Join the National Harm Reduction Coalition, People’s Action’s Overdose Crisis Cohort, VOCAL-NY, and Drug Policy Alliance in a Harm Reduction Week of Action March 21-26. The goals of the week of action are to expand people’s understanding of harm reduction and drug policy reform, build connections across the movement, further shift the public narrative about the overdose crisis and the drug war and move people to action in order to bring life, energy and victory to the issues!
The Events:
Join People’s Action’s Overdose Crisis Cohort and VOCAL-NY for this exclusive training on the roots of the war on drugs and the racial disparities in our drug policies and how that relates to the current overdose epidemic in our country. We will be joined by movement leaders and folks who have been doing the work to fight for an end to the Overdose Crisis and drug policy grounded in harm reduction and public health NOT incarceration.
Tuesday night's session will focus on Harm Reduction and Drug Policy organizing fights on the ground in states across the US. Join us to learn about the issues and find ways to take action to support these state-level fights. We will be joined by movement leaders and folks who have been doing the work to fight for an end to the Overdose Crisis and the Drug War grounded in harm reduction and public health NOT incarceration.
Join us to hear from grassroots leaders who are fighting to end the overdose crisis and the war on drugs in New Jersey (New Jersey Organizing Project), Ohio (River Valley Organizing), North Carolina (Down Home North Carolina), Vermont and New Hampshire (Rights and Democracy).
WEDNESDAY 3/24, 4-5:30 p.m. ET: Faith in Harm Reduction Roundtable
Thursday night's session will focus on Harm Reduction and Drug Policy organizing fights at the federal level that our Overdose Crisis Cohort is prioritizing. Join us to learn about the issues and find ways to take action to support winning these fights. We will be joined by movement leaders and folks who have been doing the work to fight for an end to the Overdose Crisis and the Drug War grounded in harm reduction and public health NOT incarceration.
Grassroots leads from across the US will share about the key policy fights to be won at the federal level.
Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) will join us to discuss the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act which he re-introduced to Congress in late February 2021.
FRIDAY 3/26, ALL DAY
Celebrate Harm Reduction Week of Action
Join us to celebrate all that we accomplished throughout the Harm Reduction Week of Action by sharing your favorite moment and what you learned on social media using #HRWeekofAction.
A social media toolkit with images, videos and sample posts will be distributed to all attendees, and everyone who wants to help People's Action save lives and end our overdose crisis!