OUR MOVEMENT IN MOTION
February 1, 2022
National Harm Reduction Coalition creates spaces for dialogue and action that help heal the harms caused by racialized drug policies.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
+ ANNOUNCEMENT: In case you missed it, NHRC Executive Director Monique Tula has announced her retirement after five years with the organization. She said in a statement last week: “Like so many of us, harm reduction gave me a voice and a community that will be part of me forever as I step into this new chapter.” Read on: [link removed]
+ BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Happy Black History Month/Black Futures Month! Black history and futures is harm reduction history and futures!
+ NEWS: Overdose deaths in San Francisco are down thanks to Bay Area harm reductionists! "In 2021, the DOPE Project, which keeps data for the city, tracked 8,200 overdose reversals. That’s up from about 4,300 in 2020. The number nearly doubled because of more word-of-mouth partnerships with grassroots groups and coordination with the health department, said Laura Guzman, senior director of capacity building and community mobilization at the National Harm Reduction Coalition." Read more about it here: [link removed]
EMERGENT & EXCITING WORK
+ EVENT: Join Monica Raye Simpson and Paris Hatcher to learn more about Roe v. Wade and Black liberation on this Instagram Live ([link removed]) collaboration between the Movement for Black Lives and SisterSong. SisterSong invites BIPOC voices to share connections to Roe v. Wade here: [link removed]
+ EVENT: Want to learn more about trauma-informed support for people who use drugs? Join harm reductionists Dr. Gabor Maté, Kat Humphries, Dr. Carl Hart, and Andrew Tatarsky — all special guests at The Center for Optimal Living’s upcoming interactive series. Register here: [link removed]
+ #HARMREDLOVENOTES: Okay, okay, Valentines Day Shmalentines Day... right? Where's the holiday dedicated to radical community love and solidarity rather than corporate versions of "love"? That said, we do love reading your harm reduction love notes! Leading up to Feb 14th, tweet and post about why you love harm reduction, making sure to use the hashtag #HarmRedLoveNotes and tag us!
+ PODCAST: Join NHRC’s Medical Director Dr. Kim Sue on this episode of Tradeoffs: “Harm Reduction’s Road from Fringe to Federal Drug Policy.” [link removed]
+ ZINE: Practicing Abolition, Creating Community — Project NIA released this beautiful zine, illustrated by Emma Li and written by Benji Hart, about a daily practice that moves us toward abolition. See the zine here: [link removed]
+ SEX WORK HISTORY: The #OldProProject is an annual event that builds towards the anniversary of January 25, 1917, where 300 sex workers in San Francisco marched against the imminent closure of their brothels. Check out this year’s art and storytelling by over 60 artists bringing sex work history to life: [link removed]
+ TRAINING: DOPE February 2022 Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Administration Training — Learn more about why people use drugs, how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and how to respond to an overdose, including tips on aftercare with The DOPE Project on February 17, 2022 at 10 AM PST. Register here: [link removed]
+ TRAINING: Hep C Basics: Hep C Patient Navigation, Tuesday, Feb 15, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET, RSVP: bit.ly/HepCFeb15
This 3 hour training is designed to provide patient navigators, caseworkers, test counselors and other prevention counselors, with a basic overview of Hepatitis C (Hep C), its impact in NYC, as well as an introduction to successful patient navigation strategies used by current Hep C patient navigation programs. This training provides an overview of NASTAD’s Hepatitis C Community Navigation Toolkit and describes how the toolkit can be practically applied to implement and strengthen hepatitis navigation programs.
+ TRAINING: Hep C Medical Care & Treatment Update: Part 2, Thursday, Feb 24, 1-4 PM ET. RSVP: bit.ly/HepCFeb24
Join us for the second of the two-part series to review the latest advances in treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) and increase awareness of HCV peer workers about the overall medical care needs of people living with HCV.
THE POLICY PLUG
+ POLICY: Last year, New York repealed the #WalkingWhileTransBan, can California be next? Read more in this LA Times article about this loitering law that targets sex workers, BIPOC, immigrants, and trans folks and why it needs to be repealed immediately! [link removed]
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WORK FOR THE MOVEMENT
+ National Harm Reduction Coalition: DOPE Project Manager - [link removed]
+ Streetwork is hiring a contract psychiatrist, please email
[email protected] for the job listing
+ The Hepatitis Education Project is hiring a Medical Director - [link removed]
+ Pacific Pride Foundation is hiring two positions: Health Prevention Coordinator and Counseling Program Administrative Assistant - [link removed]
+ Prevention Point Philadelphia is hiring a HR Generalist - [link removed]
+ Face To Face is hiring two bilingual (Spanish/English) positions: HIV Prevention Specialist and Case Manager - [link removed]
Hiring? Send us a note about open positions in harm reduction to
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