Hi Friend,

At this moment, it’s more important than ever that we break down the barriers that have kept us isolated in our neighborhoods and build up innovative solutions to embrace as we step into this new normal. For Alyshia and I, the mandate is clear — as National Harm Reduction Coalition’s policy and advocacy team it’s our job to provide the resources you need to produce more effective campaigns, but we need your help.

 

Starting in January, across the country, legislative campaigns will begin again. Elected officials will decide which programs receive funding and we will make the case for why harm reduction matters. In the world that I’m envisioning, those of us who are typically erased from the conversation will band together and create policies that prioritize those most impacted in our communities. We refuse to fight over leftover scraps that do little to comprehensively support people who use drugs and address our day-to-day needs.

“You have to act as if it were possible to
radically transform the world.
And you have to do it all the time.”
– Angela Davis

This year has tested our resilience in so many ways. By joining our network, you add your name to a list of folks who are committed to ensuring our communities get the resources they need despite the challenges we’ve faced this year. Alyshia and I would like to extend our deepest gratitude for all of the ways in which you continue to show up for our harm reduction community, because we understand that the election is just one aspect of building a movement of folks committed to change. But it's not over.

 

Check in with yourself. Check in with your family and friends. Take a break and enjoy something that you love. But remember, the work to ensure that people who use drugs and/or people who trade sex is not finished.

 

In many ways, it’s just begun.

 

In community,

 

 

The NHRC Policy + Advocacy Team