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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 3d

Survey Results from Mayoral Candidates: part 3

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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 3d

Survey Results from Mayoral Candidates: part 2

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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 3d

Survey Results from Mayoral Candidates: part 1

#yegcc #yegmunicpalelections #yegelections2025 #yegmayor #yegmunicipalelections2025

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CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t wait for our next post? Read mayoral and city council candidates’ full responses on our website, here: cssdp.org/chapters/edm...

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · 3d

What the hell is "resiliency education" Have you heard of this yet? Feeling all kinds of rage right now.

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 4d

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”Under the provincial government’s health-care restructuring, meant to streamline care, Primary and Preventative Health Services provides the funding to Primary Care Alberta, which in turn funds Recovery Alberta.”

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Safeworks no longer providing needles, pipes to Calgary partner agencies

Grassroots harm-reduction teams in Calgary say the province’s health restructuring has halted their access to free needles, pipes and other supplies that help keep drug users safe.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · 10d

My friend says it all. We don't get to take off our orange shirts and tuck them away for another year.

Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 10d

Another day of reconciliation day is over, yet the children of Indigenous mothers continue to die from a poisoned drug supply.
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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · 10d

The days between my son's birth (Oct 6) and his death (Dec 19) are always the most difficult. I can already feel the intense grief settling in my bones. It's unrelenting. #grief #childloss

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · 10d

The days between my son's birth (Oct 6) and his death (Dec 19) are always the most difficult. I can already feel the intense grief settling in my bones. It's unrelenting. #grief #childloss

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 11d

Reconciliation includes recognizing Residential Schools are not the only colonial atrocity

When it comes to reconciliation in Canada, we need to remember that the colonial history encompasses many assimilation tactics and its impacts are ongoing.

theconversation.com

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · 11d

thewalrus.ca/trc-media/

How Media Can Help Bring Indigenous Traditions Back to Life | The Walrus

Why Indigenous storytelling is essential to counter erasure and reclaim history

thewalrus.ca

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 15d

YEG mayoral candidate Michael Walters backs involuntary treatment which is harmful and ineffective.

Forced care violates rights, fuels stigma and fails.

Lives are saved by harm reduction, housing and voluntary supports.

Vote wisely, not for him.

urbanaffairs.ca/frankly/desp...

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures | Urban Affairs

It’s time to add more tools to fight the addiction crisis

urbanaffairs.ca

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 17d

I connected with @drdagly.bsky.social and he allowed me to share his story as a physician working the front lines with patients and families of overdose victims as a blog post for @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social

www.momsstoptheharm.com/blog/2024/11...

There’s a really bad batch out there right now ... — Moms Stop The Harm

Trigger Warning: This content discusses topics related to drug overdose and death, which may be distressing for some individuals. Please proceed with care and prioritize your well-being. Submitte...

www.momsstoptheharm.com

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Yellowhead Institute @miskoaki.bsky.social · 16d

On the surface, Ontario's "Safer Municipalities Act" seeks to address public drug use. In this brief, Brianna Olson-Pitawanakwat Mskwaasin Agnew, and Kelsi Balaban argue it maintains too-familiar traditions of Indigenous displacement and colonial harm: yellowheadinstitute.org/2025/ontario...

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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 23d

“When city workers confiscate personal belongings like tents and harm reduction supplies from people sheltering on the street, it increases their risk of non-fatal overdose and physical and sexual violence, according to a new study.”

#bcpoli

Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 23d

'Street Sweeps' Increase Overdose and Violence Risks, Study Finds via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

‘Street Sweeps’ Increase Overdose and Violence Risks, Study Finds | The Tyee

City workers in Vancouver have been confiscating tents and personal belongings from unhoused people since 2008.

thetyee.ca

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 24d

Monday Sept 22
Noon - 1:30 pm
Collective Action to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Promoting Healing in Youth Growing up with Parental Substance Use Challenges
Agnes Chen, Registered Nurse, Starlings Community
albertahealthservices.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · Aug 13

Saskatchewan Health Authority faces criticism for Indigenous hair-cutting policy | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1133214...

Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada

Globalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News

Globalnews.ca

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Angela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · Aug 12

"Alberta Day" with a beer garden — the same day as Int'l Overdose Awareness Day.

Just kilometers apart: one celebrates, the other mourns 12,348 lives lost due to the UCP’s ineptitude in handling the toxic drug crisis.

Honestly, it leaves me feeling disgusted.

www.alberta.ca/alberta-day-...

Alberta Day – Edmonton event

Let's celebrate Alberta Day at the Legislature Grounds.

www.alberta.ca

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · Aug 7

🗓️ Save the date! Mark your calendars for October 28-29 to join our Beyond Do No Harm network, Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center, and @commjusticeexch.bsky.social for this 2-day virtual convening, Abolition Means *All* Carceral Spaces.

Event graphic with blue all caps text on a light green background, and an image of a chain breaking. The event title is: "Abolition Means *All* Carceral Spaces." Below is a grey box with black text: "Save the date: A virtual convening on disability justice for abolitionists October 28-29 hosted by the Beyond Do No Harm Network at Interrupting Criminalization, Disability Project at Transgender Law Center, and Community Justice Exchange." Logos for the respective organizations are in the upper left corner.

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · Aug 7

My granddaughter attended this year. She loved it and can't wait for next year. Highlights for her were the ribbon skirt & rattle making.

www.albertanativenews.com/young-indige...

Young Indigenous Women are empowered at Circle of Leadership summer programs - Alberta Native News

by Regan Treewater-Lipes (ANNews) – For the past two years, Dr. Trudy Cardinal, professor of Elementary Education in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education, has been...

www.albertanativenews.com

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hey #Yeg, it's the 50th anniversary of Prisoners Justice Day on Aug 10. Some friends and I are hosting a day of remembrance with beadwork, books, & oodles of important info about PJD, Harm Reduction, & more. A side note: my first act of resistance was a march on PJD in 1984 to the Edmonton Max.

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Kokum Sarah @kokumsarah.bsky.social · Jul 20

theconversation.com/indigenous-h...

‘Indigenous helpers’ are essential to culturally responsive mental health care

Who are Indigenous helpers in the context of mental health care? They blend practical support like caregiving and crisis intervention with relational, spiritual guidance rooted in ancestral tradition.

theconversation.com

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Terrill Tailfeathers @terrilltf.bsky.social · Jul 1

He’s done a lot of good work with the people on the streets in Lethbridge. Native and non-Native. If you can make a donation to him that would help. His PayPal and e-transfer is [email protected]

Native Calgarian 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · Jul 1

Martin Heavyhead Jr. is unhoused and looking to raise funds for a tipi. Follow him on TikTok and his art page on Insta

www.instagram.com/martymyart?i...

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RECLAIM @reclaimcollective.bsky.social · Jun 12

In support of this global fight against the war on drugs, RECLAIM Collective will host an international online event in preparation for Support. Dont Punish on June 24th 💥

To register:

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...