DJ Larkin

Drug users' rights, sex workers' rights, homeless people's rights: are human rights. Opinions all mine. @CANdrugpolicy is where I work.

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

[WEBINAR] Decriminalization Across Movements: explore the history of criminalization faced by various communities, hear firsthand accounts from those directly affected & examine how grassroots movements & coalitions have worked together.

Register here: https://t.co/dUlqYBJHxi

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

"After centuries of legislated harm, Indigenous peoples’ health continues to be dictated today – drafted into policy and policed without regard for constitutional rights, consultation, or informed consent." @Yellowhead_

Read more: https://t.co/cPLtTJL8Kq

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

BC provincial government repealed Bill 34, a small but hard-fought victory against politically-driven laws and policies that inflict harm upon those made most vulnerable by oppressive systems. #BCpoli

Read the full joint statement: https://t.co/qKa92eSS88

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

"people as individuals are being blamed for a housing crisis and a toxic drug crisis, when really these are structural, systemic issues that are happening clean across the country..."

Read more: https://t.co/QIJYReLSV5

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

🧵Today, we’re launching "Getting to Tomorrow: 7 Actions to End the Unregulated Drug Crisis".

This report presents key opportunities for action to address the toxic drug crisis affecting communities across Canada. #GettingToTomorrow

Read the report: https://t.co/ERsDTMcx5n

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

🌟 Meet the Panelists! 🌟

We're thrilled to introduce the panelists joining us for our upcoming webinar: "Getting to Tomorrow: 7 Actions to End the Unregulated Drug Crisis."

🗓 When? December 4th
⏰ Time? 10AM PT | 1PM ET
📲 RSVP now: https://t.co/VAQjjvpm2o

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

"Nurses who were caring for him in the emergency department thanked us for providing him a safe place to use, and when he didn’t have that option, he used somewhere where he wouldn’t be found in time, and he died, and our team is devastated."

Read more: https://t.co/RDzfMXKWaL

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

'Saving lives is not controversial': B.C. doctors set up 'unsanctioned' overdose prevention sites at hospitals https://t.co/uT1L7kg8kI

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

My latest op-ed today in the @TorontoStar. The issue of invoking the notwithstanding clause to clear encampments is bigger than just homelessness: this is about protecting the integrity of the Charter and the foundations of Canadian society. https://t.co/2XhodomK9x

[Kyla Lee @IRPlawyer]

I’ve never met anyone whose mental health improved after a stay at Surrey Pre-Trial.

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

“His death, I believe, is due to these changes. It’s producing barriers.”

Read more: https://t.co/PHHdy5fjhY

[International Overdose Awareness Day @OverdoseDay]

Today (August 31) is International Overdose Awareness Day – the world’s largest annual campaign to #EndOverdose

Share this video and help us make an impact 💜💜💜

#IOAD2024 #TogetherWeCan #OverdoseAwarenessMonth #OverdoseAwareness #OverdoseAwarenessWeek #OverdoseAware

[International Overdose Awareness Day @OverdoseDay]

International Overdose Awareness Day is here! Make sure you tag us when you share all your #IOAD2024 activities – we love seeing all the amazing things our community is doing💜

Check out our global event map here: https://t.co/QvkHV8t3uc
#TogetherWeCan #IOAD #EndOverdose

[DJ Larkin @DJ_Larkin]

Text received from a friend today... I immediately thought, "Yeah, this should live on Twitter." #politics #FactsMatter

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

📢 On June 1, 2024, @GovCanHealth published a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for the proposed Controlled Substances Regulations (CSR) in the Canada Gazette, Part I. 📝

Check out our detailed submission here: https://t.co/YvfdYTQiqb

[AmnestyCanada @AmnestyNow]

The Canadian state has unjustly criminalized & confined Chief Dsta’hyl for defending the land & rights of the Wet’suwet’en people.
As a result, Canada joins the shameful list of countries where prisoners of conscience remain under house arrest/behind bars
https://t.co/jTkDzA1ydH

[Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @CANdrugpolicy]

"If we take away harm reduction as one of the options available to people, ultimately all I can see happen is we're going to see more people losing their lives. And that terrifies me."

Read more: https://t.co/8dOogCv13m

[DJ Larkin @DJ_Larkin]

@YVRTenantsUnion

[National Right to Housing Network @R2HNetwork]

📣The $15M Tenant Protection Fund that the fed govt announced in Budget 2024 has officially launched and is now accepting funding proposals!

Tenants' rights advocacy organizations & legal clinics are encouraged to apply!

➡️Apply by Oct 1, 2024: https://t.co/Sb6kJqPfJG

[DJ Larkin @DJ_Larkin]

@CANdrugpolicy A very thoughtful and important article. You can take action by supporting the legal defence fund for DULF's founders. Check out @dulfsolidarity