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People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses

February 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

“There’s a common public misconception that we are unable to make decisions for ourselves. Truth being we are excluded from even participating in policy decisions that determine our fates”

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addiction, community development, crime and justice, death and dying, harm reduction, health care, health determinants, hiv/aids, homelessness, indigenous, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, poverty issues, prevention, recovery, social justice, youth

Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis

February 26th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off)

Concerned citizens march in Nanaimo on February 21, 2017, in solidarity with cities across Canada struggling with effective responses to the growing opioid overdose crisis

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addiction, community development, crime and justice, death and dying, grief, harm reduction, health care, health determinants, hiv/aids, homelessness, indigenous, myths and stereotypes, poverty issues, prevention, recovery, social justice, youth

Expressing the individual’s right to die: Bill C-14 and Taylor’s “modern moral order”

Basic income and child benefits are the best bet to reduce poverty

People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses

Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis

Keynote by Dr. Eike-Henner Kluge: Reflections on Dying

Annual report card on women’s rights in BC informs submission to United Nations

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