New short one for @TalkingDrugs highlighting the youth-led organizations advocating for the meaningful involvement of young people in policymaking. 💪🙌✊
🚨FRESH: Youth involvement in policymaking is a constant struggle worldwide. They need to be involved in a serious and meaningful way.
Organisations like @YouthRISE & @par4digma are leading on this for drugs.
Read how this happens⤵️
✍️@RebecaMarquesR2
https://t.co/hmmGqqIANp
Youth RISE is recruiting between 4-8 members to join a dynamic Working Group to produce an evidence-based resource that addresses the specific needs of Young People Who Use Opioids (YPWUO) and Young Harm Reduction Practitioners (YHRP). 🍄💊
Apply by October 15th, 2023! 📍
"The WDR 2023 showed how violence levels are consistently rising in the Amazon Basin, and this is fueled by both illegal drug trade and punitive responses." Our speaking notes with all the links to the studies we mention are available at https://t.co/FYeXWwQmVm
Together w @theVNGOC, @UNODC experts & #civilsociety we discussed🌍drug trends & outcomes of the #WorldDrugReport 2023.
#WDR equips civil society with reliable data & tools to address drug-related issues & contribute to positive change at various levels.
💻https://t.co/265uTwTnJE
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Consulta la información sobre el puesto y el proceso de postulación 👉 https://t.co/CmHgAodCAD
Solidarity with protestors in France this week.
It was a pleasure to restart the website exploring the racist policing of drugs in France with @ASUDJournal
If you didn't read it, now's a good time ⤵
https://t.co/sHEhSYw4dh
Can a technology-led approach solve what is a matter of societal failure? @andrebgomes33 and I talked to experts and activists in Brazil to understand the potential implications of using such vaccine in the treatment of crack/cocaine dependency.
🚨FRESH: New funding for an anti crack cocaine vaccine in #SaoPaulo has caused concern among Brazilian harm reductionists.
We spoke with @edelei & @legaliseNrepair to understand how it would be used, and how it would work.
Collab post with @YouthRISE ⤵
https://t.co/tGmKRUbmEd
🗺️ At Sexism Free Night we are now mapping and describing the projects/ initiatives/ collectives.
✊ Which are already implementing responses to denormalize sexism in nightlife and festivals or to prevent gender-based violence in these settings.