Welcome to Our Movement in Motion, a new national newsletter from your friends at Harm Reduction Coalition, sent on the 1st and 15th of each month. With an ever-changing landscape of perceptions, policies, and possibilities in the Harm Reduction movement, this space is for building Beloved Community and collective action to promote the health and dignity of people who use drugs.

News: Tens of Thousands Across US March in Support of Black Trans People — “We can’t just talk about trans people when they’re dying. But what are we doing actively and intentionally to create space for them to be safe and well?” — Eliel Cruz, Co-organizer of Protest and Director at the NYC Anti-Violence Project

News: How Rayshard Brooke was Fatally Shot by the Atlanta Police — “It didn’t have to be this way. Imagine you could call a community organization trained on how to handle intoxication instead of police who don’t know how to deescalate without force. Rayshard Brooks would still be alive. #DefundthePolice #ReimagineResponse” — Drug Policy Alliance, on Twitter

News: Aubri Esters, an Advocate for Safe Drug Use on the Streets, Dies at 35 — “I’m thinking of everyone who knew, organized with, learned from, and loved Aubri Esters. She brought courage, conviction, and compassion to campaigning for people who use drugs; her death is a loss for the harm reduction family in Boston and beyond.” — Daniel Raymond, Deputy Director of Planning and Policy
 

Program Updates: Join Lighthouse Learning Collective for events all this month to celebrate pride in the midst of these tough and chaotic times. Register for these virtual events at bit.ly/LHCPRIDE1

• Catch the replay of a conversation about weaving together movements on our Facebook page
• PARTY: Reclaiming Pleasure and Identity, 6/30 at 4 pm ET
• PANEL: Building Accessibility, 6/24 at 5 pm ET
• CARE SPACE: Decolonizing the Drug War, 6/18 at 4 pm ET

Emergent Work: HepConnect Partners: Street Works Stays Focused on Showing Up, Even Amid a Pandemic — Check out this profile from Gilead Sciences on how HepConnect Grantee Street Works is adapting their approach to delivering service and supplies to participants in response to COVID-19. 

Are you feeling unsettled by some of the ways people use the phrase “harm reduction” lately? You’re not alone. Jump into the conversation on a tweet thread from Daniel Raymond. 

Now Hiring! Director of Finance

Are you interested in developing and refining a growing organization’s financial infrastructure and building capacity for financial transparency and collaborative budgeting with program staff? Do you want to help build fiscal sponsorship systems so projects can focus on programmatic investment? The Director of Finance will supervise a team of two staff members, and lead all day-to-day finance operations including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and grants administration. Learn more and apply here.

Campaign Director: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction & Criminal Justice with People's Action 

The primary function of the Campaign Director: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction & Criminal Justice is to work with the cohort to: (1) manage & develop the cohort, (2) support base building efforts of local groups, with particular experiments in online to offline organizing via Facebook, (3) support local & state campaigns, (4) develop national alignment and move on opportunities to engage in national campaign work, including pharma accountability work, and (5) engage with candidates  and elected officials to advance appropriate issue interventions. Learn more.

ICYMI: After thoughtful consideration, we have decided to postpone #HarmRed20. When the time is right, we will hold each other again. 

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