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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · 8d

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...

Read our statement in the post & find more here: linktr.ee/candrugpolicy

#TruthandReconciliation #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #NDTC

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 9d

"Homelessness is a structural issue caused by government, and ... what is being called disorder is public suffering," Larkin said.

"Detaining someone against their will is not a response to public suffering."
@candrugpolicy.bsky.social
#CareIsNotCoerced

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 10d

Reactions to B.C. premier's announcement of new involuntary care facilities https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-premier-involuntary-care-prince-george-surrey-1.7645702

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

B.C. Premier David Eby, seen here earlier this year, announced on Friday that 100 new involuntary care beds are coming to Prince George and Surrey. The announcement has drawn praise from local councillors in those communities, even as advocates express concern over the province's approach.

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · 9d

Join us for our webinar: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction & 2SLGBTQIA+ History.

We’ll look at how these movements began, the victories communities won, and how solidarity can advance health, dignity & justice.

📅 Oct. 8 2025
⏰ 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
🔗 Register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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2 Speed LA @2speedla.bsky.social · 13d

@candrugpolicy.bsky.social any way you can post more about Wednesday October 8 organizing event?

Online Event: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction and 2SLGBTQIA+ History

Register now.
Online event.

Come and learn more, & volunteer where you can! ✌🏼😃

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: HIV/AIDS, harm reduction and 2SLGBTQIA+ history. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

L'interprétation simultanée vers le français sera disponible lors du webinaire The HIV/AIDS epidemic and the birth of harm reduction are inseparable, as are the lessons from their legacies. Starting...

sfu.zoom.us

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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · Jul 22

Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us.

Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world

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Moms Stop The Harm @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social · Sep 3

Executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, DJ Larkin, appeared on CBC News Network to offer comments and context on recently-released data on drug toxicity (overdose) deaths.

@candrugpolicy.bsky.social

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World Hepatitis Alliance @worldhepalliance.bsky.social · Jul 28

Today is #WorldHepatitisDay!

Let's break down all the obstacles hindering the elimination of viral hepatitis.

Read our president's address!

www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/news/world-h...

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Action for Global Health @afghnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 28

💬 "These deaths are avoidable."

Stigma, underfunding & silence fuel the hepatitis crisis.

On #WorldHepatitisDay, we echo @worldhepalliance.bsky.social's call:

🧪 Scale up testing
💊 Expand treatment
✊ End the stigma

Read the article 👉 bit.ly/454uM1g

Time to Eliminate the World's Second Deadliest Virus | Action for Global Health

Hepatitis kills over 1 million people a year. On #WorldHepatitisDay, we explore the urgent need to eliminate this silent epidemic.

bit.ly

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 7

"That includes spending to modernize outpatient mental health and drug treatment systems that are regulated and accessible; providing a living wage and other programs to lift people out of poverty; and providing affordable housing, including some with supportive services, to end homelessness."

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 7

"money should instead be spent on preventing people from becoming unwell in the first place," says our policy analyst Nicole Luongo — including modernizing outpatient mental health and drug treatment systems that are regulated and accessible.

Read here: vancouversun.com/health/does-...

Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories

B.C. opened 28 new involuntary care beds, but this treatment has existed for people under the Mental Health Act. Three first-person stores.

vancouversun.com

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · Jul 7

“The PTSD I live with — not as a result of being mentally ill, not as a result of being a substance user, but as a result of what I endured in treatment for those conditions — is so severe that my quality of life continues to be exceptionally poor,”
#bcpoli #abpoli
vancouversun.com/health/does-...

Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories

B.C. opened 28 new involuntary care beds, but this treatment has existed for people under the Mental Health Act. Three first-person stores.

vancouversun.com

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Today, on #SupportDontPunish, we stand in solidarity with people impacted by harmful drug policies — in Canada and around the world.

🔗 Explore more articles and resources: linktr.ee/candrugpolicy

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HIV Legal Network @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 20

Our new resource – created in partnership with @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social and @candrugpolicy.bsky.social lays out the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons.

www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/it-is-n...

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HIV Legal Network @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 19

In response to the closure of safe consumption sites in Ontario, communities and volunteers are mobilizing to provide supports.

Find out the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons.

www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/it-is-n...

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Harm Reduction Action Collective (HRAC) @hracollective.bsky.social · Jun 2

📌See our full list of speakers + more info on our website:

🔗 hractioncollective.com/action/#events

#SupportDontPunish #HarmReduction #CareNotCriminalization

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Harm Reduction Action Collective (HRAC) @hracollective.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣REGISTER NOW📣

❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization
🗓June 26, 2025
⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT

🎟Register now for a special virtual event marking Support. Don't Punish 2025.

🔗 supportdontpunish2025.eventbrite.ca

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 26

"Community-controlled decriminalization is a better path to mainstreaming psychedelics than relinquishing power to the medical industry and pharmaceutical cartels that provide monopolized services to primarily affluent customers."

Read more: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

The Rise of Psychedelic Capitalism | The Tyee

Big business sees a gold rush. What about equity, access and Indigenous knowledge?

thetyee.ca

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Harm Reduction Action Collective (HRAC) @hracollective.bsky.social · May 20

📣🗓️SAVE THE DATE🗓️📣

❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization
🗓️June 26, 2025
⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT

🗓️Save the date for our event marking Support. Don’t Punish 2025. We are hosting a series of speakers from across the country to mark the Global Day of Action💥

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 13

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our webinar on HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction, and 2SLGBTQIA+ History is postponed.

We’ll share the new date soon — stay tuned!

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Canadian Health Coalition/Coalition canadienne de la santé @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social · May 13

Canadians take pride in universal health care, but to make it truly accessible, we must invest in the full range of care including mental health and substance use services. @candrugpolicy.bsky.social

Without mental health and substance use care, Canada’s health care system is not universal

Reckless drug policy decisions are diverting funds from the solutions we need

www.healthcoalition.ca

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HIV Legal Network @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social · May 8

We are hosting a webinar alongside @candrugpolicy.bsky.social to bring together people who lived and organized through the HIV/AIDS epidemic and those currently working at the intersections of harm reduction, drug policy, Indigenous rights, and HIV/AIDS.

sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Diana Chan McNally @dianacmcnally.bsky.social · May 9

Thank you to the National Homeless Law Center in Washington D.C. for this letter to Doug Ford re: Bill 6, which criminalizes encampment residents. The U.S. has seen how policies that criminalize homeless people fail to address both encampments or community safety. Bill 6 must be rescinded.

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Diana Chan McNally @dianacmcnally.bsky.social · May 6

Want to send a message to Doug Ford and the Ontario government?

Help us tell them that Ontarians need housing — not punishment. That we want a government that protects us from Trump instead of acting like Trump.

Sign and share our petition now: tinyurl.com/RescindBill6

Diana Chan McNally @dianacmcnally.bsky.social · May 1

Today, I released a letter, signed by 67 organizations working across Ontario, asking the Ford government to rescind Bill 6. We can't adopt Trumpian policies to punish encampments; people need proven solutions — especially housing. Read our letter: tinyurl.com/EJC-Bill6

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Harm Reduction Action Collective (HRAC) @hracollective.bsky.social · May 6

📣 Tell the Ontario government: Rescind Bill 6! Uphold people’s human rights. Protect Ontarians — don’t punish them! 📢

🔗 Show your support and sign the letter now - tinyurl.com/RescindBill6 🔗

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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 5

Presented in collaboration with @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social , Ontario HIV Treatment Network, and OAHAS