halifax where she rows every morning in the Atlantic ocean. Still time to register for tomorrow's Recognizing Expertise!🧵 #YHZ #StimulusConnect us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

San Patten is rocking her awesome SWAP shirt “Sex, Drugs, and Harm Reduction”! Get your harm reduction shirts! #StimulusConnect

Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs & Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Methods of “The Best Practices Documents” presented by the wonderful San Patten. Our researchers learned all about qualitative analysis really quickly! #StimulusConnect

Natasha Touesnard (she/her) jennymcbeeanz San Patten Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs 🧵 Here is a harm reduction checklist when hosting an event with PWUD presented by San Patten at #StimulusConnect. #HarmReduction #Experts

🧵 A checklist for paying PWUD at events. Presented by Natasha Touesnard (she/her) San Patten jennymcbeeanz and Michael Nurse from Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs at #StimulusConnect

#HarmReduction Work Titles that can be used instead of using “Peer” as a sole title. Having a title reflecting the expertise that the person brings! Thank you San Patten for summing this theme up beautifully. #StimulusConnect

🧵 "Titles are important to explain what you're doing instead of outing you." - San Patten is explaining the impact of using the umbrella term "peer". #StimulusConnect

When hiring, not every person who uses drugs likes the word "peer" in their job title. San Patten #StimulusConnect

✊ Thanks to everyone Natasha Touesnard (she/her), San Patten, jennymcbeeanz and Micheal Nurse from Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs who did the amazing research (slides to be posted). Also shout out Savannah and @drpeterAIDSfdn for planning this #StimulusConnect #NothingAboutUsWithoutUS #CANpoli #DrugPolicy

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Today’s most pressing domestic problems -- like inflation and gas prices – are themselves climate and fossil fuel problems. Without bolder #ClimateAction, these will only be just the tip of a fast-melting iceberg.

#decolonise IAS - the International AIDS Society Sean Fraser UNAIDS Global IAC - the International AIDS Conference #Canada #walkthetalk #accountability #duplicity #solidarity #HIV