Posted On: Friday, April 14th, 2023
Art: Lady D | Living a Violated Life (Collage poster) Excerpt from the Executive Summary: In a context of the global COVID-19 pandemic and criminalized sex work, and with results from a rapid needs and risks assessment done in March 2020, we set out to assess detailed needs and risks of sex workers in… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Via Moms Stop the Harm Please read and participate. The Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), are undertaking advocacy on the current overdose crisis in Canada. This also includes a petition that will be presented to the House of Commons if it reaches 500 signatures. You can find the petition here which is currently gathering signatures until mid-July. They… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Stimulus 2023 is a two-and-a-half day event scheduled October 5-7, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario. Organizers expect to welcome 1,500 people whose expertise includes substance use experts, nurses, social workers, physicians, corrections staff, frontline workers, people involved in sex work, researchers, and other key stakeholders from across Canada. The event will be the largest national… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 6th, 2023
The BCCSU is looking to recruit participants for a research study titled “The impact of safer supply interventions on HIV treatment and care among people living with HIV who use drugs”. The purpose of this study is to understand how engagement with safer-supply oriented programs impacts the lives of people living with HIV. Eligibility:… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 6th, 2023
The Government of Canada is renewing its federal Action Plan – Accelerating our response: Government of Canada five-year action plan on sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). We would like to thank all of those who have participated in engagement opportunities thus far. Your perspectives are valued to provide key insights for a renewed Action Plan…. Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Webinar: May 23, 2023 Time: 12- 1 PM Pacific time Connections between transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are filled with potential. Despite the presence of peer support in TGD communities for generations, its exchange between TGD people – along with its power to promote resilience – have been under-researched in academic scholarship. We are… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 31st, 2023
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm Reduction page for more resources. In the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 24th, 2023
News release via Pivot Legal Society Pivot Legal Society has released a new position paper, Involuntary Treatment: Criminalization by another name. The paper comes amid government movement toward the expansion of involuntary treatment in BC, including by Premier David Eby and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside. Recent rumblings from municipal, provincial,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 24th, 2023
via Moms Stop the Harm: On Friday, April 14th 2023, BC Moms Stop the Harm advocates will be stepping up pressure for a safer supply of substances with rallies and events across the province. We invite you to join us in this provincial action by hosting an event in your community. MSTH is pleased… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada has released a call for proposals. Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social and political life. Context Protecting rights and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 20th, 2023
Virtual Training Event March 29, 2023. We look forward to seeing you in this virtual training, which will engage approaches to incorporating decolonization ethics into our everyday practice in nonprofit and community-based work. There will be two featured sessions on March 29th, each focusing on strengthening our approaches to standing against colonialism in our work…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 20th, 2023
Today in British Columbia, people living with HIV are being denied access to long acting treatments that allow for those living with HIV to receive one injection every one or two months instead of taking pills every day. Long acting treatment is available in every province in Canada except for British Columbia. People living… Read more »
