[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
"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
BC provincial government repealed Bill 34, a small but hard-fought victory against politically-driven laws and policies that inflict harm upon those made most vulnerable by oppressive systems.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
"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
🧵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
🌟 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
"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
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
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
📢 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
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
"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
📣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
@CANdrugpolicy A very thoughtful and important article. You can take action by supporting the legal defence fund for DULF's founders. Check out @dulfsolidarity