FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BC Supreme Court rules in favour of Harm Reduction Nurses Association, pauses coming into force of BC’s public drug consumption law xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ…
Safe Supply Interview: Michael Nurse and Andre Hermanstyne
Michael Nurse: Andre, I want to thank you for being here. For agreeing to share your perspective on some of the findings from the Imagine Safe Supply research. Could you…
Imagine Safe Supply in African, Caribbean, and Black Communities: An Interview with Michael Nurse
Michael Nurse is a harm reduction practitioner, activist, and advocate. He resides in the city of Toronto where he has worked for the past 20 years delivering…
Ceasefire Now
The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) is working towards a future in which drug policies and legislation, as well as related institutional practices, are based in evidence,…
Imagine Safe Supply for African, Caribbean and Black Communities An Interview with Marc McKenzie
Marc McKenzie is a semi-retired frontline worker with Shepherds of Good Hope supportive housing in Ottawa. A lifelong human rights and development proponent in the social services…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National and International Support Grows for Safe Supply Advocates Arrested in Vancouver
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ lands Vancouver, BC | November 3, 2023 Last week’s police raid and arrests of Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) members in Vancouver have triggered an…
For Immediate Release: Nationwide Support Rallies as Vancouver Police Target Safe Drug Supply Program
Vancouver, BC | October 27, 2023 — Advocates, community organizations and concerned members of the public across the country are adding their names to an open letter condemning the…
When law and policy is unjust, communities have no choice but to act.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) arrest of Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) founders on October 25th, 2023 is an act of political and moral cowardice. In the…
Connecting the Dots on Public Space and Drug Policy
Every person, regardless of their housing status or relationship to drugs, should be able to access safety. We expect our governments to uphold that, not put people…
