#supportdontpunish

[harmreduction]

On June 26th Harm Reduction Coalition will be participating in the annual Support. Don't Punish. Global Day of Action. #SupportDontPunish events are taking place in more than 244 cities, in 89 countries tomorrow. 

To find an event in your city or express your support virtually see: http://supportdontpunish.org

[harmreduction]

For #supportdontpunish today, please join us in calling on Congress to fund syringe access. Now, more than ever, we NEED YOUR VOICE to help fund harm reduction: http://harmreduction.org/action-center/syringe-access/

[a-shared-experience]

4B Harm Reduction , Street Works , Bissel Outreach , Indigo Harm Reduction , Moms Stop The Harm , Aawear , substance use and addiction program- yeg , capud

It means so much to me to stand with such amazing advocates who’ve made huge strides in this peer led initiative to end the war on drugs. I’ve done just about every illicit drug out there, I’ve struggled immensely with addiction, had truly amazing highs that have expanded my consciousness, drugs that helped me connect with others, that got me through hard times and of course caused hard times. I’ve never wanted anyone to be ashamed of the pleasure or relief they seek in substances because if we look at ourselves with a compassionate lens we can see that we are all just curious or hurting. The addicted population makes up such a small percentage of substance users and I’ve yet to find one person who was addicted that wasn’t incredibly traumatized and in survival mode. I think we look at surviving through a weird perspective. In some cases it’s considered honourable and inspirational and other times we shame people for their inability to escape struggle.

Unfortunately the most stigmatized are the addicted and hurting while others just partake in whatever substance they wish and they never have to share that experience with anyone.

We can go into nightclubs and bars and drink our faces off, buy expensive festival tickets and party all week or engage in cultural or spiritual practice without much worry.

We rarely think about what it’s like to not be privileged. What about the people who get caught doing the very things we do , even if we’ve only just experimented a handful of times.

If you’ve tried a drug without consequences you really owe it the people who are locked up behind bars, the people on the streets who take on the majority of the moral shame and stigma which places barriers in front of them in terms of healthcare, employment, housing and especially those who’ve lost their lives to the toxic drug supply.

The more we criminalize and demonize substances the more unstable the market becomes. The need and the curiosity have never gone away and so we desperately try to accommodate supply and demand through any unregulated means necessary.

It’s not a problem that affects only those in poverty or those struggling with mental injury/ illness… that drug supply is the same for us all. The most educated are the most high risk because we connect with them every day.

At the end of the day it’s not someone else that’s dying - it’s us. Mothers, fathers , daughters , sons , friends, lovers, neighbours

We shouldn’t have to hide the things we find joy in

We shouldn’t feel ashamed for not knowing how to cope and we most certainly shouldn’t think we are somehow better than because we have money and privilege. Those people die too.

I stood in the scorching sun next to some of my favourite nurses and realized they are here because of people like me. People who admit their truth, who can be vulnerable enough to share their personal hardships and stories to help others understand that we are worth helping and loving and fighting for.

We all have a story. It’s a privilege for you to hear it.

We are the brave ones , the ones who can stand up to injustice, to stigma, moral judgement and defend the goodness of our character.

Remember that next time you’re partying on some extravagant weekend bender - perhaps you’re too ashamed to admit it

But we aren’t , we’re here to teach you how to create brave spaces and value your rights as a human.

You’re welcome

[hplgbt]

Support. Don’t Punish – 2022

The 2022 Global Day of Action marks a very special anniversary for the Support. Don’t Punish campaign. For a decade, campaigners in all corners of the world have mobilised decisively to counter the harmful ‘war on drugs’ and the many systems of violence and neglect at its heart, and to build sustainable alternatives based on harm reduction and decriminalisation.

Our movement is also in closer dialogue and solidarity with sister struggles, and we have seen a progressively growing number of Support. Don’t Punish activities organised by, or in collaboration with, people living with HIV, women, LGBTQ+ people, sex workers, young people, families of incarcerated people, and a long etcaetera.

[radiotatuapefm]

#Repost @cultivebr ... #Repost @ccedelei with @make_repost ・・・ Todo dia é dia de #AcolhaNãoPuna! ✊✊ @cultivebr Seguimos juntes e muito felizes te ter tanta gente lutando pelo cuidado e por direitos. #AcolhaNãoPuna #SupportDontPunish #ApoyeNoCastigue #DireitosHumanos #ReduçãodeDanos (em Radio Tatuape FM) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSx-4Dmjc8d/?utm_medium=tumblr

[radiotatuapefm]

#Repost @cultivebr ... Dia 26 de junho é marcado pela ONU como Dia Internacional contra o Abuso e Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas. No entanto, o proibicionismo e a chamada “Guerra às Drogas” falharam, justamente, em combater as drogas. Ao invés disso, essa guerra tem gerado consequências devastadoras para milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, tornando-se uma guerra às pessoas. Só no Brasil, temos quase 1 milhão de pessoas encarceradas, principalmente pessoas negras, pobres e moradoras de periferias. Os impactos da guerra às drogas são refletidos em histórias de dor, trauma e exclusão. Hoje e sempre me somo ao @ccedelei e a @cultivebr na Ação Global Acolha. Não Puna 2021: Desfazendo a ‘guerra’ e construindo o futuro que merecemos. #AcolhaNãoPuna #SupportDontPunish e #ApoyeNoCastigue #apologiaaocuidado (Texto @ccedelei ) (em Radio Tatuape FM) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSx-MVBDNDD/?utm_medium=tumblr

[antimanicomioap]

Um pouco atrasado mas não podemos deixar de compartilhar essa importante campanha ✊✊✊✊ #Repost @girlsingreen710 (@get_repost) ・・・ Na data de 26 de junho é realizada a campanha global chamada "Support. Don't Punish/ACOLHA. NÃO PUNA." como parte do Dia Mundial de Contra o Abuso e Tráfico de Drogas, que é celebrado no mesmo dia Sabemos do grande fracasso do proibicionismo quando pensamos em construções de políticas públicas e cuidados voltados aos usuários de drogas. Por isso, ativistas do mundo inteiro se unem para lutar pela reforma da política de drogas, trazendo a REDUÇÃO DE DANOS e os direitos humanos como diretrizes desse cuidado. Punir um usuário apenas o afasta do CUIDADO, diminuindo a possibilidade de vínculos com a saúde e projetos terapêuticos. É preciso aceitar, ouvir sem preconceitos e deixar julgamentos e punições de lado. É preciso cuidar com amor. O Girls in Green tem seu foco na cannabis, porém sempre falando da redução de danos em todo o contexto do mundo das drogas. Nosso projeto está aqui para facilitar esse debate sobre o uso de substâncias, e por isso abrimos o nosso inbox para toda e qualquer demanda que vocês quiserem dividir com a gente. O sigilo é garantido e o acolhimento livre de moralismos e julgamentos também. Queremos construir um mundo onde os indivíduos se sintam confortáveis para dividirem suas dificuldades seja lá quais sejam. Vale lembrar mais uma vez que uma de nós é psicóloga (Alice) é possível um acolhimento qualificado 💕 #supportdontpunish #naopunaacolha #reducaodedanos #politicadedrogas https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQaG0ap6PI/?igshid=17xly3fkpm4lt

[dcussdp-blog]

Goodbye Chicago! #ssdp2019 #saferfromharm #supportdontpunish See you all in Baltimore for #SSDP2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv0J4Wcg8Mi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16mmzntebm74u